Bloody hell, rather him than me

[Grumpmeister]

So let me gt this straight, you are going to have surgery on your hand that includes the use of a hammer, chisel and a surgical saw but instead of getting a general anaesthetic you decide to hypnotise yourself and watch the whole thing?? 

'Ere Wenchy, you are a fan of this alternative malarkey would you be tempted to try something like this? 

A hypnotist from West Sussex has undergone surgery on his right hand without a general anaesthetic.

Alex Lenkei, 61, from Worthing, chose to sedate himself by hypnosis before undergoing the 83-minute operation.

He said he was fully aware of everything going on around him during the procedure but was free from pain.

The operation at Worthing Hospital involved removing some bone in the base of the thumb and fusing some joints in an attempt to improve his arthritis.

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon David Llewellyn-Clark said he was happy in agreeing to the unusual sedation on Mr Lenkei, a registered hypnotist who has been practising since the age of 16.

Mr Lenkei said Wednesday's surgery "went amazingly well".

"It took between 30 seconds to a minute for me to place myself under hypnosis, and from that point I felt a very deep relaxation.

"I was aware of everything around me, from people talking and at one stage a hammer and chisel was used as well as a surgical saw, but I felt no pain."

Throughout the operation, an anaesthetist was on standby to administer an anaesthetic if necessary.

Mr Llewellyn-Clark said he had been confident that Mr Lenkei was a skilled hypnotist and was "delighted all went well".

[Nick]

He claims it worked!













(I was hypnotised once. It werked!) Most odd

[Grumpmeister]

I've been under hypnosis before but there is no way in hell I'd choose is instead of being knocked out before surgery. Especially if I'm going to be watching someone working on my hand with a hammer and chisel 

[Snoopy]

Question: With which body, government or otherwise, does one "Register" in order to be a "registered hypnotist"?

[Nick]

Several. Google it. OK some are dodgy, perhaps all are, but my experience of hypnotism in the 80s was, um, profound (can I say that) and I came away convinced.


I could be gullible

[Bar Wench]

Not for me. I always go for the drugs first. 

[Darwins Selection]

Not for me. I always go for the drugs first. 

Amy, is that really you?

[Grumpmeister]

Several. Google it. OK some are dodgy, perhaps all are, but my experience of hypnotism in the 80s was, um, profound (can I say that) and I came away convinced.


I could be gullible

Let me guess you were 'volunteered' by a stage hypnotist and ended up dancing like a chicken..  

[Nick]

No, I ended up vomiting! (Actually)

[Grumpmeister]

You were hypnotised into thinking you were Prezza? 

[Snoopy]

I understand that once you have been "put under" you are never entirely free of the hypnotist's "spell".

They tried to hypnotise me some years ago, on the NHS ~ it didn't work  p'raps if I'd gone private?