Have you ever had surgery?!
Question: I'm getting an ACL reconstruction in my knee and I'm scared about the general anesthesia. What should I expect?
Answers: I'm getting an ACL reconstruction in my knee and I'm scared about the general anesthesia. What should I expect?
They give you a drug that causes you not to remember anything. You breath it in through a mask and they ask you to count backwards from 10. Usually before you get to 7 you are out of it and the next thing you remember, you're waking up.
Every surgery is scary. No one is ever as brave as they seem before they are wheeled in.
I cried before I had each of my surgeries.
My 3 c-sections, the cyst removals, and the other ones that I don't care to mention.
Each time, the anesthesiologist was extremely caring and understood that I had a problem with the mask for oxegen. They only used the general to get me under at the very last minute.
You'll be fine!
Just ask for something before they take you to surgery to help you relax a little and you won't be so anxious about it.
I'll be praying for you!
I have had 2 major back surgeries, total hip replacement, knee surgery, bunion surgery and i did well under anesthesia//////////Good luck..........don't be scared....!!!!!
Hi! You shouldn't be worrying at all! I had the exact same surgery, mine was a little more intense, i have some messed up knees! But I'm sure you'll get a wonderful doctor who knows exactly what they are doing. But be prepared because afterwords it will hurt to recover, and get back up and moving. Your recovery will need to involve:
Applying ice to the area and use an anti-inflammatory medicine. You may also wrap your thigh with an elastic bandage. Keep the injured leg elevated. See your doctor if there's excessive swelling or pain.
Surgical treatment of the torn ACL usually involves an arthroscopic surgical reconstruction of the injured ligament.
In addition, a continuous passive motion device is applied to the injured leg post-operatively. Most patients use this device while sleeping for the first two weeks. This device very slowly moves the knee, thereby decreasing the risk of stiffness and loss of motion. Following an initial 6-10 week period of supervised physical therapy, most patients will progress to a self-directed program that is done in a health club. Typically, it takes the reconstructed ligament approximately 9 months to heal. Until released by your physician, contact sports, racquet sports, skiing, tennis, martial arts, and sports that require rapid direction changes must be avoided. Be prepared though because recovery will be long and painful.
I hope everything goes well! Get better soon!
Yeah I had my tonsils taken out! I was a little scared at first but I got over it.
Being fearfull before surgery and especially anasthesia is of course common and normal. The anestheologist (a different specialty physician than the M.D. that will perform the ACL surgery) will ask you medical questions that you should all answer truthfully.
Most frequently anesthesia these days is conducted as monitored 'conscious' anesthesia care (