I just recently got a hemithyroidectomy (yesterday actually) and going under general anesthesia was a bizarre experience for me. I’m 16 years old, and I’ve never had any procedures before so that kind of stuff was all new to me. If anyone is reading this and you are getting a procedure done, don’t worry! You fall asleep insanely quickly and it feels like no time has passed when you wake up. If I can do it, so can you! Don’t forget to smile. :)
This perfectly explains my experience. I fell asleep 30 seconds after they injected me with the needle, and woke up after an hour surgery. It felt like time travel to me as 1 hour felt like 30 seconds. The bizzare thing is that it is different from sleeping, because I didn't even remember passing out, or anything for that matter. It's like I completely disconnected from reality for one hour. In contrast, when I sleep, I can usually remember falling asleep and transitioning from light to deep sleep, dreams, etc. With anesthesia, it is complete nothingness that you don't remember. Crazy!
Well I haven’t had surgery yet because I’m accually doing it in office.. phew 😌 I was too scared so that’s what I’m doing instead of anesthesia also I love your channel 💕!!! 😃 😊
i’m getting surgery tomorrow morning and i’m petrified. also going under general anesthesia, wish me luck! this video and the comments are really comforting.
to anyone getting stomach butterflies while watching this when you’re gonna have a surgery soon: Dont be anxious about it. ur docs have been working for a long time and it’s gonna happen anyway and in your perspective it’ll only last 3 seconds. when the surgery is done, it doesn’t hurt, it’s numb and u get painkillers. u’ll also be very hungry lmao. for me i felt the needle in my arm, freaked out and then i woke up and i thought i was in the surgery room and i was like wtf am i supposed to be awake?? and turns out it was done. so yeah there’s nothing to worry ab don’t stress it
Serena Chairs they gave me laughing gas before and said ‘how many fingers am i holding up?’ and i was like ‘two’ i thought the laughing gas wasn’t working lol and i still think it didn’t cus i was aware. Just go in and remember nothing matters
Thank you so much! I am undergoing surgery tomorrow and was really freaking out about it. This is really helpful and comforting, so thank you so much for making this and calming some of my nerves!
Hi, just wanted to let you know I’m so grateful you made these videos. I’m getting the right of my thyroid removed because there’s a possibility that it’s cancerous. You’ve been a huge help and I appreciate you so much xxx
I was very nervous about getting a general for first time. I recall the male nurse(or maybe he was the anesthetist?) stroking my arm and saying "it's gonna be ok" as he must have seen the terrified look on my face. !! :) Then he put in the iv for the administration of the general, and told me to count backwards from ten. I didnt get past 8. i felt this icy cold wave coming up through my chest area and that was it, i was out. when i woke up My first thought was "'i'm still alive!" and immense relief. I was groggy and lay there for a couple hours in the recovery then i was collected and taken home. I had no pain or anything like sore throat from the tube. i felt normal by the time i got home.
I am so grateful for your testimony, because of anxiety & worry i have been putting off my surgery!😓 i spoke with friends, but i never got enough ease, you may have helped fix it! xx
When I got my wisdom teeth out, I was put under nitrous oxide to help relax me before they inserted the IV, and that made all the difference. I was completely relaxed and had a very positive experience. Since it was early in the morning when I had my surgery, I had been kind of dozing off from time to time anyway, so after they put the IV in and I dozed off again, I woke up and the surgery was over. There was quite literally no passage of time and it really messed with my brain, but I think it’s the coolest thing ever! I had no negative side effects whatsoever, and I felt surprisingly good after the surgery. All in all, don’t be afraid to go under anesthesia. Just follow doctor’s orders and all will be well!!
Rachel Truex thanks for sharing your experience! It’s actually pretty common for the surgeon to use laughing gas first, just for that reason: it relaxes the patient so the IV is no big deal. I’m glad everything went well with your teeth!
I absolutely love thunderstorms!!! We rarely get them here in the Pacific Northwest, but in Denver, where I was raised, we got them all the time in the spring and summer. Anyway, thank you for sharing this!!! I am going in to have a double inguinal hernia surgery this coming Friday 4/12. I have had surgery before with general anesthesia, but not for 31 years. I'm glad you recovered well, and please keep me in your thoughts and prayers (if you are the praying type).
I needed this video more than anything, I'm getting knee surgery in 4 days and I cant stop thinking about what could happen so I'm really hoping they give me something for the anxiety
You have NO idea how helpful this video was for me. I am 66 yrs old, having thyroidectomy on May 17, and have never been intubated before. I am completely terrified. Your video helped me a LOT. Thanks, Jessi!!!!
OMG. I follow you on TikTok and saw your husband's name ... and I was like .. hey that's the Italian guy (I know, he's really French ;) ) ... and then realized it was "you guys!" I have been watching you for two years on that. I anticipate having my gallbladder removed soon, and I have never needed to be "put under." I appreciate this video particularly because I feel like it's coming from "someone I know." Thank you for sharing; it's comforting.
I'm only 13 and I've had 2 surgeries within 8 months of each other. For my first surgery I had regional anasthetic but also general anasthetic. For my second surgery it was just general. The strange thing about my anasthesia encounter during my first surgery was very odd, unusual even. I had a dream that I was walking outside on a clear calm night at my home in the country and that I was walking along the sidewalk, looking up at the stars, and looking at myself in third person. All of a sudden I looked up at the moon which was a full moon, and as I stared it kept getting bigger and bigger. Then I woke up and I was totally freaked out. Have you dreamt I under anasthesia before??
Thank you for this video 🙏🏼 I am having surgery tomorrow and am really nervous 😩 You have really eased my nerves. Also: love the thunder sounds in the background 😅 And your hair is gorgeous!! 💖
I was born with a cleft lip/pallette, and I am able to count 5 surgeries in that series, and you hit the nail on the head with the explanation... It is absolutely nothing to worry about...
Had my operation for half thyroid out two days ago .First op ever at age 59 and had been looking at everything on TH-cam to be ready for the sore throat, cough n not being able to speak or swallow. Well the experience was something else .Got in theatre ,laid down facing the clock at 4 pm ,they just got busy ,put in the hand cannula ,said we gonna give you something to relax .I said can someone relieve a itch on my side of forehead ,the lady wiped over it and smiled .Next thing I was gone lol. I had eyes closed and was hearing persons saying wake up it’s over ,but I didn’t wanna open eyes ,just lazy .When I thought ok open them ,my one hand twitched ,then same side foot twitched then relaxed .I opened eyes and I looked and funnily enough I spoke and said Hello ! They was all smiles and I said oh I can speak ! They said yes you certainly can ,I said thank you all ,bless you .Brought me water and I sipped it ,my lips were so dry though .Time on clock said 5.40 pm ,so surgery lasted 1 hr 40 mins ,had been told can be 2 hrs and I was told all went well ,I knew when I spoke I was perfect .. I could swallow too .So don’t be afraid .straight away in ward I put on my travel pillow and I was very comfortable, didn’t get stiff neck or strains and that pillow helps so much .
Had my thyroid removed one week ago. I was also terrified because it was my first surgery and I was so afraid because of the anesthesia. I almost had the same experience: a lot of crying happended right before, but they almost forgot to give me the „everything is fine“ pill. I had about 20 minutes left before the surgery and the pill kicked just in when I was pushed in my bed to the surgery room. I remember telling the doctor how afraid I was but realized in that same moment that I wasn‘t anymore and felt kinda stupid. Then they put in the needle for the anesthesia und put the mask over my mouth and told me to inhale deeply. And whoops - I was gone. I woke up with pain in my throat but everything else was fine. I could talk and I was sooo hungry :) The thing that still bothers me the most, is the loss of time. It‘s not like when you are asleep - you have the feeling of time gone by - it‘s more like this time never existed. But I think it’s more of a personal problem. The days after the surgery I had really annoying pain experience with swallowing but luckily it’s now gone. I think in germany they don‘t give you pain medication that easily (I didn‘t get any!) - at least thats my experience. I didn‘t expect that the anesthesia side effects would last that long (tired, dizzy) but slowly it’s getting better. Thank you very much for sharing your experience! Best wishes from germany :)
Hi Julia! Thank you so much for sharing your experience!! It really does sound so similar to mine. I'd love to know how you're doing with recovery a few weeks later! I totally understand too when you describe that feeling of "time not existing". It's very eerie! When I try and think about the fact that they actually operated on me and actually opened me up and took my thyroid out during that time, I almost can't wrap my head around it haha. It's very strange to think about. Again, hope you're doing well!! Thank you again and I'm wishing you a quick and easy recovery!
