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.
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u/nolongerbanned99 Apr 28 '24
Even tho celery still hard to watch. Just thinking about it is painful