Why You Wake Up in Surgery? (How to prevent Anesthesia Awareness)
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Waking up in surgery can be traumatizing and cause PTSD. Here's how you can reduce the risk of anesthesia awareness in surgery.
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One of my patients’ most common fears is “will I remember the surgery?” - how do I answer that?
Anesthesia is the most mysterious branch of medicine. We don’t really know how it works, and sometimes patients are able to break through the anesthesia and wakeup. Or at least remember things.
As rare as it is (under 1%) there’s things you can do to prevent waking up during surgery. “Waking up” is called intraoperative awareness or anesthesia awareness.
Amazingly, some of the most powerful ways to minimize the risk involve all natural strategies. Meaning you don’t need more medications!
I’m going to tell you why some patients have anesthesia awareness and why some patients may develop trauma from the awareness. Not all patients develop trauma, even if they wake up during major surgery.
We’ll talk about how to minimize the risk of waking up and the risk of developing trauma or PTSD. And believe it or not, these strategies are all natural!
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I woke up during surgery. I could not move or talk but I heard everything said. I was recovering and asked the nurse if she would go ask if someone had green carpet put in and if they were worried they would not like it. She comes back and tells me yes, they did talk about their carpet. I told her I was awake during surgery but nothing came of it. The surgeon nor his team came to talk to me about it. It was the scariest thing ever.
Could you feel the pain during the surgery?
They didn’t want to acknowledge it for liability purposes
In my recent Surgery I felt same after that I asked my doctor what about the anaesthesia with me I have heard everything even I can tell you all words whatever you did during my surgery. Doctor said it was my halogenation I said no sir I felt pain and I say what you talked about during surgery. Still I am scared
I was under general anesthesia for a partial mastectomy and woke up. I heard my Dr raise his voice at the anesthesiologist and almost yell "She's waking up!" He stroked my arm and told me he was there.
When I woke up after surgery I couldn't stop sobbing, the nurses thought I was sobbing from the thought of possibly having breast cancer, it took me 2 hours to calm down, then the anesthesiologist came back and blamed me! I have had some very harsh surgery experiences. One I woke up and I guess during moving me they tore my rotator cuff, tendon and muscle. I make sure that with every surgery they know what has happened in the past. It sticks with you the rest of your life.
I want to know how it’s your fault that the medication you received was to light I mean seriously gaslighting by a doctor at it’s finest
@@surgeon1016 Darling, if I had known how to deal with it, I would.
My brother is a Dr. Anesthesiologist.
And he freaked out telling me that I should file a claim.
I had no strength or courage at the time. I was a single mom of 3 and I had to provide for my children.
After reading all these comments, I pray, for my next TKR I get the same anesthesiologist. I will definately tell my surgeon if that particular anesthesiologist is not available I would rather wait until the time he will be available
All my life I have never experienced the TLC I got from my surgeon and his team. My only problem was, why wake me up? The only thing I remember when I was being woken up was struggling to tell them "NO, NO, NO NO,." for them to just let me sleep for at least one week.
Was fully aware during two separate surgeries. For first knee replacement I could feel the vibration when they were cutting my bone off, smell the cauterization, feel the pounding when they drove the prosthetic into the stub of my bone, heard the staff laughing and the music in the OR. The Dr only realized I was awake when I groaned that’s when he noticed I was crying. The most awful experience of my life. I couldn’t move but thank God I felt no pain. I have had both hips replaced after the two knee replacements. They staff was well aware of my past experience and I slept through the last two surgeries.
Anaesthesia has several components, you need to have the correct doses of each based on your pre-op assessment, it looks like from your experience, there was an issue with the sedation part only - yes fortunately you did not feel pain BUT some are awake AND do feel all the pain or varying degrees of pain Why didn't you opt for an epidural ?
I sat up screaming during a minor knee surgery!😬😫😡
I have shared this before every surgery since (and I've had about 4) and thankfully I was taken seriously and it hasn't happened since.
But I a nervous about my upcoming knee replacement in 2 weeks!🙄
@@janiceperkins4340how’d the knee replacement go?
@@satan4518
WOW🙄❤ Thank you for asking!!
The surgery went well, recovery is another story 🙄
Dr is pissed, I'm not regaining R.O.M. fast enough for him, P.T. says I was a bit behind but I've made progress Everyday!
You know what the surgeon can do???💋🍑 😁
@@jimmydandy9364 During my total hip replacement and it was done with an epidural - which took a while and was difficult for the anesthesiologist to perform - but once it apparently worked I was totally out. So I don't get the point of an epidural. Anyhow, no way would I want to be awake though pain free.
I had requestedto be "out" during a heart catherization, but woke up partway through, kind of freaking out a little bit. The cardiologist got in my face, yelling at me "Don't talk back to me!!". I heard him tell someone to give me more versed, but I was awake & aware for the remainder of the procedure.
I called my insurance company the next morning from my hospital bed, and changed cardiologists!!
I heard everything while getting my tubes tied day after giving birth. It was humiliating hearing them talk about me and my size and looks. I never wanted to ever go back to a Dr. Again and developed low self esteem. 😪 I never got over this. Now when I need surgical treatment, I have over the top anxiety. Had a cardic catheterization and they gave me a pill for anxiety 1st which did nothing.. I swear it was a placebo. . Had to have anesthesia come help.. thank you for being their for people like me..
I'm so sorry you experienced that. Totally inappropriate behavior. I'm very happy that you've been empowered to speak up since that event. Tenacity is so important to being an advocate for your own health!
@@MedicalSecrets i am under 14 and i am getting my tonsils removed in 2 weeks cause i have sleep apnea and i am actually physically shaking cause i am so scared of this happening to me
@@MedicalSecrets will they give me ansteshia if i have sleep apnea and i am getting my tonsils removed
I'm so sorry that this happened to you. Unfortunately, I have had my own anesthesia horrors. I never thought to report any of them, but I later learned I should have. This was inappropriate; it never should have happened. It happens. It happens more than it should; after all, even one time is one time is one time too many. That said, MOST medical professionals aren't going to be commenting on a patient's appearance, especially comments that are inappropriate outside an OR, ER, or other medical setting.
It's very unlikely that you were given a placebo! But it easily could have felt like one. This can happen when one is very anxious. It happens more commonly in those who have already developed a tolerance of any level to benzodiazepines, as an example.
Good on you for advocating for yourself now.
Have you sought counseling for this trauma for the feelings you now experience? Medical trauma is real, and it can be brought on by any of a number of things. 🫂
I needed a C section with my last child. I told them that I wanted to be put to sleep. Someone really messed up and only paralyze me. I had NEVER FELT PAIN LIKE I HAD THAT DAY! I kept thinking if only I can move they will realize that I’m still awake. It was a horrifying experience. I had nightmares about Dr’s coming in with huge machetes to cut the baby out . Now when I need any kind of surgery I am in a total state of panic and they can not strapped my arms down. The last surgery I had my BP was over 200 before surgery. My son is 40 now.
