. In all honesty I doubt I'd get to go to UK by myself, having an American woman with me would probably be a big giveaway.
Just leave her in the car and take her out a bottle of lemonade and a bag of scratchings She wouldn't be the first yank we've had in there
Saw the consultant yesterday. It's going to be the hip replacement first, which seems logical. It's not a general anaesthetic either. Injection in the spine He then said "shall we do both knees at the same time?" I'm not sure I like the idea of that.
think most are now done with spinal blocks these days. i'd get some advice about how restricted you will be if have all 3 done in comparison to them being done seperately. Try to get advice from other sources as well as the surgeon as they can be a bit blase about it in my experience.
Wouldn't you need to be in a wheelchair for a while either way? If so do both at same time. You have experience of mobility scooters, wheelchairs should be no different for you
He wasn't on about doing all three at the same time Hip first, then knees, or one knee then the other.
needing to use a wheelchair to protect a leg is different from being unable to use either i.e. can RHC lift his bodyweight & swing it from chair to toilet .
Tell him to **** clean off and you want a general. Who the **** wants to be conscious whilst a surgeon literally has a hammer and chisel in their hands ffs A mate of mine is going in for his knee shortly and they've offered him the choice of general or local and he said he'd ****ing faint if it was the latter.
damn sight safer though though personally given a choice i'm with you as i'm gettin to be a bit of a wuss in my old age. Though was surprised i was given a general for my last surgery as it seemed a bit overkill but when after i came round and found out what a hamfisted useless tosser the surgeon was i realised why they suggested the general
