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Old 10-05-2008, 07:21 PM   #1
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Omg I woke up during surgery!

Hi Everyone, I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else? Friday I underwent what was suppose to be a minor surgery to remove a pin in my foot, well I ended up waking up during surgery and was very much in pain! I even was able to lift my head enough to see them working on my foot. It took me crying out "ouch" in order for them to give more meds. At first they didnt even say anything to me even though I was moving around, then after letting them know I could feel the doctor chiseling bone away, the anes. dr said "im going to give you more meds now okay?" (i found out after he could not remove the pin, so he chipped some bone away so it would not rub against another bone).

Just wondering if anyone else woke during a surgery and if they were able to feel pain?
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Old 10-05-2008, 07:31 PM   #2
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I woke up in the middle of knee surgery when I was 18. I was also in terrible pain. Im sorry that happened to you! Hope you are feeling good now!
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well, I bet that wasn't too much fun..not that you were enjoying it to begin with anyway

I didn't wake up during surgery, but when I was having a c-section I could feel them cutting me...my epidural didn't go up high enough...I should have had a clue when they swabbed my stomach and it stung...but I was preoccupied...until I felt them cutting, I said "hey wait...I feel you cutting"...next thing I know I woke up with a baby boy (which I was told was a girl, but that's a whole 'nother story)

Hope you and your foot are feeling better!!
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Old 10-05-2008, 07:50 PM   #4
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Wow, that's an intense experience!

I can't say I've woken up from surgery per say but pretty darn close. I had two of my wisdom teeth removed a few years ago. My Mom sprung for the "good meds" aka getting twilight anesthesia while they were doing the procedure. It's not technically a local anesthesia but it makes you fall asleep and feel no pain. Some where in the middle of it I woke up, became conscious, felt no pain, very little pressure/movement, but I heard the doctor and nurses talking! They were totally chit chatting like it was no big deal, talking about their plans for the weekend! I remember being rather offended they were taking the entire procedure so lightly and then next thing I knew I was waking up woozy.
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Old 10-05-2008, 07:51 PM   #5
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When I was a child I was awake for my tonsil being removed. Talk about making a kid afriad of Dr.s. I ended up with my throat ripping and ALOT of stiches. And a deep rooted fear of medical personal.
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Wow! That is so scary. Thank God you were able to let them know you were in pain and needed more meds! I have heard stories of people waking up and feeling the pain but not being able to move or speak to let anyone know what was happening to them! Now that's scary!! Glad you're okay!
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I've woken up during several procedures. I always tell them that I tend to do this and yet they either don't believe me or think they have it covered. In answer to your question the only time I felt pain was the end of a colonoscopy when I woke up as they made that sharp turn and yes that was painful. Hope you're doing better. My husband has foot problems but won't let them put the pin in through the front of his ankle. Diana
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I can't believe it has happened to so many other people! It is an experience I will never forget. I also am grateful I was able to move around and let them know I felt pain. I heard a lot of anesthics have something in it to paralize you, so I doubt that was in the coctail thank god. I cant imagine if I had to go through most the surgery feeling everything. I did a search and supposedly its fairly common
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oh gosh!! i cant imagine that!!! i had my tonsils and adenoids out almost 2 years ago and that was what i was terrified of. i told every doctor or nurse or anyone that came in "i dont care what my height and weight say to give me, make sure i have more so i dont wake up" i had nightmares about that for like a week before. im sorry that happened to you, i cant imagine. id be so creeped out and scared.
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oh my god, i am getting my tonsils out in two days and i am so scared of this happening!!
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oh my god, i am getting my tonsils out in two days and i am so scared of this happening!!
Don't worry. It is common, but not that common. Ive had 2 surgeries and didn't wake for either. I slept nice and long. Ive had my tonsils out and my wisdom teeth out.
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It seems like alot...because everyone is confessing here...you will be fine. I have had my tonsils, gall bladder, c-section, ectopic, mass in abdomen removed...didn't feel a thing, never woke up.

Now with that aside....holy cow! I would hate to experience that...I know for my c-section I kept hitting my legs saying, I can still feel my legs. Later on, Anes. said I had too much for my weight/height. lol...I was okay with that!
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OMG! This sounds soooo scary....I've never heard of that happening to anyone before....how frightening! Am glad to hear u r ok now xxx
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ahhh that must have been painful!
It kinda reminds me of that movie Awake with Jessica Alba, pretty scary stuff!!!
I once had local anestecia while they were making a few holes in my scalp in order to insert some type of aparatus that was going to help straighten my spine (I broke my neck ), well, I was awake during that whole ordeal, didn't have much pain, but the noise of the drill in my head was pretty scary and annoying... plus the whole surgery room experience wasn't pleasant..
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I work in the OR everyday as a OR tech~you know the one that sets the room, passes the instruments, works along side the doctor while he is doing surgery.

I'll explain this as simply as possible~there are many factors that go into giving someone anesthesia for a surgery and also many different types of drugs that do different things during surgery.

Depending on the type of surgery you are having, that is how they decided what type they are going to give you. So you cannot compare a c-section to a gallbladder to a T&A. Also your health is assessed by the anesthesiologst and that has a HUGE part to plan in how deep they will put you under. Also you there are different levels of sedation. They are not going to put you to sleep as deeply for a pin removal as they would when you have your gallbladder removed. A c section is usually done with an epidural so you are awake but groggy. T & A you are not going to be a sleep very deeply because it only takes a few minute~literally to remove your tonsills and adnoids.

If you are a drinker or recreational drug user this also plays a HUGE part in how you react to being put under. So when they ask you those questions about drinking and drugs (pot, coke, others) you had better be very honest in what you tell them. The take all of this in to account when they give you the drugs to put you to sleep.

As for it happening a lot~NOT TRUE! It will happen occasionally but people are NOT waking up during surgery on a regular basis. Paralyzing drugs are not used during every surgery and cannot be used on many different cases. This is also dependant upon the type of surgery you are having.

Colonoscopy is done strictly with Versiad (sp?) which makes you forget and is also used in regular surgery. We like to call it happy juice. They give it to you and you just don't give cr@@@p and also don't remember.

When you are asked if you ate or drank in the past 12 hours you had better be VERY HONEST about that as well. If you are have eaten and think they will never know~you are wrong! You could easily asperate and never wake up~~DEAD. No water, gum, coffee, toast NOTHING!

Finally, I have had 6 MAJOR surgeries and NEVER woke up during any. I went to sleep and woke up in recovery. No need for a massive panic!
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