Surgery can cause stress on a healthy body.  A person who has multiple sclerosis also experiences more stress, and the combination of multiple sclerosis and anesthesia can sometimes cause side effects.  Sometimes, surgery cannot be avoided though, and MS and anesthesia are combined.  Patients are usually monitored very carefully to ensure that surgery goes smoothly while the patient is under any type of anesthesia.  Vital stats will be monitored closely throughout the surgery to make sure the patient is always stabilized.  Before a multiple sclerosis patient undergoes surgery, a doctor will usually want to make sure they are otherwise healthy and not battling any other infections.

One of the biggest reasons that people with multiple sclerosis are worried about going under anesthesia is because they believe it could cause them to have a flare up or a relapse.  While there is no proof that this could happen after receiving anesthesia, …