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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to have general anesthesia for an upcoming surgery and y’all have me scared now. “Severe respiratory depression”…yikes! But no, I wouldn’t be doing it for an IED removal. Perhaps “conscious sedation” is a better option, or anti-anxiety like Ativan for the procedure.[/quote]

Have you had general anesthesia before? You will sign a whole bunch of waivers indicating you understand the risk. In reality it doesn’t happen very often and that’s why it’s so carefully monitored during the entire procedure but it is most certainly the number one risk associated with that intervention.[/quote]

I'm not entirely sure either of you understand what "general anesthesia" is. "Severe respiratory depression" is the GOAL, not a potential side effect. Your muscles are paralyzed, including the diaphragm, and you are on a ventilator that breathes for you.

That's what general anesthesia is. It's to make you stop breathing on your own, as well as go completely limp everywhere in your body so that the surgery can proceed. Then they bring you back out of it when it's over.[/quote]

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