Anesthesia

[candyce 14]

Prior to my edg I had never talked to the anesthesiologist and I know about the relaxing stuff and then the gas and normally when I wake up I'm a lil tired but that's it, this time was different.. there was no relaxing stuff.. they took me in the room shot some stuff in my iv and I passed out really fast then I remember having a nightmare about what they were doing while I was asleep there was no gas and when I woke up I was still very heavily sedated I was so scared, everything was blurry and people where talking to me but they sounded so far away, they were telling me to sign stuff like I was supposed to be awake but I couldn't even see what I was signing and I couldn't lift my arms.. the nurse made me get up to go change down the hall in the bathroom and I was so dizzy and nauseous.. it was horrible and now I'm scared to death to do it again for my surgery

[cassieh 136]

I was not given gas, just straight iv.

[suthern_girl2012 5]

I had IV & anesthia had me sleeping for 2 days but cause I was constantly interrupted with them tsing my vitals every 10 minutes; I was annoyed

[Leilahsmommy101 6]

I had my gallbladder removed and a late term d & c due to complications. I never had any problems. Im having my slevve done in june and am not worried at all. But I do know my grandmother had trouble waking up when she had back surgery. I think its pretty much personalized.... But hey I would take complications from it for loosing 90lbs any day.

[crystal525 26]

I too had a bad experience with my EGD sedation. They told me i'd be a little out of it so that I could swallow when they put the tube down, then they'd put me totally out. I felt exactly as you described above. I could tell what was going on around me but couldn't talk or react. I could hear my surroundings but in the distance. I could hear the doc tell the nurse she was just supposed to give me Adivan (sp?). Maybe I'm sensitive to that, I don't know, but I felt like I was dreaming very crazy things... I have no clue why???

But--I also had a prior bad experience with anesthesia during a knee procedure like 15 years ago...felt like I woke up during the procedure--not scared at all, just cold and they put me back out.

Well--needless to say I am scared to death now whenever I have to be sedated. But--I think I finally got my answer when I had my band out about a month ago. I always make sure I tell the anesthesiologist my issues. I described what I remembered during the two instances. She believes the difference was local v. general anesthesia. The local is what they use when they want u up immediately (like with an EGD or colonoscopy) and apparently they used to use it a lot with lower body surgeries. They don't need to intubate with local.

I'm happy to say i did not have ANY anesthesia issues with my band placement (2008) or removal 2 weeks ago and they were both general anesthesia.

Hope this helps.

Crystal

[Bubbaloo10 55]

When I had my EGD they gave me Propofol and I felt like a rock star. Easy in, easy wakeup, no grogginess after 10 minutes awake. When I had my surgery, they gave me Propofol to put me under, then gave me gas for the surgery. They infused the Propofol as they were wheeling me out of the pre-surgery room and that's the last thing I remembered. I woke up slightly agitated, but that's happened before, so I didn't bark at anybody, just lay they chillin'. I was alert and awake by the time they got me to my room and had I laid there longer I would never have known any better. They made me walk about 3 hours after I got to the room and I was slightly wobbly but got through one lap. Don't worry about the anesthesia, it's gonna be fine.

[readyforachange 51]

Well, I had a problem. I wouldn't wake up. Prior to surgery, I was asked if I ever had any problems with anesthesia. I said "no". Well, this time it was different. They said I was one of those rare people that just didn't want to wake up. They left me sleep for a couple of hours, then pushed me to wake up. I hated waking up. I wanted to be left alone to keep sleeping. This does cause me some worry for any other surgeries. However, I've been "put out" before, 4 other times, and never any problems.

I've personally never heard or read of a story where someone didn't wake up from surgery. So, I think I wouldn't worry about this too much.

[Wheetsin 714]

I wake up pretty quickly, but have not had any worries about waking up too soon.

For EGD I know I was at least a little coherent because I have snapshot memories, but I don't remember anything that didn't involve someone loudly & directly telling me to do, or they were going to do, something.

This time around took me a bit longer than (my) usual, but my sleeve surgery lasted quite a bit longer than any previous procedures because of the work they needed to do with scar tissue/adhesions.

Too much anesthesia is (like anything else) classified as an overdose, and you would not wonder if it had happened, you would know (unless it was fatal, in which case you wouldn't know!) If you're having symptoms that make you think your anesthesia was overdosed (other than things like nightmares, grogginess, blurred vision, etc. -- all of which are fairly standard reactions) then as someone previously mentioned, pursue it. But if your anesthesia had actually been overdosed you would have needed vital support.

I don't know what specific meds were used for my procedures. I don't really care too much, unless I have a reaction to one of them.

[Wheetsin 714]

I've personally never heard or read of a story where someone didn't wake up from surgery. So, I think I wouldn't worry about this too much.

I dated the son of an anesthesiologist for several years. Unfortunately it does happen. It never happened to him but I remember a very somber evening when it did happen at the hospital he worked out of. But it doesn't happen frequently. It is not something that most anesthesiologists experience during their careers. I think the risk of it is quite literally around 1 in a million.

[scorpion509 107]

I had general anesthesia only once before but I had bad memories. I remember i was cold very very cold and I don't care about anything else except that. and I know I was in post op room twice longer then others patients and 2 days later I ad a fever and they told me that this is my reaction to general Anesthesia. so I am scared of it for my surgery right now. and now I figured out that I need to be sedative for edg as well so I am not sure how to handle that emotionally.

[ourjonesfam 18]

I just have a hard time coming back out of the anesthesia but no major complications. This happens to me all the time. I also require meds for nausea. Anesthesia and I are NOT friends LOL.