I’ve had eight procedures under general anesthesia over the years. I’ve never had an anesthesiologist call me the night or day before surgery. I’ve only ever had a VERY brief meeting with the anesthesiologist right before surgery, after having been completely checked in and prepped for surgery. I mean seriously, just right before going into surgery! They look at my chart, ask a few questions, ask me to open my mouth, and that’s it! The last one didn’t even come any closer to me than the computer at the entrance to my waiting area which was about three feet from the end of my bed, and it was from there that he accessed my throat when he asked me to open my mouth. After seeing your videos I feel like I have never been attended to by a quality anesthesiologist who cares for their patients.
@@thegreypath1777 Thank you. However, I always ask questions BEFORE receiving any medications. I’m not an idiot. At “check in” I’m always told, “the anesthesiologist will come talk to you. You can ask them all those questions then.” Which is exactly my point, THIS anesthesiologist presenting these videos is always talking about discussions with his patients the DAY BEFORE surgery. So he is obviously assigned his patients the day before and calls outpatients or discusses in person with inpatients the day before to discuss and answer questions. THAT has never ever been my experience anywhere at anytime, and was my point. In fact the last time I was to have a procedure I asked ahead of time when the hospital called to do preliminary call, before hospital check-in, if I could talk to the anesthesiologist the day before and was told, “The anesthesiologist will meet with you after you’ve been checked into pre-op.” So again, wherever I’ve been it’s left up to the last minute.
What I especially "like about YOU" .... is that even though you're highly intelligent & highly skilled as a Doctor, you're so "down to earth" in humility !!! You're very kind & considerate of people. A real *gem* to me !!!
I had electrocardioversion which had to be done twice in a row.the lady who administered anesthesia told me about the procedure including that fentanyl was part of it.i was afraid. after the procedure I woke you crying very hard and loud..didn't know why but later thought maybe my body knew it was in pain for those shocks and it felt actual pain..I mean it does hurt to get shocked. Now I think maybe my feelings of being unloved which I try to just chalk up as nothing I can do about it ..maybe that's why I was crying so hard. Thanks for your kind help .love to all, Marcia in Modesto CA.
Had an emergency C-section at the beginning of the pandemic. One of the surgeons had a daughter in law school. We chatted the whole time about her classes, experiences, student loans, and whether or not she should quit with one year left or not. I only felt nauseous ant the beginning as the numbness took over and the anesthesiologist was amazing! I’m a Redhead and it takes a horse tranquilizer to take me out. It sucks bc our kids have the same issue during their surgeries. Takes a lot and we can function. Must be why our Irish ancestors can drink so much ;) Wish more docs understood pain management issues and anesthesia concerns about redheads like you
I've known a couple people who are truly quite intelligent yet don't always do so well with common sense and/Or simpler things. In my opinion, some people are merely book smart and others are actually quite intelligent and their brain is wired differently.
"At the extremes of age like 70..." oh my gosh! I'm 68. Statements like that always startle me! I don't feel it. I'm a 36 year old trapped in here! My husband pulled into a seniors only parking spot at one of our municipal buildings. I said, "we can't park here! It's for seniors only". I was serious. 😮 He said "that's us!" Thank you for educating us!❤
Age is just a number! I asked my 85 year old grandmother how she was feeling, and she told me she felt like a young woman trapped in an old lady's body!
I’m having surgery soon and boy do I wish you were my anesthesiologist. Because of your videos I feel so much better prepared. I’ve done a lot of work to prepare myself mentally and emotionally for the best outcomes. I’m also much better prepared with questions for my pre op appointment. Your videos have helped me in so many ways. Thank you Doctor. 🙏
best wishes. I wish that pre-op appointments actually allowed for a discussion with the anesthesiologist. Every time I've gone into surgery, I tell them that I want to talk with the anesthesiologist and they say that you can do that in the pre-op room. Yes, but most of the time they are asking me questions while putting the needle in, so yes I see them but there's no time. My husband doesn't think to ask and he's gone into surgery without seeing the anesthesiologist or without being aware of seeing them.
When I went in for my ankle surgery last year, I told the anesthesiologist that I have the redhead gene and that I have severe central sleep apnea. He was placing a nerve block in the leg so I would need less pain medication post surgery. He thanked me for telling him, and he would adjust the nerve block and his anesthesia plan for my surgery. It surprised me that he was so responsive to that one statement. Normally, I would require several doses to numb anything; especially dental. I actually needed to be given a second epidural when I was in labor. Because of his adjusting his plan, I was actually numbed up the first time around. I also was able to go down pretty quickly compared to other surgeries I have had. Waking up was a much better experience as well, without the usual extreme grogginess I normally have. It made a very painful surgery a much better experience.
Thank you for sharing. I am in the same boat - dental work has to be planned head, scheduled accordingly because of the numbing (lack thereof) issues relating to it. My dentist has been great about it, been a learning opportunity each procedure. I can't use Nitrous oxide - immediate & debilitating migraines. Vicodin & Tylenol do absolutely nothing for me. Learned that the hard way (skin cancer reconstruction surgery). On the flip side, certain OTC drugs have almost landed me in the hospital due to bad reactions. It took years for me to figure out there was such a thing called "red head gene" & am grateful to hear Dr's etc. know it's a real thing.
I'm so serious, my mother has some naturally red hair, I myself have brown with random reds and blondes. But my whole life I've always wondered why my pain tolerance to meds and dental numbing has always been so unusually high. This could be a factor... thank you for the information.
I woke up during my 1st knee replacement. I said “a hammer?” The next thing I remember was waking up in recovery. When I went for my first post op visit the first thing the Dr. Said “I prefer to call it a mallet “ 😂😂😂
I was married to a surgeon for thirty years and I never heard him mention anything about redheads. He had an excess of cognitive reserve, too😂 I worked with him and many other surgeons and this is all news to me. But I love it.
@@lorrieprothero2175 that’s great! I wish that were true for me. I am also a nurse and have seen many instances of redhead patients relate that to me and require more anesthesia in the OR.
@digzat i require more anesthesia not more pain meds. Most of my redhead friends say they have a high tolerance for pain but they tend to lose blood faster and they require more anesthesia.
My husband has severe and chronic PTSD from working terrorist events in his career, it's on his medical record. When he had his cardiac double bypass surgery his cardiac surgeon noted that and said he would do everything possible to not put him on the heart pump during the surgery as that can make PTSD issues worse. It was all set up to use just in case, but my husband tolerated his double bypass very well with his temperature dropped to greatly slow down his heart. In ICU they gradually raised his temperature as he was placed in an induced coma for several hours. It worked very well for him and I am grateful for the knowledgeable surgeon and anesthesiologist who did his surgery. Although he had some issues late at night in the hospital, they sent him home a day early to solve that. He was fine in the hospital during the day, but at night he was angry and reactive and wanted to go home.
After waking from major back surgery i was wheeled by a nurse who asked me how i managed to get such an injury so young, i was 30. I told her i was a stunt woman. She believed me until my sister came to visit and blew it. The nurse was shocked and told her not many people lie under anesthesia. My sister said she wasn't lying... she's just got a weird sense of humour 😂
Love this! My friend tripped and fell into a wall corner and opened her face from the eyebrow to an inch or so into her scalp. She was telling her grandkids that she and her husband had taken up axe throwing, and her husband wasn’t very good at it! So funny!
I injured my knee swordfighting. Really. But try to convince someone of that when you are middle aged chubby female! They ALL thought I was lieing until the doc confirmed that yes, she really DOES fight with swords!! LOL!@@Lindaastewart7015
THE TIMES I HAVE HAD SURGERY WHEN I WAKE UP ALL THE NURSES IN RECOVERY ARE LAUGHING AND TELLING ME HOW FUNNY I AM .... SO.... WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN ? MAYBE I AM A CLOWN 🤡 🤪 😂🎉
Each time I come out of sedation extremely fast and sitting up. Have scared the nurse every time. Always thankful to the professionals that get me through any surgery. Easy 😉
Just got out of surgery was watching your videos before and after. You have helped me prepare and my anxiety was nearly zero thanks to you. Thank you very much.
Doctor Kaveh , I think you have something going on here; with this research. You are hitting a point that is right there. Most people cannot see it. But, there it is! Thanks. 👨🎓♾️✍️
In my family, we tend to stay asleep after anesthesia for hours. They can tell any of us, you'll come around a few minutes after the surgery. But, more often than not, we may not come out of it until four or five hours later. I also had an NDE on the table during surgery when I was 28. I flatlined. I was watching from up above my body, yelling at them to make sure I didn't die. I also know that if I'm given any opiates, I go on confessional binges. The nurses and doctors love to listen to me and laugh. Have you witnessed any of this sort of behavior?
They would not confirm it post surgery, but I heard what they said during the surgery. I wasn't feeling the pain, but it was as if I was there in the room, floating over my body and I could see the machines. They kept me around for hours afterwards until they were certain I was okay. This was in 1982 at Kaiser. They used some kind of preanesthesia injection, started with an m. They don't use that stuff anymore. She said it would make me feel drunk, my brain would shut down from the back to the front. Indeed it did, and as soon as that began, I bolted up and vomited all over her. Then she was mad at me. So, she knocked me out quick and I think she gave me too much. @@apreviousseagle836
It's seems to be more common than people realize. Whether NDE or out of body experience. If interested, there are loads of videos on here of people who have had NDE's.
Tu.. have long covid+live alone.. need a tooth pulled + scared about hime alone after, + spreading the infection in the tooth.. wish more drs were as aware.. 🙏❤️
I have had 11 surgeries in 83 years, now 84. As the prior commenter stated, I experienced I rarely ever saw or talked to the anesthesiologist until I had my eyes rebuilt (Cataracts) at 82. I did talk with them. The anesthesia was a mild dose of Propofol. When I was seeing the surgeon for my knee replacement, I told the surgeon IO wanted to speak with the Anesthesiologist prior to any sedation. We talked and discussed various forms of anesthesia. I opted for TIVA (Total InterVenes Anesthesia) This was a Propofol drip and npc intubation. It worked fine and much better than the normal GA. When I had the second knee done (9 wks later) I used the same anesthesiologist and had a spinal with no sedation. I was awake for the whole procedure. They wouldn't let me watch but I was awake and could hear everything. I could feely body being moved around but no pain. As I was lying there I heard the surgeon start the saw (Mako Robot) and then startrt sawing my leg ib half. I started laughing my buns off as I laid there listening to the sounds of sawing. The whole procedure was actually funny. When they were finishing up they remover the drape and I watched the finishing procedures. The Surgery room staff had a big time having me there undergoing knee replacement fully awake. They said they had never experienced a patient being fully awake during this type of surgery. I have another procedure coming up for the repair of my Zenker's Diverticulum, a hernia in my esophagus. I have discussed this procedure with my ENT. I tole him I know I will have to be intubated and on a ventilator during this procedure. I told him I would only agree to the procedure if I can be fully conscious from start to finish, meaning I want to be intubated while conscious, which is the safest form of intubation. He said he will find an Anesthesiologist that knows how to do it and will agree to do it. Hopefully this will be the last procedure I will need during the next 21 years. By then my "Fake" knees will be worn out and in ned of replacement. Life is an adventure, enjoy all that you can as we only pass through life once. And don't worry about PTSD. That's the excuse used to get you to accept GA.