@@ThePasinis Hey Jessi! I had my thyroid removed due to Graves Desease exactly one week ago and my recovery is going really good, also because I always thought: "Jessie looks like she's doing fine in her Updates, so everything will be going smoothly with me as well." Thank you so much that you shared your experiences!
@@anonym-zh8pz Hi Valentine, sorry für die späte Antwort! Aber ich hoffe, du hast deine OP gut überstanden? Mir gehts inzwischen ganz ok - ich würde noch nicht sagen gut aber ok. Beim letzten Blutcheck waren die Werte auch in Ordnung, hoffe dass das auch so bleibt. Narbe ist auf jeden Fall noch gut sichtbar und auch immer noch unter der Haut leicht geschwollen (ist aber wohl normal). Und ich hab immer noch Probleme beim Schlucken. Wurd in München im Dritten Orden operiert. Wie gehts dir inzwischen?
@@ThePasinis Hi Jessi! Thank you! I´m doing ok - not perfectly fine but it´s ok (still having some issues with swallowing and the scar is still a bit swollen on the inside, which is normal my doctor said). But I can go to work (yippie! ;) and I can go out with my friends - so thats a plus :) I´m also suffering from a Re-Entry tachycardia (heart issues) for ten years now and was really afraid that the surgery or the loss of my thyroid would affect that in anyway. But as it turned out - no effects at all (right now I´m experiencing even less rythm disorders than before!). Also one thing I´m recognizing is that I get very sleepy in the evening (earlier than before) and I´m not feeling that well in general when it´s getting late. But I think I still have to work on the right medication to fix that. Hope you are doing fine also :)
I just had surgery to replace my defibrillator battery for my Long QT Syndrome heart arrhythmia. I was put under general anesthesia "twilight sleep" too for my procedure. When the anesthesiaologist administered the anesthesia medication through my IV she said "this is going to make you feel spacey.". I didn't know what she meant by spacey. The moment the medicine hit my blood stream my head felt dizzy and light headed. Then the weirdest thing happened about a second after feeling light headed my vision started to vibrate as nurses were moving around and so were their voices when they talked to eachother too. It was the strangest thing. Then the medicine started to make me feel sleepy. I have had so many procedures where I've been under twilight sleep so many times before that I know what to do. The moment I start feeling sleepy I just close my eye and let the medicine take effect. The procedure took about an hour but I had no concept of time. Your just out like a light. Coming out of twilight sleep anesthesia felt like your awareness being pulled out of a deep sleep. Like you were just deeply sleeping and your slowly aroused awake and just like that the surgery is over.
Awesome video. It’s been a couple years since I had my wisdom teeth taken out (all six of them). I forgot what it was like. 😆 I’ll be getting an arthroscopy next week. I had to refresh myself on what it’s like to be unconscious.
@@candywilson3884 my surgery went very well. I was very nervous but the injected me with anxiety meds and i basically don’t remeber anything all I remeber is waking up and it was over. Tbh it was rlly easy. I remeber a few parts tho, I remeber them bringing me to the operation room and then putting me to sleep. You can’t fight that anesthesia it just happenes
Is the sleepy medicine (dont know how to spell it) go through and IV or a breathing mask? Btw I am getting a surgey when they put me asleep and they are going to cut my gum in my mouth and attach a chain in my gum because there is a tooth growing sideways. And also this is my first surgey. Im scared. And also I have anxiety😢😢😢😢
Carolyn S You are so kind! Thank you!! I hope everything goes well for you. My anesthesiologist called herself “The Bartender”. 😂 She was so funny and easy-going that it completely put me at ease. I hope you also have an easy and peaceful experience!!
Marissa w You can do it! It’s very rare for there to be any side effects like that. Especially if you are young and otherwise healthy. My anesthesiologist explained a lot about it to me and they have a lot of control of how deep asleep you are. They are constantly monitoring your vitals and monitoring how far under you are so they can boost it if they need to! There’s a whole anesthesia team involved so that’s as very comforting to me! Hoping your surgery goes well! 💛
Candy Wilson ngl it was bad they told me that they were gonna give me laughing gas so i don’t freak about the iv then all of a sudden she puts the anesthesia mask on ( i has thought that the anesthesia came from the needle so i was confused and they hadn’t put the needle in so i was like wth is happening) and i thought i died 💀 then i woke up and was crying cause i had like seriously thought i had died. it didn’t hurt tho so i’m happy about that part
thank you SO much and God bless you 😪 i have a surgery too and i’m terrified!!! basically the same things you mentioned and how you were feeling 😢 i’m pretty sure i’m gonna be crying as well 😢😢 please pray for me
i’m have surgery soon (i don’t know when) because i have a cyst in the top right gum, i’m going under general anaesthetic and im so nervous. I watch too many videos about bad things happening during surgery but i know that most of those things are very rare and in different surgeries. This helped me because i don’t want to worry. Thank you so much i know it’s been a year since you posted this but thank you :)
Jessi, thank-you so much for sharing your experience with us!!!! I greatly appreciate it!! So it seemed like you said that basically you experienced no time passing between the time you fell asleep & the time you woke up. Is that correct? That's what I want to experience.
Theresa Noa Thank you so much for writing! Sorry to hear that you have to go through thyroid surgery, but you can do this!! So glad to have been a little bit of help. Praying for a successful surgery and quick recovery! 💛💛 Let me know how it goes!
For me it wasn’t bad. It was my first ever surgery. I’m 18 years old. I was extremely stressed and my heart was racing. I laid on the operating table and my mum was with me. They gave me an iPad with kids shows to try and calm me, but that didn’t help. They also have me happy gas through the mask, which didn’t help. I was extremely stressed and aware of everything. So I was laying there all panicky, and then the surgeon said “okay I’m gonna turn on the sleepy gas”. I had never felt so anxious in my life. I took tiny breaths thinking it would slow the process. Then my mum said to me “take a deep breath” and so I did. Immediately after I took that deep breath, my arms became numb, and less than a second later my face and cheeks and everything became numb and heavy. So incredibly numb and heavy. As this feeling spread over my body and into my face, I decided I’d close my eyes cause it would make things easier. And then I thought to myself “don’t worry, your brain doesn’t understand” and then I was waking up. It literally felt like a good deep sleep. It didn’t feel instant for me like everyone says. It felt like a very quick deep sleep. So relaxing. (I had my tonsils out) and the first thing I remember when I gained consciousness was that it went from black, to dreaming for 3 seconds, and then I opened my eyes and I was in a different place. I closed my eyes again cause I was still super sleepy. I had thick saliva at the back of my throat and I was trying to cough and clear my throat up, and I was using my fingers to try and get it out (sorry gross). And the nurse comes running to me with a tissue saying “no no no don’t do that!” I was unhappy that I was awake cause I was so uncomfortable and groggy and felt so crappy, but then in my head I was saying “yay I did it”. And everything was spinning. I wasn’t sick cause they gave me meds for it, I couldn’t stress enough to them how scared of vomiting I was, so they were wonderful with that. I was really dizzy for a few hours, But overall it was a good experience!
I'm 70yr old and had no problems felt wide awake when I woke up. Maybe some headache but Tylenol took care of it. I had to stay overnight in hospital because of the surgery due to some bleeding which was normal. But
When I was a kid I went through a double glazed safety glass door, the doctor stitched me up without anesthesia or any drugs (no time, would have died) 2 stitches one on my thigh one on my foot and the bottom of my foot was cut open but I don't remember if they did that one. Don't remember the pain thanks to my brain :) so don't be afraid of anesthesia, it could be worse :)
So I had surgery 2 days ago (breast reduction) and I was terrified of going under general anesthesia. I had bought of every worse case scenario. In reality it was quite easy. Before my surgery my vitals were taken, also they put inflatable compressions on my leg. One nurse attempted to distract me while the other inserted the IV tube into my hand. I must admit that was a bit painful. They also gave me 2 500mg pills of Tylenol before surgery. The anesthesiologist came in and talked to me to let me know everything that would happen before hand. No contacts, no lashes (lol) if you have dentures or partials, piercing etc… all of it has to be removed. Next we walked to the Operating room and I laid down in the OR table and the anesthesiologists told me that I would feel a little sting, but it felt rather cool. He placed a mask over my face and told me to take a few deep breaths and then I woke up in the recovery room lol.
You look great! Im having a thyroidectomy on Thursday and am super nervous! I’m afraid of the repercussions of having no thyroid. Weight gain is a fear of mine. Did you do anything in particular to avoid this?