I woke up during my hysterectomy operation. I couldn’t move or speak. I felt the scalpel cutting into my body, it felt as if someone was pouring boiling hot water across my lower body. The pain was so great I think I must have passed out. The next thing I remember was not being able to breath, I really thought I was going to die. At this stage I was being wheeled into a elevator with a big oxygen tank beside my bed. Needless to say, this event has haunted me ever since and is something I cannot ever forget. I have recently had another operation and had no problem my anaesthetic.
I've had ANESTHESIA AWARENESS and it was truly horrific. I had too much of the Succ and not enough of the anesthetic and woke up paralyzed. I can't talk more about it bc my heart is starting to pound. Needless to say it has damaged me, but I haven't let it stop me from getting additional procedures. I just make sure that when the anesthesiologist's assistant calls the day before, I more than adequately mention it. And when I am being prepped the day of, i feel the need to tell everyone involved in my care....more than once.
Same here.. and I'm scared of any surgeries .. somedays i get panic attack.. and just can't lie down. ..it's traumatic PTSD
@@Drrituverma so sorry I pray both of you to have successful life
After SX the anesthetist removed my breathing tube, i couldn't breathe and pointed to my throat. She suctioned me and removed mucus. I'll never forget it. Another time during an elbow tendon repair, i woke up looked at the surgeon sitting there and said ty for doing a good job. I remember the turniquet hurting bad.
Then there is the recently reported case at Washington University in Saint Louis. Thepatientreportsbeingawakeand feeling extreme pain. The operative record admits the anesthesiologist/anesthetis remembered to paralyze him butforgot to actually put him to sleep. During this time his pulse and plood pressure elevated wildly, but no one noticed for fifteen minutes. If accurate, this is outrageous and should result in a major settlement and sanctions. Oh, they referred him to Psychology. Nice.
I woke up twice during my first heart surgery. It was strange and I remember seeing all of the doctors around me. They all laughed and put me back under again.
Did you feel anything im getting surgery next week
I would have sued the Dr's who thought it funny that I was awake. Dr's have a duty of care to make sure you are fully asleep whilst having an operation
Hi Dr.K, I just found you yesterday ,subbed and love your content. In the late seventies I had my gall bladder removed. It was back in day when they made a big incision. It was my first surgery. I woke up just as they finished closing me up. I felt no pain but did feel the cold liquid . I couldn't talk. My surgeon didn't seem to be concerned. It has remained a concern for me thru the years. I have had 3 more major surgeries. I have always let my anesthesiologists know my concerns. Each time they assured me I would not wake up too soon. They all kept their promises! I had shoulder surgery 4 weeks ago. My anesthesiologist was so caring that he called in another anesthesiologist to monitor my brain! I am so thankful that doctors today are trained to put patients needs first over egos! God bless you Dr. K. Your patients are so blessed to have you. Keep up the great videos👏🙋♀️
I've never been under general anaesthesia, but I recently had surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome where the anaesthesiologist put something in my IV and the surgeon also used local anaesthetic. It was downright terrifying. I was barely holding it together during the surgery, I cried after the surgery, and later at home at some point I started crying uncontrollably, freaking out my family. It was quite a shock, even though I couldn't see what was happening and the surgery itself didn't hurt, I could feel everything going on, I was constantly anxious about what I was going to feel, and also the stitching up hurt. I wish they had just put me under.
I had a similar experience with ulnar surgery on wrist, except i had pain through out because the nerve block didnt work. unbelievable how surgeons have no concern for the patient. Mine only was concerned that i was slowing down his schedule
Thank you for your videos!!! You are so calming to listen to! Asset to your craft!!!
Thank you for the kind comment!
Hey Doc Kaveh,
I recently had a polypectomy and turbinate reduction done. I was very scared of the whole process since this was my first surgery.
Prior to surgery all I could think about was what going under would feel like and those moments prior to sleep. I never even felt those feelings because I was out mere seconds after entering the OR! Lmao
I remember hearing my nurse and coming to. I asked if they are going to get started yet. What a crazy ride that was.
For anyone who is really afraid of going under I can't tell you don't be afraid. What I can tell you is that when you make it to surgery you are dealing with very professional people who are great at what they do. My anesthesiologist could sense I was really nervous so he got me under ASAP without giving me a chance to think about the "moment". Facing my fear was not easy but all my doctors and nurses did an amazing job easing me through that experience.
I'm so sorry you had that initial experience, but I greatly admire your vulnerability in sharing that. How did the rest of your recovery go?
@@MedicalSecrets recovery is going well so far. Still dealing with some light bleeding but I don't need to take any pain meds. Getting better one day at a time
i’m getting nose surgery too. this eased me up a bit. thanks!
This is why I was so scared of surgery but I feel better now!!
I was having a minor knee surgery and was told I would recieve anesthesia before that I would have a nerve block ,I felt INTENSE PAIN, sat straight up SCREAMING. Who ever was at my knee was yelling "Don't Move, Don't Move" ,then yelled at the nurse to "Push" a med (don't remember what) and one rushed to inject something into my IV , and I layed back down, then I was out.
I woke up REALLY PISSED!!!🤬
I woke up during eye surgery. I was surprised at the background music everyone was listening to, then heard my doctor tell a joke, everyone laughed and I said that was a groaner. The room turned suddenly quiet, the doctor asked if I was awake and I replied that I was. He told me not to move, asked if I needed anything - was I in pain. I said it was a bit stuffy under the drape, I said the pain was manageable and asked how much longer. Someone got some more oxygen under the drape for me and the doc told me not to talk or move for the next 5 to 10 minutes.
I vividly remember I was having emergency surgery last year and had to go under deep anastasia the tubes and drugs to paralyze you because my Gastric Pacemaker wires got tangled up in my intestines. I was told they would try to do all this laparoscopy if they can. At some point I started waking up as they talk about how bad it was and how they've never seen something so bad. At that point my intestines were out of my body as they were trying to untangling it all. They got me back to sleep. I learned later the surgery took 4.5 hours. It was the most terrifying and excrutiating pian of my life!! Unfortunately I sick alot, hospitalized alot, and have to have procedures every 4-5 months. I have no choice but to see doctors who gaslight me all the time. I've lost my faith in the medical field and feel there's no point in advocating to someone who doesn't care to listen. You end up getting a note in your chart saying you're "difficult" and then your life is ruined as far as medical help goes.