I have been under anesthesia 3 times and each time I wake up saying..."I need to get to work, I need to get to work." The nurses say to me...." Just relax, just relax"... thanks Doc, great video/topic!
I've had general anaesthetic four times in my life and I'm very happy to say I was completely out for the count all four times!! One of them was quite a long surgery and one was a facial surgery so I'm glad I had excellent anaesthetists both times! In the UK we call them anaesthetists not anaesthesiologists
@@MedicalSecrets OH hi. Thankyou. Keto Therapy for trauma. Release and pain different placed etc. etc. Saving some money. He said I was good candidate. Need more time being sober. Do you think it is helpful. Expensive infusions close toghether then as needed. Thanks for your help 👍 Danielle 💛
For my emergency C-section I was unable to move, couldn't breathe but was fully aware (very scary having yourself paralyze slowly... Breath first, fingers last) The doctor started to cut and the Anesthesiologist made a noise bent over my face then moved out of my line of sight and yelled "Wait she's not under!" And the doctor said "I don't care, this has to happen now!" & He kept going. She swore & I kept thinking I was going to die cause I couldn't breathe when this euphoria started to kick in like "oh I don't need to breathe this is fine" 🙄 all while experiencing the worst pain I have ever experienced but my mind was like "Nah as long as it's no worse than this, I can handle it". This lasted a full minute (felt longer) until they intubated me and it went black. They gave me a drug when I woke up to detach me from the memory of the experience. I was on Ativan for 24 hours until I could get out of the panic attack I woke up with in the recovery room. Since then, for my next two surgeries I insist on speaking to the Anesthesiologist. They make a face when I tell them the story. The last procedure I had was supposed to be light sedation so I was to be conscious but there's nothing but black in my memory. I was fully unconscious when I was wheeled into recovery. My husband told me I was flat out and rough to wake. I woke to my name being yelled by a few people while both my arms were being rubbed. I would've asked if this was another oops but I was really concerned about being awake so I sort of see it as a mixed blessing and I'm not sure I want to know. Lol. However, now I wonder just what they gave me to block memory so much and just what I'm actually experiencing while they are hiding my memory from me. *Sigh* Sounds scary those you can't really trust are to be given the ultimate trust.
Wow! I’ve never heard of a drug that wipes the memory of crazy happenings during surgery. I’ve woke up during back surgery once and pushed up and screamed out that hurt!
My daughter has had two brain surgeries on two different types of benign tumors. Her Dr at UMMC always calls her the next gut before to see what her mindset is how she is feeling in general, he jokes etc. . Last time it was a 20 minutes conversation. Lovely human!
while having a colonoscopy I found out I was awake. I was kind of shocked but had a great conversation... asked for my glasses so I could see what they were seeing on the screen. I was able to point out a resection of my bowels to the doc. It was from a ruptured appendix when I was 4 and they had to take take out part of the bowels. I could not feel anything but pressure. I still can't get over how I even remembered it.
I had quite a few patients “wake up” during a colonoscopy. They would watch the screen and ask questions, while showing no symptoms of pain. BP/HR we’re normal. I always laughed because it was actually cute. 😂
Two stories (and yes, I have red hair when they strip my hair, two red headed kids as well) First, the anesthesiologist was cocky and told me that “I will be fine with the normal amount of propanol” and then freaked out when I wouldn’t go under. “You just kept taking it!” He said. No sh*t Sherlock. Secondly, I kept waking up during a colonoscopy. I tried to tell them but they really do not want to listen.
Lol. Yep, I eventually go under a little. They said next time I need “real sedation?” I would understand if I had a vice of legal or illegal substances but, no.
I woke up during a colonoscopy too.. it feels like someone is poking you in the stomach really hard from the wrong side. Doesn’t really hurt but not pleasant!
I wasn't given general anesthesia for my first colonoscopy, but something else that didn't manage the discomfort at all. They gave me all they had prepared and I was still saying 'ouch' a lot. I enjoyed watching my insides, which were clean and pink, and the structure was not as I expected. Since that one I've been put to sleep, though.
My mom was a red-head in her youth but was 70 years old at the time of her first surgery and had gray hair. After the surgery (which was botched and nearly killed her) we were told it was a great success and we could go see her but she'd still be sleeping off the anesthesia. By the time we got to her room, she was wide awake and kvetching that she was uncomfortable, in pain, could feel everything. Shouldn't an anesthesiologist ask an old gray haired lady or gentleman if they USED to have red hair? 🤔🤔 Plus she was an extremely anxious neurotic former smoker and particularly on edge about having the surgery. 🤔🤔 She didn't sleep for 3 days post-op and coded the evening of 3 days later. Me, on the other hand, because I observed her complications from sedation in the ICU, asked for my colonoscopy with just a valium. I was awake for part of it and didn't feel a thing and then drifted off to a nice sleep. 😴 💤
YES! Red hair! At age 39, I had abdominal surgery to remove uterine fibroids and at the time, I dyed my hair red, which I'm sure they noticed, but they didn't think to ask if it was my natural hair color. They had a hard time waking me up from anesthesia after the surgery - and when I went home, I slept most of the time for 2 weeks afterwards, apparently working the anesthesia out of my system. I'm guessing they overdosed me! I was also very athletic at the time, and I think they figure the dose based on your weight - muscle weighs more than fat, so, again I was heavier, plus the red hair... whew!
My last colonoscopy had to be done twice! I woke up from the first one and the told me I wouldn't lay still! So they rescheduled me and put me under general! The doc told me to remember to tell my doc (if it wasn't her) what happened. I'm due again. I wish I could just go twilight.
@@alice13kThey didn’t overdose you. It’s pretty common that your tissues absorb some. Most of your sleeping was from the inflammatory process during healing. It was your body slowing down some functions to promote healing.
@@carmensandiego7749wrong. Please read my reply. It’s the body resting to promote healing. It’s also very likely if she had fibroids her hematocrit was low as well, which slows recovery and decreases oxygen supply because of decreased hemoglobin.
I woke up just before surgery and screamed when the Doctor made my incision on my wrist. He was shocked and gave the anesthesiologist a stern look and he said good night 😂 When I woke up I said well…that wasn’t fun 😊 He said do you remember what happened. I said yes.
glad they put you out for the rest. I'm sure your doctor hoped that you didn't remember! With my first csection the anesthesiologist didn't believe that I could possibly still have feeling and she told the doctor that I couldn't be feeling anything and to proceed. Once I was screaming, she said, sorry but I can't give you anything else till the baby's delivered. My doctor started cursing at her and she said to me, just hang in there for 30 more minutes. The doctor cursed again and said count to ten. I don't know if she counted up or down but I remember 4 and him telling her to knock me out and she refused to do so until I verbally acknowledged that I saw my daughter, it seemed like an eternity before I was finally able to say that I saw her, and I woke up in the recovery room screaming until my doctor was able to get me to focus and realize that while the pain was still horrible, the surgery was over. When my 2nd child was born, I told the anesthesiologist that if that happened again, that I wanted her to just put me unconscious and not wait for me to see my child. Fortunately I didn't feel any pain with my son's csection and the anesthesiologist was talking with me the whole time and even stayed with me as they took me back to my room after surgery. A friend of mine who's a nurse told me that they know sometimes patients are in pain during surgery but that she dismisses it when patients tell her, and she says well it's over now.
@@tanyas.3812that's a good question. I'm A-. I'd like to know more about blood types and genetics. I know my grandmother was A+. I don't know many family members blood types but every one I do know is positive, including both parents. I've always wondered where my negative blood came from. Now I wonder if it affects me in anyway besides the pregnancy issue.
@@builtontherockhomestead9390 my blood type is A+, my dad is O-, so my mom is either A+ or AB+. to be positve you only need to have received a positive from one parent, so if your parents are both + bloodtypes they carried the negative recessive. You can have generations showing the positive trait and carrying recessives. I carry AO+- genetically but what we see as a bloodtype for me is A+, my husband is B- and has an O+ mother, so we know he carries BO--, my kids haven't been tested yet but we know that all the combinations are possible for them. my daughter is old enough to donate blood and not really thrilled when I encourage her to do so, so that we can learn her blood type. haha
I’m one of the patients who needs higher doses of anesthesia. In one of my surgeries I had to be sedated twice; the surgeon told me that I started to kick everything and everyone around me 😂. And even when I’m half awake, I’m totally responsive and I even remember all the conversation, chitchat between the people around me, I’d provide numbers involving my blood tests, I’d often ask my blood pressure, after years the surgery took place. From what I’ve heard from other people who went through not even the same amount/type of anesthesia, this is very unusual. During normal procedures as colonoscopy, endoscopy, I’d be wide awake and even hold long “intelectual” conversations; I’d discuss last published articles in some related topics and also remember everything afterwards. And no, I’m not in the medical field… I’m just odd I suppose, out of the “normal” curve. Love your videos!
If fans cant understand what The Doc is saying, use closed captions. it helps me a lot, i dont hear well & have tinnitus. so, i understand it all. Love this one, i find this so interesting! Im sharing this one Doc, hopefully i can get you some more subscribers.
Not gonna lie, watching your videos for sure calmed me down right before my cancer surgery in March. I might have to have another one, we just are waiting on results, but I am much calmer about the idea of it since I know much more information. A lot of the things i learned from you, I would have never thought to tell anyone and I have a feeling it would have made surgery much more stressful.
