Worried about having a general anaesthetic

balijay

mrscb wrote: »

I was the same...petrified:rolleyes:., with no reason why(apart from probaly watching far too many hospital programmes!!)
All went absolutely fine you are asleep and awake again before you know it.
My mother loves having GA(thats a bit weird to me) she would like to be put to sleep like that every night...
Anyway, hope it all goes well and enjoy any pampering you get when its all over:D

Me too! (Although I tend not to go round admitting this to people :rotfl:)
It just felt like having a lovely long deep sleep!

beccam

balijay wrote: »

Me too! (Although I tend not to go round admitting this to people :rotfl:)
It just felt like having a lovely long deep sleep!

I had an even nicer one yesterday....sedation with midazolam and some fentanyl for pain relief!!
My God it was the nicest sleep I've ever had, theory was I would still be half awake but nope I was out like a light and didn't want to wake up!! Eventually I did wake...just long enough to have a nice cup of tea and eat some lovely hospital toast before being brought home to my own bed for some more sleep!!
Beats tossing and turning til 3am every night like normal and didn't even have the sore throat I get after a general.:rotfl:

(by the way I will deny and delete this post if it's ever to be used against me!!;))

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

ACEY wrote: »

I'm off to the Royal Orthopaedic hospital again to talk about having my arm mended. (Nasty break around which loads and loads of new bone formed so I can't move the lower part of my left arm).

I'm not worried about the resulting scars (one of 25cm, one of 10cm!) or the pain afterwards, it the general anaesthetic that is scaring me to death...

I had a really quick anaesthetic to take 4 teeth out so I could have braces years ago but I've never had a "proper one". I'm almost convincing myself I'm going to the one in a million who dies under anaesthetic.

Has anyone had one? Does anyone know the real risks in a healthy person in her young 30's?!

I would guess the op would take up to an hour :-(

L

Hi

Ive had 2 serious operations in the last 3 years where ive had to go under general and believe me, i was totally like you. Im 25 and considerably healthy - the first op was to remove a tumour in my neck and the second one which i had 2 month ago was to remove a cyst in my cheek. At one point i refused to have my first op because i was so worried about the general anaesthetic, i had to be talked round into going. I sobbed all the way down to the theatre and was shaking when i had the needle in my hand but you know what, I was fine. Just like you will be.

You drift off whilst chattering away to the docs and nurses - They keep talking to you until your asleep. You'll come round in the recovery room with someone calling your name. You might feel sick when you wake up but it does pass so try not to worry.

You'll be fine x x Good luck wih the op x

greatsite_2

I fully understand how you feel, I went into hospital last week for a large operation and due to problems had two in 48 hours both with general anaesthetic first one I woke up rather sick second I was fine, I remember saying when asked if I had any worrys that I was worried I would not wake up, the dr assured me I would be fine, and I was :T

Hope all goes well for you

X

momoyama

Had one GA, when I was aged 17. Watched many.

Yes, they're scarey, for several reasons. I think for most people it's putting yourself in other people's hands when you arn't in a position to consent to anything anymore and also the fear of not waking.

GA's have changed so much. Now you're kept anaesthetised only as much as necessary. So, you wake sooner and (usually) with less lingering effects. What many people don't realise is that behind their masks, theatre Nurses are still Nurses and so tend to be very observant to your needs and are very good at seeing you wake as best as possible.

Please do discuss it all with your anaesthetist. Depending on the surgery, you may meet them weeks beforehand so you can discuss it then.

jm2926

I've had a few and it's always been fine. I'm really dopey after them, but must admit I was too scared to say that in case they don't give me enough! Think I must just be a bit sensitive, but I finally admitted it to the anesthetist last time and it was better.

But even at my worst I'm just really sleepy afterwards. I always wake up desperate to leave the hospital, and pass the "sit-up, eat, pee test" to get out (even when I know it's going to be a few days before I'll be released when its major), so I wake up immediately trying to get my toast and tea, and fall asleep again before they arrive!

In any case you will be in good hands. I had a major scare with an anascetic when I was 5 (almost 30 years ago) , heart stopped etc. Luckily it was in hospital as the same drug was used in dentists who obviously didn't have the same equipment to resuscitate then.. Drug withdrawn soon after, but if they can save a 5 yr old 30 years ago, I'm sure you'll be fine these days.

They give you loads of painkillers while you are under - so don't worry about the pain when you come round. As they wear off just tell the nurse and they'll give you more as required.

beccam

jm2926 wrote: »

I've had a few and it's always been fine. I'm really dopey after them, but must admit I was too scared to say that in case they don't give me enough! Think I must just be a bit sensitive, but I finally admitted it to the anesthetist last time and it was better.

But even at my worst I'm just really sleepy afterwards. I always wake up desperate to leave the hospital, and pass the "sit-up, eat, pee test" to get out (even when I know it's going to be a few days before I'll be released when its major), so I wake up immediately trying to get my toast and tea, and fall asleep again before they arrive!

In any case you will be in good hands. I had a major scare with an anascetic when I was 5 (almost 30 years ago) , heart stopped etc. Luckily it was in hospital as the same drug was used in dentists who obviously didn't have the same equipment to resuscitate then.. Drug withdrawn soon after, but if they can save a 5 yr old 30 years ago, I'm sure you'll be fine these days.

They give you loads of painkillers while you are under - so don't worry about the pain when you come round. As they wear off just tell the nurse and they'll give you more as required.

One of my last ops I told the anaesthetist that I can be a bit "lazy" waking up and not to give me too much.

Lazy meaning my pulse will go slow and oxygen levels drop a bit but nothing terrible.

He clearly didn't believe me, looked at me and decided since I'm a 'big girl' he would hit me with the big dose of drugs....pre med was 20mg of diazepam (5mg would knock me out), even the nurses were double checking it as it wasn't the norm for them to give, I don't think they need have bothered with the anaesthetic at all I was doped to the eyeballs getting wheeled in. Then the same anaesthetist appeared and said "we're running a bit late I'm sure that pre med has worn off so here I'll give you some more IV":eek:
Poor nurses back on the ward had one very big sleepy patient to deal with for a long time!!:o

I did have a lovely sleep though!!:rotfl: