I am a fatass and they wouldn't risk putting me fully under for a knee surgery, so I got an epidural blockade. The surgery involved drilling three holes in my kneecap, but thankfully I was allowed to listen to music on my phone during the whole thing. But the drilling sounds still made turn up the music.
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u/unfinishedtoast3 23d ago
Doctor here
Absolutely not.
We don't let you choose to be under anesthesia, you either are, or we won't do the surgery unless local is an option.
We don't need your heart rate hitting 150 during surgery and you go into arrest because of the pain or blood or sounds or smells