This week's word is brought to you by the medical world. Hypnosedation is the combining of hypnosis and, instead of general anesthesia, the use of local anesthesia for a wide variety of surgeries. Originally used in 1845 in India, hypnosis is believed to cause patients fewer side effects than general anesthesia and a quicker recovery time. At the Hospital of Liege in Belgium, more than 5,000 surgeries have been done using hypnosedation. The procedure, even used for children, has the hypnotherapist right in the operating room to monitor the patient and help focus the mind if it drifts. I don't know if I would be keen on that. If I'm going to have surgery I want to be knocked out and then some.
peace out,
paul
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