Wow I after experiencing so many corrupt drs & medical professionals bc I am in military detective work, I am just so thankful good drs exist. I’ve discovered so many killer med pros in my work. I have several procedures coming up and I’m mostly nervous about the anesthesia bc I actually was killed and then revived in a hospital as well as outside of the hospital. I’m a complicated case for that reason and also have a lower body weight but can just about fully function in unconscious like states. I’m super inclined to fight it ‘cause the PTSD elevates my heart rate & anger just thinking about it. Will probably need a lot. These videos continue to help me prepare & build some trust. Thank you! 💖💐
New to this channel. blown away by your honesty, Dr. Even better is your passion for your work and your compassion for your patients based on the information you present. Love your channel! Literally watch on loop when I can’t sleep as your voice is incredibly calming.. thank you for caring enough to educate us lay people! ❤
@@MedicalSecrets Here's, What I want to know, Maybe you can make a Video on it. ❤ I've had people ask me this as a Paramedic I'm allowed to give Ketamine, I know what it is and what it does, but I can only use it in cases of EXCITED DELIRIUM PATIENTS! If I am not Mistaking I seen a video that you did a little while back on DELIRIUM! What Some people are asking is this... what's the Difference between anxiety and excited delirium and I don't know how to explain that to them, All I know is that when I Call my Medical Director, he tells me "Corey Tell him, that's Anxiety! Not excited Delierium
Unless already covered (if so link please), can you discuss the different ethnicities and medication issues. A Hispanic friend was poisoned by a doctor who instead of realizing she was being given way to much medication, tried to put her in a psych ward. Thankfully her husband blew up at the doctor and found someone who realized what was happening. She could have died from overdosing on prescription medication. I later read an article about how Hispanics often need less medication. I also remember a M*A*S*H* episode where anti-malaria meditation made blacks and middle eastern folks sick. So what else is known about different ethnicities and how does that affect you as you put patients under?
I just watched, and heard a viewer in your livestream ask, "What do you do for a living?" I burst out laughing. Then, i just admired how well you managed to maintain your professionalism, bc i know i wouldn't have been able to. Youre a very kind person.
Thank you for the shaking info. My son who is 35, a combat veteran who has PSTD from his time in Afghanistan, had a shaking incident post hernia surgery yesterday. He said he had a similar incident after his route clearance vehicle was blown up and he suffered injuries.
I’ve been sending some of your videos to a friend who just completed his CRNA training because I think this will help him in his career. And help him be more compassionate in his care.
On my last ankle surgery, I was beyond angry. My surgeon was 5 hrs late but the anesthesiologist was an absolute Jerk. I was supposed to have had general anesthesia, but he decided that because Id had 3 children to do an epidural. When I said Id never had one before he turned into an ahole. Once i finally got into the or and i told then it didnt eork i could still move the leg i was being operated on, until i lifted my leg up he called me a liar, after the drape was put up and i said eff this we are not doing this i can feel everything you are doing he giggled, I yelled ok im leaving, and why are you such and asshole. I was immediately put completely to sleep. According to nurses ipon waking me up, i was still completely pissed off at surgeon and anesthesiologist, i said a crapload of foul words. Dont get me wrong, I've had the most amazing surgeons and anesthesiologist and nurses. But these 2 have traumatized and hurt me for life.
So interesting. I had a heart attack and had to have angiography and 2 stents placed. I was given IV versed and fentanyl and I had complete conversation with my cardiologist. I was watching the screen and discussing where the blockages were and being amazed at the new bloodflow once the stints were in. I even asked why you don't feel the "line" or the balloon and stent in your heart and one of the nurses told me the heart didn't have nerve endings. At one point, a nurse told me my sister and husband were waiting outside for me, asking about me... and I said "oh... are they okay?" I was worried they if they were upset over me. The entire staff thought that was just the cutest thing.. told me we must really love each other for me to be concerned over them. Lol! Had the same anesthesia protocol for cataract surgery and talked with Dr and staff throughout those also. I just find this all so interesting.
@@MedicalSecretsI don't so much know what you mean by Mediterranean lifestyle. But I know that age has a great deal to do with expression of Genetically inherited Extra copies of the cytochrome drug metabolism enzymes, just as one example. A older man and a younger man can outwardly exhibit apparently identical "fitter brains" but in reality the old man can have a impairment to metabolism and the young person having a 2nd copy of the drug enzymes main pathway of breakdown could have both of us understated compared to average . This is known by the term as An ultra rapid metabolizer "
I had eye surgery and remember most of my conversation with my eye doctor of many years. He finally told me no more talking now. Oddly the whole experience seemed to create a connection with him that I had not felt before. Nothing romantic. Just a new connection.
Yes! This was me as a kid when I broke my wrist in several places. They had to do a live xray and ultimately result to surgery. I was awake and talking to them the whole time. I definitely felt great, total chatterbox and wouldn't shut up. Lmao.
I have a cath to put in a stent last year, 52f. I was given the fentanyl and versed, I told the anaesthesiologist I needed more than the average bear. I’m 5’4”, 95 lbs. He didn’t believe me for one second. The cath was done through my wrist. I felt the scalpel cut and cath going in. I stopped the cardiologist when he got to just between my breasts and told him I’d ‘reached my pain threshold, thank you very much. Could someone please give me something, NOW!’! He stopped immediately and asked where my pain was, told him everything he’d done so far and where he stopped when asked. I received a much higher dosage immediately. Stayed awake but was far more comfortable. Every surgery I’ve I had, I wake up immediately. I’m wide awake by the time I’m in recovery 1, speaking coherently and answering questions. I hear everyone talk about how they sleep for the day after, even two! That sounds lovely, to be honest! My husband has had two surgery’s in our 26 yrs of marriage and was vomiting profusely afterwards, completely out of it for a good 24 hours. I had to tell the recovery nurse to stop giving the same anti-nausea medication and give him compazine for heaven’s sake! One dose in his line and he stopped vomiting. His last procedure I asked them to give him compazine to take 3 hours before and immediately upon entering recovery one. They gave him versed. He was wheeled to the car, vomited and I said ‘take him back in and give him compazine.’. He has severe motion sickness. I was livid and they knew it. Why do some medical professionals not listen to other medical professionals? Take the power trip somewhere else, I know my body as well as my husband’s and children’s better than they do. 🤦♀️
You are so-ooo easy to listen to. I wish more than a tiny percentage of the medical profession had your respect for people. It would be a much better world.
I’ve had several surgeries and never been asked about red hair (I have a number of redheads in my extended family). The main thing I’ve noticed about coming out from anesthesia is how difficult it has been to wake up - sometimes I was quite disoriented and felt like I couldn’t even focus my eyes.
WOW!!! You are so great at describing all the things that we do under anesthesia. Thank you for making it easier for us to understand . You do a great job!! 🤒😷😊⚘
I had a Dr tell me when I was out, we talked. I was surprised, I ask what did we speak about. His reply " You ask if we could pray together ".. I was surprised, then ask him what happened next--his Reply I shall Never forget " We prayed ".. Amazing.. Only time I had 0ne tell me this--so amazing you mention it.. wow...
I had this very funny situation that I did not expect. I had 3 surgeries within a short time frame. And two within a few days. And I always opted for general anaesthesia. The middle surgery was suuuuper short. 15 minutes, I think? Because it was a frustrated attempt lol. They could not fix what they hoped to be ale to fix the simple way. So I'd be having the bigger surgery a few days later for that. Now, I wake up and say hi to the male nurse. And then I ask him how things went. And he says it unfortunately didn't work. And I ask him if he can tell me what exactly did not work, cause I'm trying to asses what degree of damage we're going to tackle, during the big surgery. So he calls over the surgeon for that (after he'd finished his call) cause he's not permitted to say these things. The surgeon comes over, I ask my question and he goes .... Him: "Oh.....I had just explained all of this to you earlier, actually. But turns out you weren't 'there' yet!" Me: 😳 "Oh...um....well now I'm awake" Him: "Explains everything again" Me: " OK, you just told me xyz. OK, looks like I'm remembering it this time. Thank you!" I was really baffled that I seem to have been so alert and responsive that an experienced medical professionals would consider me awake enough to give me important information. But nope, I was not forming memories yet X'D That's when it hit me, that this had probably happened before already, during local anaesthesia where I was awake all the time, but kind of .... slightly out of it. I seemingly got a maximum dose, in a second round of fixing the problem of me still feeling everything. The anaesthesiologist basically joked he'd "Given me enough to numb out two elephants, considering I'm such a smol person!. I got my 4 wisdom teeth removed. They had given me some instructions even though my mother was outside and could have helped if they told us the important stuff together. Nope. I did not remember my instructions. I was so "done" after that, we decided to get a taxi and I struggled walking. Guess that is on my list of "warn the anaesthesiologist about ...."-list now!
My 2nd hip replacement surgery is coming up this May. The first one was a very good experience. I must have been telling jokes under anesthesia cause I was high the entire day after, happy, happy, happy! ❤
When I go in for surgery (I’m about to have another one in a month) my entire energy is focused on being calm even though I’m frightened by the unknown elements of surgery and being gracious and grateful to my team of healers for their skills and professional help in bringing me through. This has resulted in an appearance of quiet calm on the outside but on the inside I’m nervous but visualizing my favorite healing place and I take calm steady breaths imagining that each one is soothing me. There’s not a whole lot of room or time for extraneous communication. Once in the OR things go pretty fast.
That's me, the brook. I also get super lovey and grateful. The couple of surgeries I've had, i recollect telling the nurses, the surgeon and anesthesiologist how wonderful they are and I appreciate everything they're doing.
Red hair OR green eyes, as my anesthesiologist found out and is doing a study on green eyed people and anesthesia. I’ve ALWAYS had problems with getting numb; in dental procedures, in local biopsies, in nerve ablations, steroid injections, etc. Some doctors just went through with procedures after telling them I wasn’t numb and I was crying but they said I was fine and I needed to calm down. For the longest time, i thought it was what everyone went through. My dentist now knows exactly what to use on me and my anesthesiologist as well.
I went through that too. I thought everyone was in pain and agony at the dentists went to the dentist. When I was a kid, the dentist would tell my Mom that I was “ bad patient” for faking pain and then I got in trouble for that too. I wake up during surgery. I have in every surgery but the last one. It scares me and everyone else. It take a lot to put me out. I have it figured out at my dentists and I can warn the doctors. Reddish brown haired and blue eyed.
Another "greenie" here. Always needed more Procaine than "the average bear." I once needed an extraction and told the oral surgeon, and he replied "Green eyes - yes, I saw, so I already knew."
Had facial surgery once and another time breast reduction. I was awake the entire time during both surgeries. My doctor didn't believe me. I told him the conversations between his nurses and his assistant. Which breast he did and which breast his assistant did, and the music he played. I was once attempted to be hypnotized by The Amazing Kreskin whom I met in the airport. He tried a few times to hypnotize me but I couldn't be hypnotized. He said only a few people can't he hypnotized and I am one of them. I guess a have a strong cognitive reserve.
