Q about surgary, when they put you to sleep...?!
Question: When they put you to sleep, how do they do it? How fast does it take? how long do you sleep for? can you really not feel anything? what if you wake up? what are the chances of you waking up? what if you cant fall asleep cause you know what they are going to do to you?
A million questions, I know. Can you tell I am really nervious? Never had surgery before in my life!
Answers: When they put you to sleep, how do they do it? How fast does it take? how long do you sleep for? can you really not feel anything? what if you wake up? what are the chances of you waking up? what if you cant fall asleep cause you know what they are going to do to you?
A million questions, I know. Can you tell I am really nervious? Never had surgery before in my life!
I have had 37 surgeries in my lifetime--to try to correct several birth deformities and of course child birth.... I have NEVER woken up during a surgery ---or at least I don't REMEMBER waking up while the operation was being performed.... they do give you a little RELAXATION PILL prior to the surgery, they will come in and shave the area they are operating on (needing a very clean and as sterile as possible a working area)..... sometimes, you are asleep before they even come and get you FOR the surgery---and sometimes you are put to sleep directly on the operating table.... you will have an IV or two... and a shot is injected into the IV and before you can count to 2, you are sound asleep... for ME, the scariest part was being put to sleep... but it really isn't anything... Oh, the lights in the OR and the gowns and masks can be intimidating, but remember they are just people under those gowns... After the surgery, you MIGHT be in a little pain or discomfort... they will give you meds to help take the pain away... you will feel pretty much better the very next day... having slept MOST of the day of your surgery UNLESS you are only going in for a VERY MINOR PROCEDURE. If you are just having a SIMPLE surgery, where you won't be staying overnight, things are done much more quickly... Most of my surgeries were very major and after so many, you end up not being nervous at all....
they put you to sleep with drugs, doesnt take long, your sleep depends on how much they give you, most likely you will wake up, its not your choice to fall alseep its the drugs. good luck
I've had about ten surgeries. These days they usually give you a pill that makes you very very stoned. Then they put in an IV and they usually knock you out by injection pretty quick. Anesthesia is very safe these days. There are always risks, but they are minimal if you are healthy. Think of it this way.. older people have heart surgery all the time after a heart attack and most of them make it. Someone young and strong has a much better shot at it. You'll be fine.
I know it can be nerve wrecking if you've never had surgery before.. especially being put to sleep and at that point having no control over what is happening to you. Don't worry.... You'll be given an IV before you are taken to the operating room.. either before you are put on the operating table or after they will tell you they are putting you to sleep... they will put it in your IV so you will never know it.. after that it will take less than a minute and you will be out... the length of time you will be out depends on the type of surgery you are having... you won't wake up during your procedure.. there is no need to worry about that... when you wake up you will be very drowsy feeling.. but you will feel like you were in a deep sleep... the chance of someone waking up during a surgery is very very low.. there will be someone there monitoring you the entire time... whoever puts you to sleep will be there to make sure you don't wake up during and to make sure your body is doing fine while you are under... you won't have any trouble going to sleep.. i promise.. the stuff they give you will knock you right out... I know it's hard.. but just try to relax...it's going to be fine
well there are different types of anesthesia. "general" is where you are totally out and dont remember anything. then there is "local" which is where you are kind of awake but really out of it. and there is twilight sedation where you are awake but calm and you may remember some of the surgery... theres different kinds. it all depends on you, the procedure, and the surgeon
It's done with a chemical in a shot that starts the process and then they control the amount of drug you get all during the surgery to guarantee you stay just asleep enough to not wake or feel anything. it is an easily reversible process. I have been put to sleep for mouth surgery for multiple tooth extractions as well as more major things. yes, we worry ourselves over the unknown. It is just a floaty drifting feeling for only a couple seconds before you are off to sleep and when you wake up , it is like you don't realize you were sleeping and probably will ask if they really did it. The most caring and calming nurses usually help you with understanding what is going to be done. Every time I worry about it , I usually laugh at myself later because it went so easily that I realize I kept myself upset needlessly. Good luck!
Lynne
When I had my surgeries, I remember being given an injection of medication. I just quickly fell asleep, and don't remember any of it. Heck, I barely remember the rest of the day and most of the next.
I know you are nervous, but just focus on the end result of the surgery. Trust your doctors! Recovery isn't always easy, but just plan as much of it as you can.
Don't worry. When you are put to sleep it generally takes 5 seconds for you to sleep because the solution hits directly in your vein. As soon as the surgery is over they stop the solution and you immediately wake up. Overall, it will feel as though you took a cat nap. It is so restful and when you open your eyes it will feel like 2 minutes had gone by. I had 4 surgeries, it is nothing.