Hi Cherie! First, thank you so much! I was just like you before my surgery. I was so worried about not having a thyroid anymore and was also worried about gaining weight and not being able to lose it even if I tried. That's something I think we all read online when researching. We see people that say they gained so much weight and no matter how they diet and exercise, it won't come off. While this can definitely happen, I think there are just as many people who don't gain any weight at all. It all has to do with how an individual person's body reacts. I am 6 months post-op and have gained about 5lbs. In my opinion, that is nothing and I am happy to take those 5lbs rather than go back to how I felt before with the hyperthyroid symptoms I was experiencing! Also, I have not done anything at all to try to prevent the weight gain haha. Just going about my regular schedule and everything has gone well so far! You will most likely have to let your body adjust a little bit afterwards and give yourself time to rest. Remember though that most of what we see online are the negative stories and there are just as many people with successful stories out there!! Wishing you an easy and successful surgery on Thursday! It is so much better to get something that is hurting your body out of there! Praying for you! I would love to hear how it goes and please let me know if you have any other questions!!
Thanks!! I officially banned myself from the internet!! I was starting to think my life was about to end! Lol I have had Graves’ disease for about 7 years and have always went the “medication” route. I always pushed back when my doctor suggested surgery. Luckily I was pretty successful on the medicine. I even went into remission for a year. So because it’s been awhile since I’ve really suffered symptoms, it’s hard to except that I have to lose it. I will say the past few months I’ve felt “off” even though my levels show normal range. So who knows this may be the best 🤷🏻♀️
Hello jessi! I’m officially 4 days post op. I’m not feeling too terrible but definitely wouldn’t say I feel great. I had a quick question. Did you any issues with feeling short of breath and elevated heart rate while moving around? I’ve been doing that the last two days. I seem ok while resting. (Heart rate comes back down to normal) I emailed my doctor but he didn’t give any sort of answer. I was hoping to hear “that’s normal” or it could be this.... but he kind of left me hanging. Thanks for any input.
@@cheriecoleman9061 Hey Cherie! So it's funny you ask that haha. I actually just posted a video about the fact that I recently had another surgery. I am 2 weeks post-op and experiencing what you're describing. It is definitely pretty scary because it feels so strange. My surgeon too didn't really have an explanation. I feel short of breath with the easiest things, light-headed and fainty. I'm also experiencing big blood pressure swings when I get up. I remember feeling fatigued and light-headed after thyroid surgery, but that slowly went away. How are you feeling now after a couple of weeks?
Jessi Higgins another surgery? Hope you heal up soon.. surgery is never fun. I actually did get better with that issue. I think maybe it was just my body healing from the shock of surgery. I definitely am still in limbo however. They do my first lab next Monday thank god! I’m impatient. I think I’m probably hyper at this point... I have been struggling with bouts of anxiety worse then before and just feel “wired up” if that makes since. I’m looking forward to getting balanced out. Hope you start feeling better 😊
I’m going to get meniscus surgery in my knee I have no idea what it does but I know it hurts when I bend it more than a very little bit and I am anxious about getting anesthesia but this has made me less anxious
helloitsshaneil I got mine my right knee i got it yesterday I got the torn part cut off it feels weird walking at first but after a few hours it doesn’t hurt walking the only thing that’s hurting me is where the incision was
Sis hand IVs are the worst I'm so sorry!! My experience with anesthesia was kind of scary but not as bad as I thought. I wasn't inhaling enough and they pressed my face to my the mask so tight I choked for air that's what finally knocked me out. Honestly felt like they where holding a pillow over my face because how thigh it felt. I felt like I woke up seconds later. I was most nervous about hearing people and still being awake but you hear nothing!
Ooo that’s very scary!! I’m glad they were able to help get you enough o2! I was very worried about waking up during surgery. Thank goodness that never happened!!
Lost Lambsauce Hi! I hope everything went well! Don’t worry about whether or not you said anything embarrassing. Doctors and nurses have seen it all and are very professional when it comes to that! They understand!
Similar experience… I could hear them talking when I got my wisdom teeth out, but like you noted, it’s a completely different type. For a normal surgery, I just drop right in. Usually I get a slight warning because they have you count backwards, and when I skip numbers, I know I am a second away.
I had surgery not too long ago and once I was under, the last things I saw was just the last few motions of the doctors repeating over and over. It was very freaky.
Super weird! The last thing I remember was my anesthesiologist (nicknamed the Bartender haha) telling me I was about to have the best cocktail of my life!
Thank you for sharing this. My surgery is July 20 is around the corner. Do my anxiety you really help me calm down. I just have to tell myself I'm going sleep for a while and I will be ok. Thank you.
I have no problem with my thyroid but I have to take it out because it is too large for my throat. I’m not as nervous as before because of what people say here, more so I am super excited to be able to breath clearly without a lump in the throat. My mom says she never felt bad after surgery so I hope I will be the same. Thanks for sharing your video. :)
I went under it 2 days ago for an endoscopy and I have a horrendous migraine that is not going away! 😟 I also feel dizzy and I almost fainted this morning! Not a fun experience at all!!
I’ve never had surgery before and I have to have it next Friday. I have a torn tendon in my wrist. It’s not necessarily the surgery I’m scared of, it is being alone since COVID doesn’t allow anyone with you besides the medical professionals.
I had my total thyroidectomy on January 2,2015...since then, there’s been problem after problem. The last time I was at my family doctor office he was very concerned about my blood pressure. It was measuring at 150/79
I had to get some teeth removed (for orthodontic treatment) and I wend under general anesthesia. It was TERRIBLE. I was tired, nauseous, and seeing double
I had nose surgery and idk they put a oxygen mask and told me to count to ten with them I go t to eleven is this common? Anyway it also felt like it wasn’t a snap awake it felt like a while idk how to explain it I was actually excited for the general anaesthetic because I wondered what it would fell like but it wasn’t instantaneous in the same way idk
Purified Random I think there are different levels of anesthesia! They might have put you under more gradually and you might have been pretty far under to where it took some time for you to fully wake up. My grandmother told me that how it was for her every time. I think it’s pretty normal!
That makes sense seen as it was a quicker operation then most and not a very major one. I wasn’t aware that there was multiple lvls of anaesthesia, thx for the explanation.
I had general done , went out fast . The weirdest anesthesia was the spinal cord one , I was conscious but I couldn't feel my body . I felt my face and my hands , the rest I couldn't feel ...weirdest feeling ever
@@ThePasinis It's important to stay calm and akwnoledge that you're anesthesied and there's nothing wrong . You feel the need to move and you can't , so it could be a little panic but back then I managed it without anxiety
Hi. Thankyou for sharing this video. I have my thyroidectomy next week and I m freaking out. Just wanted to know whether it pains post surgery ? The stitches and all inside?
Hi there! I hope your surgery went well and that you are now recovering quickly. For me, the pain after surgery was just for one day and then it was almost nothing. I hope the same for you. Sending you prayers and lots of love!
Thanks to share your experience, I have thyroidectomy next month in January 22nd, I got paper work from surgeon's office it has all info about upcoming surgery, it says they will call me for pre anesthesia test, did you had that? what's that? I never had anesthesia in my life so I'm more nervous about anesthesia than surgery.
I got surgery on my foot last year February 5th, and I’m getting another surgery on the 6th of October, speaking from my experience last year, it shouldn’t be very bad, depending on what your gettin it on, sor me I just woke up with a dull turning sharp pain in the area where I was operated on (my foot) I don’t remember much after waking up, just being in the room I woke up in, then in the recovery room whenever I woke back up, if you’re gonna get a local anesthetic, I’m gonna break it to you man, it’s gonna be straight up pain for 30 minutes about 6 - 8 - or 12 hours after you get the surgery, but I would get local anesthetic, it’s worth it. And since you’re all drugged up after the surgery (pain meds) so you shouldn’t be to bored in the hospital, for me I just watched ratatouille on repeat for the 2 days I was in the hospital.
I don’t know if you’re still checking comments but I’m getting surgery on Monday and I’m kind of nervous about the anesthesia and need some reassurance
@@ThePasinis Ohh no need to apologize it went pretty well to be honest! I don’t even remember falling asleep, I just woke up in recovery. A little painful but bearable! Also thanks for still replying even after the surgery!
I am getting my wisdom teeth out in a week and am extreamly nervous about getting put to sleep. Was it more like an oncoming sleepiness or a immediate black out effect for you?
