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I have both genetic and environmental(pesticides suspected)form of deficiency, resulting in a delay of about 5 hours, in the ability to move arms, legs, etc. I am now of advanced, 70+, age and recently have moved to a farming community. Are there any safe forms of general anesthesia for more serious surgeries I may need?
You can have general anesthesia without problem. You just need to tell the anesthesiologist that you have PC deficiency and they won't give you succinylcholine. You can have other muscle relaxants without problem.
Ronald Levy, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston
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| Comment | Thank you so much. Some of my doctor's don't seem to know very much about how we could do surgery given this condition. This helps confirm what I thought. You are the only source that I have found for help. | ||
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Associate 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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