 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Sorry I'm late to this post.
It seems to me from what you are saying that Carol had general anesthesia and not local anesthesia. I'm sure that she was not just "numbed" and that she was put to sleep.
Local anesthesia would not cause any of the problems that she was having.
Just trying to clarify things and I hope she is back to normal by now.
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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