...they cause you nothing but stress.
Yeah, this isn't hugely mental health related, so feel free to go read something that has less of me getting stressed in it.
Ok. So regular readers will know that my mum is a falling-apart 54 year old who is already on her third hip replacement. Today, she had some more surgery; just a minor exploratory op for some womens' problems. The thing is, she is pretty sure she stopped breathing whilst under the anaesthetic; she heard them talking about it as she was coming round and woke up in the higher dependency bit with two nurses, rather than the recovery room they had told her she would be in. She didn't ask about it, though, and no-one has said anything to her. She's fine now, but it's making me a bit concerned cause she will almost certainly need more surgery in future given the crumbling nature of her joints. So I guess I'm after some reassurance from some doctors/proper nurses that this isn't likely to happen again. Please. I hope.
Otherwise, we had to submit dissertation topics today; was very short notice given that we only got the criteria half an hour before. After some negotiation with the bloke who I hope will be my supervisor, I'm going to investigate the effects of physical restraint on female patients. This is alongside the stuff on female sex offenders that I'm doing as a smaller essay. Am up to my eyeballs in women, basically. So, if anyone has any useful literature on either of these topics, my email address is at the bottom and it would make me love you forever :o)
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Any problems during the anaesthetic will be documented in her notes and picked up for next time and the anaesthetist will perhaps use different drugs or less/more of the same ones. She will have been monitored throughout the operation regardless, so any problems are spotted quickly. Joint surgery - hips and knees - can easily be carried out under spinal anaesthetic so she is awake throughout although sedated and perhaps is better that way. If it was me getting a hip done I would prefer a spinal anaesthetic, a touch of Diazepam/Midazolam or equivalent and my choice of music on my Mp3 player.
Can't really offer an reassurance, or research since I know nothing about either anaesthetics or restraint and women - sorry.
Can offer sympathy. Also in similar boat as far as dissertation writing is concerned, although we at least had a full 2 weeks to pick a topic (was annoyed when I found out that the adult students had been given guidelines etc back in July - seemed a little unfair).
Hope your mum feels better soon. Is it not worth trying to talk to her doctors about what happened?
Take care,
Differently
Grumpy - Thanks for replying...I think they'll probably push the spinal next time, but whether she'll agree or not I don't know. She doesn't like the thought of being hammered and chisled whist awake...don't blame her though...I would need a LOT of diazepam.
Diff - sympathy is much appreciated, thanks :o) I think she might ask later on, she was a bit muddled from the anaesthetic still.
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