Seriously doubt that surgery is in my future. Ever since I had 4 surgeries in 2012 I have been experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath. Several stress tests, echoes and ultrasounds nothing has turned up. My primary care doc and I have talked about this several times....he is dead set against me pursuing any type of surgery. He is more than a bit concerned about the risks..
Sorry that you are going thru this crap as well..found out some other crap today that is a potential nightmare coming down the chute...
Nurse called today about the sedation but I was in the rheumatologist office and didn't answer. I am bipolar, don't do well with various different meds. When I freaked out the other day the tech told me that they will use either Xanax or Valium. Me and Valium don't see eye to eye, have some very wild hallucinations while on it previously. Xanax...took it to keep me from "going postal" the last several years of my time with the USPS. Started out at .5mg a dose twice a day. By the time I stopped taking it was taking 2.5mg twice a day...with very little effect.