Pain may be due to surgery / the position you may have been put in w operating room depends on the type and length of procedure, anaesth other factors.
The goals of proper patient positioning include:
• Maintaining your airway and circulation (heart rate and blood pressu throughout the procedure • Preventing nerve damage • Allowing surgeon accessibility to the surgical site as well as for anaesthetic administration • Providing comfort and safety to the patient - to minimise post-opera pain • Preventing soft tissue or musculoskeletal and other patient injury Numbness – you may experience some numbness along the incision (wound). This is not uncommon in surgery where the nerves in the ski are cut during the procedure. This does not necessarily cause you any problems and often continues for quite a while afterwards. It can be a disconcerting though, at a later date, when feeling starts to return to th area – especially if you have become used to it being numb. Fatigue – It is not uncommon to feel fatigue after surgery – especially if you have undergone a ‘big’ or long operation. In fact research shows that you can lose more glycogen (a form of carbohydrates stored in yo muscles for energy), during surgery than while race-training 2-3 hours Factors that may influence the level of fatigue you may experienc include: • Level of fatigue beforehand • Anaesthetic medications • Pain relief • Nutrition and appetite and the energy your body uses to help repair and recover during and after surgery
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