I was awoken in Recovery - feeling groggy - a bit like a really bad hangover. I had no feeling from the waist down and had an oxygen mask on. Although I had no pain, I was uncomfortable and through slurred speech requested a pillow to go under my leg.
After an hour or so and drifting in and out of consciousness, I was returned to the ward and met by my parents. The operation had gone well, I was only under for two and half hours. I spent the rest of the evening trying to get my voice back and trying to get rid of the taste of the anaesthetic. Still fairly out of it, I had a surprisingly good nights sleep.
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How did it go next go around?
ReplyDeleteAny updates after this?
Thinking of having an osteotomy for varum correction on both legs in a staged fashion before an ACL repair on right knee.
I read that you had the epidural. Based on the pain you describe, do you think that the epidural was not administered correctly?
There is a choice of epidural or general anesthesia, but not sure what are the pros/cons of that yet. My understanding is that epidural is riskier.
How long were you out of work on each surgery?
Hope you are doing well.
Tony