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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] What is the specific concern for people with fear of anesthesia? That they will puncture the vein though? That you won't wake up (i.e. die while being unconscious)? That some disaster can occur while you're under and you can't protect yourself?  It seems to be a common issue on this board, but I can't say I am able to grasp it. [/quote]

As someone who is afraid of going under (who has never had anesthesia before), it's more along the lines of the "this might kill me" fear...that I have people in my family who have bad reactions to sedation drugs and what if I have a heart attack. There's basically no way to know if I'll have a bad reaction to the drugs until I try it. So doctors just say how safe it is, how 99.9% of people are fine, etc... but that doesn't reassure me because my fear is that I might be part of the 0.1%. There's really no way around this fear but through. At some point I just have to observe the fear and decide to set it aside in order to have a baby.

And it does feel different than the possibility that I might need surgery down the road for my baby. Because at that point it's not just about me and my life anymore and you do what you have to do. [/quote]

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