anesthesia

mariecarmen · July 9, 2006

How long do the residual effects (mild fatigue, confusion) of the anesthesia last? I was in a support group yesterday and a nurse said they can last up to a month because of the amount of fat we carry. Sound right?

Alexandra · July 9, 2006

This varies from person to person. I know I didn't feel "myself" until several days after surgery. From Wednesday to Sunday evening I was foggy and a little dizzy; my brain didn't fully clear until late in the day on Sunday.

Mild fatigue? That can certainly hang around for a while. Surgery is rough on a body!

Dody · July 9, 2006

This varies from person to person. I know I didn't feel "myself" until several days after surgery. From Wednesday to Sunday evening I was foggy and a little dizzy; my brain didn't fully clear until late in the day on Sunday.
Mild fatigue? That can certainly hang around for a while. Surgery is rough on a body!

I'm baffled by this one. I had knee surgery on Fri. and was at Walmart yesterday (in a riding cart of course). My memory is fine. I woke right up from the anesthesia, hungry, thirsty and having to go to the bathroom. I wouldn'd even concern myself with something that may not even happen to you.

Maybe some people just react differently. If I feel this good after lap-banding I'll have it made. I'm not as sure it is the anesthesia as the pain pills and medication they give you.

Elisabethsew · July 9, 2006

Anesthesia is not stored in the fat cells and the effects vary from person to person but they certainly don't persist for a month. I would say that, for the majority of people, anesthesia effects are history by day 3-5.

Alexandra · July 9, 2006

I'm baffled by this one. I had knee surgery on Fri. and was at Walmart yesterday (in a riding cart of course). My memory is fine. I woke right up from the anesthesia, hungry, thirsty and having to go to the bathroom. I wouldn'd even concern myself with something that may not even happen to you.
Maybe some people just react differently. If I feel this good after lap-banding I'll have it made. I'm not as sure it is the anesthesia as the pain pills and medication they give you.

As I said, it varies a great deal from person to person. I didn't take any pain pills or meds following surgery; perhaps I didn't need it because the anaesthetic from surgery itself was still in my system.

My memory is fine, that wasn't the problem. I just felt a little foggy, and wasn't even really aware that I was that way until Sunday evening, when it cleared up. Everyone is different.

lianna · July 9, 2006

There are a minor risk for complications with this surgery, but it is still a MAJOR surgery. The first 3-4 days were the worst for me. I dont know for sure if it was due to the anesthesia or the surgery itself... but I was super tired, rundown feeling, and slept up to 14 hours a day for those first few days. After the 5th day it was better and better each day.

Sally14 · July 9, 2006

As I said, it varies a great deal from person to person. I didn't take any pain pills or meds following surgery; perhaps I didn't need it because the anaesthetic from surgery itself was still in my system.
My memory is fine, that wasn't the problem. I just felt a little foggy, and wasn't even really aware that I was that way until Sunday evening, when it cleared up. Everyone is different.

The anti nausea meds are what made me foggy and loopy. I am a hard stick and they treated me as a pin cushion and I didn't even care--- didn't even realize how many times they stuck me until I got home.