Anaesthesia can easily accelerate the road to dementia, another fact the medical industry chooses not to study, but one that good doctors will often recognize.
Oh wow, did not know that. I just don't ever get it now that I know it's dangerous for me. Can't even have novacain as my whole body starts shaking uncontrolably and my throat swells and my mouth stays numb for a full day. My two kids were born with zero drugs used. And I had to get stitched up after, I've become very accustomed to pain over the years. A fairly easy colonoscopy without drugs is tolorable, although uncomfortable. But when they have to start removing something and fill you with gas so they can work in there, oh God feels like you are going to die.
I've heard several people around say that they're doing more and more operations with just local anesthetic or with a longer-lasting local and a shorter-term general (or even just a sedative) to keep them out for the shortest possible duration. A friend had invasive hip surgery a few months ago and they give him a couple different locals and just sedated him during the surgery. He was pretty much back to normal by the mid afternoon (late morning surgery).
That's conscious sedation, usually versed. Yes, you're 'awake' & responsive but generally have no memory of the time you're medicated.
I had it for the first time ever in January. (colonoscopy) I was grateful lol, but I do have one distinct memory at one point in the procedure, and I can recall realizing that I was aware during that one point. Kind of a mind fuck.
It's also got some scary ties to massive heart problems. Of course, it's hard to determine if it's the cause of the problems, or if the people who undergo anesthesia are simply more likely to have heart problems to begin with.
More research needed but nope, let's just ignore facts we don't like.
Yeah, it's one of those unwritten rules that doctors know, but only disclose off the record. I think it's from lack of oxygen to the brain, similar to "almost drowning," but anesthesia is powerful stuff, so who really knows in any individual case. The clearest example I have is from my friends mother who rapidly deteriorated over from very active and fully alert to obvious forgetfulness and beginning dementia signs over the next 8 months, losing her independent living as a result.
Anaesthesia can easily accelerate the road to dementia, another fact the medical industry chooses not to study, but one that good doctors will often recognize.
Oh wow, did not know that. I just don't ever get it now that I know it's dangerous for me. Can't even have novacain as my whole body starts shaking uncontrolably and my throat swells and my mouth stays numb for a full day. My two kids were born with zero drugs used. And I had to get stitched up after, I've become very accustomed to pain over the years. A fairly easy colonoscopy without drugs is tolorable, although uncomfortable. But when they have to start removing something and fill you with gas so they can work in there, oh God feels like you are going to die.
I've heard several people around say that they're doing more and more operations with just local anesthetic or with a longer-lasting local and a shorter-term general (or even just a sedative) to keep them out for the shortest possible duration. A friend had invasive hip surgery a few months ago and they give him a couple different locals and just sedated him during the surgery. He was pretty much back to normal by the mid afternoon (late morning surgery).
"Twilight juice" is what my anesthesiologist calls the awake general. It takes you out of the painful moment while you're still awake.
That's conscious sedation, usually versed. Yes, you're 'awake' & responsive but generally have no memory of the time you're medicated.
I had it for the first time ever in January. (colonoscopy) I was grateful lol, but I do have one distinct memory at one point in the procedure, and I can recall realizing that I was aware during that one point. Kind of a mind fuck.
It's also got some scary ties to massive heart problems. Of course, it's hard to determine if it's the cause of the problems, or if the people who undergo anesthesia are simply more likely to have heart problems to begin with.
More research needed but nope, let's just ignore facts we don't like.
Open heart surgery causes a known hit to Iq especially in men. Unsure if it’s the anesthesia or the heart/lung bypass machine.
Yeah, it's one of those unwritten rules that doctors know, but only disclose off the record. I think it's from lack of oxygen to the brain, similar to "almost drowning," but anesthesia is powerful stuff, so who really knows in any individual case. The clearest example I have is from my friends mother who rapidly deteriorated over from very active and fully alert to obvious forgetfulness and beginning dementia signs over the next 8 months, losing her independent living as a result.