First Time General Anaesthetic?!
Question: I have to have a biopsy in February under general anaesthetic. I am absolutely petrified. I have never had general before only local anaesthetic. Can anyone tell me what it feels like, before you go out and when you come round. Is there anything to worry about! Im not normally a wimp, but I am really worried about going to sleep and not waking up! Any advice would be gratefully received!
Answers: I have to have a biopsy in February under general anaesthetic. I am absolutely petrified. I have never had general before only local anaesthetic. Can anyone tell me what it feels like, before you go out and when you come round. Is there anything to worry about! Im not normally a wimp, but I am really worried about going to sleep and not waking up! Any advice would be gratefully received!
I have had general anaesthetic about 18 times and I'll tell you the truth, there is nothing to worry about at all, you just feel your eyelids getting heavy, then when you wake up you can't even remember falling asleep, when you wake up you will be in a room called the recovery room, where they check that you are ok, you will jut feel really tired but soon get out of that feeling. Don't worry it is nothing :)
its a stroll in the park, when you get the injection you wont even be able to count to 10 before you dose off, when you wake up you will be back on your ward, you wont remember a thing
It is so weird. Not scary at all. I tried to fight it when i felt myself slipping into sleep and i remember smiling because i could feel the drug going to work but then the next thing i remember is waking up. It is not painful at all and the feeling of the drug coming over you before you go to sleep is very mild almost unnoticeable and the drug takes affect very quickly within seconds.
I know it's easier said then done but you go to sleep so fast and before you even know your in re covey I would worried about the results. you must remember that you are in GOD'S hands.try to relax and pray.
General Anaesthetics Have developed so much over the years. In fact in a fit young person with no medical conditions it is safer than walking down the street. For a small procedure like a biopsy a small needle will placed in your hand (venflon ) and all the anaesthetic drugs will enter your system via this cannula. You will feel a warm rushing sensation and then you will asleep. The drugs they use now also aids a rapid awakening. When the anaesthetist stops giving you the drugs you will wake up. You will feel you had the best sleep in years.
You won't know anything about it. They give you an injection in the hand and they keep chatting with you. They ask you a question and as you are about to answer it you go out like a light. The next you know you are waking up slowly in the recovery ward. You just feel a bit groggy to begin with. There's really nothing to be afraid of. You'll be fine.
I had anaesthetic last week. It was a beautiful experience. First they gave me some paracetomol in the main ward then half an hour later wheeled me to the antitheatre ( a room just outside the main theatre). The anaesthetist put a plastic receptor into a vein on the back of my wrist then injected a premed which was a bid like an instant hit with quadruple vodka. 30 seconds later he injected the knock-out stuff and I was out instantly - before I could count to one.
I had no after effects at all. Please be reassured that anaesthetic is a safe, harmless procedure. Many new products and procedures are now in place to ensure your absolute safety. If the anaesthetist has any doubts about your suitability for the procedure he/she will NOT do it. Losing a patient under the gas is a definite no no!
An hour later I woke up in the recovery room with a nurse by my side feeling lucid and normal. I still had the heart monitor buttons glued to my chest which the nurse removed.
An hour later I was dressed and on my way home.
Its just like falling asleep but you might feel a little sick after depends how your body is You should not worry about going to sleep and not waking up again as this is a thing that can happen any night and there is nothing you can do about it is there? At least when you are under you will have a very experienced anaesthetist watching over you!