Anesthesia and colonoscopy
Selma H. Calmes MD, Retired Anesthesiologist Many polio patients fear anesthesia. Multiple surgeries in childhood were common for those who had polio and anesthesia care then was not as sophisticated...
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Modern anesthesia has become extremely safe, but many survivors fear it because of reports of problems during and after anesthesia. Potential problems include a greater sensitivity to the paralyzing...
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Mickie McGraw, Ventilator-Assisted Living, Volume 29, Number 4 Over the past ten years, I have faced several surgeries including gall bladder removal, a mastectomy and kidney stone removal. As a person...
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Post-Polio Health, Volume 28, Number 3, Summer 2012 Ask Dr. Maynard Frederick M. Maynard, MDQuestion: I had polio in 1948, and I am now 65. Adapting was less difficult due to the helpful information...
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Post-Polio Health, Volume 29, Number 2, Spring 2013 Ask Dr. Maynard Frederick M. Maynard, MDQuestion: Several years ago my right ankle muscles gave out after a cortisone shot. I wear a brace to steady...
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Post-Polio Health, Volume 27, Number 3, Summer 2011 Ask Dr. Maynard Frederick M. Maynard, MDQuestion: I have a severe rotator cuff tear and an orthopedic surgeon has recommended a shoulder replacement...
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Post-Polio Health, Volume 29, Number 2, Spring 2013 Ask Dr. Maynard Frederick M. Maynard, MDQuestion: Several years ago my right ankle muscles gave out after a cortisone shot. I wear a brace to steady...
View ArticleMore on the Mayo Clinic Study of Anesthesia in Post-Polio Patients
Selma H. Calmes, MD, anesthesiologist (retired), Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, Californiaread more
View ArticleQuestion: What to do about a bursa?
In mid-August 2016, I bumped my right elbow on the bar of my wheelchair, and it hurt a lot for a few days. But it wasn’t till late September that I developed a bursa. The nurse practitioner at our...
View ArticleAnesthesia Specifics for PPS
Selma Calmes, MD, (ret) anesthesiologist1. Post-polio patients are nearly always very sensitive to sedative meds, and emergence can be prolonged. This is probably due to central neuronal changes,...
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