Book Review: Going ‘Before the Scalpel’
September 6, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Book Reviews, Health, Surgery
Recently I had laser surgery done on my varicose veins. My specialist had given me the choice of having the veins stripped or lasered. What he didn’t realize was that to me there was no choice. I had no desire to be put under general anasthetic to have the veins stripped.
But for millions of people around the world, there is no choice. The surgery treatment they need requires them to have a general anesthetic (GA). And anyone who has to have a GA really should get all the facts before that happens. Unfortunately, that’s not always something they get from …read more
