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Can anesthesia affect your survival? Return to previous page 8/29/2017 3850 Views 10 Answers Last Activity: 1 year ago, Bikenstein Tags: anesthesia COPD emphysema Surgery Question: 0 Bikenstein 3 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Can anesthesia affect your survival? Bikenstein 3 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I'm scheduled for umbilical hernia surgery in 8 days after trying to get it done for two years. I have severe emphysema and I'm on 2 liters of oxygen 24/7. I read an article by an RN that said the long term survival rate of some copd patients was poor after undergoing anesthesia. My pulmonologist said that I'm a high risk subject for complications that include possibility of death but said I should have the surgery if it bothers me. The surgeon said the same. Being a VA patient I don't get any feedback from my pcp and these guys are not really straight with me. One minute they say complications are rare and the next they are stressing death or ventilator dependence. I'll be talking to the anesthesiologist tomorrow. Maybe he'll be better able to answer my questions. If the risks are high, I would rather live with the hernia than have it fixed for my funeral. Also if it's gonna take years off my life going under, Ill sew it up myself. I asked the surgeon if he could just use some whiskey and give me a bullet to bite on but my stomach has to be relaxed to cut and patch it. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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