Posted by medlib on October 18, 2000, at 0:12:00
In reply to Re: A spinal it is....., posted by Greg on October 17, 2000, at 19:29:25
Greg--
Very good news--spinal bloc is a big improvement over a general! Bad news--you likely will have a *major* headache afterwards; good news--whatever you take for knee pain should help with the headache.
Can you stand another suggestion? Before the procedure, talk with whoever writes rxs for post-surgical pain to make sure that what is ordered is compatible with your psych meds and doesn't cause nausea (as codeine and related derivatives do to many). Neither you nor they are likely to want you to move too much right at first. As a surgical veteran, you probably have a good idea of what works for you.
Hope everything goes great.--medlib
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