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Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.
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I assume you are talking about epidural steroid injections. Epidural have been shown to provide relief for low back pain under certain conditions. If the problem is a herniated disk in which there is no
You did not get too much anesthesia. Your CO2 was measured while you were in the OR. Once you come out, your CO2 is only measured occasionally. Without looking at your record, it is hard to say why you
The euphoria is probably from the Propofol and that is actually one of it's benefits (vs. sedated) but the other effects have not been reported to my knowledge, so while we can theorize about how it might
While Propofol works through GABA, I have never heard of any of the side effects you mention beign linked to Propofol administration. It could be the effects of menopause and perhaps (though I have no
The meds you got were the following Propofol 180mg, Zemuron 40mg, Fentanyl 100mcg x 2 and Labetelol 10mg x 2. I don't know what HOZ is. You also received an inhaled agent, Sevoflurane. None of these drugs
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