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1st off it's good you're out and moving 847 getting pissy is a good sign .

After my hernia I told the surgeon I wouldn't use them unless extremely painful.He still gave me 60 oxycodone(that can block you up).I had the same problem as Badge the jerks NEVER told me to use laxatives - that was the painful part not the surgery

Dude.. same.. For the hernia surgery, I just used tylenol and lightly. I also got smart and did laxatives prior to surgery. The brain surgery i did laxatives after, which was too late and damn, 8 hours of anesthesia, whether its propofol or alternative, is simply the best way to make your next bowel movement one of the worst experiences you could imagine. 

I don't think propofol will stop your digestive track. 

It absolutely does. My wife is a surgical nurse so gave me a ton of guidance and wisdom after the debacle of the aftermath of the brain surgery. Think about what it's doing? It's basically shutting down your brain and nervous system and decrease muscle ability. Food moves through our gastro using muscle contractions, so shutting that down for an extended period of time means limited digestive movement. 

To your point, opiods can also come into play and impact muscle ability so when there's both opiods and propofol in play, some folks have a bowel situation that is similar to having boulders in their gastro tract because no movement, no softness.. the exact opposite of what happens when things fly through that area too fast.

Yeah, 8 hours under, that makes sense.  I wasn't under more than an hour, so it had no impact that I noticed.  It's not listed as a side effect.

I seem to tolerate propofol pretty well, I wake up feeling fine. 

ahh.. yes, now i get your perspective.. Yes, for sure short interactions with propofol likely won't impact the system at all.. Just the much more extensive longer surgeries. Most tolerate it well.

My hernia surgery i didn't really notice much impact, but there's a reason the medical community really tries to limit how long or how many times people are under anesthesia if they can. My situation, tough to gauge if my body didn't love the propofol that long or the skull because removed in two different locations.. or possibly the blown vein in my arms that was the direct connect to the heart.. thinking my body didn't like any of it.. probably also why i looked like a 90 year old anorexic man for a decent period of time. Isn't getting old great. 

Let's see... Propofol... Times approximate.

Hernia 1: 0.45
Hernia 2: 1:30
Laminectomy lumbar: 3:30
Lumbar Fusion: 7:45
Spinal ablation: 0:45
Ankle/Fibula Fusion: 2:30
UPPP: 3:30
Deviated Septum: 1:45
Wisdom teeth: 1:00
Stent 1: 0:30
Stent 2: 0:45
Open Heart: 6:30

Probably too much for me. I don't think I'm missing anything, but I could be.

Let's see... Propofol... Times approximate.

Hernia 1: 0.45
Hernia 2: 1:30
Laminectomy lumbar: 3:30
Lumbar Fusion: 7:45
Spinal ablation: 0:45
Ankle/Fibula Fusion: 2:30
UPPP: 3:30
Deviated Septum: 1:45
Wisdom teeth: 1:00
Stent 1: 0:30
Stent 2: 0:45
Open Heart: 6:30

Probably too much for me. I don't think I'm missing anything, but I could be.

Wow.I'll give you credit. A lot of people that have been through that much would be consistently grumpy or have a negative outlook on life. Still a positive grounded person !

gonna quit reading this thread....... geez

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