for acl reconstruction? leaning towards regional. anyone have experience with either?

8/31/2011 9:54:01 PM

I'd gor for the knock out, waking up about 2 week later.

8/31/2011 9:55:10 PM

I'd go with that 190% knocked the fuck out.



But I bet regional is cheaper.

8/31/2011 9:55:37 PM

Is regional broader than local?

8/31/2011 9:56:15 PM

does regional mean you just dont feel anything in your knee/leg ?

id be asking the doc to put me a mirror up so i can watch lol

8/31/2011 9:56:33 PM

with general, you have to be intubated.

and that shit will hurt, since you'll have a piece of rigid plastic jammed down your throat until you come out of the anesthesia.

also it's more risky.

but, if you're super anxious about the whole surgery thing, and will have a panic attack or whatever, just get general.

[Edited on August 31, 2011 at 9:58 PM. Reason : .]

8/31/2011 9:57:51 PM

i'm not nervous about it, i just don't want to be completely incoherent for the rest of the day

8/31/2011 10:00:01 PM

Acl repair can be a pretty violent surgery (unless its only a partial tear or something), I thought the anesthesiologists recommended general.

Never had acl surgery though, but for an ankle fracture requiring screws and a plate... the ortho wanted to do a block but Dr feel good said no way in hell. I got general plus the block.

I do recommend requesting they do a block to help with recovery even if you get general. It will help with pain management the first day.

I have had general anesthesia 3 times the past 7 years.... each time it was progressively harder on me recovery wise. It depends how well you handle hard narcotics. First time was a breeze, I was just high as hell. Second, I threw up, but that may have been the painkillers at home. Third, I threw up being wheeled out of the OR.other than the barfing, it was fine. Just was groggier each successive time

[Edited on August 31, 2011 at 10:04 PM. Reason : the intubation was never real bad, just awful cotton mouth.]

8/31/2011 10:01:01 PM

Dweedle, if they do a regional... you're still heavily sedated with propofol to the point where you black out and basically sleep through the whole thing. You won't get to watch.

8/31/2011 10:02:33 PM

i've had general once, and just for my wisdom teeth. i just hate being incapacitated like that.

8/31/2011 10:04:53 PM

general

that's the good stuff

8/31/2011 10:06:43 PM

I have a spinal fusion, so I have an acute fear of my neck being broken during intubation. Even though I have had general anesthesia successfully, I would choose regional every time.

8/31/2011 10:07:11 PM

Quote :

" and that shit will hurt, since you'll have a piece of rigid plastic jammed down your throat until you come out of the anesthesia."

I've been under general three times and don't remember this. I think they put it in after gassing you.

8/31/2011 10:07:36 PM

have to be ready for tailgating Saturday as well

8/31/2011 10:07:49 PM

well maybe they can film it for me

8/31/2011 10:08:30 PM

is it standard procedure for the doctor to give you the choice, though?

8/31/2011 10:09:27 PM

Depends on the procedure.

8/31/2011 10:10:40 PM

google gives me differing opinions

8/31/2011 10:11:26 PM

they gave me gas for my wisdom teeth. They put the mask on me and said "Count back from ten." The last thing I remember is saying, "TEN!!"

8/31/2011 10:11:58 PM

^^ because it depends on the procedure

8/31/2011 10:13:12 PM

obviously i catered my search around acl reconstruction

8/31/2011 10:15:26 PM

fuckin' love me that 190% knock out

[Edited on August 31, 2011 at 10:18 PM. Reason : rather, whatever the hell they give you for wisdom teeth extraction]

8/31/2011 10:15:57 PM

Yeah but not every acl repair is exactly the same. I imagine it has a lot to do with what's going on down there.

8/31/2011 10:30:33 PM

FINE, I'M JUST GOING WITH NO ANESTHESIA

8/31/2011 10:31:37 PM

Hell just go old school and amputate it.

8/31/2011 10:34:20 PM

Go general. You're going to be out of commission all day anyway. Your body will want to rest and repair itself.

8/31/2011 10:34:57 PM

i would do the most possible, so you won't have to feel it

8/31/2011 10:42:18 PM

fuck all that noise, take some ibuprofen and a few 40s. the 2 of the 3 times i had surgery it was in my throat and nose and they wouldn't let me be awake. oral surgery i opted out of anesthesia because that shit was an extra $400 and it was gonna hurt like a motherfucker for 2 weeks anyway

[Edited on August 31, 2011 at 10:50 PM. Reason : .]

8/31/2011 10:48:55 PM

Definitely general

9/8/2011 12:28:11 PM

go for the knockout.

9/8/2011 12:28:48 PM

For my shoulder I had both which meant less amount of general than would have been required normally. Woke up after surgery, was pretty much good to go for the rest of the day (minus the nerve block)

9/8/2011 5:26:50 PM

Quote :

"[quote] and that shit will hurt, since you'll have a piece of rigid plastic jammed down your throat until you come out of the anesthesia.[quote] I've been under general three times and don't remember this. I think they put it in after gassing you."

Well of course they do, they're not going to force you to deepthroat an air tube while you're awake and gagging. I think 'that shit' he was referring to hurting was your throat/neck/jaw afterwards.

[Edited on September 8, 2011 at 9:44 PM. Reason : ]

9/8/2011 9:43:54 PM

they are offering you a choice? i thought ACLs were done under general...if anything they should do both. femoral nerve block + GETA = win

9/8/2011 9:49:27 PM

Quote :

"Never had acl surgery though, but for an ankle fracture requiring screws and a plate"

I had ACL and a screws/plate ankle surgery and had general for both. Never noticed my throat hurting afterwards and both were pretty much painless.

ACL had the harder recovery by far though, rehab for that blows.

9/8/2011 9:59:19 PM

^bimaleolar ankle fracture?

9/9/2011 12:34:01 AM

when the femoral nerve block ran out...that was some pain

9/9/2011 1:11:46 AM

I reckon it should be evident that the minimal amount of anesthesia is the best.

If you've never been knocked out before, it might be something you want to experience for the fun of it...but after that, why?

(My dentist and I haven't bothered with local anesthetic for years, but I don't think my cavities have ever been that big..we're slowly building up to the deep stuff! AHA )

[Edited on September 9, 2011 at 1:32 AM. Reason : ]

9/9/2011 1:32:14 AM

^^^ Nah just one bone but the break was pretty bad so it needed the screws. Theres a pic of the xray in my gallery

http://thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=29702&photo=463808

They left the plate and screws in also, only took out the long one. I can still feel them through the skin, kind of a wierd feeling

[Edited on September 9, 2011 at 11:46 AM. Reason : ]

9/9/2011 11:45:20 AM

general + nerve block FTW

I've never had an adverse reactions to the anesthesia or tube down your throat.

9/9/2011 12:00:29 PM

just make sure you listen to them when they tell you not to eat before hand

9/9/2011 12:01:40 PM

The only reaction I had was hiccups the next day.

9/9/2011 4:17:49 PM

^^^^yeah I still have mine too... I can feel them as well. Had an xray like 9 months after and bone was growing over the plate. It was wild.

But with the block and general I couldn't feel it either. But my skin was absolutely on fire. The inside was all numb though.

[Edited on September 10, 2011 at 4:01 PM. Reason : ^]

9/10/2011 3:50:52 PM