# Anesthesia

**URL:** <https://www.bafsupport.org/t/anesthesia/12928>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 14, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.bafsupport.org/t/anesthesia/12928 "2020-03-14T19:00:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Debbie4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/www.bafsupport.org/debbie4/32/3809_2.png) [@Debbie4](https://www.bafsupport.org/u/Debbie4)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.bafsupport.org/t/anesthesia/12928/1 "2020-03-14T19:00:38Z")

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I am having a kidney stone blasted tomorrow, I’m afraid of anesthesia. Had a clipping 12yrs ago after a rupture\> of course all I re9is waking up in Neuro ICU 2 weeks later. It’s like one minute your there then your not. They say it has to be general anesthesia.

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**Author:** ![Moltroub](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/www.bafsupport.org/moltroub/32/8285_2.png) [@Moltroub](https://www.bafsupport.org/u/Moltroub)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.bafsupport.org/t/anesthesia/12928/2 "2020-03-16T12:22:49Z")

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I’m not a fan of being put under either, but it is what it is. Good luck with your procedure today Ms. Debbie! Come back and let us know how you faired.

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**Author:** ![GlendaD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@GlendaD](https://www.bafsupport.org/u/GlendaD)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.bafsupport.org/t/anesthesia/12928/3 "2020-03-25T18:55:03Z")

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Why can’t they just do a local or epidural?Did they say why? Hope everything turned out well.Had an angiogram. Their reasoning was they didn’t want me to flinch. Blue skies,  
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