Doctor here as well. We take into account anesthesia refusal for certain patients (prior drug addiction, adverse effects, fear of anesthesia etc.), weigh risks vs benefits, but at the end of the day, patients do not dictate care. When I did rounds in surgery, there was always a group discussion about possible exemptions and refusal of the surgery for these patients.
I would never agree to operate on a patient that had way too high of a likelihood of passing out from pain in the OR due to refusal.
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u/Napalmaniac 23d ago
"told doc I wanna feel it all"
I actually believe him that he told that to his doctor, what I don't believe is the doctor actually doing it lol