A woman in the United Kingdom underwent surgery on her knee using only hypnosis for pain management.
Prior to the surgery, Bernadine Coady told herself “I’m not going to have any pain, and I won’t have any pain”. She also visualized the procedure in great detail to help prepare herself. Coady added “I wish I had a mirror to see it (the surgery), really”.
Afterward, when asked how the procedure went, Coady calmly replied that during the procedure she felt “Just tugging and pulling”. Asked about whether she would recommend it to others, Coady said “Everybody! Anybody, can do it”. Coady was quite emphatic that it’s all in the mind.
Personally, although a great believer in hypnosis, I think I may need to do a little more self hypnosis practice before presenting for surgery with a smile and declining aneasthetic.
You can see a video of this story from the BBC.
Read more about a self hypnosis pain management and relief session that you can download and use for yourself.
You may also be interested in our Medical self hypnosis index. Relaxation and Meditation hypnosis is also a very good way to develop and improve your ability to enter hypnotic trance.