As you can guess I am thinking about the LL surgery and I'm considering the possibility, even though I know there might be complications about the lengthening procedure, since I never had a surgery before (lucky me) I am totally scared about one thing only: the general anesthesia. I know myself well enough to imagine how bad my body will react to something that force me to "sleep" (yes I know is not exactly sleep, probably is not sleep at all). As far as I know I am not allergic to anything and I am pretty healthy (35yo).
What I don't understand is why a surgery on a limb must be under general anesthesia, I know there are other kind of, such as regional and local anesthesia, and I know under some circumstances it is possible to perform a surgery on a tibia or so under regional anesthesia. So Is there any surgeon who perform LL under regional anesthesia? if not, why?
hearing? if you don't feel anything, who cares about what you hear? general anesthesia is not sleep, it's basically coma. The idea of putting my self in a near-death state is scary, you can go coma and never come back.
Also, thanks for saying that I didn't know the surgery lasts 3 hours.
you who said some doctor would perform it under regional anesthesia can you please tell me who? is there any good doctor in Europe who would do that? thanks
Yeah of course I'm overthinking it because I'm afraid. Logically doesn't sound like a good idea to intentionally put yourself into a coma 
if a truck hits me and I'm dying, in that case I would totally understand and go under anesthesia, cause I'm already fked. But anyway, I was thinking, the way you described the general anesthesia makes me thing you don't realize the time passing. I am thinking it's strange even when you sleep, doesn't really feel like you fall asleep and wake up immediately, mostly because you're dreaming probably, during anesthesia you're not sleeping so you don't dream. But the question is, for you guys who did it, is it really like you knock out and wake up immediately or do you have the feeling that some time passed? I know it's a difficult question, just tell me your experience, it may help.
I have been asking a (pretty famous) doctor who performs LL about the general anesthesia, he told me the reason why he won't consider regional is that there is a higher risk to have a complication that may lead to leg amputation. I don't remember the name of the complication he mentioned, he told me that under general he notice if something happens, while under regional we would notice day after when it will be too late, have you heard any of this?
I really want to do LL, I have the money, I have the patience, I can work from home, I just want to be sure I wake up from anesthesia and I won't lose a leg or two 
those are my 2 fears
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