General Anaesthetic

[ChrisPackit]

I had a GA about 15 years to correct a rugby injury on my nose.

I went into the Anaethesist (sp?) as usual in hospital who administered the injection and counted back from 10 to 1. That was the nice part, as after that I had a reaction to the stuff they used and my throat closed up and I stopped breathing for a 30 seconds or so. It's known as a Laryngeal Spasm and they had to inject my throat with some kind of relaxant to allow me to breathe again. It was a pretty hairy moment according to the Quack but I was well out of it so didn't know anything.

I would be very wary of having any kind of GA in an environment where they are not equipped for something like this happening i.e. Dentists...

[Old Greg]

I had a GA about 15 years to correct a rugby injury on my nose.

I went into the Anaethesist (sp?) as usual in hospital who administered the injection and counted back from 10 to 1. That was the nice part, as after that I had a reaction to the stuff they used and my throat closed up and I stopped breathing for a 30 seconds or so. It's known as a Laryngeal Spasm and they had to inject my throat with some kind of relaxant to allow me to breathe again. It was a pretty hairy moment according to the Quack but I was well out of it so didn't know anything.

I would be very wary of having any kind of GA in an environment where they are not equipped for something like this happening i.e. Dentists...

I think that GAs no longer happen at the Dentist, but in hospitals. There were some nasty incidents.

[DaveB]

If the work you are having done is serious enough for a GA you are going to be more worried about your mouth feeling like it's been kicked repeatedly by the england rugby squad in steel toed boots. That and dribbling blood for the next 24 hours.

Coming out of the GA should be ok for most folks, some get a bad reaction to it and feel ill for a day or so.

[pacharan]

I'm having an implant and they need to do some enhancements to the bone beforehand.

[hyperD]

I'm having an implant and they need to do some enhancements to the bone beforehand.

I had to re-read that again after removing my double entendre Mk II filth filters...

[EternalOptimist]

I'm having an implant and they need to do some enhancements to the bone beforehand.

i.e. they want to take a file, hammer and chisel to you, but dont want you to know

<shudder> butchers all of them

[DaveB]

i.e. they want to take a file, hammer and chisel to you, but dont want you to know

<shudder> butchers all of them

Yup, they want you out cold before they get the Black and Decker and the lump hammer out.

[BlasterBates]

It doesn't matter whether you feel woozy or not, everything will be overshadowed by the fact that your mouth will feel as though it has been bashed around by Mike Tyson.

[PinkPoshRat]

Stop scaring him!

You'll only be 'under' for a really short period of time (in terms of what the surgical team are used to.)

There is always an aneathenatist watching you / monitoring the machines which go 'bing'. They watch out for signs that you're not ok, and if you're not then they sort out the problem.

You're given a pre-med, which is normally a valium based tablet or injection. These pre-med don't work as well if you have lots of alcohol in your system, so don't be tempted to get yourself plastered the night before! If you do, it's not really much of a problem as they'll possibly up the dosage.

After pre-med kicks in and they're ready for you in the theatre, you get wheeled through into a small room where the anaethenatist will greet you.

One of the nurses will place a catheter in you hand and then the anaethenatist will start to administer their drug.

You may feel the 'stuff' going from your hand through your veins, and it might feel cold - that's nothing to worry about, it's normal.

Whilst you're knocked out all your muscles are paralyzed but you'll never ever know that!!


Good luck!

[Normie]

I've had it twice - both for surgery - and felt nauseous for a few hours after. Last time, I was fine when I woke up - and hungry - but then they gave me a dose of morphine, so I reckon it's that that makes me feel so ill, rather than the GA. ( I went under with a painful cricked neck, and came out without it, which was a nice bonus ).

Drink plenty of water afterwards to flush it out of your system.

Same with me regarding the morphine. Had a couple of knee ops - first one felt fine until they gave me morphine. Second time round just had codeine (I think) - felt fine.

Had an absolute babe of a student nurse looking after me - she said I really didn't need a bed bath though. On the minus side, they did send me home with a DVT in my leg.