Had a procedure yesterday during which I woke up with about fifteen minutes left. Watched the rest on the TV with the med staff. Hurt too. Thought you were supposed to wake up in the recovery room, not on the operating table.
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Had a procedure yesterday during which I woke up with about fifteen minutes left. Watched the rest on the TV with the med staff. Hurt too. Thought you were supposed to wake up in the recovery room, not on the operating table.
Dang that sucks!! Hope all went well Major.
Well at least you woke up......too much you might not have
Just eat a few pounds of bacon and you will be ok
Get a good lawyer,bet a piece of his Rolex fell into the wound.
They should've just given you some Makers
Yuck! That happened to me once and it was NOT pleasant.
Major, did they put that nerve block in your neck? I know I was numb all the way to my wrist for 2 days after the surgery before it came back to life.Hope all goes well from here on for you!Prayers sent!They gave me pics of that little rover space vehicle moving around there. Filled my shoulder with saline to inflate it. Looked like the surface of the moon in there!
Don't mean to hijack your thread but check out these photos:That's the rover in the bottom left pic!
Had the injections in my neck a few months ago, seems to have worked. Injections in my shoulder (2) within the last few months, not working as well as the pinched nerve. This latest procedure was supposed to be a routine colonoscopy but after re-reading the post-procedure report, it seems that it took much longer than normal because they found so many things that needed to be dealt with. 4 polyp biopsies, a polypectomy and an endoclip.
The guy that put you to sleep should have accounted for that. I would be talking to him and a lawyer.
It's funny you say that major. I had to have surgery on my arm 2 weeks ago and I remember waking up while they were working on my arm. I didn't feel anything but I remember seeing them and could feel them pulling on my arm and I remember them saying something about me looking around. Afterwards I told them I woke up and they told me that wasn't the case and wasn't possible because there was a tube down my throat feeding me gas to keep me sedated?? I know I did though.
What u have done a colonoscopy? Just curious as i do anesthesia for living and have not had that occur
That happened to me Major during the same deal a few years ago. Not very pleasant at all.
Hope the results of the procedure turn out good.
Dang Maj. was getting ready to schedule one of those think ill wait till later.
Yes, it was a colonoscopy. They found much more bad stuff that had to be dealt with so it took longer than normal. I could see on the TV monitor and feel every move and snip they did.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter
Don't put it off Mr. Jim. They just didn't plan on mine taking so long.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimfish
Watched the whole procedure the first time I did one. Every time the Dr. said "this might hurt a little" he was right. Had them put me out for the next 3 times. I also woke up last year when they were removing a plate out of my wrist. They asked me if I wanted to stay awake. The last thing I remember was saying no. LOL Best to you on your results.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
Prayers for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimfish
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.
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!!
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!!!! :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure
Shoulder surgery to be scheduled next week.
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 .
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.
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