Sammantha
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Hi, i have a question that is causing me a lot of worry..... I will be having my gallbladder taken out on the 19 but i am deathly afraid of the anesthesia. I have been having shortness of breathe at different times now for three months. Recently i was at a party where i consumed three glasses of puch with alcohol and was laughing a lot. Well my chest got heavy and my breathing labored. I was very dizzy and had to sit down and it took about an hour for me to catch my breathe and not feel like i had an elephant on my chest. I was not drunk, but advised not to drink like that because alcohol can relax the muscles too much? My gastro does not know about my neurology and muscle issues, i did not bring them up as i have not had a diagnosis. I have done fine with anesthesia in the past but that was before my breathing became affected. Does anesthesia affect the breathing muscles? Sam