I had an ablation on my heart. Dr thought i was under mild sedation. I said many times i was awake. My arms were restrained. I could only move my fingers. I could not sob. Dr told me to not take too deep a breath. All i could do was cry silently. Tears running down my face. Nurse came over and wiped my tears away. Said "we're really not trying to hurt you". I knew where everyone was in the room. Conversation. They were burning all these nerves of my heart that were mis-firing. The burning was like torture. I felt each burn radiate out from each time instrument touched my heart. Lasting over 2 hours. I thought this is what a prisoner in war who is being tortured must be like. I finally pleaded with the dr. "Please stop, i can't take any more pain". He said "were almost done, just a bit more". I've cried over and over. I have now got PTSD, even when at dentist my anxiety overtakes me and they have to set me up. I have moments of depression over feeling of someone who attacks me who has tied me down and can't defend myself. I've cried out to God. I didnt sue. I was just to overwhelmed with awful back pain below my shoulder on the left side. Endind back in urgent care sobbing. My family didnt know of this til next day when they found me sobbing in bed. I don't think there was an anesthesiologist present. The dr was handling the sedation as i would hear him tell the nurse to increase more medication when i pleaded.
Nine years ago, I was critically ill w H1N1 & double pneumonia. I was in ICU 4 weeks & hospitalized 55 days. I had many complications including a tracheostomy, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, had a Greenfield filter placed, my kidneys failed & I had dialysis. I was paralyzed for unknown reasons. I had to relearn to walk, relearn to use my hands, & relearn swallow. I was in a GS3 coma some of time, but a coma for 4 weeks. Organ donation was called. During the medically induced coma, I could hear the staff say over and over that I was going to die. A male stranger came in my room to pray, but I didn’t know him. Turns out, he wasn’t really a pastor, not a hospital employee, just a man who goes around to women’s rooms. The hospital let him in without my family’s permission. My case manager confirmed it. After I was discharged, I filed a complaint with JCAHO. Everything I remembered was true. I still have nightmares about it. I’ll never trust a hospital. FYI - ladies, you are not safe in a hospital.
I also heard two doctors discuss my case unrelated to my main illness, in addition that I had an ovarian cyst. It was was never discussed until I was released, & only bc I asked ! They said I was too weak for surgery. I would die. It would be two years before I could have ovarian surgery. Thankfully it was benign. When I did go to the GYN oncologist, I recognized her from ICU though. I was suppose to have been in a coma then. Go figure.
You’re voice is very soothing.
Thank you!
Aussie lady here again, back when I lived in England I had my one & only child my daughter via C section under a full general anesthetic in 1983 because of an assumed large cyst was preventing her from engaging, she was so high it was hard to breathe. I felt every slice of the vertical cut being made in my tummy, omg the pain I can still feel in my memory.
Working with many drs over the years as a Practice Manager aswell as a semi pro singer/performer, I spoke of this incident & all the drs said the anesthetic used back then was known for paralyzing patients only & was no longer used. I remember telling the Head Nurse & she brushed it off saying it was because they only gave me a small dose so baby wasn't born sleepy. They then went on to remove a soccer ball sized ovarian cyst & L oopherectomy & felt nothing further. I would love to know the truth as on the 19th of April my daughter turns 40 & they are all off to Bali to celebrate except me sniff sniff,
my friend had to have a heart transplant along with tricuspid valve regurgitation and she was fully aware but paralysed throughout the whole thing. I swear they say that general anesthesia awareness is uncommon and rare but I see soooo many people that have it.
Many Many years ago, I opened my eyes during surgery. I did not feel anything, however, I could hear talking, and I could see. I could see the reflection of what was being done in the silver lining of the lights over me. I remember sharing that experience with my parents, and others. I told my doctor at my follow-up appointment.
I had this anesthesia awareness getting the nuss procedure on my chest when I was 13 years old. I'll admit, I had a fascination with surgery and I wanted to fight the anesthesia but counting down from ten I made it to about 6 before I was out. I woke up in my head due to the shocking pain of having a titanium rod shoved through my torso. I literally felt 100% of it go through my body and then I thought it was over. I started going unconscious again until they flipped it over in my chest cavity. I remember thinking it felt like a tow chain wrapped around my sternum jerking me across the room.
I'll be honest, that was hands down the worst physical pain I've ever felt and I would never want to experience that again BUT, I'm kinda glad that I got to experience such a wild thing as that in my life.
A few years later I had the hardware removed and I don't remember any of that.
Thank you for sharing that detailed story. I'm so sorry that you experienced the physical pain. Did it leave you with any trauma after the surgery? It doesn't sound so
@@MedicalSecrets it was a traumatic experience, yes. Do I have ptsd triggers from it? No.
I had a D & C under general anesthesia with a saddle block. I woke up during the surgery and the surgeon was telling a (slightly dirty) joke. I had a breathing tube but the joke was funny so I laughed. The doctor said “hey, you should be asleep!” Next thing I know I am waking up in recovery. I didn’t feel any pain when I woke up during the procedure but I have always remembered the joke.
What was the joke I really want to hear even if it’s dirty lol
Lol I feel like I would have laughed too
This video helped me understand what I went through after my surgery..
Oh my goodness.... im so glad im not alone in this. I had a major surgery (had part of my colon removed) and was under general anesthesia..... sometime durning the surgery i woke up and was aware of EVERYTHING! I could hear them talking but it was kind of muffled but i could also feel every tug and pull, every cut and snip, and all the pain that went with it. I was in a full blown panic but all i could do was hear my own internal voice screaming and trying to say something, but i was completely paralized... i think they eventually noticed because i did eventually go back under. When i woke up i remembered everything and immediately tried to tell them what happened. I got laughed at by everyone and was told it had to be a dream, but it WASNT! My own mother laughed at me. I was made to feel crazy...... i dont want to make this too long, but u know how they give some patient "blocks" so that it keeps ur pain under control for a while? Well i was given one and it apparently didnt work. When i woke up, on top of being panicked about waking up, i was also in the worst pain of my life. Why didnt it work? My last epidural only half worked also. Its weird to me.... Why is my body so different?
Thank you can you do a video on another surgery as well. These are very interesting!
Thank you
tell me why i look at the views and expected to see over a million views your videos are so good what the heck I found a hidden gem im subscribing.
Hi, thank you for the kind comments. That really means a lot 🙏 any help in spreading the message of patient empowerment would be appreciated!
The first time I was aware was during a tonsillectomy at 5..it was awful and I even remember my mom passing out (they had her meet us at the door when I came out and I started pouring blood from my mouth). I’ve sadly been aware more times than I would like to admit. Always funny when you start talking to the dr and he’s saying ”ummm..you wanna give her some more?!?!?” I had a tunneled CVC placed a couple months ago and was aware. It pulled out 2 months later. Needed a new one but I was aware enough that I actually told the dr how he struggled the time before and how they resolved it..he couldn’t remember at first and then it clicked. He was shocked at how much I knew/remembered. They made sure to give me a bit extra this time around. I also have EDS and comorbidities so it’s always a bit of a challenge.
Before my 4-way bypass, I heard the anesthesiologists discuss using the lighter anesthesia becuz I react to a lot of different medicines. I became aware of them working on my heart. It wasn't excruciating. But silently I was freaking out, and couldn't warn them in anyway. I also felt being warmed up..and heard the nurses commenting on my orange toenails. I'm really worried about having any further surgeries!