I have had recall three times during surgery. Once I was completely in a comatose state physically, but I could hear everything that was going on. I tasted rubber in my mouth and metal on my teeth and rubber going back my throat, and I felt like I should have the urge to gag, but there was no gag reflex coming. One time I woke up in the middle of surgery and started singing a song related to my name because I had heard my name said. And one time I woke up in the middle of an abdominal and pelvic surgery and said some thing extremely embarrassing. Everyone laughed. Including me. Then I woke up in the recovery room. After three ampoules of versed, I am still able to get up and go to the bathroom. I feel nervous and my heart is pounding. Not a drug abuser, but I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and the redheaded gene.
Hello fellow zebra I also have EDS and reddish notes to my hair. I can't remember ever waking up during surgery but there is one that I'll never forget I was dreaming that I was with Jesus and we were talkin we were sitting in a room made out of light it was so peaceful when he got up to walk away from me he looked over his shoulder and told me to tell them that he's coming soon and then I woke up. It was so pleasant. Another surgery that I had I was just under propofol and I ripped my IV out while I was under.
@@inthekitchenwithjessjesus9643 See, you were awake. The first was amazing. The second pretty scary. Not that we have time for it to happen, we’re getting so close to Jesus coming back, but if need it, let them know were conscious enough to dream and to pull out an IV. Tell them your genetics and ask them to please monitor your brain activity. We will meet soon! 🥰
Hey, Thank you, a lot, for these videos. I cried after a colonoscopy and was told it didn't occur very often and that, "you'll be alright"! Many thanks again, I love what I've been learning from you. :)
When I woke up from laproscopic knee surgery I said rather huffily to the surgeon "I didn't know I was going to be put completely out for this." He said "Oh, you weren't. We were talking the whole time. I was asking you questions and you were answering." God only knows what I said!!
Lol. When my wife was coming out of anesthesia, she was rambling and asking the Dr a lot of questions with her eyes closed. I said honey, I think the Dr might need to go now. He very gently and kindly looked at me while waving his fingers down as to shush me and then mouth to me, it's Ok. And then asked her if she had anymore questions. A very kind and patient Dr.
When going under anesthesia I have had to gently remove the breathing mask thing to assure the surgeon that I WILL eventually lose consciousness (often, the medical team are beginning to look rather concerned... 'count down from 24 this time'). When I finally am fully sedated/unconscious everything has always gone well. On the other hand, I wake fully quite noticeably quickly. I have had 7 surgeries (all to correct a single recurring issue) over 3 years. I like 'going under'. When I am very old, I would choose that as the best way to exit this world - but I'd probably take forever to do so and just simply wake up too soon for that and die of something else (!)
I think your videos should be mandatory for all medical students. I have so many funny anesthesia stories. I think it's my personality. I want to be a stand-up comedian. Most of my material revolves around the medical field. It's on my bucket list.
Hello Doc, Two weeks ago I got a uterine polyp removed…. this is funny because i actually felt we had a conversation while under sedation but I don’t remember the details. I only remember the very beginning of such conversation. I remember he asking me questions while injecting the sedation and son after he said you may start feeling it but before he said it, I was already feeling good 😂 and I responded, ohhh I’m already feeling it. I need that stuff. I remember asking the nurse to please take good care of my set of eyes (talking about my glasses). She said, I will. I’m wasn’t fighting it, but I remember going away telling the anesthesiologist I just want to sleep, but the conversation continued only I don’t remember.
I so glad you are telling the truth about go under Anesthesia. i was going to have surgery, but since I have been watching your channel, I will not. I have had 4 surgery all my life. But now that I am turning 70, and the chance of dementia is now an issue, I will not take the risk. My Mom had cancer and the last 2 years before she passed away she had what the doctors' called "medical dementia". I never want that to happen to me. Thank you for your honesty.
I was going for a cabg and was premed upped and wheeled into surgery and was supposed to be out of it before going into OT. They wheeled me in and said hello to the surgeon and team. They were shocked to find me still able to hold a conversation, and the surgeon said so. He said ‘you’re not supposed to be awake!’ I said ‘well I am’. He asked me a few other questions and I responded quite lucid. They then started the ‘milk of amnesia’ could taste it, and it was lights out! I remember trying to rip the ventilator tube out when I was coming round and being told to stop it. A very unpleasant experience. By the way, I used to have deep red auburn hair when young, but now I’m just grey!
Same with me! But I'm not a redhead, although the gene is expressed in my family. I was still awake and asking them in the operating theatre what they were all laughing about, plus lifted my head up as I did that. They nearly fell over with surprise...
Coming from my sister's perspective; when I was coming out of Anesthesia for the first time in my life, I was talking and cussing saying things like "Wow, that's it? I can't believe it's over already. Holy shit!" and then went on to ask the doctor questions but I started repeating questions and that cued the doctor that I wasn't there at all. He said "You wont remember this" and my brain must of took that personally, because I woke up right as he was saying that. I had to say "No no! I'm here! I'll remember that." I was honestly shocked I was talking at all. I thought I would just wake up like I was coming out of a nap, I didn't expect to find myself already in a sitting up position talking to the doctor.
Wish i hadn't missed this. I've had two very tough experiences over the last ≈ 6 months with anesthesia. Hoping I'll be able to figure out what went wrong in this respect, but I've had some very very severe PTSD from both procedures. Very high level of sevoflurane and propofol was required to put me under, and i still had recollection, in spite of this. Anesthesiologist was dismissive of my genetic, familial, and personal concerns prior to surgery. I've been in severe depression ever since the first surgery, which worsened after the second surgery. Surgery did not explicitly require general, but surgical team denied me any recourse regarding it, and did not convey to me explicitly what would be used for induction and maintenance, beforehand. After each procedure I was still able to recall events which transpired during the surgery, albeit with delayed recall. To me, induction feels almost like getting absurdly drunk in the space of a minute or so. I felt incredible pressure in my head, accompanied by a considerable pain which I struggled to communicate as my control over my body receded. I had a powerful urge to vomit which was fortunately prevented through with prior administration of ondansetron. I did not find my consciousness entirely ablated; instead i was put in state which I can only compare to sleep paralysis. The only senses I did retain were pressure, pain and proprioception. As my second surgery involved laparoscopic trocars, this was exceedingly unpleasant as I did not have sufficient analgesia. My cognition was certainly impaired in this state, it felt as though my brain was skipping. But I what do recall about the clearly surgery is incisions for trocar insertion, trocar insertion, abdominal insufflation, manipulation of the trocars, suturing, and cautery. I only found relief in what turned out to be a TAP block which was administered at the END.
You are not crazy! Sevoflurane is famous and well known to cause emergence problems! Propofol has too short a half life to be an issue and is actually an excellent choice when you have to go fully under. Ask questions and don't stop until you feel fully satisfied with the answer you were given. Don't stop until you do actually understand! These doctors and nurses are actually trained to explain in layman's terms any question you may ask or direct you to someone who can explain whatever is puzzling you ! Those odd feelings are real! It's not imagined! But it's the drugs ,not you! That's the most important thing you need to remember! PS: Physicians I know from Europe say they don't use fentanyl over there. It's a joke to them. Maybe we should get a clue over here too!
I am so sorry. But thank God you commented!! I am so tired of going through such similar experiences. They are so dismissive when I try everything I can prior to surgeries heart and others about the same issue. I can never unremember what is stuck in graphic, painful, and detailed .memories. I just learned yesterday I have an upcoming heart surgery very soon. My anxiety level is through the roof!! I'm hoping I can get a response to my question I posted right before reading your comment. Again your not alone and I'm sorry. It's awful to be dismissed then suffer more unessesary trama
I never thought he/she was depressed. No, nobody can see it because we either put up a wall, smile and say I’m doing great, How are you today or we stay in bed and don’t talk to anybody.
Lots of surgeries as a kid. I had extreme anxiety regarding general anesthesia and fought to stay awake. I'd fight with the nurses when the panic hit right about when the mask appeared, even though i always resolved to behave. I remember being nine and the mask laid over my face and adrenaline hit and i consciously decided "Nope, this was a mistake" and slipped right out from under the nurse's arm next to my IV stand. I got two steps with my IV, trying to make a break for the hallway, when this skinny lady scooped me up and planted the mask all the way on. Her arms were like steel cables, and I heard her chuckle in my ear as my limbs went limp. That chuckle scared the crap outta me and I woke up disoriented, terrified, and in really big pain.
Thank you for your passion and furthering our patient education not only for health providers like myself but also the patient community which benefits from health literacy!
I have chronic pain, and am in pain all of the time. Whether it is from fibromyalgia, back pain, hip pain, etc (from a lot of chronic problems that haven't gone away for years, and still haven't). I have learned to live with chronic pain, and try to not have people touch me. Even if I'm at the DR's for an appt, I tell them about the pain, but ask if they don't have to touch the area/s, to please not do it. So I know what you mean about not being able to concentrate with it. On the worse days when the pain is more than usual, it becomes challenging to manage. I take no pain medication (ie opioids) either.
There are a few natural analgesics that can help alleviate the worst of your pain. You might want to do a search to see what is available? Good luck to you!💜
I’m a redhead and I have the issue having many surgeries. I have recovered from my surgery very well each time and have been told that my recovery was fast and unusual the staff had commented. Thanks for your intelligent response. 😊
I often shake after receiving anesthesia, also after my chemical stress tests. I don't require a lot of pain meds. I only used Tylenol during day and Tramadol at night after my CABG2 in hospital and nothing after I came home. I took one pain pill after spinal fusion and hip replacement then Tylenol. I find this all very interesting. I'm 71.
I'm the same. I've had a number of surgeries that I was told where going to be very painful, but after each, including having C-3, 4, and 5 fused, all I took were a couple of Tylenol! Several doctors have told me, rather startled, how high my pain threshold and tolerance is.
I was Shaking Uncontrollably after my chemical stress test!! Never felt sooo Cold in my Entire life! Was finally given warm blankets after all the photo images of my heart were taken. Whatever drug they used must have dropped my body core- temperature way, WAY Down!??🤔 Miserable experience. So Glad I don't ever have to take That particular test ever Again!!!
I have the redhead gene and had gone through "entrapment syndrome" during an emergency intubation. It was strange how I felt detached yet very concerned at the same time. I could feel the suction tube going deep into my lungs and hear everything. The nurse was still holding my hand so I tried to squeeze and nothing. I remembered that the eyelids were the easiest muscle to move, so I put everything into getting an eyebrow wiggle, and the anesthesiologist figured it out in a few seconds. I'm thankful for the medical team because it was quite a shitshow and they were the best.
