Anaesthetic Question
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:59 am
I am scheduled to have surgery on Monday. When I went to the pre-op clinic yesterday, I was told that I had conflicting anaesthetic conditions.
The two choices are either a general anaesthetic or a spinal anaesthetic.
I have sleep apnea which indicates that I should not be given general anaesthetic if possible.
I also have RRMS. They said that old conventional wisdom, not actually proven and currently disputed, suggested that spinal anaesthetic could cause an MS relapse.
Have any of you good people had problems that you attribute to having had a spinal anaesthetic?
The two choices are either a general anaesthetic or a spinal anaesthetic.
I have sleep apnea which indicates that I should not be given general anaesthetic if possible.
I also have RRMS. They said that old conventional wisdom, not actually proven and currently disputed, suggested that spinal anaesthetic could cause an MS relapse.
Have any of you good people had problems that you attribute to having had a spinal anaesthetic?