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What should i expect with arthroscopic knee surgery from anesthesia to recovery?
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Depends on you.: A very fit person, who is always active and takes on challenges and bumps in the road in a proactive manner may be back in action in a few days, and full recovery within a month. A sedentary, overweight, unhappy person..... Well you get the idea.
Answered 7/10/2012
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Expectations: A good general overview of a knee scope can be found here: http://orthoinfo.Aaos.Org/topic.Cfm?Topic=a00299.
Answered 10/15/2012
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Peaceful: Honestly the worst part of anesthesia is getting an iv. This feels like a small pinch on the back of a hand, then all the medication to relax you and put you to sleep will go through the iv. The team may decide to use a regional anesthesia to asist with the operation.You will wake up in recovery room feeling slightly groggy. Talk to your anesthesiologist.
Answered 4/24/2015
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