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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / July 2006Anesthesia
Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has been done. Will ask doc but just curious. NO WAY for the robotic as far as I know. You will not even know that you are being knocked out, and when you awake, you will not remember what you were doing or know where you are. But all that soon subsides. (Kind of reminds me of some of the parties that I attended in my more youthful days). B.A. > Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional > anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? It is quite common to do an RRP that way. There are supposed to be some advantages in terms of pain control and recovery immediately after surgery. Mine was done under general anesthesia because my surgeon and hospital preferred it that way, but Walsh, for example, prefers to use the epidural method. > This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has > been done. Will ask doc but just curious. I find it hard to believe that a robotic procedure would be done that way, but it would depend on the surgeon. You certainly don't want to try to tell your surgeon which method of anesthesia to use. In any case, because of the drugs they give you, you wouldn't remember anything about the surgery in any case. > Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional > anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? > > This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has > been done. Will ask doc but just curious. My RRP surgeon would have used an epidural if I had not also been getting colon surgery at the same time; colon surgery is too high up the torso for an epidural. I.P. > Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional > anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? Mine was an epidural. Aside from putting my illium asleep for several days, it was great.  SignaturePSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05, 2/06, 6/06 PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 Non Illegitimi Carborundum > Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional > anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? > > This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has > been done. Will ask doc but just curious. My Robotic LRP was done with a general anesthetic --- the warm towel was the last thing I remember until I woke up. Larry >Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional >anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? > >This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has >been done. Will ask doc but just curious. After having experienced 2 off Spinal/Epidural Anaesthesias in 10 months, I've decided to become a "DALEK" lol. Unfortunately, all the Kits available Online are 1/8 Scale Models, only :-(( -- Reader to complete... -- Please reply to this ng as my email adress is fake: -- Regards -- CC > Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional > anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? > > This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has > been done. Will ask doc but just curious. I asked, but my surgeon advised not. I followed his advice and I was quite comfortable after with the pump. Dale j. RRP, Dec 2, 02 and I'm doing just fine. SignatureEmail: dalej2@mac.com > Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional > anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? > > This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has > been done. Will ask doc but just curious. Do you really want to be conscious but immobilised and too sedated to actually do anything except listen to a Walkman for 5+ hours? Most surgeons prefer you completely out - one less thing to worry about. If you have respiratory or circulatory issues, then that's another story. SignaturePeter Headland >> Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional >> anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > surgeons prefer you completely out - one less thing to worry about. If > you have respiratory or circulatory issues, then that's another story. I was hooked up to an epidural for pain and put to sleep for ... well... I guess convenience. The epidural continued for a day or two after surgery. I was absolutely pain-free for those two days. SignaturePSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05, 2/06, 6/06 PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 Casodex added daily 07/06 Non Illegitimi Carborundum |
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