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Does awake brain surgery hurt?

2018-09-16 13:23:43
I am in process of undergoing brain operation in next week. But am confused to do it with anesthesia or without it. I am female, 40, and want to know can brain surgery be done in awake condition I mean without taking any anaesthesia and does it hurts in this condition?
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Please let us know if you don’t take anaesthesia! I am tired of my anaesthetist and would fire her as people won’t need unnecessary anaesthesia!! By the way, all the best for the first ever such surgery in the world

Answered2018-09-17 10:12:01

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