# Surgery and EM **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 6, 2019, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/surgery-and-em/3693 "2019-01-06T06:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![CarterDK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@CarterDK](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/CarterDK)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/surgery-and-em/3693/3 "2019-01-07T22:53:29Z")
One member reported flares were eliminated temporarily, likely due to effects of the anesthesia given for surgery. > [@Surgery relief!](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/surgery-relief/3177): > > for almost 2 yrs now i haven had daily flares. there is no preventing them, each and everyday … mainly focusing on my face and knees with severity and on my hands feet and ears but i wouldn’t say as severe (tho maybe it’s just easier to cool off those parts) i had surgery last tuesday and the nurse explained how i needed to use the washroom once i woke up. the anaesthetic ‘put to sleep all my systems’ and how it would probably not have a bowel movement for a day or so… as my system was trying … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/surgery-and-em/3693)._