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SelaFrom: Tanya (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat Sep 30 08:45:21 2000
Sela, Yes, I do work in the medical field and have for 12 years now. I am a Paramedic III, from Canada, and my training includes quite a bit of time in the OR. We also do on going training throughout the year as well. I hope that the info helps. Tanya
> ----- Original Message ----- Dear Tanya, Thanks so much for the information and the advice. I appreciate it greatly. May I ask how you know all this? You must work in the medical field. What do you do? Thanks again. Ale -----Original Message----- From: Tanya <pac.trust@sk.sympatico.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <endo@forum.obgyn.net> Date: Thursday, September 28, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: Re: Conscious Pain Mapping Obviously, you have been an operating room before so you know what to expect in terms of sights, sounds and smells. What you might not be aware of the number of people in a room once the procedure starts. There is usually your surgeon, their designated resident doctor, perhaps a Jursi or first year resident, a nurse preparing trays who is not sterile, sterile OR nurses, Anaesthetist Dr. perhaps anaesthetist nurse, and possibly other students from other health professions. You can request no students if you wish - this would lessen the number of people in the room although with patients who are awake the room is generally kept quiet and to the bare minimum of people necessary to perform the procedure to help reduce the patient's stress. I would ask if the doctor is just going to mark the areas where the pain is or will also be removing the endo while you are awake - what he/she intends to do while you are awake will also impact on your experience with the sounds and smells. You may become chilled while awake because the rooms are a little cool and you will not be clothed, just partially draped with a sheet. If you do become cold let them know. There are ways of warming you up to make you more comfortable. You will have an IV, likely be placed on oxygen (if just by nasal prongs), a painless clip will be on your finger to measure the amount of oxygen in your blood (it is called a pulse oximetre) and a blood pressure cuff will be on your arm. You will also be placed on the heart monitor so that the anaesthetist can monitor your heart rate and rhythm. The doctor and nurses will be talking in medical jargon. Don't be afraid to ask what something means - they should answer your questions quite willingly. I have not seen this procedure done but have been in many operating rooms during my career. There are lots of unfamiliar equipment and people but they are all there to do one thing - help you. Being nervous is okay. I would encourage you to ask as many questions as you need to in order to feel comfortable with your surroundings and the procedure. I hope this helps a little bit. Good luck! Tanya
> ----- Original Message ----- Hello! I am having my 5th lap next Wed and part of it will be "conscious pain mapping." That is, I will be awake for part of it so I can assist my docs on finding the source of my pain. I was wondering if any of you ladies have had this done and if so, how can I psych myself out of the obvious fear of the procedure? I am starting to freak out over it. I can tell I am scared because I have been shaking whenever I think about it. I have been exercising and trying to get shaped up for it, but I wish I had some sort of mind trick that I could use to be not so scared. Any thoughts, anyone??? Thanks, Ale
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