Anyone have difficulty being intubated?

[marie715 0]

I am wondering if anyone's anesthesiologist had to use a Fiber optic scope to assist in placing the tube down their throat. There is a high liklihood that that I will have to have this done. I had surgery 12 years ago and the anesthesiologist couldn't get the tube placed and they had to wake me up in the OR room and cancel the surgery. I came back a week later and another anesthesiologist was able to place the tube but at that time there was talk about using this fiber optic scope, if she couldn't get it placed.

Since I had this incident, the anesthesiologist for my lap band will decide whether or not I need to have it again. I'm a little concerned if I do because I am awake when they place the fiber optic tube down my throat.

If you had this done, can you please tell me what you remember about it? My doctor said I won't remember anything about that because I will have versed in me and that wipes out your memory. But still.

Thanks,

Marie

[JamieNP 20]

Tell them to make sure you are out. Perhaps they did not give you enough Versed the first time or didn't give it time to get in your iv/bloodstream

[marie715 0]

JWRN, thanks, I will do that. I totally blame the anesthesiologist. I was uncomfortable because when he came into my room before the surgery to talk to me he was chewing gum. And I remember thinking "Can you chew gum and do anesthesia at the same time?" Guess the answer was "No." My surgeon said in his 12 years of surgery he could only remember 2 times when the patient had to be woken up like that.

[JamieNP 20]

We like to have patients knocked out when we intubate!:smile:

[RestlessMonkey 7]

And patients prefer to be knocked out when it happens, too!

[vsnowrn 0]

I am a critical care nurse and any intubation that occur the patient should be knocked out. I have seen fiber optic scopes being used to intubated patients and they were not consciuos. I was banded on August 21st, and I cannot even remember the intubation tube being in my throat. When I woke up it was already out thank god, because this was my biggest fear since I see it done everyday. A good anesthesiologist should be able to do this they have enough drugs use them. Some obese people are more difficult to intubate but I hope for you sake it can be done in the least invasive process.

Veronica

[1GirlNamedTiff 0]

I have a lot of scar tissue in my trechea (?) and esauphagus (sp?) and worried about this same thing and they did not have a problem at all so i hope last time was a doctors problem and this time I pray it goes much better for you.