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I dont know if I told anyone here or not… If not sorry.. This past thursday I had to go in for day surgery (a tubal ligation) And was of course quite in a state. (cant eat or drink anything after midnight, before the surgery) I told my doctor, that I am prone to panic attacks, and was concerned because I couldnt take the xanax before I went in. (I took one
<words snipped to save space I survived it! :) and Am actually recovering quite well. Last night (sat) we went walking down town, and I was able to walk for 8 blocks without much pain at all.
<hugs Well done, Deb! Thanks for posting your story. It will help put lotsof people’s minds at rest when they have to face medical procedures 
Hope you’re fully recovered soon! — Gary Cooper
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<snipped I had to go in for day surgery (a tubal ligation) <snipped It was not as bad as an experience as I had feared it would be. <snipped Deb Mzpepper
Hi Deb, glad to hear that your tubal went well. I too have anxiety probs and was very concerned when I went in for my tubal surgery in August. To make a long story short, it turned out great and was nearly effortless! I woke up feeling great from the anesthesia and all. Last time I had anesthesia, i woke up in a panic attack, it was my first ever. I was very happy to find that i felt pretty darn good. Glad to hear your’s went well too! Michelle
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I dont know if I told anyone here or not… If not sorry.. This past thursday I had to go in for day surgery (a tubal ligation) And was of course quite in a state. (cant eat or drink anything after midnight, before the surgery) I told my doctor, that I am prone to panic attacks, and was concerned because I couldnt take the xanax before I went in. (I took one before I went to bed before midnight tho so I didnt lay there all night worrying about it.) He was very understanding, and after they got the IV in, the guy doing the antisthisa came down, checked me out and told them to get me something to calm me down. (the wait was a little longer than we expected so I got 2 doses of it..) It was not as bad as an experience as I had feared it would be. And once they got me in to the operating room, they gave me the pain killers first.. *wheeeeeeee* I wasn’t having ANY panic attacks at that time.. Nice STUFF!! :) Then they knocked me out. The next thing I knew I was awake (almost before they were done….) and then they gave me Percecet in the Recovery room. Great stuff.. but I wouldnt want to use it for panic attacks, but it DID keep me calm. Nice to know that there are doctors out there who are truely understanding. (this is not my regular doctor, so he really had no knowledge of my panic attacks.. but I think I will make him My Ob/Gyn due to his great bed side manner, and total understanding of my panic disorder.) I survived it! :) and Am actually recovering quite well. Last night (sat) we went walking down town, and I was able to walk for 8 blocks without much pain at all. Hugs Deb Mzpepper — We kill people 2 show people that killing is wrong…
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