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minus-squareokwhateverdude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 hours agoProbably murican and the fully sedated option wasn’t covered on their insurance. “Are you sure you don’t want to be under?” “If it isn’t covered, no. Figure it out.” “But the operation is 6 hours–” “So like a regular day after work? I’ll just scroll.”
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 hours agoSometimes full sedation is too risky, or at least not worth it for factors other than cost
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 minutes agoTrue, there’s always a risk that you don’t wake up from full sedation. For most surgery you’ll also be out of the hospital quicker if you take the epidural.
minus-squareokwhateverdude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoAnd sometimes you’re somewhere along the timestream where anesthetic hasn’t been invented yet.
minus-squareCourtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoIn the US though, it’s definitely not for the bbenefit of the patient.
Probably murican and the fully sedated option wasn’t covered on their insurance.
“Are you sure you don’t want to be under?”
“If it isn’t covered, no. Figure it out.”
“But the operation is 6 hours–”
“So like a regular day after work? I’ll just scroll.”
Sometimes full sedation is too risky, or at least not worth it for factors other than cost
True, there’s always a risk that you don’t wake up from full sedation. For most surgery you’ll also be out of the hospital quicker if you take the epidural.
And sometimes you’re somewhere along the timestream where anesthetic hasn’t been invented yet.
In the US though, it’s definitely not for the bbenefit of the patient.