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In response to "My original knee surgeon did they procedure today, but I thought it was gonna be simple. (nm) " by howie

Hehe, no clue. How long were you out for? -- nm

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Jul 5 '12, 19:33

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It was about 20-25 minutes, but was all that really necessary? - howie Jul 5, 19:35 7
- Maybe he was scared to get it infected so he wanted a sterile environment. I am not sure why they didn't do a nerve block instead of general anesthesi - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 5, 19:39 6
  - yeah, he wanted a sterile environment, but general anesthesia? wouldn't a local do the job? Nm - howie Jul 5, 19:52 5
    - general with a mask or just iv? - b!i.p. Jul 5, 20:02 3
      - the surgeon said it would be a local, but the anesthesiologist stuck in an IV and went to town (no gas that I remember) nm - howie Jul 5, 20:08 2
        
        yah, that's what happened to me, too. not the best, but hopefully that's that for you now. -- nm - b!i.p. Jul 5, 20:18
        
        It's over now & you are fine. But damned if it don't sound like the went in for a missing sponge - Epiphany Jul 5, 20:13
    - Yeah, local should have been fine. *shrug* -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 5, 20:02

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