@@erikeriks im sorry to hear that, they never told me to count down or anything they were just doing things around me, in my experience i felt very relaxed and then just woke up not knowing when i fell asleep
Thanks for sharing your video my mom did hers last week and her PTH level went up way high now the Surgon thinks she might have to re do another one or she probably have another hypothyroid / parathyroid... need to be remove so we will have to go in next Monday for her 2 week post op ... we are worried 😟 her calcium level did not drop that much it like 11.4 any advise ? Where did u do your surgery ? We r in Minnesota
Hi! I am so sorry to hear that you guys are going through this. I was very lucky in that I did not have any parathyroid damage from my surgery and did not have to take an y calcium post-op. What was the reason for your mom's first surgery? Did she have any parathyroids removed or just her thyroid? What did the surgeon tell you guys today when you went in for her 2 week visit? I had my surgery done in Nashville at St. Thomas Hospital. My surgeon was beyond fantastic.
I had to go under anesthesia and my case is weird. I am 12 years old and I would say like in January I had to get three teeth pulled out BUT they are baby teeth. The grown up teeth are like way off from where they are supposed to be so I had to get gold chains attached to the teeth in my gum and put the gold chain on my brace wire. I still have it on today and I have to have in on until I’m a freshman. I had braces in 2nd grade and that sucked. I also got braces either in the beginning of 6th grade or the end of 5th. So I was like very nervous but the worst part was like tightening a ribbon thing around my arm to make my veins pop but the shot didn’t hurt and I literally blinked and I had gauze in my mouth and a ice pack thing around my head.
I got surgery on my foot so my ankle can heal right all I remember is the surgeons telling me go get on the surgery table and after that I remember them getting everything ready and talking about girls or partying or something i think their was medical school students in the room i don’t know after that I remember the anesthesia being injected into me and I immediately fell asleep
I'm so nervous, I have a leg nerve operation tommorow, it all happened when 2 of my left leg bones broke (it was below the knee). I already have had a surgery to fix the bones, I'm telling my self I already did it once, but I'm still scared as shit.
Neychot yes I know how you feel because I had it done to me..... I had meat stuck in my throat wouldn’t go down for anything tried everything didn’t work.... so I had to go to the hospital of course I had to wait.... but when it came down to the gas mask I was thinking will I wake up from this.... because you’re being put to sleep... not you going to bed on your own free wil.... so yes I feel u on that just pray to god.... because it’s now in his hands....
That was the same way for me , they rolled me into surgery room and i was out like a light. Then 3 hours later they was waking me up . I felt like i was hit by a truck though 😊
Getting surgery on my foot in less than a week and I’m beyond terrified of waking up during surgery. I know it’s extremely rare but I can’t help but worry 😬
I was born with a cleft lip and pallette, and I have had 5 surgeries in that series, and I can tell you right now, the anesthesia is nothing to worry about at all... She hit the nail on the head with the explanation of the experience... It's like taking a Benadryl at night to help you fall asleep, and you are just waking up in the morning... The only thing is you could act kinda weird on anesthesia...
@@SL-sc5vu it Acatully wasnt bad...I was freaking out about the surgery but when they gave me laughing gas, and the iv I didnt even care anymore it was probably the most comfortable feeling I have ever felt...and then I fell asleep and woke up it seemed like surgery only took like 5 minutes but we had good laughs when I woke up, I was just really grumpy, just make sure to get some rest and put hot and cold stuff on for the pain, it wasn't the best feeling after surgery Becuase of mouth pain, but it was great overall.. I am a hypochondriac , and have really bad anxiety but now that its done it was better than I thought it would be😄
I just recently got a hemithyroidectomy (yesterday actually) and going under general anesthesia was a bizarre experience for me. I’m 16 years old, and I’ve never had any procedures before so that kind of stuff was all new to me.
If anyone is reading this and you are getting a procedure done, don’t worry! You fall asleep insanely quickly and it feels like no time has passed when you wake up.
If I can do it, so can you! Don’t forget to smile. :)
Emma VZ thx I am gets my arm bent into place tomarrow and some pins thx
Thank you for the advice!!!
I pray I will do good!!!
I haven't been put under anesthesia in 16 years and it looks like i will be having my gallbladder out soon.... so I am quite nervous
you are f..ing awesome 😘
This perfectly explains my experience. I fell asleep 30 seconds after they injected me with the needle, and woke up after an hour surgery. It felt like time travel to me as 1 hour felt like 30 seconds. The bizzare thing is that it is different from sleeping, because I didn't even remember passing out, or anything for that matter. It's like I completely disconnected from reality for one hour. In contrast, when I sleep, I can usually remember falling asleep and transitioning from light to deep sleep, dreams, etc. With anesthesia, it is complete nothingness that you don't remember. Crazy!
going through a surgery today, I have really bad anxiety. watching this to calm me down
aliud what surgery did you have? How was your experience? Did watching this video help?
Same I am scared I’m happy I’m not the only one that’s worried
Hope it went alright
Well I haven’t had surgery yet because I’m accually doing it in office.. phew 😌 I was too scared so that’s what I’m doing instead of anesthesia also I love your channel 💕!!! 😃 😊
I hope ur doing well!
i’m getting surgery tomorrow morning and i’m petrified. also going under general anesthesia, wish me luck! this video and the comments are really comforting.
wowitsadrian Same! I’m so scared to go under anesthesia
How did it go?
wowitsadrian Thank you so much! I hope your surgery went well! I’d love to know how you’re doing!
me too
Alive ?
to anyone getting stomach butterflies while watching this when you’re gonna have a surgery soon:
Dont be anxious about it. ur docs have been working for a long time and it’s gonna happen anyway and in your perspective it’ll only last 3 seconds. when the surgery is done, it doesn’t hurt, it’s numb and u get painkillers. u’ll also be very hungry lmao. for me i felt the needle in my arm, freaked out and then i woke up and i thought i was in the surgery room and i was like wtf am i supposed to be awake?? and turns out it was done. so yeah there’s nothing to worry ab don’t stress it
I wish it was that easy lol.. but still have major anxiety and not having surgery date yet not helping either
Serena Chairs they gave me laughing gas before and said ‘how many fingers am i holding up?’ and i was like ‘two’ i thought the laughing gas wasn’t working lol and i still think it didn’t cus i was aware. Just go in and remember nothing matters
Well I can't agree with the no pain part you said. When I woke up I literally sobbed for an hour straight.
Serena Chairs how was your surgery? What do you remember?
Elizabeth Butler can you describe everything you remember from going under anesthesia?
This was comforting, thanks for sharing!
I'm so glad!! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much! I am undergoing surgery tomorrow and was really freaking out about it. This is really helpful and comforting, so thank you so much for making this and calming some of my nerves!
Victoria Lucontoni how did it go?
@@samanthac.8670 It went Well! Thank you for asking, Sam!
Victoria Lucontoni what surgery did you have, and do you remember much of the experience?
Hi, just wanted to let you know I’m so grateful you made these videos. I’m getting the right of my thyroid removed because there’s a possibility that it’s cancerous. You’ve been a huge help and I appreciate you so much xxx
Human Being Thank you so much! I hope you’re surgery went well and that you’re doing well now!
I was very nervous about getting a general for first time. I recall the male nurse(or maybe he was the anesthetist?) stroking my arm and saying "it's gonna be ok" as he must have seen the terrified look on my face. !! :)
Then he put in the iv for the administration of the general, and told me to count backwards from ten. I didnt get past 8. i felt this icy cold wave coming up through my chest area and that was it, i was out.
when i woke up My first thought was "'i'm still alive!" and immense relief. I was groggy and lay there for a couple hours in the recovery then i was collected and taken home.
I had no pain or anything like sore throat from the tube. i felt normal by the time i got home.
Exactly how my first time was
That will how ill be... wake up.. im alive. Lol..
I love how the first thing you thought is I’m alive where like the same person
Did you have dreams? Im really scared because rhinoplasty uses general anesthesia also
After my procedure, the anesthesia make me sick.
I am so grateful for your testimony, because of anxiety & worry i have been putting off my surgery!😓 i spoke with friends, but i never got enough ease, you may have helped fix it! xx
Debra Waterhouse I’m so happy to have helped you! What did you end up doing about surgery?
Oh that’s good
When I got my wisdom teeth out, I was put under nitrous oxide to help relax me before they inserted the IV, and that made all the difference. I was completely relaxed and had a very positive experience. Since it was early in the morning when I had my surgery, I had been kind of dozing off from time to time anyway, so after they put the IV in and I dozed off again, I woke up and the surgery was over. There was quite literally no passage of time and it really messed with my brain, but I think it’s the coolest thing ever! I had no negative side effects whatsoever, and I felt surprisingly good after the surgery.
