Well went in for my Wisdom tooth extraction today and the hospital surgeon refused to do it.
Basically said the job is too complicated for local and more likely to cause damage to other nerves if it even takes and numbs the pain to start with. So they want to do a general anesthetic instead and do both at once. Also allows them more ability to do "ouchy" things to do it right rather than have to wonder if I'm in pain and soldiering through it.
However I currently have a muscle illness and other issues akin to Fibromyalgia (Still no diagnosis as NHS blame it on marital stress). Which seems to be contra-indicated for a GA. I also have anxiety issues and many issues with waking up in strange places beside when the 'wake up reports' come in and red alerts start going off.
Apparently the person who saw me for assessment should have noted it needed more than a local in the first place. Surgeon was as unhappy as I was.
Basically said the job is too complicated for local and more likely to cause damage to other nerves if it even takes and numbs the pain to start with. So they want to do a general anesthetic instead and do both at once. Also allows them more ability to do "ouchy" things to do it right rather than have to wonder if I'm in pain and soldiering through it.
However I currently have a muscle illness and other issues akin to Fibromyalgia (Still no diagnosis as NHS blame it on marital stress). Which seems to be contra-indicated for a GA. I also have anxiety issues and many issues with waking up in strange places beside when the 'wake up reports' come in and red alerts start going off.
Apparently the person who saw me for assessment should have noted it needed more than a local in the first place. Surgeon was as unhappy as I was.
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