While having a colonoscopy I heard the doctor say, “…so that’s why I never eat chicken at Chipotle.” When he came to recovery to check on me I told him that I could hear them talking; he seemed doubtful until I asked him why he didn’t eat chicken at Chipotle.
I was awake under general anesthia somewhat for approx10-15 mins.I heard my surgeon and the assistant talking about their vacations,where they went and what they did. How they went out to eat dinner together the night before I was having surgery, how I was the the third surgery of the day and they were tired and more.I listened to this conversations for what seemed like a long time,couldn't see anything and don't remember if I tried to move or not.Anyway later in room when she came in she said there was an incident she had documented,but never told me what it was and at that time I was pretty much on pain meds so I didn't question her. Later I asked my husband if she had told him what it was he said no they never said anything to him about it.
Thank you Dr!
I had C section under general. I heard, saw and felt pain like I never felt before. I tried to scream and I saw that my arms were tied down and I couldn’t scream or move. I know it was a paralytic drug. I have had PTSD ever since. Worse, after I told my doctor, she said I must have been dreaming.
I had carpel tunnel, told them about my experience and every time I woke up she upped the dose.
I’ve had procedures I have felt the horrible pain.
Last one was an endoscopy. The doctor this time gave me something that worked. I went under, woke up and said when are you going to do this?
They said it’s done! I got up, went home and felt great.
My cousin, who is a surgical nurse, told me it was probably Fentanyl.
I’ve been putting off spinal surgery for years. I can’t walk far before I need a wheelchair. I still have that PTSD. I’m so afraid.
If I ever get it done, I’m going to tell the doctor I’d rather die from too much than ever go through that torture again.
Awareness can be terrifying. It's happened to me in two different oral surgeries with IV sedation that they specifically called "general anesthesia". I have always wondered why I woke up both times. It has definitely left a few mental scars.
It is a sedation, not a ga
They give you intravenous valium, if you had a general anesthetic you would have to be intubated & they wouldn't be able to do surgery in your mouth, they still do the same thing by giving numbing injections. A lot of people get mixed up with sedation & general anesthetic, plus the risks under general is not worth it for dental work, they can still ask you questions & you probably feel some pain, you just don't remember, I think it is amazing as I have an awful fear of the dentist, horrible traumatic memories as a child with them holding that big smelly gas mask over my face, I was probably only around 5 when I could hear someone groaning, & I asked what the noise was, & whoever the stupid idiot was told me it was a bear coming to eat me, no wonder I paid to have treatment under sedation, dentists these days don't have that smell that would make me almost pass out. I go to Bali now for any dental work, they are amazing & only 3.5hrs flight away.
I was in my teens when I gained consciousness during surgery. I opened my eyes and the surgeon (who was operating on my abdominal area) looked at me. It was for a very short time. The surgeon was later sitting with me in recovery. I didn't mention it and neither did he. I think that the surgeon's presence as I came to made all the difference as I realised he would not normally be present at that stage and it showed that he cared.. Now, it's only a memory ranking at the same level as, say, remembering an unusually hot or cold day. I wasn't traumatised but I do remember it. I have had various surgeries since and I haven't worried at all about waking up.
Wow, that would have been the anaesthetist's fault I would imagine, I am only guessing that the surgeon sat by you in recovery waiting to see if you remembered & said anything as you could have felt terrible pain & be traumatised for life, I am so glad you are ok about it & it didn't traumatise you for the rest of your life.
I am currently going through some stuff with Neurosurgery, not sure what to do tbh, I had botched brain surgery Jan 2019 to remove this tumour which luckily is benign or I would be dead now.
I saw the surgeon on the 7th March when he told me it was time to operate but wanted me to lose a bit more weight & he would see me in 6 weeks, I am 3kg off the target he set, totally traumatised about what happened in 2019, I had to learn to walk again.
Since seeing my surgeon on the 7th March I have been forgotten about twice, the first time I rang to find out what was going on & realised the error & they booked me for a phone consult with a registrar who said an appointment would be made for 2 weeks time to examine my neck as I have some pinched nerves & restricted movement & worried about my head in the Mayfield Clamp.
There is still one more week to go, so far no appointment booked, I am not upset because I am scared of having it done again & this registrar no idea what he was thinking but he told me he has only seen a few people fall out of the Mayfield Clamp & I would be in the "Military Tuck" position.
So of course Mrs Google here went crazy, I found one useless photo that didn't show me what I am looking for. There's loads of stuff on how to make a bed & wear your shirt "Military Tuck" style but not what I am looking for!
I had a foot surgery at the first great toe joint. It involved sawing off tiny pieces of bone, in an attempt to fuse two good pieces of bone together. I went out as usual, but sometime, while my leg had a tourniquet around it, and was propped up, I became wide awake and I called out for my doctor. I told her I could feel everything. She apologized profusely, but told me she was almost done. Then, the anesthesiologist walks over to me and tries to convince me that I'm not really awake. So I yell at him, then why am I talking to you, and why am I in so much pain? He scoffed at me, so I yelled at him again, asking him "What am I supposed to do, just cowboy up?" I'm crying, in agonizing pain, and no one can do anything? I never went back into unconsciousness; I stayed awake the rest of the time in the O.R., I was awake when they wheeled me into recovery. It wasn't until then that my doctor gave me Morphine, and within seconds, all the pain was gone, but I was still wide awake and talking. They had just about every kind of Administrator, come in and talked to me about what happened with the anesthesia. They seemed to be more concerned about a lawsuit, than they were about me. The anesthesiologist had his nurse call me the next morning to check up on me. He couldn't call me himself. I don't care for lawsuits and all those kinds of things, so I let it go. I didn't feel traumatized, I felt really angry at the anesthesiologist, for mocking me, for screwing up the anesthesia, and for lacking the courage to apologize directly.
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@@staciecarlson191 - It can be very frustrating when you felt all of this, try later to explain, and then the doctors say they don’t believe you and make fun of you. I even told my doctor which movie he was planning on seeing that weekend!
My sister experienced this when she had surgery once. Happened years ago. She could hear them talking, hear everything, instruments, could tell what they were doing. She said she couldn’t move and she wasn’t able to alert them. It was very terrifying for her.
Oh no! That sounds terrible. Was she able to find help and support afterwards?
I had “twilight” sedation during my wisdom teeth removal when I was 16, & I have memories from mid-surgery.
I remember them removing my right lower teeth, feeling the stitches, & telling the surgeon that I could feel everything. He just told me “you won’t care in a minute” which I remember really pissed me off. When I got into recovery & saw my mom I burst into tears & told her I remembered & felt the surgery. The nurse who was with us was horrified & apologized. That was my fourth oral surgery, but my first one outside of a hospital.
Not being believed that I was in pain didn’t really bother me for a long time, but I do think it really affected me later when I had a horrible experience with an OB/GYN during an IUD procedure, & she told me that it was my fault I was in so much pain. After that experience I’ve needed to be fully sedated for any kind of oral procedure that may cause pain, & I have PTSD-like reactions to gynaecological exams or procedures.
