Anesthesia - Post Surgery

[dm5201 1]

Are there any questions you now have that you wish you would have asked the anesthesiologist at the time of surgery? Did you have any problems with the anesthesia?

Edited June 18, 2010 by dm5201

[kagead 0]

I just had my surgery on Monday. No problems at all except for an unexpected asthma attack post op.

Not sure if that was from the vent or the anesthesia, but I did need a nebulizer treatment in the PACU. I told them I was having trouble getting a deep breath and they confirmed my oxygen level was low. Once I had the treatment, I felt a million times better.

kagead

[BetsyB 9]

No problems at all. I went down easily and emerged easily--very easily. (In fact, I was still intubated when I emerged; no biggie---they recognized I was aware, reassured me, and extubated.)

My concerns about anesthesia were really put to rest by the pulmonologist; I knew I could withstand it. The duration of anesthesia is so short that it just didn't frighten me. I think I told the anesthesiologist to make sure my heart kept beating--apparently he did his job quite well because it continues to do so :thumbup: