Re: Ablation with local anaesthetic
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 09:29:58 -0600
I concur withh Dr. Shanahan. I have no personal experience with
rollerball ablation under local anesthetic. I've seen it only under
general or regional (epidural/spinal).
HSM
At Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Sandra wrote:
>
>At Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote:
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>>At Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Sandra wrote:
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>>>I am looking for answers from others who have had a rollerball ablation
>>>with local anaesthetic. My doctor has advised this is the way to go
>>>being as how general anaesthetic makes me so sick. I am feeling very
>>>anxious as I am afraid this will be a very uncomfortable procedure. I
>>>have opted not to have an epidural because the thought of a needle in my
>>>spine sends chills. Please advise.
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>>While rollerball ablations can be done under local anesthesia, most
>>people do not tolerate it terribly well. Balloon ablations are more
>>amenable to being done with iv sedations and a cervical block
>>
>>--Could you please be more specific about having an ablation done with local anaesthetic. When I questioned my doctor about having this done, his reply was "Most women find this a satisfactory way to go but an epidural is a really nice way to go". He really told me nothing at all. I am really scared about the whole procedure. I don't want to be in a situation where I feel helpless, in pain and no way to get out. Is the local administered through an injection? Is there a lot of pain during the procedure or just cramping afterwards? After the way my periods have been for the last ten years, I can handle cramping, bloating, leg cramps and the lot. I just can't handle lots of pain during the procedure. Why is ablation done this way if it is that intolerable? Please reply.
>>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>>South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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