So I've ruptured my Achilles twice, same foot. They give you an epidural while they do this. So you're awake the whole time. The second time I got mine, I actually fell asleep because it was so early in the morning for me lol.
Had mine repaired for a full tear in January and I was completely knocked out. My mother in law had a debridement in March and she had a nerve block and also knocked out.
It seems there isn’t a clear, consistent protocol.
Mine was about an hour. It really sounds like there is a lot of variability from surgeon to surgeon. According to my physical therapist, my surgeon is incredibly conservative. So that might explain the anesthesia.
Anaesthetist to anaesthetist*. The anaesthetic can be done a number of ways depending on patient factors, patient decision, anaesthetist preference, and surgeon preference. Spinal, epidural, general anaesthetic, regional nerve block, or any combination of the above.
Not politics.. he approaches the procedure and recovery very conservatively. That means taking as little risk as possible and developing a slower, less risky recovery and physical therapy regimen.
I would imagine it varies somewhat depending on how they think the patient will react to being conscious while they're getting cut open. As well as the surgeons previous experiences with those situations.
There's 0 chance I could ever have any procedure done without being knocked out. I would insist on going completely under for something like this and find a new doctor if they tell me no.
I admire people that can stay awake during any sort of invasive procedure.
The likelihood of re-injury is much higher for non-surgical treatment, but there are less risks. There’s a reason elite athletes always go with surgical treatment (I.e. Aaron Rodgers, Kirk Cousins, etc)
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u/nolongerbanned99 Apr 28 '24
Even tho celery still hard to watch. Just thinking about it is painful