All in all, don’t be afraid to go under anesthesia. Just follow doctor’s orders and all will be well!!
Rachel Truex that’s awesome
Rachel Truex thanks for sharing your experience! It’s actually pretty common for the surgeon to use laughing gas first, just for that reason: it relaxes the patient so the IV is no big deal. I’m glad everything went well with your teeth!
can u control what u say tho..
It’s one of those things where it’s kinda scary the first time but after that you feel a lot more confident for the future.
That’s a good way to describe it! What have you had anesthesia for, and what is it like to be put to sleep?
Exactly! It's the fear of the unknown. After the first time, you're a pro!
Thank you for sharing your story. It sounds like the worry is the worst part! I have surgery booked in 5 days and this has really helped. ❤️
lola wright how did your surgery go? What was it for?
I absolutely love thunderstorms!!! We rarely get them here in the Pacific Northwest, but in Denver, where I was raised, we got them all the time in the spring and summer. Anyway, thank you for sharing this!!! I am going in to have a double inguinal hernia surgery this coming Friday 4/12. I have had surgery before with general anesthesia, but not for 31 years. I'm glad you recovered well, and please keep me in your thoughts and prayers (if you are the praying type).
I needed this video more than anything, I'm getting knee surgery in 4 days and I cant stop thinking about what could happen so I'm really hoping they give me something for the anxiety
You have NO idea how helpful this video was for me. I am 66 yrs old, having thyroidectomy on May 17, and have never been intubated before. I am completely terrified. Your video helped me a LOT. Thanks, Jessi!!!!
OMG. I follow you on TikTok and saw your husband's name ... and I was like .. hey that's the Italian guy (I know, he's really French ;) ) ... and then realized it was "you guys!" I have been watching you for two years on that. I anticipate having my gallbladder removed soon, and I have never needed to be "put under." I appreciate this video particularly because I feel like it's coming from "someone I know." Thank you for sharing; it's comforting.
This video truly makes me abit calm before my surgery. Thank you for sharing.
I'm only 13 and I've had 2 surgeries within 8 months of each other. For my first surgery I had regional anasthetic but also general anasthetic. For my second surgery it was just general. The strange thing about my anasthesia encounter during my first surgery was very odd, unusual even. I had a dream that I was walking outside on a clear calm night at my home in the country and that I was walking along the sidewalk, looking up at the stars, and looking at myself in third person. All of a sudden I looked up at the moon which was a full moon, and as I stared it kept getting bigger and bigger. Then I woke up and I was totally freaked out. Have you dreamt I under anasthesia before??
No, but I've heard that some people sometimes have nice pleasant dreams while under general anesthetic.
*This really relaxed me because I maybe going to get an operation soon. Plus your really pretty 🙂.*
I’m undergoing surgery for the first time at the end of the month and I’m freaking out.. ty so much for this video.
Thank you for this video 🙏🏼 I am having surgery tomorrow and am really nervous 😩 You have really eased my nerves. Also: love the thunder sounds in the background 😅 And your hair is gorgeous!! 💖
The thunder makes me feel calm just from hearing it I'm weird lol sounds beautiful to me
Followme.Lauraleehtx i love it
I was born with a cleft lip/pallette, and I am able to count 5 surgeries in that series, and you hit the nail on the head with the explanation... It is absolutely nothing to worry about...
Thanks for sharing. Was feeling nervous about my surgery next week. Good video. :)
Heidi Meldrum I’m so glad it was helpful! Wishing you an easy surgery next week and a speedy recovery! 😊
Heidi Meldrum how was your surgery, and your anesthesia experience?
My last surgery : I woke up, " I NEED MOLLY! I NEED MOLLY!!!! " 🤣
LMFAO
Had my operation for half thyroid out two days ago .First op ever at age 59 and had been looking at everything on TH-cam to be ready for the sore throat, cough n not being able to speak or swallow.
Well the experience was something else .Got in theatre ,laid down facing the clock at 4 pm ,they just got busy ,put in the hand cannula ,said we gonna give you something to relax .I said can someone relieve a itch on my side of forehead ,the lady wiped over it and smiled .Next thing I was gone lol.
I had eyes closed and was hearing persons saying wake up it’s over ,but I didn’t wanna open eyes ,just lazy .When I thought ok open them ,my one hand twitched ,then same side foot twitched then relaxed .I opened eyes and I looked and funnily enough I spoke and said Hello ! They was all smiles and I said oh I can speak ! They said yes you certainly can ,I said thank you all ,bless you .Brought me water and I sipped it ,my lips were so dry though .Time on clock said 5.40 pm ,so surgery lasted 1 hr 40 mins ,had been told can be 2 hrs and I was told all went well ,I knew when I spoke I was perfect .. I could swallow too .So don’t be afraid .straight away in ward I put on my travel pillow and I was very comfortable, didn’t get stiff neck or strains and that pillow helps so much .
Had my thyroid removed one week ago. I was also terrified because it was my first surgery and I was so afraid because of the anesthesia. I almost had the same experience: a lot of crying happended right before, but they almost forgot to give me the „everything is fine“ pill. I had about 20 minutes left before the surgery and the pill kicked just in when I was pushed in my bed to the surgery room. I remember telling the doctor how afraid I was but realized in that same moment that I wasn‘t anymore and felt kinda stupid. Then they put in the needle for the anesthesia und put the mask over my mouth and told me to inhale deeply. And whoops - I was gone. I woke up with pain in my throat but everything else was fine. I could talk and I was sooo hungry :)
The thing that still bothers me the most, is the loss of time. It‘s not like when you are asleep - you have the feeling of time gone by - it‘s more like this time never existed. But I think it’s more of a personal problem.
The days after the surgery I had really annoying pain experience with swallowing but luckily it’s now gone. I think in germany they don‘t give you pain medication that easily (I didn‘t get any!) - at least thats my experience. I didn‘t expect that the anesthesia side effects would last that long (tired, dizzy) but slowly it’s getting better. Thank you very much for sharing your experience! Best wishes from germany :)
Hey, wo wurdest operiert? Ich hab meine Schilddrüsen-OP nächste Woche Montag und ich bin sehr aufgeregt. Wie geht's dir jetzt?
Grüße aus Berlin!
Hi Julia! Thank you so much for sharing your experience!! It really does sound so similar to mine. I'd love to know how you're doing with recovery a few weeks later! I totally understand too when you describe that feeling of "time not existing". It's very eerie! When I try and think about the fact that they actually operated on me and actually opened me up and took my thyroid out during that time, I almost can't wrap my head around it haha. It's very strange to think about. Again, hope you're doing well!! Thank you again and I'm wishing you a quick and easy recovery!
@@ThePasinis Hey Jessi! I had my thyroid removed due to Graves Desease exactly one week ago and my recovery is going really good, also because I always thought: "Jessie looks like she's doing fine in her Updates, so everything will be going smoothly with me as well." Thank you so much that you shared your experiences!
@@anonym-zh8pz Hi Valentine, sorry für die späte Antwort! Aber ich hoffe, du hast deine OP gut überstanden? Mir gehts inzwischen ganz ok - ich würde noch nicht sagen gut aber ok. Beim letzten Blutcheck waren die Werte auch in Ordnung, hoffe dass das auch so bleibt. Narbe ist auf jeden Fall noch gut sichtbar und auch immer noch unter der Haut leicht geschwollen (ist aber wohl normal). Und ich hab immer noch Probleme beim Schlucken. Wurd in München im Dritten Orden operiert. Wie gehts dir inzwischen?
@@ThePasinis Hi Jessi! Thank you! I´m doing ok - not perfectly fine but it´s ok (still having some issues with swallowing and the scar is still a bit swollen on the inside, which is normal my doctor said). But I can go to work (yippie! ;) and I can go out with my friends - so thats a plus :) I´m also suffering from a Re-Entry tachycardia (heart issues) for ten years now and was really afraid that the surgery or the loss of my thyroid would affect that in anyway. But as it turned out - no effects at all (right now I´m experiencing even less rythm disorders than before!). Also one thing I´m recognizing is that I get very sleepy in the evening (earlier than before) and I´m not feeling that well in general when it´s getting late. But I think I still have to work on the right medication to fix that. Hope you are doing fine also :)
I fell so much better now! I have to have an ankle surgery and it will take about 3 hours!! Thank you sooo much for this video😘😘😘
Itz Elena how did your surgery go? How was the anesthesia experience?