I later found out that both doctors I had negative interactions with had a history of negative patient interactions or “outdated” practices. Unfortunately since I live in Canada & we don’t have much choice as to who we see for medical care due to the wait times, reviews aren’t often left on doctors to help us find practitioners & advocate for ourselves.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
I've had a few surgeries and as a ginger I've always gotten crap when I tell them yes, I'm a natural redhead. My last surgery was a hysterectomy and I remember hearing people yelling at me to breathe but couldn't see or feel anything. Along with waking up off and on trying to climb my bed to get away from the nurse in the recovery area. I asked the nurse and my doctor the next day when they came to check on me so I could apologize but she just said I did great. Now a few years later I need a spinal outpatient procedure and they have to put me under. That really worries me to the point I have been putting it off
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You're welcome!
Great video, I love learning about things we do not know or see
I had many ECT treatments about 5 or 6 years ago and one of them i woke up. I could see all of the people in front of me and i could see my body slightly moving but i couldn't move or say anything because they give you a muscle relaxer and a paralytic. Honestly, one of them most terrifying experiences I've ever had. When i "woke up" i told them and they said they would have known if i was awake. I don't care what they say i woke up for a few seconds
I woke up in the middle of open heart surgery. I will never forget the sound of one of the nurses screaming, "Oh my God! Hes waking up!!".
I remember looking down at my chest splayed open and thinking thats interesting but all I wanted to do was get that dam tube out of my throat. I was trying to pull it out and get off the table at the same time but all of a sudden I was tackled and heald down and then I woke up in recovery.
many nights I wake up in a panic until I realize where I am.
I have only been under general anesthesia once to get my wisdom teeth removed, but I had anesthesia awareness. I was conscious but numb and paralyzed, so I couldn't communicate that I was awake. It was, as you said, a traumatic experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life. I have surgery in a couple weeks and I'm definitely going to have a discussion beforehand with my anesthesiologist. I didn't discover that I had EDS until a few months ago, and I didn't discover that my EDS could have been a contributing factor to that until watching this video. Thanks!
I'm sorry you experienced that in the past. I hope with your new knowledge you can advocate for yourself to prevent that from happening again!
@@MedicalSecrets I just watched this video too and was surprised to hear that people with Ehlers-Danlos might need more anesthesia. I also have EDS and wonder if this is true for all types of EDS or just certain types like vascular? No anesthesiologist has mentioned this to me before. Thanks for your great videos!
My surgeries were not elective but the result of initial medical malpractice by a surgeon who was defensive, verbally abusive and eventually lost his license (His insurance payout maxed out!). In surgery #2, I woke up while my abdomen was wide open. I felt searing pain and feeling my intestines being pulled at and moved around. The pain was so extreme it took me a few moments to collect myself enough to scream. The anesthesiologist said, "Oh no you don't..." and I was back out, thankfully. I woke up screaming in the recovery room as if it was in the same breath from when I had started screaming mid-operation. It took them 4 hours to get my pain managed. Talk about PTSD.. and I think it was one of the reasons I had trouble healing (high cortisol). The next surgeries were hell, and I seriously questioned whether I would live to see my 40th birthday. Surgery # 18 I was dropped on my face and the NG tube tore straight through my nostril. I woke with scabbing on the inside & outside of my nose, and a bruise on the side of my face. My surgeon had the audacity to tell me I didn't know what I was talking about. When I showed him, he walked out my room spewing profanity and I could hear him yelling down the hall. The nurses were not very sympathetic and regularly dismissed me with a "she's hysterical" comment. Um... Who *wouldn't* be upset after having been facially disfigured?!? What a cop-out.
My most recent surgery (#21) was about 7 years ago, and I won't get into all the details, but I knew *this time* I was under God's protection and I had a competent surgeon. Not only was I off my drip the same day, but I returned to work a week later (instead of the usual 6-8 weeks). The previous surgeries, I experienced difficulty healing. This time I healed in record time. Stress/cortisol's effect on healing or not healing -- as well as anesthesia tolerance should be investigated, because they had a profound effect on me. I can't be the only one.. ?
I was given succinol choline first, before anesthesia. I was terrified when I couldn't speak or move, so I started forcing tears out. Finally, one of the nurses noticed and, within 60 sec., the anesthetic was administered.
Wow!! Surely they are supposed to induce general anaesthesia before they administer the paralytic, did they mess up??
I was awake during the entire colonoscopy remembering everthing. Very positive experience. I enjoyed seeing the monitor screen.
I've had numerous colonoscopies and on one asked the anaesthetist if it could be done without anaesthetic as I wanted to go home earlier. He said no way as it was not fair on the staff if I moved around a lot. Fair enough. I'm just very interested in all these things.
My Grandfather woke up during stomach surgery and yanked out the intubation tube in 1970 at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood CA. The Anesthesiologist was not in the operating room at the time.
I'm so sorry to hear that. Sounds like quite a complicated situation..
Well its a pretty legit fear
I m a med student and last week 3 pacients woke up during open thoracotomies and we werent anywhere near finishing.
My boyfriend had this. He said he could hear everything , I think he may have been able to feel pain ,im not sure and will ask him . The surgery was for a vasectomy . His next surgery he told the anesthesiologist about his negative experience and he was able to have a very positive experience this time around .
I did have an episode once but it wasn't traumatic for me. It was very brief thankfully as i did feel intense, searing pain. My anesthesiologist initially doubted me but eventually agreed i was legit. He followed up with me several times as i recovered in the hospital and ii've never experieced anything similar in subsequent surgeries.
I was aware when I underwent a tvt surgery. I heard, ‘ok, here we go, 3,2,1…’ and then gasped when the puncture through my abdomen. I heard, ‘she’s awake!’ Then got knocked out fully. Long story short, I had to have the tape loosened and went for a subsequent minor surgery. I mentioned that I didn’t want to ‘participate’ in the next one and was asked ‘why didn’t you say something’ ? … thank goodness they heard my gasp out and gave me more knock out meds.
I woke up while they were sewing me back together on my third hernia surgery, I watched the docs sewing me up by looking at the mirror inside of the operating light above me. I heard someone say, "He is awake'" and was put back under. I didn't feel pain but could feel the tugging while I was being sewed up.
I've woken up in the middle of surgery. That was a nightmare. I was having a belly button hernia fix with a mesh.
I blame the nurse and the anesthesiologist for that, and til this day, I get anxiety attacks from that experience . The surgery I had was my right wrist surgery. The doctor screwed up the surgery when she put 3 titanium screws and cut ✂️ the tendon to one of my fingers and nerve damage. The anesthesia doctor did not put enough pain blocker after surgery, and when i got home, my God, I was in so much pain that in 1 hour of coming home from the hospital, I went back and I was begging them to give me a shot to block that pain and no doctor in that hospital wanted to help me. This doctor who screwed up had to fix the mistake she and I had to wait 5 months before she could do and fix her mistakes. No doctor will want to do surgery on you in fear of other doctors' mistakes.
