Not enough anesthesia!!

**majflyboy** · 09-12-2013, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by jimfish

Not gonna put it off going to see Hemotoligist tues. see what he says about my low iron Gastro doc was going look for bleeding if need be,did learn I might be one of those few that that my sys doesn't produce iron will find out tues.

Prayers for you.

**ATM** · 09-12-2013, 05:18 PM

For a colonoscopy you were probably sedated with Versed instead of general anesthesia. I can't count the number of procedures I've watched while sedated with Versed. After several years of this I finally learned the sedative you want is Propofol. It's lights out immediately, and you won't remember a thing. The problem is with Propofol, it has to be administered by a nurse anesthesist, or maybe it's a nurse practitioner. Most clinics don't want to go to this expense, so you get Versed.

**majflyboy** · 09-12-2013, 05:30 PM

Thanks Chaney. Don't know what he used but it was administered by a nurse anesthetist. He introduced himself and asked me if I was ready for a nap. What geezer could refuse that!!

**SlabLapper4sure** · 09-12-2013, 10:22 PM

I was in the wrong neighborhood. Thought you was having shoulder surgery!Don't want no rover hanging out in there too long. Hope all went well and still sending prayers up!

**ducker** · 09-13-2013, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure

I was in the wrong neighborhood. Thought you was having shoulder surgery!Don't want no rover hanging out in there too long. Hope all went well and still sending prayers up!

Man you was in a different county!!!!

**majflyboy** · 09-13-2013, 07:19 AM

Shoulder surgery to be scheduled next week.

**Cricketcage** · 09-13-2013, 07:46 AM

Hope your results are good and your upcoming procedures go well. I woke up very briefly during bypass surgery. Couldn't open my eyes or hear anything, but could feel stuff going on. About the time I was hoping I wouldn't have to feel the rest of the surgery I was out again .

**ScottV** · 09-13-2013, 07:55 AM

I found out that Versed is known as a "truth serum". You are awake but don't know it. You will answer questions and respond to commands but you don't remember doing it. Dangerous. Lol They mix it with a sedative of some type.
I remember when they scoped me at Oschner before they removed my colon. They were checking to be sure I hadn't developed cancer due to my ulcerative colitis. I woke up before they were through and watched somebody walking through a cave on TV. Lol

I hope your shoulder surgery goes well.

**arkansasbowhunter** · 09-15-2013, 09:18 PM

You are correct diprivan must be given by a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist. Most people ink that they are put to sleep for the colonoscopies. Actually you are just sedated. We administer versed so you don't remember it and fentanyl or Demerol to make the gas pain tolerable. I use diprivan on top of those drugs. If you are done in a doctors office without a Crna or mad then you can expect just the versed and narcotic.

When you go for your shoulder surgery I would ask for a inter-scalene block. This numbs the nerve to the shoulder 16-24 hours without pain. Kinda like going to dentist and getting your tooth numb. Don't have all the side effects from the narcotics like nausea and vomiting, etc.

To wake up in cardiac surgery is probably one the most common types of surgery to have recall. The incidence of recall is around 1% of population. Most people describe being awake and can't move and don't hurt. The reason is we use paralytic medications to provide muscle relaxation on certain procedures.

Hope helps provide insight

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