ok i haveto have surgery on my back and im so scared should i be scared or not??
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Being scared is normal. That doesn't mean you should let yourself be parayzed by fear. Go ahead and do what is necessary in spite of being afraid. Some people say that is the definition of courage.
NOT! You should be fine.
It's natural to be scared; you'll be fine though.
Take it from someone that knows, Unless the pain is unbearable stay away from surgery.
Make sure you get a second opinion. If you still need it, I would research the hospitals that will be performing the proceedure. I have had two friends that got various back surgery and both are fine. Be prepared for a long recovery, I think it took them 6months to get back to normal.
heyi work in the operating room
it is normal to feel scared before any surgery even if you know you are going to be fineBack surgery isnt too complicated.you will see an anaesthetist before you have the op to see if you have any existing health issues and discuss with you the types of pain relief available post op.a nurse will check you in to the theatre suite- making sure you have signe d a consent form and havent eaten anything etc for at least 6-8 hours before.you might have been given a pre-med (a sedative to calm your nerves before this time).
you will either be taken on a bed, wheelchair or walk to the operating room and hop onto the operating room bed.you will have monitoring attached bp cuff, peg on your finger to measure your oxygen levels and sticky dots on your chest to measure heart rate/rythym. during this time a lovely nurse will be talking to you and so will the anaesthetist. you may have a drip already in and if not the doctor will put one in (a little bit stingy but not too bad) this will be connected to IV fluids. The anaesthetist may start to give you a drug to make you relaxed through your drip. they will put an oxygen mask over your face and ask you to breathe deepy. They usually tell you when they give you the drug to put you off to sleep. it is a nice feeling I think.a breathing tube is placed down your throat into your windpipe and connected up to a machine that will breathe for you. You are turned over on to your tummy and covered with a warming blanket and surgical sterile drapes. You wont be left exposed (we are very careful to make sure all patients have their privacy maintained) A little area that is not covered is where the operation is done.This has already been well cleansed with antiseptic. The incision for back surgery is usually quite small - about 2-3 inches. sometimes the surgeon will use a microscope to get a better view. Depending on how tricky it is to repair it will take about 1-2 hours.The anaesthetist will give you lots of pain killers before you wake up to ensure you are not in pain upon waking. The tube is taken out of your windpipe and an oxygen mask placed on. You are transferred back onto your bed.Sometimes you may have a catheter to save you getting each time you need to pee. Sometimes you have a drain (to drain out any left over blood or fluid from the surgical cut) and this is taken out within about 24-48 hours.You will wake up to some lovely nurses in Recovery - laying flat on your back. they will assess your level of pain usually by asking you to score it out of ten (10/10 is agony) They will give you good fast pain relief if it is hurting alot but usually it is not too bad. You will still have your drip.
before you are allowed to return back to the ward the nurses make sure you are breathing well, are not in pain, have no bleeding. They also assess your nerves from your back by asking you to move you feet/wiggle your toes and ask if you have any pins/needles in your legs/feet.
I have not seen any problems occur with back surgery where I work (a major teaching hospital with alot of back surgery). Patients are well looked after - surgeons are well qualified. If you know you really need this surgery to have a decent quality of life then go for itGoodluck
I've had 4 spine surgeries in the past year and a half (and two other surgeries), and well you will be sore after wards, but you will be asleep for the surgery (I had to be only slightly sedated for 2 of them because they had to wake me up in the middle of them for placement reasons of my spinal cord stimulator leads). It's normal to be somewhat nervous before surgery, but don't get yourself too worked up about it, just try to keep calm, and try to relax it's nothing to be too worried or scared about. Good luck!
Having back surgery is not fun. I had back surgery almost 2 years ago They always told me that once you have surgery on your back, it will never be the same. Well, I had no choice but to have the surgery. Make sure that after you have the surgery, you have intensive and extensive physical therapy. Do not lay around and feel sorry for yourself because it hurts. The only way you are going to feel better is if you get right back into things. The longer you lay around, the longer your back will stiffen up and you will be miserable. For right now, just concentrate on getting through the surgery. You will have plenty of time to get better. Take care of yourself and I will keep you in my prayers.
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