What is it like going under the knife?

Trevorus · #1 02-01-2008, 08:20 PM

What is general anesthetic like? I've never been under before, and I have a surgery Monday. As some of you might have read, I am having my leg operated to fix a fracture and have a plate installed. I'm weirded out by the thought of being synthetically put unconscious. A tube down the throat and all, eeeehh...

Deluge Of Sound · #2 02-01-2008, 08:22 PM

No idea, but I have been "heavily sedated" before and it was tons of fun.

A few of my friends have had it done to them, they say you don't remember it, 'cause you're out for the count.

Trevorus · #3 02-01-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

No idea, but I have been "heavily sedated" before and it was tons of fun.

A few of my friends have had it done to them, they say you don't remember it, 'cause you're out for the count.

That's good. I doubt I want to remember getting cut on, or having a tube put in my throat. Those just don't sound like fun experiences.

Deluge Of Sound · #4 02-01-2008, 08:33 PM

Yeah, I don't imagine it's that much different than blacking out after a heavy weekend

"I call it Time Travel! You go to a bar, you drink, you pass out, you wake up, you're at another bar! You're drinking, you pass out, you wake up and it's three years later and you still haven't been promoted to Assistant Manager at the local McDonalds, and you're ****'n the girl who works the Fry-A-Later."
-Dave Attell.

doctorjazz · #5 02-01-2008, 08:35 PM

I've only had it once, it's kinda like this:

*Guy puts mask over my face*
Anesthesiologist: "Okay, you're gonna feel a little drowsy in a bit."
*pause*
"You feeling it?"
Me: "Yeah, a little."

And then I was out like a light.

Trevorus · #6 02-01-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

Yeah, I don't imagine it's that much different than blacking out after a heavy weekend

I've never drank that much, so I haven't an idea what that is like, actually.

Deluge Of Sound · #7 02-01-2008, 08:36 PM

Oh me neither, it just provided context for the Attell quote.

Good luck with your surgery!

Tomass · #8 02-01-2008, 08:41 PM

Its not that scary, like doctorjazz said, a guy puts a mask on ya, and withing 10-15 seconds your out like a light. Anaestic may have some humourus effects on ya, like the abundance of gas,

, oh boy fun times lol.

eedre · #9 02-01-2008, 08:42 PM

A strange experience to say the least.

I've only been anesthetized once to have my wisdom teeth removed. I remember portions of the surgery in progress, but no pain. The nurse didn't even tell me I was getting the juice (the jerk) - just stuck me with the IV and started small talk. Next thing I know (or don't know), I'm out.

slugworth · #10 02-01-2008, 08:42 PM

Ask for a shot of Fentanyl in the prep room. If there was anything better, god kept it for himself..

Good luck
Slug

saltymonkey · #11 02-01-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorjazz

I've only had it once, it's kinda like this:

*Guy puts mask over my face*
Anesthesiologist: "Okay, you're gonna feel a little drowsy in a bit."
*pause*
"You feeling it?"
Me: "Yeah, a little."

And then I was out like a light.

Yeah it's pretty much like that. I had shoulder surgery exactly a year ago this week. It was a combo of some powerful sh*t in an IV drip and gas from the mask. As soon as they turn on the drip on you start to feel high. Then you start breathing the gas and you're gone. You wake up later in a recovery room. I was totally freaked out about going under. But everything was just like they said it would be. Good luck with the surgery. Let us know how it turns out.

irjason · #12 02-01-2008, 08:48 PM

Typically there's no tube in the throat. They usually will just have a mask when I've been in the OR working on equipment (not that that happens very often).

When I had a pin put in my arm the Anesthesiologist had me count backwards from 15. I never made it to 1. I woke up pretty thirsty, but that was the worst of it.

Hope it all goes well for you.

Trevorus · #13 02-01-2008, 08:51 PM

So my other question is regarding waking up. What's that like?

fryBASS · #14 02-01-2008, 08:52 PM

The worst part is when you first wake up, they try to get you to wake up! I want to go back to sleep damnit! :P

Or at least that's how it happened to me when I had some teeth surgically removed.

To the post above, it's kinda weird. It's like a movie-style way of waking up out of a dream. You know what I mean? You kinda slowly come back. And in my case, I wanted to back to sleep, I was still tired

eedre · #15 02-01-2008, 08:53 PM

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So my other question is regarding waking up. What's that like?

When I woke up - it played out exactly like The Wizard of Oz.

IconBasser · #16 02-01-2008, 08:54 PM

hm... if you are having a surgery done, and you have an exascerbatingly full bladder, would you.. ahh... have a little leakage?

Trevorus · #17 02-01-2008, 08:55 PM

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hm... if you are having a surgery done, and you have an exascerbatingly full bladder, would you.. ahh... have a little leakage?

I have heard that you do. I'm definitely going to go before to try prevent that. I don't want someone to have to scrub the boys without me being awake to enjoy/supervise.

IconBasser · #18 02-01-2008, 08:56 PM

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I don't want someone to have to scrub the boys without me being awake to enjoy/supervise.

HAHAHA!!! new sig.

FL Knifemaker · #19 02-01-2008, 08:57 PM

The anethstesiaoligist will come visit you in pre-op and probably give you something to "settle your nerves". That's probably all you will remember until you wake up in post-op. You might be awake when they roll you into surgery but you'll not be caring about anything at that point

Just pray they don't shave all the way up to your boys while you're under, that's the worst thing you have to worry about

You could proably request an epidural and be awake for the whole thing??? That's really weird, I watched one of my knee surgeries on TV, real time

saltymonkey · #20 02-01-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevorus

So my other question is regarding waking up. What's that like?

They gently wake you up in recovery and you are wasted. They let me fall back to sleep several times over the next hour. You are still hooked up to a heart monitor etc. during this time. after an hr or so I was rolled back to a regular room. Then you kind of sleep it of for a couple of hours till they feel that the anesthetic has worn off. I went home after that. I had rotator cuff surgery. With your leg I'd imagine you're staying the night.