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Frequent PVCS, surgery and general anesthesia

I have been experiencing frequent PVCS for 5 months now. Most days at the moment I am getting at least 5 per minute, most hours of the day, up to 15 per minute during the bad days. Which occur multiple days per week.  I am trying to decide on an elective surgery that would make my life and health better, but I can find no information about surgery under general anesthesia when the patient has frequent PVCS. I just would like to know if it is any more dangerous than the average person having the same surgery. Anybody know?
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I would say that adding anaesthesia to the procedure probably adds a bit of risk, but very minimal.  If your electrophysiologist offers general, take it!  You will wake up refreshed and not remembering a thing.  I awoke at 1:15pm, was eating a sandwich by 2:30, and was dressed and on my way out of the hospital by 5:45.  It was a very positive experience.
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Thanks! But my electrophysiologist won’t be involved in the surgery. It isn’t for my heart. Which is even scarier, because there won’t be a cardiac doc there.
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