[Laneco]

I had a minor surgery done a few months ago. Just had a weird skin thing removed. The surgeon offered to put me to sleep wholly, or do an anti-anxiety along with a local when we met for pre-op. I said, why don't you just numb the area, cut it out and show it to me when we're done?

He said, that's also an option...and that's what we did. I was somewhat taken aback by the first choice of being knocked out, and then medication plus as a second choice. Further, some types of pain killers, specifically the morphine family, make me hallucinate. Scares the snot out of me.

I do not want medication. If absolutely necessary, I will take an antibiotic - but only if I'm REALLY sick as in next step is hospitalization. As a society, we should be looking to life style for wellness, not meds. Meds are the the last choice (and often very necessary) but they should not be the FIRST choice...

angela