Thank you very much for your fascinating observations!!! Was just a few months ago I underwent Ketamine while getting cardioverted in our local ER. I understand my blood pressure was too low to risk giving me regular anesthetic, so Ketamine was the choice. Wow, what a trip that was. I remember my hearing start to buzz, little dizzy, then I was tripping to Jupiter like in the movie 2001 (search youtube for "Stargate Sequence"). Was very scary, and amazing at the same time. I seriously thought I had died and wasn't coming back to Earth. But I'm still here! Would love to hear more about what the heck happened to me! Sending good wishes to you from Eugene Oregon! THANK YOU for your service!!!
When my son was 18 he had major surgery. When we saw him in recovery, he was fixated on the fact that he had a catheter. He didnt know he had a catheter and was trying to tell the nurses he was peeing the bed. When he was telling us about he said "they told me i had a catheter and I was LIVID!" It was pretty funny, and i have to admit, i was proud of him for using a word like livid in the state he was in. He's darn smart!
I have always woke from general anesthesia extremely alert and feel intense pain. I honestly thought I was given nothing for pain. It is the only thing I would dread with surgeries, the epic wake up. It’s always been this way from the very first time (emergency ceserean)-taking no meds. This time after expressing my plight, a friend from church was able to get my case (nurse anesthest.) She listened to my concerns and looked through my chart. She increased the pain meds and right before she took the tube out she gave precedex. I had no memory of waking this time. She said she asked me if I was in any pain-I said no (no recollection). She was my hero that day.
I have had 34 surgeries, and never had an anesthesiologist, ever have your bedside manner, mot that i have had you as a physician but I wish I had!! Just from your videos it truly shows, how excellent a physician you are!!!!!
I woke up during a cardiac catheterization once. I looked at the video screen and looked at my wrist where the insertion point was, and looked back at the video screen and said, "wow! That's sooo cool!!" The Dr looked at the anesthesiologist and I fell back to sleep! Lol. I don't think that was supposed to happen?? 😮😂
During my second pacemaker insertion (first one got infected), I awoke during the procedure, heard my cardaic surgeon say "I think he's coming to, we may need more sedation" to which I responded "Yes thank you, a lot more please"...laughter, then lights out again...but I remember it clearly
You said that you can remember more after a 2nd surgery. Is there a time frame that makes this more likely and anything we can do to avoid that? I'm going in for foot surgery on the other foot in 2 months and this second surgery will be 8 months after the first. From the first I remember being in the presurgery room and then realizing that my leg was in a different position and that I was back in the same spot for recovery room. I had 11 implants put in, bones broken, a mass removed, the tendon thinned, etc. and I really don't want to remember getting that done or worse yet be in pain and remember it. I felt them cutting me open with my first csection and was told that I had to deal with that until my daughter was delivered, and despite not having a problem with any of my later surgeries including another csection, going through that again and knowing how much harder it was to recover after that surgery scares me.
Thank you so much for all your time and effort to make these videos! I miss the live stream most of the time but do enjoy watching the videos and learning SO MUCH! My IQ points go up every time I watch one of your videos I like to think 😅 🧐
How about this. When I was put to sleep I was above my body watching the doctors do the surgery. I talked with my doctor about everything I heard and saw. She came back to my room and took notes about what I saw and heard. How is that possible?!
I’ve had eight procedures under general anesthesia over the years. I’ve never had an anesthesiologist call me the night or day before surgery. I’ve only ever had a VERY brief meeting with the anesthesiologist right before surgery, after having been completely checked in and prepped for surgery. I mean seriously, just right before going into surgery! They look at my chart, ask a few questions, ask me to open my mouth, and that’s it! The last one didn’t even come any closer to me than the computer at the entrance to my waiting area which was about three feet from the end of my bed, and it was from there that he accessed my throat when he asked me to open my mouth. After seeing your videos I feel like I have never been attended to by a quality anesthesiologist who cares for their patients.
Yes mine was after I was on the or table ! Then I met mine for like 2 seconds
If you have any questions, you need to ask them when you check in, and BEFORE they start giving you any medication.
@@thegreypath1777 Thank you. However, I always ask questions BEFORE receiving any medications. I’m not an idiot. At “check in” I’m always told, “the anesthesiologist will come talk to you. You can ask them all those questions then.” Which is exactly my point, THIS anesthesiologist presenting these videos is always talking about discussions with his patients the DAY BEFORE surgery. So he is obviously assigned his patients the day before and calls outpatients or discusses in person with inpatients the day before to discuss and answer questions. THAT has never ever been my experience anywhere at anytime, and was my point. In fact the last time I was to have a procedure I asked ahead of time when the hospital called to do preliminary call, before hospital check-in, if I could talk to the anesthesiologist the day before and was told, “The anesthesiologist will meet with you after you’ve been checked into pre-op.” So again, wherever I’ve been it’s left up to the last minute.
Pretty much same here. Lucky my doctors have filled me in pretty well.
The more I think about it, if your anesthesiologist is so abrupt, maybe he’s more of a mechanic than a doctor. 😂.
What I especially "like about YOU" .... is that even though you're highly intelligent & highly skilled as a Doctor, you're so "down to earth" in humility !!! You're very kind & considerate of people. A real *gem* to me !!!
This lady hit the nail-on-the-head.
I had electrocardioversion which had to be done twice in a row.the lady who administered anesthesia told me about the procedure including that fentanyl was part of it.i was afraid. after the procedure I woke you crying very hard and loud..didn't know why but later thought maybe my body knew it was in pain for those shocks and it felt actual pain..I mean it does hurt to get shocked. Now I think maybe my feelings of being unloved which I try to just chalk up as nothing I can do about it ..maybe that's why I was crying so hard. Thanks for your kind help .love to all, Marcia in Modesto CA.
Ask him out then
Definitely, he talks to us Not at us. Thank you for being so wonderful.
What about dermatologists killing patients by prescribing the acne drug isotretinoin/Accutane!!!!!!!
Had an emergency C-section at the beginning of the pandemic. One of the surgeons had a daughter in law school. We chatted the whole time about her classes, experiences, student loans, and whether or not she should quit with one year left or not. I only felt nauseous ant the beginning as the numbness took over and the anesthesiologist was amazing! I’m a Redhead and it takes a horse tranquilizer to take me out. It sucks bc our kids have the same issue during their surgeries. Takes a lot and we can function. Must be why our Irish ancestors can drink so much ;)
Wish more docs understood pain management issues and anesthesia concerns about redheads like you
I have met very educated people who can't hold a candle to some people who are less educated.
Sorry who are less educated.
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Education and IQ are two totally different things.
Common sense trumps highly educated people.
I've known a couple people who are truly quite intelligent yet don't always do so well with common sense and/Or simpler things. In my opinion, some people are merely book smart and others are actually quite intelligent and their brain is wired differently.
"At the extremes of age like 70..." oh my gosh! I'm 68. Statements like that always startle me! I don't feel it. I'm a 36 year old trapped in here! My husband pulled into a seniors only parking spot at one of our municipal buildings. I said, "we can't park here! It's for seniors only". I was serious. 😮 He said "that's us!" Thank you for educating us!❤
my parents are mid-60s. I definitely don't think of them as seniors!
Age is just a number!
I asked my 85 year old grandmother how she was feeling, and she told me she felt like a young woman trapped in an old lady's body!
Calendar says I’m 76. But I swear I’m 19!
@@margaretleboeuf6765 .......Same here, I am so young in my head, and look like around 50 or so!
Sixty-six, and I'm just the same! 😂
I’m having surgery soon and boy do I wish you were my anesthesiologist. Because of your videos I feel so much better prepared. I’ve done a lot of work to prepare myself mentally and emotionally for the best outcomes. I’m also much better prepared with questions for my pre op appointment. Your videos have helped me in so many ways. Thank you Doctor. 🙏
I pray all goes well for you 🙏
@@lauriekurad Many thanks 🙏 ❤️
I hope the procedure is flawless and that you fully recover and regain optimal health and wellness.
best wishes. I wish that pre-op appointments actually allowed for a discussion with the anesthesiologist. Every time I've gone into surgery, I tell them that I want to talk with the anesthesiologist and they say that you can do that in the pre-op room. Yes, but most of the time they are asking me questions while putting the needle in, so yes I see them but there's no time. My husband doesn't think to ask and he's gone into surgery without seeing the anesthesiologist or without being aware of seeing them.
I have a co-worker who felt every bit of a colonoscopy and could hear everything the Dr was saying. At the same time, he was paralized from the meds..
I am a very introverted person who used to be a big time pot head but I was never lonely. I had a great time all by myself and my cats.
When I went in for my ankle surgery last year, I told the anesthesiologist that I have the redhead gene and that I have severe central sleep apnea. He was placing a nerve block in the leg so I would need less pain medication post surgery. He thanked me for telling him, and he would adjust the nerve block and his anesthesia plan for my surgery.
It surprised me that he was so responsive to that one statement. Normally, I would require several doses to numb anything; especially dental. I actually needed to be given a second epidural when I was in labor. Because of his adjusting his plan, I was actually numbed up the first time around. I also was able to go down pretty quickly compared to other surgeries I have had. Waking up was a much better experience as well, without the usual extreme grogginess I normally have. It made a very painful surgery a much better experience.
Thank you for sharing. I am in the same boat - dental work has to be planned head, scheduled accordingly because of the numbing (lack thereof) issues relating to it. My dentist has been great about it, been a learning opportunity each procedure. I can't use Nitrous oxide - immediate & debilitating migraines. Vicodin & Tylenol do absolutely nothing for me. Learned that the hard way (skin cancer reconstruction surgery). On the flip side, certain OTC drugs have almost landed me in the hospital due to bad reactions. It took years for me to figure out there was such a thing called "red head gene" & am grateful to hear Dr's etc. know it's a real thing.
Avoid Midazolam or Versed for any procedure!@@ps4peace
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That's great. I'm glad for you and your experience with that anesthesiologist.
I'm so serious, my mother has some naturally red hair, I myself have brown with random reds and blondes. But my whole life I've always wondered why my pain tolerance to meds and dental numbing has always been so unusually high. This could be a factor... thank you for the information.
I woke up during my 1st knee replacement. I said “a hammer?” The next thing I remember was waking up in recovery. When I went for my first post op visit the first thing the Dr. Said “I prefer to call it a mallet “ 😂😂😂
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HA! You are fortunate to have that surgeon. That is f'n funny.
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Yes as a redhead I can confirm we require a bit more local anesthesia and also pain management!
I was married to a surgeon for thirty years and I never heard him mention anything about redheads. He had an excess of cognitive reserve, too😂 I worked with him and many other surgeons and this is all news to me. But I love it.