I've had one surgery. I was 14. It was in the seventies. A leg injury. The shot I was given did not put me to sleep. The doctor was surprised and ordered another shot. He explained because of the second dose it might be the next day before I woke up but that he'd come and tell me how the surgery went. I woke up before the surgery was complete but he had given me enough local that I didn't feel anything. I wasn't bothered by it, nor was I scared. He asked later what happened when I needed anesthesia at the dentist. I had never had a cavity so I had never had that experience. He told me I would need to explain to future doctors and my dentist about my resistance to anesthesia.
I've never needed another surgery and my dentist uses a special type of shot on me. I like it. It works instantly and wears off as soon as he's done. No tingling lips and biting my tounge for hours after. He calls it the elephant drug. 😂
I've never had gas at the dentist. I've heard it feels good.
I don't acty remember technically waking up but I heard music and Drs talking , it seemed like a dream after though thank🙏
I'm 34 years old, in my life I have only had one operation, at age either 14 or 15. I had a dental procedure where my gums were cut open because some of my top row teeth were growing sideways inside my gums, instead of growing down like normal adult teeth (due to some of my baby teeth not falling out on their own for some reason). The procedure involves cutting open my gums and hooking metal braces to slowly pull my teeth in the correct direction, then of course stitching my gums back up, except for the pulling braces that were removed later. The operation only took 45 minutes, and at that age I didn't know that anaesthesia awarenesses excisted, so I wasn't scared. I was completely unconscious through the entire procedure, it was a complete success. In the time leading up to the operation I didn't understand why my mum seemed so worried. After my successful operation, I found out that my mum was really worried I would be one of those rare people that are awake but paralysed during surgery.
My mom was conscious during her emergency c-section when having me 34yrs ago. She said she tried her best to get their attention but no one was looking at her eyes during due to it being an emergency and she was paralyzed. She remembers music playing, nurses and doctors talking as well as feeling pressure of them moving her insides around. She was 28 weeks pregnant and had placenta previa. I flat lined inside of her and I guess they rushed.
I had the same issue 40 years ago, I just put my story above, I totally understand what your mother went through & how a simple explanation shut us up. Being paralyzed was terrible, I was trying to blink to alert them I was awake & feeling them cut me open, but pretty sure our eyes are taped. I can only imagine our BP went nuts alerting them to a very serious issue.
I came here looking for answers. I had surgery 2 days ago. I woke up during my surgery. I had gallbladder removal surgery. They put me out but I woke up just as they placed the first pole in above my naval and started panicking, then they pushed the second pole in just below my ribcage. That's when I really started screaming inside my own head. I tried to move but I couldn't, I tried to scream but I couldn't, I managed to open my eyes just for a sec and then passed out again. When I opened my eyes I heard my surgeons voice but don't remember what he said because I was panicking. I saw the pole and his uniform. Why did this happen to me? Why did I go through this? Why couldn't I move but I felt everything?
I am so sorry you experienced this. Thank you for your vulnerability in sharing. I talk about this comment on my live stream, and I answer your question. I hope you seek guidance and help to prevent this experience from turning into a complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
I heard music, saw the green barrier, felt the hammering of the cap and peg into my femur during knee replacement. I don’t have any lingering challenges related to it. I remember feeling calm and observant. I’ve had three surgeries since with no memories or awareness. My last one did result in very low blood pressure, low oxygen and broken blood vessels in my face.
I was aware for some portion of a bronchoscope. I was intubated for this procedure. They started giving me all the various meds and I was out, then I was aware, I tried to move but I couldn’t. I heard a nurse say” he wasn’t lying about his gag reflex. I felt like every muscle in my body started having spasms and Charlie horses. Then I was out again. I was incredibly sore in every area of my body for 2 or 3 days. Also had a SVT event 4 days after procedure.
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. It sounds like you were converted to general anesthesia and received succinylcholine (a muscle relaxant that can have the sore muscles after surgery). I hope the lung condition is under control now 🙏
My friend was awake, but felt the paralysis, therefore she was not able to give notice that she was not unconceous, and what was worse, she felt like she did not get enough oxigen in her lungs, because she had a tube in and she felt like she did not get enough air in her lungs.
The surgery she had was a second surgery on her uterus, because after her c section she had a bad infection, which was not noticed, until she got super sick with a fever. She was traumatized for life by this experience, but the experience before surgery was bad as well, because she said she has bad tummy pain, but she was turned away by saying this was normal, so they did not take her seriously in her suffer, until her tummy was full of puss, and she needed an emergency surgery, where anesthesia went wrong. 😢
Thank you doctor
You're welcome!
I have awakened on 2 occasions. I was having a colonoscopy and awoke and couldnt talk so I had to move my feet to let them know it was hurting. It felt like they were pushing my intestines up into my chest. Another time I was undergoing a hemorrhoidectomy and I was on a slant board with my ass in the air. I awoke and realized that I needed more sleepy sleep and actually tapped the snoozyologist on his knee and said "more". I promptly went under again. I could not feel pain or anything but I could hear the docs in my butt talking. I do remember it was hard to wake up after that. I had no trauma from it or any after affect.
My daughter was born in 1982 by emergency c-section. They put me to sleep and near the end of the surgery I woke up. I couldn't move, but I heard one doctor ask the anastegeolist if I was awake and he replied no. When he pulled the tube out of my throat I vomited. He put a little vacuum in my mouth and suctioned it out. I was still unable to move at this point. She was born at 28 weeks I was in hospital on bed rest. Before the surgery he checked me and her foot was sticking out. I'm grateful he suctioned my mouth. I don't know why I woke up but it was scary.
I woke up during my spinal fusion. It was the worst experience of my life. I suddenly could hear the doctors talking along with surgical tools being used. I couldn't move at all. I remember feeling so panicked, like I was going to suffocate after I tried to take a breath and couldn't. My lungs felt completely closed off bc I couldn't breath on my own bc of intubation. After some time which felt like an eternity I was put back under. The first thing I asked in the recovery room was had I woke up during surgery where I was then told I did but was put back under as soon as they noticed... It was a nightmare that I think about all the time.
Yep same thing happened to me but with a multi level laminectomy. I became aware but unable to move during a certain portion and surgery and woke up trying to scream but from the leftover anesthesia could only moan in pain. It was so strange like a bad dream, almost to the point where for a time I wasn't sure it really happened. Yet for years every so often I'll have that same dream and everything is the same.
