Comments on: "I admire those who pass out" http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/i-admire-those-who-pass-out.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/i-admire-those-who-pass-out.html/comment-page-1#comment-83404 Anonymous Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/i-admire-those-who-pass-out.html#comment-83404 I did get quite a chuckle out of the posting. Then I remembered that I do get easily vagal when I am the patient, even a simple phlebotomy. What I have learned on my own was how to read my response to my situation, and create for myself a self hypnotic state. Doing this I had no problem with having a hernia done under local anesthesia; I was comfortably able to converse with the surgeon and med school friend during the procedure. It was an hour later when I relaxed my concentration and let my mind wander to the 'thought' of having surgery that I had to have my head lower than my feet in outpatient recovery. I did get quite a chuckle out of the posting. Then I remembered that I do get easily vagal when I am the patient, even a simple phlebotomy. What I have learned on my own was how to read my response to my situation, and create for myself a self hypnotic state. Doing this I had no problem with having a hernia done under local anesthesia; I was comfortably able to converse with the surgeon and med school friend during the procedure. It was an hour later when I relaxed my concentration and let my mind wander to the ‘thought’ of having surgery that I had to have my head lower than my feet in outpatient recovery.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/i-admire-those-who-pass-out.html/comment-page-1#comment-83389 Anonymous Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/i-admire-those-who-pass-out.html#comment-83389 Very very funny.<br/><br/>At my level I Drama center I always tell them that I must report it to the DMV. It often leads to quick cures of pseudoseizures and other dramatic presentations. Very very funny.

At my level I Drama center I always tell them that I must report it to the DMV. It often leads to quick cures of pseudoseizures and other dramatic presentations.

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