I just had surgery to replace my defibrillator battery for my Long QT Syndrome heart arrhythmia. I was put under general anesthesia "twilight sleep" too for my procedure. When the anesthesiaologist administered the anesthesia medication through my IV she said "this is going to make you feel spacey.". I didn't know what she meant by spacey. The moment the medicine hit my blood stream my head felt dizzy and light headed. Then the weirdest thing happened about a second after feeling light headed my vision started to vibrate as nurses were moving around and so were their voices when they talked to eachother too. It was the strangest thing. Then the medicine started to make me feel sleepy. I have had so many procedures where I've been under twilight sleep so many times before that I know what to do. The moment I start feeling sleepy I just close my eye and let the medicine take effect. The procedure took about an hour but I had no concept of time. Your just out like a light. Coming out of twilight sleep anesthesia felt like your awareness being pulled out of a deep sleep. Like you were just deeply sleeping and your slowly aroused awake and just like that the surgery is over.
Thank you for sharing. You helped ease my mind.😊
I’ve had three cancer surgeries, two total knee replacements, tonsils out head injury from auto wreck, numerous gastro checks, I love the sleep
For real?
Awesome video. It’s been a couple years since I had my wisdom teeth taken out (all six of them). I forgot what it was like. 😆
I’ll be getting an arthroscopy next week. I had to refresh myself on what it’s like to be unconscious.
Tomorrow I’m getting ankle surgery and I’ve never had surgery before so I’ve been kinda worried this kinda calmed me down thank you
I’m so glad this was helpful for you! I hope your surgery went well and that you’re recovering quickly!
How was your surgery? Can you describe your experience, particularly the anesthesia?
@@candywilson3884 my surgery went very well. I was very nervous but the injected me with anxiety meds and i basically don’t remeber anything all I remeber is waking up and it was over. Tbh it was rlly easy. I remeber a few parts tho, I remeber them bringing me to the operation room and then putting me to sleep. You can’t fight that anesthesia it just happenes
Omg thank you so much I was so scared I'm so happy 4 this video thank you I feel so much better
Is the sleepy medicine (dont know how to spell it) go through and IV or a breathing mask?
Btw I am getting a surgey when they put me asleep and they are going to cut my gum in my mouth and attach a chain in my gum because there is a tooth growing sideways.
And also this is my first surgey.
Im scared.
And also I have anxiety😢😢😢😢
It can be through both, usually (for me) i get the mask first and then the IV
I’m getting that exact procedure tomorrow and I’m really scared too.
My 15 yo daughter needs this too. She passes out with needles. 😢How did it go for you?
Christopher Bateman thanks for sharing ! I get the same procedure done tomorrow
Dont be scared u can do it! ;)
You're so beautiful, I literally feel you're an angel calming me down, hehe. Can you be my anesthesiologist? 😊
Carolyn S You are so kind! Thank you!! I hope everything goes well for you. My anesthesiologist called herself “The Bartender”. 😂 She was so funny and easy-going that it completely put me at ease. I hope you also have an easy and peaceful experience!!
Carolyn S were you recently put under anesthesia? What for? How was it?
Awwww so sweet ;3;
iv induction is cool but I always ask for gas induction.... I just feels so good to me lol
i have to go under general anesthesia and i’m not worried about dying from the procedure i’m scared of not waking up from the anesthesia.
Marissa w You can do it! It’s very rare for there to be any side effects like that. Especially if you are young and otherwise healthy. My anesthesiologist explained a lot about it to me and they have a lot of control of how deep asleep you are. They are constantly monitoring your vitals and monitoring how far under you are so they can boost it if they need to! There’s a whole anesthesia team involved so that’s as very comforting to me! Hoping your surgery goes well! 💛
Jessi Higgins Pasini thank you!!
Marissa w how was your experience?
Candy Wilson ngl it was bad they told me that they were gonna give me laughing gas so i don’t freak about the iv then all of a sudden she puts the anesthesia mask on ( i has thought that the anesthesia came from the needle so i was confused and they hadn’t put the needle in so i was like wth is happening) and i thought i died 💀 then i woke up and was crying cause i had like seriously thought i had died. it didn’t hurt tho so i’m happy about that part
thank you SO much and God bless you 😪 i have a surgery too and i’m terrified!!! basically the same things you mentioned and how you were feeling 😢 i’m pretty sure i’m gonna be crying as well 😢😢 please pray for me
good luck!
vaz God bless you and thank you so much 😪
@@katkoot28 Your welcome I hope every thing goes well! Think positive, It will be ok!
vaz in God’s willing 🤲🏻 thank you SO much for your thoughtfulness
@@katkoot28 :)
I only like watching these cause I’ve had 11 surgery’s and I’ve been under 11 times and I like hearing other people’s experience
i’m have surgery soon (i don’t know when) because i have a cyst in the top right gum, i’m going under general anaesthetic and im so nervous. I watch too many videos about bad things happening during surgery but i know that most of those things are very rare and in different surgeries. This helped me because i don’t want to worry. Thank you so much i know it’s been a year since you posted this but thank you :)
Jessi, thank-you so much for sharing your experience with us!!!! I greatly appreciate it!! So it seemed like you said that basically you experienced no time passing between the time you fell asleep & the time you woke up. Is that correct? That's what I want to experience.
Scar looking good Jessi
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for sharing your experience, I’m having thyroid surgery and I am very nervous, your experience helps me have a little courage, Thank you 😊
Theresa Noa Thank you so much for writing! Sorry to hear that you have to go through thyroid surgery, but you can do this!! So glad to have been a little bit of help. Praying for a successful surgery and quick recovery! 💛💛 Let me know how it goes!
That throat tube freaked me out too
For me it wasn’t bad. It was my first ever surgery. I’m 18 years old.
I was extremely stressed and my heart was racing.
I laid on the operating table and my mum was with me. They gave me an iPad with kids shows to try and calm me, but that didn’t help. They also have me happy gas through the mask, which didn’t help. I was extremely stressed and aware of everything.
So I was laying there all panicky, and then the surgeon said “okay I’m gonna turn on the sleepy gas”. I had never felt so anxious in my life. I took tiny breaths thinking it would slow the process. Then my mum said to me “take a deep breath” and so I did. Immediately after I took that deep breath, my arms became numb, and less than a second later my face and cheeks and everything became numb and heavy. So incredibly numb and heavy. As this feeling spread over my body and into my face, I decided I’d close my eyes cause it would make things easier. And then I thought to myself “don’t worry, your brain doesn’t understand” and then I was waking up. It literally felt like a good deep sleep. It didn’t feel instant for me like everyone says. It felt like a very quick deep sleep. So relaxing.
(I had my tonsils out) and the first thing I remember when I gained consciousness was that it went from black, to dreaming for 3 seconds, and then I opened my eyes and I was in a different place.
I closed my eyes again cause I was still super sleepy.
I had thick saliva at the back of my throat and I was trying to cough and clear my throat up, and I was using my fingers to try and get it out (sorry gross).
And the nurse comes running to me with a tissue saying “no no no don’t do that!”
I was unhappy that I was awake cause I was so uncomfortable and groggy and felt so crappy, but then in my head I was saying “yay I did it”.
And everything was spinning. I wasn’t sick cause they gave me meds for it, I couldn’t stress enough to them how scared of vomiting I was, so they were wonderful with that.
I was really dizzy for a few hours, But overall it was a good experience!
Such a sunny human being ❤️
I'm 70yr old and had no problems felt wide awake when I woke up. Maybe some headache but Tylenol took care of it. I had to stay overnight in hospital because of the surgery due to some bleeding which was normal. But
Thanks for the info, my surgery date is approaching and going under is what I’m terrified about.
Joe Ranieri i’m getting wisdom teeth removed friday i hope it’s not a bad experience
Joe Ranieri there’re gonna put me under
Joe Ranieri You can do it!! Hoping for an easy surgery and recovery for you!
Every time she said terrifying a lightning struck 😂
When I was a kid I went through a double glazed safety glass door, the doctor stitched me up without anesthesia or any drugs (no time, would have died) 2 stitches one on my thigh one on my foot and the bottom of my foot was cut open but I don't remember if they did that one. Don't remember the pain thanks to my brain :) so don't be afraid of anesthesia, it could be worse :)
So I had surgery 2 days ago (breast reduction) and I was terrified of going under general anesthesia. I had bought of every worse case scenario. In reality it was quite easy. Before my surgery my vitals were taken, also they put inflatable compressions on my leg. One nurse attempted to distract me while the other inserted the IV tube into my hand. I must admit that was a bit painful. They also gave me 2 500mg pills of Tylenol before surgery. The anesthesiologist came in and talked to me to let me know everything that would happen before hand. No contacts, no lashes (lol) if you have dentures or partials, piercing etc… all of it has to be removed.
