m worried about the pain involved with this surgery as well as the iv sedation. I do not have a high pain tolerance and have been told that i will need pain medicine for the first few days. I was also told that being an addict it takes more anesthesia to get to where they want me to be. I'm vey nervous I'm fairly new to the program...Help.
Just diagnosed two months ago with pvc's and they are basically non-stop. Have been referred to a heart specialist but haven't been able to get the appt. yet. I was planning to have sinus recostructive surgery on my nose in April, can someone with pvc's still have surgery and will doctors in a private clinic perform a procdure like this knowing I have been experiencing this problem. Thanks.
so my question is, are you sure you want to go through the surgery? Ive heard so many mixed results from people having back and neck surgery. some people wish they had never had it done, that it made them worse etc. So my question is, if your pain is being well controlled with a non narcotic right now, why risk it? Im sure there must be more to your story- are your bad discs in danger of causing major damage if left alone or something?
I am 29 and have asthma. I had surgery six weeks ago for the removal of my polyps. I was told they are already growing back. I have taken every medication possible (steroids, antibot's and sprays). Is there anything else I can possibly try? I am so upset about this. I have lost two jobs and have no hope of ever feeling better. Nothing seems to work. I have chronic sinus infections constantly and horrible headaches that never go away. Please help!
Thank you so much. My liver is stage 2 Fibrosis and the minor surgery is on my foot correcting a toe bone that is pushing through the bottom of my foot causing much pain walking. I did tell the doctor I had HCV but don't know how aware he will be in post surgical monitoring. I'll call his office Monday and ask. Thanks again.
We usually admit the patients 3 days prior to the surgery when we withhold coumadin and start heparin once the INR is less than 2.0. After surgery we usually start the heparin 12 hours after the surgery and coumadin shortly thereafter. The patient usually don't leave the hospital until their INR above 2.0. These are not hard and fast rules, and some physicians are more careful than others.
I just had PPV with gas bubble done on my right eye 3 months ago and I am scared that the surgery will cause my retina to detach again.
6) are there really no drops or injections, etc that can be done instead of surgery?
7) when is it too long to wait to get an ERM surgery? I also read that one shouldnt wait too long to get it done, otherwise, the surgery might not work or the scar might harden too much for it to be removed? Is this statement true as well.
I also have an upcoming surgery for prostate problems, specifically BPH, and the urologist has asked me to not take the xanax after midnight the night before the surgery. Its also unclear to me when I would be able to resume taking it after the surgery. It seems to depend on the anesthesia, pain medications, which can vary, so forth. I am quite concerned about xanax withdrawal before and after the surgery. I know it can be severe, both from personal experience and from reading.
Sept. 07- 1st surgery, Jan.08 slurred speech 1 1/2 weeks , cognitive difficulties, depression , optic nerve damage , double vision
March 08-2nd surgery, May 08 lightheadedness (continued for 8 months) July 08 cervical disc bulge, ( left arm weak, numb to fingers, pain) stabbing pains random and for no reason all throughout body, noise intolerance , unexplained and uncontrollable weepiness, I cried over everything.
I have an open ulcer from a surgery that is three years old now. It never healed and my local hospital lost its Podiatry staff that did the surgery intialy. I have been seeing a wound care nurse all this time with no closure to the open, draining wound. I live in rural Maine and didnt have the resource to travel into Portland.
I have a reliable vehical now and have schedualed to see a podiatrist, but nobody has opening till next month.
Will A Doctor perscribe Subutex and Pain Medication together before a surgery? I have a friend who is an addict but she is telling me that her doctor is giving her one Subutex a day with pain medication before surgery. She claims that the doctor wants her to take the subutex still once a day so that while shes taking the pain medication she wont become addicted. I think her story is a big lie but im wondering what your thoughts are..
I am also reluctant to have them remove a lymp node during surgery and I definately have decided not to follow up with radiation. The downside of six and a half weeks of radiation, in my opinion, far outweighs the lower chance of the cancer coming back in ten to twenty years that radiation offers. I don't know if the surgeon will even be willing to keep me as a patient since I am not going along with all the recommendations but you have convinced me to make my follow up appointment.
My appt with the surgeon for a consult is not for another week. Has anyone had this type of surgery and how long was the recovery period? I am wondering if it is feasible to do this on a friday and be back to work on monday? FYI: I work in a dental office and I have to work on patients with my arms raised.
I have to have arthroscopic hip surgery to repair a labrum tear and impingement. I called my cardiologist and asked him if it was okay for surgery, and he said yes. The thing is, my achy episodes are happening a lot more frequently. Are there any risks to having the surgery that I should be concerned about?
I was then advised to take an antibiotic, and a fat-free diet while waiting to repeat the ultrasound that I repeated a few days later and from which it emerged: "Gallbladder in place, inside large colaculus with clear cone of rear shadow with a diameter of 2.1x0.8x0.7 with walls of regular thickness and free infundibulum ".
The doctor then advised me to take Deursil (225mg slow release twice a day), a fat free diet and to wait for it.
I was then advised to take an antibiotic, and a fat-free diet while waiting to repeat the ultrasound that I repeated a few days later and from which it emerged: "Gallbladder in place, inside large colaculus with clear cone of rear shadow with a diameter of 2.1x0.8x0.7 with walls of regular thickness and free infundibulum ".
The doctor then advised me to take Deursil (225mg slow release twice a day), a fat free diet and to wait for it.
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