My only major surgery occurred when I was 8years old. I had a history of pretty painful sore throats (so, naturally, at the time, the first thing my pediatrician chose was to rip those pesky tonsils out! haha) and was scheduled for a toncillechtomy (sp??) by my doctor. I don't recall being particularly anxious, I guess because I was so young and didn't anticipate the post-op PAIN i endured for what seemed to my little 8 year old brain, be FOREVER! haha The memory I do have, is waking up during the procedure!! In 1970, I guess Robert Liston-style anesthesia was still used, because I distinctly remember having a mask over my nose and mouth and having a liquid, which I assume was ether, dripped into it. To this day, I even recall the way the mask smelled. I don't know if this way of anesthetizing a patient could have contributed to my awakening mid-surgery? I would think it would be difficult to determine how much to give a patient...or rather, to gauge how much was given. This might all be a false memory...maybe something my psyche concocted in response to the trauma I had to have experienced before and after the operation...maybe a way an 8 year old explains such a traumatic experience to herself? The reason I have even this slight doubt about the validity of my own story, is because I can't image that ether was still employed as a means of anesthesia, even way back in the 70s!
A friend of mine had his gallbladder removed and said while the anesthesia was being induced he couldn’t open his eyes but was still aware of what was going on AND could feel his breathing become almost impossible
Had to have my appendix out as a child (turned out it was "fine" when they got in there but they took it out anyway because they were already there), and I remember having a few brief seconds of some awareness of feeling like something was down my throat... then I was out again a few seconds later. No idea when in the surgery that was or what, just that it happened
Have to have surgery this week almost a few decades later so I'm hoping because it wasn't just sprung on me like that surgery that I don't have any awareness during it; I seemed to do well during my wisdom tooth removal and that was also general anesthesia. Also trying to manage my anxiety beforehand; your videos are helping assuage some of my fears, so thank you for that!
During a recent hip replacement I felt the hammering up into my pelvis. I lifted my head up, opened my eyes, twisted my head up to the surgeon and told him, “Hey! I can feel that you know!” Silence and stunned looks for one second and then I was quickly put back to sleep. WHAT HAPPENED??? I have had many surgeries throughout my life and I have never experienced anything like this!
I had knee surgery and I wasn’t fully under .. or I was aware… for the first ..maybe 5? minutes of surgery. I could tell the surgeon everything he and others said. But the bad part was, I FELT everything. I felt a burning sensation as he started .. I told him exactly where he “cut” first. It hurt but I couldn’t scream, I couldn’t open my eyes, and I couldn’t move. I was screaming inside my head.. wishing it would get out of my mouth. I tried hard to try to move .. I couldn’t I struggled to try to open my eyes so maybe someone would see my open eyes. But I couldn’t open them. I remember thinking that I was going to feel everything for the next hour or two. And that sent me into a panic.. a private panic. I don’t know why I went out after about 5 minutes. If they noticed I was aware.. I don’t know. Nobody mentioned it to me. I wasn’t panicked about having surgery before that surgery. Now.. I’m terrified that will happen again.
I've been through this...I started moving my head and the anesthesiologist freaked out when I looked at him. I remember smelling my bone being drilled. I woke during removal of my large intestine...Dr was cussing bc I moved my hand and lifted the tape off my right eye, I saw my BP over 200 and panic in the room. When I was done I had a "J-cath" or neck IV
Terrifying experience
I can't find a video for my question. (Sedation related) I've had colonoscopies before. I have never remembered them before the one at a VA hospital. I remember EVERYTHING!! The excruciating pain, the screaming and yelling that they forgot to sedate me.
The nurse in her nasally voice saying, "Oh I gave you the maximum dosage. I can't do anything for you."
The heat of my anger as I glared at that dumba55 doctor still pushing that damn scope through uncaring and violently, in my opinion.
He said, "Everyone's aware of the procedure. All sedation does is make people forget it. Don't worry, you'll forget this. Just relax."
The cramping, searing, sharp a55 pain just roared back and forth across my abdomen. I just cringed while screaming as hard as I could!
I finally told him in a voice I didn't recognize that, "If you don't pull that out, I'm going to defend myself starting with my foot on your face!"
I remember the whole thing starkly. I do not care if I acquire colon cancer. I will never go through that again!
Why did that one not go like previous ones?
yes I know quite some people that where awake when the had surgery!
I had an open hernia surgery in the early 1990's in which for many nights after the surgery I experienced very vivid dreams including intense pain of the scalpel making the long cut (roughly 6-8 inches) along my lower abdomen below the belt line.... It was a very long surgery, and I feel like I may have awoken at some point on the operating table, and/or been underdosed for this procedure. I feel like I heard talking, and had the mask put back on me at some point.... I am putting my heavy use of cannabis on a two-month hiatus to hopefully make the anesthesia more effective for this go... Is there anything you might suggest I talk about with the Anesthetist in my pre-surgery visit, that would be helpful for he/she and I. I feel very thankful to have found you on youtube and will be sharing your services provided here with others. Peace
I was under something for my wisdom teeth, but I do remember when my tooth injured my inferior alveolar nerve. I remember my vision being entirely green, then feeling a sharp pop, seeing a flash of a red diagonal line with a 💥 shape in the middle. After I woke up my right bottom lip was numb for about 6 months until it healed.
I had a similar experience many years prior with a surgery on my wrist, but the memory did not come back to me (and in much less detail) until my surgery for my wisdom teeth.
I was a real victim of anesthesia awareness. I felt everything even single stitch, cut .... It was very horrible
I'm so sorry you experience that, I hope you've been able to find help overcoming that
I have always metabolized medications very quickly. Every medication. During my last reconstructive knee surgery (knee surgery #3) I woke up during the surgery. I was still intubated, and I did hear a drill. But they were putting screws in my leg because the surgery required them to break my leg. I could see the room and I let them know I was awake. The anesthesiologist let the surgeon know and then quickly put me under again. I didn't freak out about it. It was just weird. But 6 years later I had colonoscopy and the "amnesia" drug did not work at all. It was incredibly painful. I let my Doc and the anesthesiologist know that I was feeling everything but was told I couldn't receive any more meds because of my size. I weighed approx. 110 lbs. I was not on any opioids, and was not using Marijuana or any type of meds. Even with dental work extra shots of novocaine are required. I always wake up quickly in the recovery room and I wake up hungry. Even though the colonoscopy was a "simple" outpatient procedure it was far more traumatizing than the knee surgery. But that could have been less so had the Doc. and anesthesiologist treated me with respect instead of telling me I just had to deal with it and it would be over soon. Maybe they thought I would just forget how they treated ne. Unfortunately I did not. Since then I always make sure to talk with both the Doc and anesthesiologist and make them aware of my history.
I love the message you share. AND taking the mystery out of the operating room. Thank you!🦋
Thanks.
I woke up during an endoscopy and pulled everything out and off of me. I haven't been "under" any sleepy-type of anesthesia since.
Both my grandma and one of her brothers had anesthesia awareness. I don’t know exactly the details of her or her brothers surgery, (other than that her brother sat up mid surgery), I do know all of the women on my moms side of my family including myself are resistant to local anesthetics. My grandma is actively looking into getting a hypermobilie Ehlers Danlos diagnosis, and I’m going to look into it for myself as my grandma and I have similar symptoms. I’m trying to watch videos on anesthesia awareness as there is a good chance I will need to get a spinal fusion for my scoliosis soon. I’m trying to minimize my anxiety over my fear of anesthesia awareness and also make myself more aware of the risks so I won’t forget to advocate for myself before surgery so I won’t have to risk going through what my grandmother and her brother did.