I require less pain management as a redhead
@@lorrieprothero2175 that’s great! I wish that were true for me. I am also a nurse and have seen many instances of redhead patients relate that to me and require more anesthesia in the OR.
@digzat i require more anesthesia not more pain meds. Most of my redhead friends say they have a high tolerance for pain but they tend to lose blood faster and they require more anesthesia.
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My husband has severe and chronic PTSD from working terrorist events in his career, it's on his medical record. When he had his cardiac double bypass surgery his cardiac surgeon noted that and said he would do everything possible to not put him on the heart pump during the surgery as that can make PTSD issues worse. It was all set up to use just in case, but my husband tolerated his double bypass very well with his temperature dropped to greatly slow down his heart. In ICU they gradually raised his temperature as he was placed in an induced coma for several hours. It worked very well for him and I am grateful for the knowledgeable surgeon and anesthesiologist who did his surgery. Although he had some issues late at night in the hospital, they sent him home a day early to solve that. He was fine in the hospital during the day, but at night he was angry and reactive and wanted to go home.
You are phenomenal! No power tripping, no God Complex…a truly amazing, caring doctor with a brilliant bedside manner.
After waking from major back surgery i was wheeled by a nurse who asked me how i managed to get such an injury so young, i was 30. I told her i was a stunt woman. She believed me until my sister came to visit and blew it. The nurse was shocked and told her not many people lie under anesthesia. My sister said she wasn't lying... she's just got a weird sense of humour 😂
Love this! My friend tripped and fell into a wall corner and opened her face from the eyebrow to an inch or so into her scalp. She was telling her grandkids that she and her husband had taken up axe throwing, and her husband wasn’t very good at it! So funny!
I injured my knee swordfighting. Really. But try to convince someone of that when you are middle aged chubby female! They ALL thought I was lieing until the doc confirmed that yes, she really DOES fight with swords!! LOL!@@Lindaastewart7015
THE TIMES I HAVE HAD SURGERY WHEN I WAKE UP ALL THE NURSES IN RECOVERY ARE LAUGHING AND TELLING ME HOW FUNNY I AM .... SO.... WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN ? MAYBE I AM A CLOWN 🤡 🤪 😂🎉
Each time I come out of sedation extremely fast and sitting up. Have scared the nurse every time. Always thankful to the professionals that get me through any surgery. Easy 😉
Just got out of surgery was watching your videos before and after. You have helped me prepare and my anxiety was nearly zero thanks to you. Thank you very much.
Doctor Kaveh , I think you have something going on here; with this research. You are hitting a point that is right there. Most people cannot see it. But, there it is! Thanks. 👨🎓♾️✍️
In my family, we tend to stay asleep after anesthesia for hours. They can tell any of us, you'll come around a few minutes after the surgery. But, more often than not, we may not come out of it until four or five hours later. I also had an NDE on the table during surgery when I was 28. I flatlined. I was watching from up above my body, yelling at them to make sure I didn't die. I also know that if I'm given any opiates, I go on confessional binges. The nurses and doctors love to listen to me and laugh. Have you witnessed any of this sort of behavior?
Did you actually flatline? Confirmed by the docs?
They would not confirm it post surgery, but I heard what they said during the surgery. I wasn't feeling the pain, but it was as if I was there in the room, floating over my body and I could see the machines. They kept me around for hours afterwards until they were certain I was okay. This was in 1982 at Kaiser. They used some kind of preanesthesia injection, started with an m. They don't use that stuff anymore. She said it would make me feel drunk, my brain would shut down from the back to the front. Indeed it did, and as soon as that began, I bolted up and vomited all over her. Then she was mad at me. So, she knocked me out quick and I think she gave me too much. @@apreviousseagle836
It's seems to be more common than people realize. Whether NDE or out of body experience. If interested, there are loads of videos on here of people who have had NDE's.
Maybe sensitive to the anesthesia or something used in the anesthesia? Good to tell health care team.
Tu.. have long covid+live alone.. need a tooth pulled + scared about hime alone after, + spreading the infection in the tooth.. wish more drs were as aware.. 🙏❤️
I have had 11 surgeries in 83 years, now 84. As the prior commenter stated, I experienced I rarely ever saw or talked to the anesthesiologist until I had my eyes rebuilt (Cataracts) at 82. I did talk with them. The anesthesia was a mild dose of Propofol.
When I was seeing the surgeon for my knee replacement, I told the surgeon IO wanted to speak with the Anesthesiologist prior to any sedation. We talked and discussed various forms of anesthesia. I opted for TIVA (Total InterVenes Anesthesia) This was a Propofol drip and npc intubation. It worked fine and much better than the normal GA.
When I had the second knee done (9 wks later) I used the same anesthesiologist and had a spinal with no sedation. I was awake for the whole procedure.
They wouldn't let me watch but I was awake and could hear everything. I could feely body being moved around but no pain. As I was lying there I heard the surgeon start the saw (Mako Robot) and then startrt sawing my leg ib half. I started laughing my buns off as I laid there listening to the sounds of sawing. The whole procedure was actually funny.
When they were finishing up they remover the drape and I watched the finishing procedures. The Surgery room staff had a big time having me there undergoing knee replacement fully awake. They said they had never experienced a patient being fully awake during this type of surgery.
I have another procedure coming up for the repair of my Zenker's Diverticulum, a hernia in my esophagus. I have discussed this procedure with my ENT. I tole him I know I will have to be intubated and on a ventilator during this procedure. I told him I would only agree to the procedure if I can be fully conscious from start to finish, meaning I want to be intubated while conscious, which is the safest form of intubation. He said he will find an Anesthesiologist that knows how to do it and will agree to do it.
Hopefully this will be the last procedure I will need during the next 21 years. By then my "Fake" knees will be worn out and in ned of replacement.
Life is an adventure, enjoy all that you can as we only pass through life once. And don't worry about PTSD. That's the excuse used to get you to accept GA.
I have been under anesthesia 3 times and each time I wake up saying..."I need to get to work, I need to get to work." The nurses say to me...." Just relax, just relax"... thanks Doc, great video/topic!
You must be busy in your day job! How did the recoveries after those surgeries go?
I've had general anaesthetic four times in my life and I'm very happy to say I was completely out for the count all four times!!
One of them was quite a long surgery and one was a facial surgery so I'm glad I had excellent anaesthetists both times!
In the UK we call them anaesthetists not anaesthesiologists
😂omg..I'm hoping we'll all truly rest when we go.💙👍🐾
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For my emergency C-section I was unable to move, couldn't breathe but was fully aware (very scary having yourself paralyze slowly... Breath first, fingers last) The doctor started to cut and the Anesthesiologist made a noise bent over my face then moved out of my line of sight and yelled "Wait she's not under!" And the doctor said "I don't care, this has to happen now!" & He kept going. She swore & I kept thinking I was going to die cause I couldn't breathe when this euphoria started to kick in like "oh I don't need to breathe this is fine" 🙄 all while experiencing the worst pain I have ever experienced but my mind was like "Nah as long as it's no worse than this, I can handle it". This lasted a full minute (felt longer) until they intubated me and it went black. They gave me a drug when I woke up to detach me from the memory of the experience. I was on Ativan for 24 hours until I could get out of the panic attack I woke up with in the recovery room. Since then, for my next two surgeries I insist on speaking to the Anesthesiologist. They make a face when I tell them the story. The last procedure I had was supposed to be light sedation so I was to be conscious but there's nothing but black in my memory. I was fully unconscious when I was wheeled into recovery. My husband told me I was flat out and rough to wake. I woke to my name being yelled by a few people while both my arms were being rubbed. I would've asked if this was another oops but I was really concerned about being awake so I sort of see it as a mixed blessing and I'm not sure I want to know. Lol. However, now I wonder just what they gave me to block memory so much and just what I'm actually experiencing while they are hiding my memory from me. *Sigh* Sounds scary those you can't really trust are to be given the ultimate trust.
Thanks for your story. For my upcoming knee surgery, I'm going to tell them that I have anxiety about it.
Wow! I’ve never heard of a drug that wipes the memory of crazy happenings during surgery. I’ve woke up during back surgery once and pushed up and screamed out that hurt!
Makes me wonder if the doctor went forward with it because he actually had to or because he was angry
@@jonathanz.9675Emergency c section. He was saving her baby’s life.
@@jonathanz.9675even still it is not okay to operate until patient is fully under. That is absolutely sadistic and messed up
My daughter has had two brain surgeries on two different types of benign tumors. Her Dr at UMMC always calls her the next gut before to see what her mindset is how she is feeling in general, he jokes etc. . Last time it was a 20 minutes conversation. Lovely human!
while having a colonoscopy I found out I was awake. I was kind of shocked but had a great conversation... asked for my glasses so I could see what they were seeing on the screen. I was able to point out a resection of my bowels to the doc. It was from a ruptured appendix when I was 4 and they had to take take out part of the bowels. I could not feel anything but pressure. I still can't get over how I even remembered it.
it's a different kind of medication. i was aware and remembered all mine too
It’s not a strong medication. I was awake for mine too. It’s just a twilight medicine.
I wondered about that!
I had quite a few patients “wake up” during a colonoscopy. They would watch the screen and ask questions, while showing no symptoms of pain. BP/HR we’re normal. I always laughed because it was actually cute. 😂
Two stories (and yes, I have red hair when they strip my hair, two red headed kids as well) First, the anesthesiologist was cocky and told me that “I will be fine with the normal amount of propanol” and then freaked out when I wouldn’t go under. “You just kept taking it!” He said. No sh*t Sherlock. Secondly, I kept waking up during a colonoscopy. I tried to tell them but they really do not want to listen.
Wait... you're supposed to go under anesthesia for a colonoscopy?
Lol. Yep, I eventually go under a little. They said next time I need “real sedation?” I would understand if I had a vice of legal or illegal substances but, no.
@@tresmusketeers222It's your choice to. You don't have to. My best friend had one without it because she didn't have insurance.
I woke up during a colonoscopy too.. it feels like someone is poking you in the stomach really hard from the wrong side. Doesn’t really hurt but not pleasant!
I wasn't given general anesthesia for my first colonoscopy, but something else that didn't manage the discomfort at all. They gave me all they had prepared and I was still saying 'ouch' a lot. I enjoyed watching my insides, which were clean and pink, and the structure was not as I expected. Since that one I've been put to sleep, though.
My mom was a red-head in her youth but was 70 years old at the time of her first surgery and had gray hair. After the surgery (which was botched and nearly killed her) we were told it was a great success and we could go see her but she'd still be sleeping off the anesthesia. By the time we got to her room, she was wide awake and kvetching that she was uncomfortable, in pain, could feel everything. Shouldn't an anesthesiologist ask an old gray haired lady or gentleman if they USED to have red hair? 🤔🤔 Plus she was an extremely anxious neurotic former smoker and particularly on edge about having the surgery. 🤔🤔 She didn't sleep for 3 days post-op and coded the evening of 3 days later.
