Hi Brickey,
I have had many orthopedic surgeries and they intubated me for all of them... 
even for the non ortho surgeries.  It is my understanding they intubate 
everyone under general anesthesia.
PT
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: [email protected] 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 8:11 PM
  Subject: Re: CS>Hospital stay


  In a message dated 7/3/2010 5:32:45 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:
    You still have time to check out Prolotherapy
  My son works at a large Naval Base and one of the workers told him that if 
Prolotherapy fails and the person then proceeds with surgery the bones become 
brittle and can fracture. Prolotherapy has a high failure rate like 30%. At my 
age 78 I am near the age where my DR would not do the surgery. He had two other 
DR's agree that I was OK for this surgery. He requested that both DR's be 
present during the surgery. I have Asthma, sleep apnea and COPD. A lady who 
just had surgery with similar problems said they kept her airway open during 
the surgery by putting a hose down her throat. 

  Dee this DR is of English decent and is a direct descendent of the General 
who conquered Scotland and deported my cousins to the colonies like America. 

  Brickey