Please update how did it go???
Another question: What happens when someone has apnea and can't have anymore anesthesia? How can the procedure continue?
My first awareness occurred when I was a very healthy 38 yr old. Toward the end of the hernia surgery, I could feel the cutting. A lot. I tried to say something but could not. I kept trying and suddenly I was able to say "Hey I can feel that! I heard an "oh shit" and I was out again. My second was during a sinus rebuilding surgery. I woke up during and found that I could see the procedure through the eye goo at the bottom of my field of vision. Unbelievable the amount of blood in such a surgery. My third was during a supra spinatus tear. I could feel everything and had no way of moving or speaking. The pain was horrendous.
I do not go down at all when getting the "twilight" fentanyl/versed drip. I have heard many indiscretions between Dr. and staff. In the heart cath lab I once had a cardiologist move to the opposite side of the procedure area and right next to my head take his cell phone out DURING THE PROCEDURE and start talking to his girlfriend. I let him know I could hear him and he sheepishly moved away. I am quite happy to view the screen and comment during the procedure. I am fully aware and interact with the crew. My proctologist must not of liked my company because he changed the medication to something that put me out fast, bragging that no one wakes up to this new potion. I woke up to this as well. They then overdosed me and lied that I had not awakened. It took me 6 hours in the recovery area before I was coherent.
I finally got an anesthesiologist that believed my stories and introduced me to the term "awareness". She was surprised I did not suffer from PTSD. Whatever she put in my chart worked. I have had 6 major surgeries since without a memory.
@medicalsecrets. I went under and was out, but then I had this feeling that I couldn't breathe properly. I focused all my mental strength to move my right arm (I actually have many sleep paralysis so doing this mind exercise to move a part of my body is not uncommon). I managed to move my right arm and take the anesthesia mask off (start of procedure and before being intubated I believe). As I did so, I managed to open my eyes for a sec and saw the op doc and nurse (which were towards the foot of bed) kinda moving with concern towards my head (possibly to alert the anesthesiologist). They put the mask back on and no issues during surgery.
*What about surgeries that you're woken up during ? Such as installation of spinal stimulator or surgery that you need to communicate with the patient to confirm proper placement? Thanks ! I appreciate your information*
Nice video
I have been under general anaesthetic 4 times and slept like a baby without any problem. In fact last time I had been on a diet and can remember dreaming about calories as the nurses shouted at me to wake up! I do have an ex who woke up while his appendix was being stitched up though. It definitely seems like awareness is more common during emergency surgeries. He described it as feeling really trippy and surreal. I think he did feel pain but he didn't seem massively traumatized by it.
I'm sorry to hear about those experiences in your ex. I'm happy that you didn't have any problems!
I was partially aware during two separate upper endoscopy procedures. The first was a procedure to dilated. I could feel the balloon pressing the inside of my throat, but it didn't hurt and I didn't feel anxious or unsafe. So I didn't mention it to anyone.
The second time was painful. I could feel the tube pressing against the inside of my throat while it was going down and I felt distress.
I woke up in the operating room when I was having a total knee replacement, I remember the noise in the OR.
Did you have a spinal or epidural?
I was having a hysterectomy when they tore varicose veins on my uterus & I bled out in my abdomen during sx. I knew I died, I was in a warm, foggy room being given the choice if I wanted to live or die. I chose to live, woke up under hot plastic bag type things with 86*F temp from cold packed RBC they gave me. After I got back to my room the head surg nurse, an ER tech & the anesthesiologist came to talk to me at separate times to tell me what happened. I got my surgery notes & verified I was clinically dead. Mentally, what was the peach colored, foggy room I was in & how did I know I died?
What about when a patient is paralyzed with pancuronium but is not anesthatized? I'm a retired respiratory therapist and have been made aware of a couple cases like this. To be paralyzed yet feel the pain has to be more than terrible.
I had this happen to me and they kept denying me that it happened even after I gave them detailed information. They said I was dreaming it up.
My sister was in Germany husband in army including being a nurse. She had a C-Section and the doctor didn’t believe her until she quoted what was said during her surgery and then she freaked the doctor out and he accidentally confirmed that she was correct and that she should have been asleep at the time and she was out enough that she couldn’t tell them. Now I understand it was in a German Hospital that the army utilized because they were expected to make their own beds and weren’t allowed to lay in bed until they were able to do so more comfortably in 1980.
I woke up during eye surgery. And I could see the instruments in my eye, and hear the doctors talking. I could also feel pain, although I imagine it was greatly reduced. I was terrified the pain would cause me to move while the instruments were in my eye. When I told the Doctor during followup he brushed it off by saying : "That happens sometimes". He just refused to understand that the was the fear of moving was my biggest concern, or the possible implications for the next time.
Oof what is scarier. Awake during heart surgery or this
@@BrickMediaStudios I'm pretty good at remaining calm during disasters. But the little annoyances make me lose my s**t.
@@memonk11 like a wasp going
Near your ear f.e.?
Yeah eye surgery I need but it freaks me out. Getting eye exams bothers me with the bright lights. Give me headaches. Don’t think I’ll be able to do it. Dr not happy 🤷♀️
@@hummingbird7713 Dude, I've had multiple eye operations. They are a MIRACLE cure. I would be completely blind without them. I've had ZERO incidents other than that one. I would not have posted the comment if I had thought it would dissuade someone from getting the help they need.
Does anesthesia awareness complication happen only under general anesthesia or can it happen under local and regional anesthesia as well?
I did have an ERCP though that I remember fully. I remember gagging and felt like I was choking and heard the Dr's talking too.
Oh no! ERCP is sometimes not done with general anesthesia... Did you have a breathing tube placed?
@@MedicalSecrets sorry. I should've been more specific.. I think I was just supposed to be sleeping and not under general. I felt the tubes/camera he must've been using to remove gallstone blockage and then a temporary stent in my bile duct
I was 4 in 1971 and was not given any pain meds or anesthesia only a paralytic when I had shoulder surgery after an auto accident. This was common for kids until 1980. Can you talk about this and how we in this group can get help?
I'm so sorry you experienced that. Let's discuss on the next live session
The Dr. had to keep bring me out due to my blood pressure kept dropping to 60/30 which happened 4 times. I could feel and hear. My surgeon told me he couldn’t believe I was talking to him when my blood pressure was so low. It was absolutely miserable!!!!!!!
I woke up during surgery. It was horrific. I couldn't open my eyes. I tried hard to move but I was paralyzed . It felt like they were shoving tubes into my chest. I felt him cut my abdomen open.I was told the tubing they used had to be changed out to a smaller one. I have had several surgeries since then and I just ask them to use smaller tubing and it has never happened again. I still have so much trauma from that one surgery.