Me, on the other hand, because I observed her complications from sedation in the ICU, asked for my colonoscopy with just a valium. I was awake for part of it and didn't feel a thing and then drifted off to a nice sleep. 😴 💤
YES! Red hair! At age 39, I had abdominal surgery to remove uterine fibroids and at the time, I dyed my hair red, which I'm sure they noticed, but they didn't think to ask if it was my natural hair color. They had a hard time waking me up from anesthesia after the surgery - and when I went home, I slept most of the time for 2 weeks afterwards, apparently working the anesthesia out of my system. I'm guessing they overdosed me! I was also very athletic at the time, and I think they figure the dose based on your weight - muscle weighs more than fat, so, again I was heavier, plus the red hair... whew!
My last colonoscopy had to be done twice! I woke up from the first one and the told me I wouldn't lay still! So they rescheduled me and put me under general! The doc told me to remember to tell my doc (if it wasn't her) what happened. I'm due again. I wish I could just go twilight.
@@alice13k You're lucky to be alive. Sounds like they almost overdose sedated you into oblivion.
@@alice13kThey didn’t overdose you. It’s pretty common that your tissues absorb some. Most of your sleeping was from the inflammatory process during healing. It was your body slowing down some functions to promote healing.
@@carmensandiego7749wrong. Please read my reply. It’s the body resting to promote healing. It’s also very likely if she had fibroids her hematocrit was low as well, which slows recovery and decreases oxygen supply because of decreased hemoglobin.
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I woke up just before surgery and screamed when the Doctor made my incision on my wrist. He was shocked and gave the anesthesiologist a stern look and he said good night 😂 When I woke up I said well…that wasn’t fun 😊 He said do you remember what happened. I said yes.
glad they put you out for the rest. I'm sure your doctor hoped that you didn't remember! With my first csection the anesthesiologist didn't believe that I could possibly still have feeling and she told the doctor that I couldn't be feeling anything and to proceed. Once I was screaming, she said, sorry but I can't give you anything else till the baby's delivered. My doctor started cursing at her and she said to me, just hang in there for 30 more minutes. The doctor cursed again and said count to ten. I don't know if she counted up or down but I remember 4 and him telling her to knock me out and she refused to do so until I verbally acknowledged that I saw my daughter, it seemed like an eternity before I was finally able to say that I saw her, and I woke up in the recovery room screaming until my doctor was able to get me to focus and realize that while the pain was still horrible, the surgery was over. When my 2nd child was born, I told the anesthesiologist that if that happened again, that I wanted her to just put me unconscious and not wait for me to see my child. Fortunately I didn't feel any pain with my son's csection and the anesthesiologist was talking with me the whole time and even stayed with me as they took me back to my room after surgery. A friend of mine who's a nurse told me that they know sometimes patients are in pain during surgery but that she dismisses it when patients tell her, and she says well it's over now.
Your funny bone sure bubbled up today……
What about a negative blood group? Does it effect like a red hair group patient?
@@tanyas.3812that's a good question. I'm A-. I'd like to know more about blood types and genetics. I know my grandmother was A+. I don't know many family members blood types but every one I do know is positive, including both parents. I've always wondered where my negative blood came from. Now I wonder if it affects me in anyway besides the pregnancy issue.
@@builtontherockhomestead9390 my blood type is A+, my dad is O-, so my mom is either A+ or AB+. to be positve you only need to have received a positive from one parent, so if your parents are both + bloodtypes they carried the negative recessive. You can have generations showing the positive trait and carrying recessives. I carry AO+- genetically but what we see as a bloodtype for me is A+, my husband is B- and has an O+ mother, so we know he carries BO--, my kids haven't been tested yet but we know that all the combinations are possible for them. my daughter is old enough to donate blood and not really thrilled when I encourage her to do so, so that we can learn her blood type. haha
I agree I love your voice and your cheerfulness and you are thorough and kind 😊Thank you!!
I’m one of the patients who needs higher doses of anesthesia. In one of my surgeries I had to be sedated twice; the surgeon told me that I started to kick everything and everyone around me 😂. And even when I’m half awake, I’m totally responsive and I even remember all the conversation, chitchat between the people around me, I’d provide numbers involving my blood tests, I’d often ask my blood pressure, after years the surgery took place. From what I’ve heard from other people who went through not even the same amount/type of anesthesia, this is very unusual. During normal procedures as colonoscopy, endoscopy, I’d be wide awake and even hold long “intelectual” conversations; I’d discuss last published articles in some related topics and also remember everything afterwards. And no, I’m not in the medical field… I’m just odd I suppose, out of the “normal” curve. Love your videos!
If fans cant understand what The Doc is saying, use closed captions. it helps me a lot, i dont hear well & have tinnitus. so, i understand it all. Love this one, i find this so interesting! Im sharing this one Doc, hopefully i can get you some more subscribers.
Not gonna lie, watching your videos for sure calmed me down right before my cancer surgery in March.
I might have to have another one, we just are waiting on results, but I am much calmer about the idea of it since I know much more information. A lot of the things i learned from you, I would have never thought to tell anyone and I have a feeling it would have made surgery much more stressful.
Wow I after experiencing so many corrupt drs & medical professionals bc I am in military detective work, I am just so thankful good drs exist. I’ve discovered so many killer med pros in my work. I have several procedures coming up and I’m mostly nervous about the anesthesia bc I actually was killed and then revived in a hospital as well as outside of the hospital. I’m a complicated case for that reason and also have a lower body weight but can just about fully function in unconscious like states. I’m super inclined to fight it ‘cause the PTSD elevates my heart rate & anger just thinking about it. Will probably need a lot. These videos continue to help me prepare & build some trust. Thank you! 💖💐
I enjoy how you explain all of this in layman's terms. Thank you, Doctor.
New to this channel. blown away by your honesty, Dr.
Even better is your passion for your work and your compassion for your patients based on the information you present. Love your channel! Literally watch on loop when I can’t sleep as your voice is incredibly calming.. thank you for caring enough to educate us lay people! ❤
Thank you for the kind comments. I hope you learned something new to advocate for your health 🙏
@@MedicalSecrets Here's, What I want to know, Maybe you can make a Video on it. ❤
I've had people ask me this as a Paramedic I'm allowed to give Ketamine, I know what it is and what it does, but I can only use it in cases of EXCITED DELIRIUM PATIENTS! If I am not Mistaking I seen a video that you did a little while back on DELIRIUM!
What Some people are asking is this... what's the Difference between anxiety and excited delirium and I don't know how to explain that to them, All I know is that when I Call my Medical Director, he tells me "Corey Tell him, that's Anxiety! Not excited Delierium
Unless already covered (if so link please), can you discuss the different ethnicities and medication issues. A Hispanic friend was poisoned by a doctor who instead of realizing she was being given way to much medication, tried to put her in a psych ward. Thankfully her husband blew up at the doctor and found someone who realized what was happening. She could have died from overdosing on prescription medication. I later read an article about how Hispanics often need less medication. I also remember a M*A*S*H* episode where anti-malaria meditation made blacks and middle eastern folks sick. So what else is known about different ethnicities and how does that affect you as you put patients under?
I just watched, and heard a viewer in your livestream ask, "What do you do for a living?"
I burst out laughing. Then, i just admired how well you managed to maintain your professionalism, bc i know i wouldn't have been able to.
Youre a very kind person.
Thank you for the shaking info. My son who is 35, a combat veteran who has PSTD from his time in Afghanistan, had a shaking incident post hernia surgery yesterday. He said he had a similar incident after his route clearance vehicle was blown up and he suffered injuries.
God bless him in Jesus’ name, I’m grateful for his service & praying for his complete recovery.
My son also a combat vet in route clearance, in Afghanistan 2010.
He too has experienced the same thing.
He was in Afghanistan in 2011
How proud you all are that your children killed innocent people in our countries wow!!!! 🤬 no pity for your kind who make war
Is it a shock response ?
I’ve been sending some of your videos to a friend who just completed his CRNA training because I think this will help him in his career. And help him be more compassionate in his care.
I had the best experience yesterday under anesthesia for gall bladder surgery yrsterday. No sure throat no vaseline thrown in eyes & no nausea!
On my last ankle surgery, I was beyond angry. My surgeon was 5 hrs late but the anesthesiologist was an absolute Jerk. I was supposed to have had general anesthesia, but he decided that because Id had 3 children to do an epidural. When I said Id never had one before he turned into an ahole. Once i finally got into the or and i told then it didnt eork i could still move the leg i was being operated on, until i lifted my leg up he called me a liar, after the drape was put up and i said eff this we are not doing this i can feel everything you are doing he giggled, I yelled ok im leaving, and why are you such and asshole. I was immediately put completely to sleep. According to nurses ipon waking me up, i was still completely pissed off at surgeon and anesthesiologist, i said a crapload of foul words. Dont get me wrong, I've had the most amazing surgeons and anesthesiologist and nurses. But these 2 have traumatized and hurt me for life.
Ive only spoken after one of my surgeries under anesthesia. I told the nurse that my grandmother was a saint and the best person on earth.
How interesting & educational! Its almost like anesthesia is a polygraph. Dont lie to doctors! This is really amazing. Thank you Dr. Kaveh!
I wish you were my Dr, You speak to us not down, Much appreciated, 🙏🏼🌹🌟🌟🌟💙
So interesting. I had a heart attack and had to have angiography and 2 stents placed. I was given IV versed and fentanyl and I had complete conversation with my cardiologist. I was watching the screen and discussing where the blockages were and being amazed at the new bloodflow once the stints were in. I even asked why you don't feel the "line" or the balloon and stent in your heart and one of the nurses told me the heart didn't have nerve endings. At one point, a nurse told me my sister and husband were waiting outside for me, asking about me... and I said "oh... are they okay?" I was worried they if they were upset over me. The entire staff thought that was just the cutest thing.. told me we must really love each other for me to be concerned over them. Lol! Had the same anesthesia protocol for cataract surgery and talked with Dr and staff throughout those also. I just find this all so interesting.
I don't know what dose of the medications you were given, but it sounds like you have some solid cognitive reserve!
@@MedicalSecretsI don't so much know what you mean by Mediterranean lifestyle. But I know that age has a great deal to do with expression of Genetically inherited Extra copies of the cytochrome drug metabolism enzymes, just as one example.
