So I got my total knee replacement on 22feb but I just had a respiratory test and it's a bit below where it should be. Will this affect me having my operation? He said it could be RA affecting the lungs or it's my methotrexate I'm on 8 tablets.
Help I'm worried : So I got my total knee replacement... - NRAS
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Hi I work as a nurse on the elective orthopaedic ward. As long as your lung function is not due to infection you will be fine. Some surgeons suggest stopping MTX before surgery and for a few weeks after, so contact your surgeons secretary and check if this is the case. If the anaesthetist has concerns re lung function they will probably suggest double g it under spinal, around 98% are done this way. Don't worry as they offer you sedation so you won't be aware of what's going on. Good luck.
I'd just like to add that having spinal anaesthesia is FAR better than the general kind.
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