Next we walked to the Operating room and I laid down in the OR table and the anesthesiologists told me that I would feel a little sting, but it felt rather cool. He placed a mask over my face and told me to take a few deep breaths and then I woke up in the recovery room lol.
Thanks for this, this really helped 🔥
I’m not sure why I’m at this video, but I liked it🤗
What did you like about it?
Thank you for this video it calmed my anxiety a bit
When’s your surgery? What’s your surgery?
Candy Wilson in couple months, it’s rhinoplasty
Olga Saltykova good luck! Let us know how it goes...
Im sacred af to get my tonsils out but instead of doing what I should do I’m going to watch river dale instead
You look great! Im having a thyroidectomy on Thursday and am super nervous! I’m afraid of the repercussions of having no thyroid. Weight gain is a fear of mine. Did you do anything in particular to avoid this?
Hi Cherie! First, thank you so much! I was just like you before my surgery. I was so worried about not having a thyroid anymore and was also worried about gaining weight and not being able to lose it even if I tried. That's something I think we all read online when researching. We see people that say they gained so much weight and no matter how they diet and exercise, it won't come off. While this can definitely happen, I think there are just as many people who don't gain any weight at all. It all has to do with how an individual person's body reacts. I am 6 months post-op and have gained about 5lbs. In my opinion, that is nothing and I am happy to take those 5lbs rather than go back to how I felt before with the hyperthyroid symptoms I was experiencing! Also, I have not done anything at all to try to prevent the weight gain haha. Just going about my regular schedule and everything has gone well so far! You will most likely have to let your body adjust a little bit afterwards and give yourself time to rest. Remember though that most of what we see online are the negative stories and there are just as many people with successful stories out there!! Wishing you an easy and successful surgery on Thursday! It is so much better to get something that is hurting your body out of there! Praying for you! I would love to hear how it goes and please let me know if you have any other questions!!
Thanks!! I officially banned myself from the internet!! I was starting to think my life was about to end! Lol I have had Graves’ disease for about 7 years and have always went the “medication” route. I always pushed back when my doctor suggested surgery. Luckily I was pretty successful on the medicine. I even went into remission for a year. So because it’s been awhile since I’ve really suffered symptoms, it’s hard to except that I have to lose it. I will say the past few months I’ve felt “off” even though my levels show normal range. So who knows this may be the best 🤷🏻♀️
Hello jessi! I’m officially 4 days post op. I’m not feeling too terrible but definitely wouldn’t say I feel great. I had a quick question. Did you any issues with feeling short of breath and elevated heart rate while moving around? I’ve been doing that the last two days. I seem ok while resting. (Heart rate comes back down to normal) I emailed my doctor but he didn’t give any sort of answer. I was hoping to hear “that’s normal” or it could be this.... but he kind of left me hanging. Thanks for any input.
@@cheriecoleman9061 Hey Cherie! So it's funny you ask that haha. I actually just posted a video about the fact that I recently had another surgery. I am 2 weeks post-op and experiencing what you're describing. It is definitely pretty scary because it feels so strange. My surgeon too didn't really have an explanation. I feel short of breath with the easiest things, light-headed and fainty. I'm also experiencing big blood pressure swings when I get up. I remember feeling fatigued and light-headed after thyroid surgery, but that slowly went away. How are you feeling now after a couple of weeks?
Jessi Higgins another surgery? Hope you heal up soon.. surgery is never fun. I actually did get better with that issue. I think maybe it was just my body healing from the shock of surgery. I definitely am still in limbo however. They do my first lab next Monday thank god! I’m impatient. I think I’m probably hyper at this point... I have been struggling with bouts of anxiety worse then before and just feel “wired up” if that makes since. I’m looking forward to getting balanced out. Hope you start feeling better 😊
I’m going to get meniscus surgery in my knee I have no idea what it does but I know it hurts when I bend it more than a very little bit and I am anxious about getting anesthesia but this has made me less anxious
Im here for you man!
Muffledbox same here for my right knee! mines tuesday
helloitsshaneil I got mine my right knee i got it yesterday I got the torn part cut off it feels weird walking at first but after a few hours it doesn’t hurt walking the only thing that’s hurting me is where the incision was
Muffledbox definitely put me at ease for Tuesday... thank you!
helloitsshaneil How did it go
Thank u this helped me feel a bit at ease. Dreading surgery still scared tho but this helped thank you.
CJewell0422 what surgery do/did you have to have? If you already had it, how was it?
Sis hand IVs are the worst I'm so sorry!! My experience with anesthesia was kind of scary but not as bad as I thought. I wasn't inhaling enough and they pressed my face to my the mask so tight I choked for air that's what finally knocked me out. Honestly felt like they where holding a pillow over my face because how thigh it felt. I felt like I woke up seconds later. I was most nervous about hearing people and still being awake but you hear nothing!
Ooo that’s very scary!! I’m glad they were able to help get you enough o2! I was very worried about waking up during surgery. Thank goodness that never happened!!
I'm getting surgery tomorrow and I'm so scared that I'm going to embarrass myself when on anesthesia
Lost Lambsauce Hi! I hope everything went well! Don’t worry about whether or not you said anything embarrassing. Doctors and nurses have seen it all and are very professional when it comes to that! They understand!
In the thumbnail I thought she was holding 2 tampons
hahaha
Same... except dildosLMFAOOO
Thank god, i thought it was just me
I thought the same🤣
Similar experience… I could hear them talking when I got my wisdom teeth out, but like you noted, it’s a completely different type. For a normal surgery, I just drop right in. Usually I get a slight warning because they have you count backwards, and when I skip numbers, I know I am a second away.
Can you describe what you mean about when you got your wisdom teeth out?
@@candywilson3884 Not sure what you mean?
I had surgery not too long ago and once I was under, the last things I saw was just the last few motions of the doctors repeating over and over. It was very freaky.
It can be. What was it like to be put to sleep?
Super weird! The last thing I remember was my anesthesiologist (nicknamed the Bartender haha) telling me I was about to have the best cocktail of my life!
Thank you for sharing this. My surgery is July 20 is around the corner. Do my anxiety you really help me calm down. I just have to tell myself I'm going sleep for a while and I will be ok. Thank you.
I’m getting jaw surgery soon and I’m really scared I’m only 15 and I’m scared I would feel pain or if I won’t wake up
Im getting jaw surgery march 30th. Nervous af
I have no problem with my thyroid but I have to take it out because it is too large for my throat. I’m not as nervous as before because of what people say here, more so I am super excited to be able to breath clearly without a lump in the throat. My mom says she never felt bad after surgery so I hope I will be the same. Thanks for sharing your video. :)
Thank you! I know it's rare but one of my relative experienced some hearing loss after general anesthesia!
I went under it 2 days ago for an endoscopy and I have a horrendous migraine that is not going away! 😟 I also feel dizzy and I almost fainted this morning! Not a fun experience at all!!
Omg nah
It slides over you. You feel a coldness in your throat and then you slip out. It's super quick.
Standalone Rider And can u try to fight it n stay up?
@@unknownman1035 no, general anithstatia will overpower you like a wave.
@@unknownman1035 don't be scared, I was nervous at first but I just told the doc to stick the iv in and punch it. Get it over with basically.
Standalone Rider do u dream ?
Thanks for sharing .. in two days its my time haha, first time getting under full anesthesia !
I’ve never had surgery before and I have to have it next Friday. I have a torn tendon in my wrist. It’s not necessarily the surgery I’m scared of, it is being alone since COVID doesn’t allow anyone with you besides the medical professionals.
I did have two of my wisdom teeth out but I didn’t go under anesthesia. They had me take this pill
How was your surgery? What do you remember?
I had it once and I just remember being in the or and they gave me iv stuff then next thing remember is waking up in the recovery room.
I assume you take syntroid now.
Did it feel instantaneous?
Im watching this since tommorow ill get surgery
I had my total thyroidectomy on January 2,2015...since then, there’s been problem after problem. The last time I was at my family doctor office he was very concerned about my blood pressure. It was measuring at 150/79
I had to get some teeth removed (for orthodontic treatment) and I wend under general anesthesia. It was TERRIBLE. I was tired, nauseous, and seeing double
how long?
i’m getting surgery on august 21st and i’m really scared. i’m crying writing this. the surgery’s on my left eye.
Did it go well?
Kylah Wooley yes it did my eyes just hurt really bad. the surgeon did it on both of my eyes instead.
Erin Kelly how was it?
