Things you don't want to hear your doctor say...

Hey Elwood · 10-13-2009, 05:47 PM

Where the heck does this go?

Anesthesa? No that's for me.

*Ash* · 10-13-2009, 07:37 PM

When was he/she saying this?
In theatre?
Surgical technology advances faster than camera technology - it's not uncommon for instruments to be used for the first time by surgeons on their patients - the nurses are trained up on their assembly, though - the surgeon just knows how to use it...

Is this what you meant?
And were you talking about anaesthesia? Without it, surgery would be a terrifying task for both parties...

*ve2vfd* · 10-13-2009, 07:42 PM

Darn, I'm trying to write with my thermometer again, where the heck did I leave my pen?

Pat

lithos · 10-13-2009, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Without it, surgery would be a terrifying task for both parties...

I believe there's a trial being held about this in Brisbane very soon...

*Ash* · 10-13-2009, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by lithos

I believe there's a trial being held about this in Brisbane very soon...

Sign me up to that one! How much are they paying the participants?

BPT · 10-13-2009, 08:30 PM

I forgot my glasses. Oh hell I'll just wing it

*graphicgr8s* · 10-13-2009, 08:50 PM

Oh shit he's awake. (Heard during my knee surgery in 1980. Woke up on the table while they were cutting.)

*Ash* · 10-13-2009, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by graphicgr8s

Oh shit he's awake. (Heard during my knee surgery in 1980. Woke up on the table while they were cutting.)

Not uncommon.
Were you aware at the time, or were you just told that you got up mid-surgery?

*graphicgr8s* · 10-13-2009, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Not uncommon.
Were you aware at the time, or were you just told that you got up mid-surgery?

I was most certainly awake. With my leg in the air and with a tourniquet on.

*Ash* · 10-13-2009, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by graphicgr8s

I was most certainly awake. With my leg in the air and with a tourniquet on.

Your anaesthetist might have been more sleepy than you were...

catsman50 · 10-13-2009, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Your anaesthetist might have been more sleepy than you were...

just had anesthetist on Monday and when i woke up i started dry heaving it suck big time.

little laker · 10-13-2009, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by ve2vfd

Darn, I'm trying to write with my thermometer again, where the heck did I leave my pen?

Pat

You got it all wrong Pat, this is the computer age, and you lost your Keyboard so you can't type

Originally Posted by graphicgr8s

Oh shit he's awake. (Heard during my knee surgery in 1980. Woke up on the table while they were cutting.)

Ouch

I've heard that anesthesia is a 3 part system. One that deals with the pain, one that puts you under, and one that paralyzes you for the surgery.
I've heard that it's quite common for one to wear off before the surgery is over, occasionally leaving you fully aware of the situation however unable to say or do anything about it.

Thankfully I was only under the knife once, and don't remember anything about it.

*Ash* · 10-13-2009, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by catsman50

just had anesthetist on Monday and when i woke up i started dry heaving it suck big time.

Also not uncommon - in fact post-anaesthetic nausea and vomiting is very common. Does linger on for a few hours afterwards.

Still beats surgery without anaesthetic!

*Ash* · 10-13-2009, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by little laker

I've heard that anesthesia is a 3 part system. One that deals with the pain, one that puts you under, and one that paralyzes you for the surgery.
I've heard that it's quite common for one to wear off before the surgery is over, occasionally leaving you fully aware of the situation however unable to say or do anything about it.

Thankfully I was only under the knife once, and don't remember anything about it.

Right, Stu.
Anaesthesia is induced by one medication (usually by a milky white drug called propofol), muscles are relaxed by another, and analgesia with morphine (or similar other cocktail of drugs).

Intubation then happens and an anaesthetic gas to keep you under is used under constant monitoring - the mixture of oxygen and the anaesthetic gas is finely balanced to ensure patients are under enough but not too far that it lowers their blood pressure too drastically.

Not the easiest of jobs - suits the OCD-type personality.

catsman50 · 10-13-2009, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Also not uncommon - in fact post-anaesthetic nausea and vomiting is very common. Does linger on for a few hours afterwards.

Still beats surgery without anaesthetic!

very true i just had surgery on my shoulder and one second i was awake the next i had metal in my shoulder and 4 holes in my arm.lol