I will be having an operation done in a few weeks that will
necessitate my sedation with general anesthesia? In what
ways, if any, could this affect my TBI-compromised nervous
system?
Thanks, all,
Adam
Posted by Aniek (Member # 5374) on :
I've gone under twice with Lyme and haven't had any problems.
Posted by savebabe (Member # 9847) on :
Yes!!!! Anesthesia has steriods in it that can lower your immune system.
When I had surgery in Feb, I asked the anessthesia doc not to put steriods in my meds and thankfully he was able to do it.
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
Be SURE your anestheologist knows ahead of time that you have lyme!
You might want to give him/her a chance to do some research if he/she is not up on the implications.
Sis (with lyme) also went under twice with no problems.
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I have been under anesthesia 5 times in 10 months (yes, its' been a bad year). The first 4 times it took me a lot longer than normal to recover. This last time I was fine within a day. I attribute that to the bioresonance therapy that is helping me get well. I also make sure they never add anything prior to surgery to calm me, just so there is less drugs to deal with. Hiker