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Welcome to Ortho One Plus Clinic in Bangalore, India
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Today I had shoulder surgery to repair badly torn rotator cuff. Part of this procedure is a nerve block injection which blocks completely all sensation and muscle control in whole arm. Cool part was that the anesthesiologist showed me how is the ulrasound-guided injection done. I saw on computer screen my pulsating carotid artery and then how the inserted needle approaches the brachial plexus.
The nerve block worked really well and even now, hours after I woke from anesthesia, I have no sensation what so ever. It results in spooky illusions, such as when I walk, the arm moves a little, and the visual information not accompanied by corresponding body sensation brings out panicky reaction: "Crap, my arm is falling off my body!"
It is my arm, but it does no belong to me. At least for now.
Human body is a fascinating machine!
No? Okay fine, here's a blob post for you to read then: x2x.ca/postop1
It's death from above in the eyes of the patient. Don't worry, you'll get through it.