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Re: What do you think?

Posted by seattlebill on May 31, 2006 at 15:51:10:

In Reply to: Re: What do you think? posted by TIRED IN JERSEY on May 31, 2006 at 10:19:55:

The recovery compared to the other surgeries mentioned is very different. The MMA will take the stuffing out of you for at least 4 weeks, if not closer to 6-8 weeks. Yes you will be able to do things like go on daily excursions to the store at 1-2 weeks...but, you'll be wiped-out (that'll be it for that day). My surgeon warned me that it really takes about 6 months to fully recover...and that was about right. Pain-wise, most folks having the MMA are blissfully numb...so pain typically isn't a big issue.

Mostly, the surgery takes 4-5 hours. Anesthesia time total might be 5.5 hours. Okay, so everyone and every surgeon is different...yours may take 6 hours. Here's what that means... for most people the anesthetic risk is about the same from 1 minute to around 5 hours. After 5 hours, the risk becomes additive (a little more for 6, alot more for 10, etc...). Will you wake up, yes. Will you remember much, no. These are statistics that are compiled and have more to do with quantifying risks for very long and technically difficult procedures (not an MMA)like twin separation,brain procedures, etc... Functionally, if you are otherwise healthy, the duration of anethesia will not be an issue for you.

You won't know the difference if you've been under 5 minutes or 5 hours. The longer the case, more anesthetic is used, and you'll take longer to "burn" it off. Meaning you'll be groggy or lacking recall a couple hours longer. The longer the case, the more fluid will be used, the puffier your whole body (not just face) will be.

If your case lasts longer than 2 hours (which it will), you will get a bladder catheter. Most MMAs get an arterial line and one or two large IVs in your arms. You'll get a breathing tube in one of your nostrils. This will get removed before you are fully awake. Everything else stays for the night. Sometimes, these little details aren't discussed, and they may be a surprise when you wake up. It helps to know about them ahead of time, so they won't disturb you as much as a surprise might.

Roger has an excellent blog with many links. Try googling Stanford MMA...that'll be his up top.

Good luck,

Bill

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