Hi, and Happy New Year Travelottie!

I’m sorry for the new troubles! As far as anesthesia, I’ve had it multiple times, including for a Mandibulectomy. A few times the anesthesiologist intubated me nasally due to trismus while being awake, not really as they sedated me, and was knocked out!

The last time for the fibula reconstruction the anesthesiologist and plastic surgeon, who was partnered with my ENT for the jaw surgery, felt it was possible, and best to use twilight anesthesia to reduce possible complications associated with general anesthesia due to my history, and high creatinine/low GFR.

I did have my peg removed by the gastrologist, not at the CCC though, in 2013, and was awakened from twilight anesthesia by pain from them pulling it out through my mouth, had had to be held me down by three of them, and given more IV sedation. They did find I have barrets esophagus, so unfortunately, I need yearly endoscopes, plus doing a few dialations since. I told every single person at the local hospital involved about my history, and pain incident, and again before being fully sedated, they put this plastic mouth donut plug in my mouth again to access the throat, and hurt so much I was held down again, and quickly given more IV sedation. This was before my ORN surgery, at which time my ENT said my jaw was fractured when it wasn’t before. It could have been from the ORN itself, but I didn’t rule out it was from the endoscopy.

I’ve had kidney stone surgery probably in 2011 where they lasered them, put in a stent. I don’t remember what type anesthesia I had.

Other than that, I’ve heard of acupuncture for some surgeries, not sure of the type surgery though.