Erin Kelly ME TOO I’m getting surgery on my eye and I’m so scared especially when they put me to sleep
Im going in for surgery in 5 days with general anesthesia im nervous but I get to wear sandals for the next two months it's winter
I had nose surgery and idk they put a oxygen mask and told me to count to ten with them I go t to eleven is this common? Anyway it also felt like it wasn’t a snap awake it felt like a while idk how to explain it I was actually excited for the general anaesthetic because I wondered what it would fell like but it wasn’t instantaneous in the same way idk
Purified Random I think there are different levels of anesthesia! They might have put you under more gradually and you might have been pretty far under to where it took some time for you to fully wake up. My grandmother told me that how it was for her every time. I think it’s pretty normal!
That makes sense seen as it was a quicker operation then most and not a very major one. I wasn’t aware that there was multiple lvls of anaesthesia, thx for the explanation.
@@Asura6969 Absolutely!! Again, I'm so glad that your surgery went well! God bless you!!
Gas anesthetic takes longer. It’s normal to feel nervous and excited, especially if it’s your first time being put to sleep.
I had general done , went out fast . The weirdest anesthesia was the spinal cord one , I was conscious but I couldn't feel my body . I felt my face and my hands , the rest I couldn't feel ...weirdest feeling ever
Oh wow! That sounds like such a crazy experience! It's hard to imagine what that would feel like!
@@ThePasinis It's important to stay calm and akwnoledge that you're anesthesied and there's nothing wrong . You feel the need to move and you can't , so it could be a little panic but back then I managed it without anxiety
I have to have a EDG done I’m so scared I’m getting a twilight anesthesia I’m so nervous
Hi. Thankyou for sharing this video. I have my thyroidectomy next week and I m freaking out. Just wanted to know whether it pains post surgery ? The stitches and all inside?
Hi there! I hope your surgery went well and that you are now recovering quickly. For me, the pain after surgery was just for one day and then it was almost nothing. I hope the same for you. Sending you prayers and lots of love!
Thanks to share your experience, I have thyroidectomy next month in January 22nd, I got paper work from surgeon's office it has all info about upcoming surgery, it says they will call me for pre anesthesia test, did you had that? what's that? I never had anesthesia in my life so I'm more nervous about anesthesia than surgery.
I got surgery on my foot last year February 5th, and I’m getting another surgery on the 6th of October, speaking from my experience last year, it shouldn’t be very bad, depending on what your gettin it on, sor me I just woke up with a dull turning sharp pain in the area where I was operated on (my foot) I don’t remember much after waking up, just being in the room I woke up in, then in the recovery room whenever I woke back up, if you’re gonna get a local anesthetic, I’m gonna break it to you man, it’s gonna be straight up pain for 30 minutes about 6 - 8 - or 12 hours after you get the surgery, but I would get local anesthetic, it’s worth it. And since you’re all drugged up after the surgery (pain meds) so you shouldn’t be to bored in the hospital, for me I just watched ratatouille on repeat for the 2 days I was in the hospital.
I have a endoscopy and colonoscopy on this Thursday I’m 13 and so nervous and have never had anesthesia before!
I just have to go under because of my wisdom teeth I’m only 12 tho so I have some anxiety and I just wanted to see what it’s like
Wisdom teeth don’t form until you’re 18 so that’s a lie.
I don’t know if you’re still checking comments but I’m getting surgery on Monday and I’m kind of nervous about the anesthesia and need some reassurance
So sorry I'm late seeing this Darren! I'm praying that your surgery went well yesterday and that you are recovering well! Keep us updated!
@@ThePasinis Ohh no need to apologize it went pretty well to be honest! I don’t even remember falling asleep, I just woke up in recovery. A little painful but bearable! Also thanks for still replying even after the surgery!
@@darrenneirs4975 so glad to hear that! Wishing you a speedy recovery!!
I am getting my wisdom teeth out in a week and am extreamly nervous about getting put to sleep. Was it more like an oncoming sleepiness or a immediate black out effect for you?
It depends really, I mean you probably had it but for me it was like this coldness spreading throughout my body. Very scary.
@@erikeriks im sorry to hear that, they never told me to count down or anything they were just doing things around me, in my experience i felt very relaxed and then just woke up not knowing when i fell asleep
@@zombies4life22 yeah it often weirds me out, like is that normal that feeling that I had? It was nothing like the calm sleep they tell you about.
Erik Eriks it’s normal.
How was your surgery? What was your anesthesia experience like?
Thanks for sharing your video my mom did hers last week and her PTH level went up way high now the Surgon thinks she might have to re do another one or she probably have another hypothyroid / parathyroid... need to be remove so we will have to go in next Monday for her 2 week post op ... we are worried 😟 her calcium level did not drop that much it like 11.4 any advise ?
Where did u do your surgery ?
We r in Minnesota
Hi! I am so sorry to hear that you guys are going through this. I was very lucky in that I did not have any parathyroid damage from my surgery and did not have to take an y calcium post-op. What was the reason for your mom's first surgery? Did she have any parathyroids removed or just her thyroid? What did the surgeon tell you guys today when you went in for her 2 week visit? I had my surgery done in Nashville at St. Thomas Hospital. My surgeon was beyond fantastic.
Thankyou for doing this.
I had to go under anesthesia and my case is weird.
I am 12 years old and I would say like in January I had to get three teeth pulled out BUT they are baby teeth. The grown up teeth are like way off from where they are supposed to be so I had to get gold chains attached to the teeth in my gum and put the gold chain on my brace wire. I still have it on today and I have to have in on until I’m a freshman. I had braces in 2nd grade and that sucked. I also got braces either in the beginning of 6th grade or the end of 5th. So I was like very nervous but the worst part was like tightening a ribbon thing around my arm to make my veins pop but the shot didn’t hurt and I literally blinked and I had gauze in my mouth and a ice pack thing around my head.
What do you remember about the anesthesia?
Ahh yes- the arm band for the IV stinks. I think that's the worst part of it actually haha. Hoping your oral surgery went well!!
i think the anxiety reliever was versed if thats how you spell it
Yeah I think that's what she had because that's what they gave me when I had a panic attack when they took me back they gave me like 6 shots
I got surgery on my foot so my ankle can heal right all I remember is the surgeons telling me go get on the surgery table and after that I remember them getting everything ready and talking about girls or partying or something i think their was medical school students in the room i don’t know after that I remember the anesthesia being injected into me and I immediately fell asleep
My dear after thyroid surgery medication have sleep problems?
I'm so nervous, I have a leg nerve operation tommorow, it all happened when 2 of my left leg bones broke (it was below the knee). I already have had a surgery to fix the bones, I'm telling my self I already did it once, but I'm still scared as shit.
Neychot yes I know how you feel because I had it done to me..... I had meat stuck in my throat wouldn’t go down for anything tried everything didn’t work.... so I had to go to the hospital of course I had to wait.... but when it came down to the gas mask I was thinking will I wake up from this.... because you’re being put to sleep... not you going to bed on your own free wil.... so yes I feel u on that just pray to god.... because it’s now in his hands....
@@midnite3007 thank you, the operation was the day before yesterday, it took 5 hours but now I'm ok, it still hurts but I should be fine.
That was the same way for me , they rolled me into surgery room and i was out like a light. Then 3 hours later they was waking me up . I felt like i was hit by a truck though 😊
Nicole C. What surgery were you having? Did they use gas or an IV?
Glad it went well😁
Getting surgery on my foot in less than a week and I’m beyond terrified of waking up during surgery. I know it’s extremely rare but I can’t help but worry 😬
I was born with a cleft lip and pallette, and I have had 5 surgeries in that series, and I can tell you right now, the anesthesia is nothing to worry about at all... She hit the nail on the head with the explanation of the experience... It's like taking a Benadryl at night to help you fall asleep, and you are just waking up in the morning... The only thing is you could act kinda weird on anesthesia...
How was your surgery? What was wrong with your foot? How was the anesthesia; what do you remember, did you wake up during surgery?
Ive already experienced this 4 times ;-;
I'm getting my wisdom teeth and some other teeth pulled and screws today
Arianna Hattis how was it
@@SL-sc5vu it Acatully wasnt bad...I was freaking out about the surgery but when they gave me laughing gas, and the iv I didnt even care anymore it was probably the most comfortable feeling I have ever felt...and then I fell asleep and woke up it seemed like surgery only took like 5 minutes but we had good laughs when I woke up, I was just really grumpy, just make sure to get some rest and put hot and cold stuff on for the pain, it wasn't the best feeling after surgery Becuase of mouth pain, but it was great overall.. I am a hypochondriac , and have really bad anxiety but now that its done it was better than I thought it would be😄