I have frequent thirst issues, so I cannot go much longer than 30 minutes while awake, without another sip of water. Re: Needing to fast from food or drink for 8 hours before surgery - well, what about emergency surgery due to injuries and gunshot wounds?
I will have thirst attacks if I go too long without a sip of water, I'll choke and my anxiety over not having a sip will shoot through the roof before I choke anyway.
So I can't go 8 hours without a drink before surgery. I can handle 8 hours of no food without a problem, OTOH.
Now when someone gets injured or a gunshot wound and needs emergency surgery, they're obviously not given 8 hours to fast from food & drink before it, so how are they dealt with differently, at least when it comes to needing to be intubated and the possible aspiration of the food and fluids?
And therefore, why can't I have a scheduled surgery in a similar fashion to the emergency surgeries due to needing to take a sip on a regular basis to avoid thirst attacks? Or can I?
I think my being pre-diabetic may very well be the reason why I have these frequent thirst issues.
An ear nose and throat doctor told me I needed a septoplasty to alleviate my sleep apnea. Then as soon as I was told that I needed to not eat or drink for 8 hours before surgery, I had to decline the surgery due to the fear of thirst attacks and the anxiety associated with thirst. Unfortunately at the time, I did not think to ask about how emergency surgery is dealt with differently due to not being given the 8 hours to fast in those circumstances. So I opted to just work on losing weight instead.
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