I am supposed to be having this minor operation on my knee on Thursday, today I went for a pre admission assessment before being admitted. My blood pressure is very high and have been told that they will decide on the day whether I will have the operation or not.
I did ask the nurse whether I could have the procedure done under spinal block, and she did not know whether it was okay to do it although she did admit that they normally do knee replacements under a spinal block.
I am not sure the nurse got a true reading of my BP this morning, I know its normally on the higher side of the norm, but this morning has really scared me.
Has anyone had it done under a spinal block - is it doable?
Thanks