That is *such* a tought choice. I would hope that if my mind started to go that my body would naturally be there as well.
Assuming that they do a cystoscopy and there is something to remove/fix, I wonder if there's a way to avoid using general anesthesia (I assume that's being completely out is what progesses the dementia). If they can do a local the way they sometimes do for C-sections and such, maybe it wouldn't cause so many problems? Speaking as someone who just had surgery while awake, it's just an option that springs to mind - and I wonder why it didn't occur to the doctor who is supposed to know the way anesthesia can affect dementia...
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Date: 2009-10-06 10:37 pm (UTC)Assuming that they do a cystoscopy and there is something to remove/fix, I wonder if there's a way to avoid using general anesthesia (I assume that's being completely out is what progesses the dementia). If they can do a local the way they sometimes do for C-sections and such, maybe it wouldn't cause so many problems? Speaking as someone who just had surgery while awake, it's just an option that springs to mind - and I wonder why it didn't occur to the doctor who is supposed to know the way anesthesia can affect dementia...