raised fistula

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davey
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raised fistula

Post by davey »

hi has anyone had a fistula and raised at the same time under local anaesthetic
Rik
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Re: raised fistula

Post by Rik »

Hi Dave ...
no sorry ...
had my fistula made under full anaesthetic ...
but did have it reduced quite some years back as I was having 'steal issues' with it ...
that was under a local ...
wagolynn
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Re: raised fistula

Post by wagolynn »

I had my fistula created under local anaesthetic, the only snag was after two hours the operating table started to be uncomfortable.
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