A older man and a younger man can outwardly exhibit apparently identical "fitter brains" but in reality the old man can have a impairment to metabolism and the young person having a 2nd copy of the drug enzymes main pathway of breakdown could have both of us understated compared to average .
This is known by the term as An ultra rapid metabolizer "
I had eye surgery and remember most of my conversation with my eye doctor of many years. He finally told me no more talking now. Oddly the whole experience seemed to create a connection with him that I had not felt before. Nothing romantic. Just a new connection.
Yes! This was me as a kid when I broke my wrist in several places. They had to do a live xray and ultimately result to surgery. I was awake and talking to them the whole time. I definitely felt great, total chatterbox and wouldn't shut up. Lmao.
I have a cath to put in a stent last year, 52f. I was given the fentanyl and versed, I told the anaesthesiologist I needed more than the average bear. I’m 5’4”, 95 lbs. He didn’t believe me for one second. The cath was done through my wrist. I felt the scalpel cut and cath going in. I stopped the cardiologist when he got to just between my breasts and told him I’d ‘reached my pain threshold, thank you very much. Could someone please give me something, NOW!’! He stopped immediately and asked where my pain was, told him everything he’d done so far and where he stopped when asked. I received a much higher dosage immediately. Stayed awake but was far more comfortable. Every surgery I’ve I had, I wake up immediately. I’m wide awake by the time I’m in recovery 1, speaking coherently and answering questions. I hear everyone talk about how they sleep for the day after, even two! That sounds lovely, to be honest! My husband has had two surgery’s in our 26 yrs of marriage and was vomiting profusely afterwards, completely out of it for a good 24 hours. I had to tell the recovery nurse to stop giving the same anti-nausea medication and give him compazine for heaven’s sake! One dose in his line and he stopped vomiting. His last procedure I asked them to give him compazine to take 3 hours before and immediately upon entering recovery one. They gave him versed. He was wheeled to the car, vomited and I said ‘take him back in and give him compazine.’. He has severe motion sickness. I was livid and they knew it. Why do some medical professionals not listen to other medical professionals? Take the power trip somewhere else, I know my body as well as my husband’s and children’s better than they do. 🤦♀️
You are so-ooo easy to listen to. I wish more than a tiny percentage of the medical profession had your respect for people. It would be a much better world.
I’ve had several surgeries and never been asked about red hair (I have a number of redheads in my extended family). The main thing I’ve noticed about coming out from anesthesia is how difficult it has been to wake up - sometimes I was quite disoriented and felt like I couldn’t even focus my eyes.
WOW!!! You are so great at describing all the things that we do under anesthesia. Thank you for making it easier for us to understand . You do a great job!! 🤒😷😊⚘
Colonoscopy on Thursday. I had to many to count but I was told I once asked very politely for another glass of wine 😂
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I had a Dr tell me when I was out, we talked. I was surprised, I ask what did we speak about. His reply " You ask if we could pray together ".. I was surprised, then ask him what happened next--his Reply I shall Never forget " We prayed ".. Amazing.. Only time I had 0ne tell me this--so amazing you mention it.. wow...
I had this very funny situation that I did not expect. I had 3 surgeries within a short time frame. And two within a few days. And I always opted for general anaesthesia. The middle surgery was suuuuper short. 15 minutes, I think? Because it was a frustrated attempt lol. They could not fix what they hoped to be ale to fix the simple way. So I'd be having the bigger surgery a few days later for that.
Now, I wake up and say hi to the male nurse. And then I ask him how things went. And he says it unfortunately didn't work. And I ask him if he can tell me what exactly did not work, cause I'm trying to asses what degree of damage we're going to tackle, during the big surgery. So he calls over the surgeon for that (after he'd finished his call) cause he's not permitted to say these things. The surgeon comes over, I ask my question and he goes ....
Him: "Oh.....I had just explained all of this to you earlier, actually. But turns out you weren't 'there' yet!"
Me: 😳 "Oh...um....well now I'm awake"
Him: "Explains everything again"
Me: " OK, you just told me xyz. OK, looks like I'm remembering it this time. Thank you!"
I was really baffled that I seem to have been so alert and responsive that an experienced medical professionals would consider me awake enough to give me important information. But nope, I was not forming memories yet X'D
That's when it hit me, that this had probably happened before already, during local anaesthesia where I was awake all the time, but kind of .... slightly out of it. I seemingly got a maximum dose, in a second round of fixing the problem of me still feeling everything. The anaesthesiologist basically joked he'd "Given me enough to numb out two elephants, considering I'm such a smol person!. I got my 4 wisdom teeth removed. They had given me some instructions even though my mother was outside and could have helped if they told us the important stuff together. Nope. I did not remember my instructions. I was so "done" after that, we decided to get a taxi and I struggled walking.
Guess that is on my list of "warn the anaesthesiologist about ...."-list now!
My 2nd hip replacement surgery is coming up this May. The first one was a very good experience. I must have been telling jokes under anesthesia cause I was high the entire day after, happy, happy, happy! ❤
When I go in for surgery (I’m about to have another one in a month) my entire energy is focused on being calm even though I’m frightened by the unknown elements of surgery and being gracious and grateful to my team of healers for their skills and professional help in bringing me through. This has resulted in an appearance of quiet calm on the outside but on the inside I’m nervous but visualizing my favorite healing place and I take calm steady breaths imagining that each one is soothing me. There’s not a whole lot of room or time for extraneous communication. Once in the OR things go pretty fast.
That's me, the brook. I also get super lovey and grateful. The couple of surgeries I've had, i recollect telling the nurses, the surgeon and anesthesiologist how wonderful they are and I appreciate everything they're doing.
Red hair OR green eyes, as my anesthesiologist found out and is doing a study on green eyed people and anesthesia. I’ve ALWAYS had problems with getting numb; in dental procedures, in local biopsies, in nerve ablations, steroid injections, etc. Some doctors just went through with procedures after telling them I wasn’t numb and I was crying but they said I was fine and I needed to calm down. For the longest time, i thought it was what everyone went through. My dentist now knows exactly what to use on me and my anesthesiologist as well.
I went through that too. I thought everyone was in pain and agony at the dentists went to the dentist. When I was a kid, the dentist would tell my Mom that I was “ bad patient” for faking pain and then I got in trouble for that too. I wake up during surgery. I have in every surgery but the last one. It scares me and everyone else. It take a lot to put me out. I have it figured out at my dentists and I can warn the doctors. Reddish brown haired and blue eyed.
Another "greenie" here.
Always needed more Procaine than "the average bear."
I once needed an extraction and told the oral surgeon, and he replied "Green eyes - yes, I saw, so I already knew."
Had facial surgery once and another time breast reduction. I was awake the entire time during both surgeries. My doctor didn't believe me. I told him the conversations between his nurses and his assistant. Which breast he did and which breast his assistant did, and the music he played. I was once attempted to be hypnotized by The Amazing Kreskin whom I met in the airport. He tried a few times to hypnotize me but I couldn't be hypnotized. He said only a few people can't he hypnotized and I am one of them. I guess a have a strong cognitive reserve.
I have had recall three times during surgery. Once I was completely in a comatose state physically, but I could hear everything that was going on. I tasted rubber in my mouth and metal on my teeth and rubber going back my throat, and I felt like I should have the urge to gag, but there was no gag reflex coming.
One time I woke up in the middle of surgery and started singing a song related to my name because I had heard my name said.
And one time I woke up in the middle of an abdominal and pelvic surgery and said some thing extremely embarrassing. Everyone laughed. Including me. Then I woke up in the recovery room.
After three ampoules of versed, I am still able to get up and go to the bathroom. I feel nervous and my heart is pounding. Not a drug abuser, but I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and the redheaded gene.
Hello fellow zebra I also have EDS and reddish notes to my hair. I can't remember ever waking up during surgery but there is one that I'll never forget I was dreaming that I was with Jesus and we were talkin we were sitting in a room made out of light it was so peaceful when he got up to walk away from me he looked over his shoulder and told me to tell them that he's coming soon and then I woke up. It was so pleasant. Another surgery that I had I was just under propofol and I ripped my IV out while I was under.
@@inthekitchenwithjessjesus9643 See, you were awake. The first was amazing. The second pretty scary. Not that we have time for it to happen, we’re getting so close to Jesus coming back, but if need it, let them know were conscious enough to dream and to pull out an IV. Tell them your genetics and ask them to please monitor your brain activity. We will meet soon! 🥰
Thanks!
Thank you! I hope you learned something new and feel empowered to advocate for your health 🙏
The medical system isn't broken. It's working as designed.
Run by avaricious greed.
Damaged beyond repair. 💔
Hey,
Thank you, a lot, for these videos. I cried after a colonoscopy and was told it didn't occur very often and that, "you'll be alright"!
Many thanks again, I love what I've been learning from you. :)
When I woke up from laproscopic knee surgery I said rather huffily to the surgeon "I didn't know I was going to be put completely out for this." He said "Oh, you weren't. We were talking the whole time. I was asking you questions and you were answering." God only knows what I said!!
Didn't you have a breathing tube?
apparently not@@alexiswinter6948
From now on I'm hiding a recorder
I wake up finally at peace, numb, grounded, logical I finally feel ok.
Looking forward to more of your videos; thank you-sorry I missed the live stream! Thank you!
I also loved the feeling . It was light and refreshing !
This is truly amazing. I enjoy listening and learning about our brain. 😊
Lol. When my wife was coming out of anesthesia, she was rambling and asking the Dr a lot of questions with her eyes closed. I said honey, I think the Dr might need to go now. He very gently and kindly looked at me while waving his fingers down as to shush me and then mouth to me, it's Ok. And then asked her if she had anymore questions. A very kind and patient Dr.
When going under anesthesia I have had to gently remove the breathing mask thing to assure the surgeon that I WILL eventually lose consciousness (often, the medical team are beginning to look rather concerned... 'count down from 24 this time'). When I finally am fully sedated/unconscious everything has always gone well. On the other hand, I wake fully quite noticeably quickly. I have had 7 surgeries (all to correct a single recurring issue) over 3 years. I like 'going under'. When I am very old, I would choose that as the best way to exit this world - but I'd probably take forever to do so and just simply wake up too soon for that and die of something else (!)
I am thankful and appreciate you share your knowledge and experience
Thank you very much.
I think your videos should be mandatory for all medical students.
I have so many funny anesthesia stories. I think it's my personality. I want to be a stand-up comedian. Most of my material revolves around the medical field. It's on my bucket list.
Thank you for sharing ❤. Wish there were more doctors like you….
Hello Doc,
Two weeks ago I got a uterine polyp removed…. this is funny because i actually felt we had a conversation while under sedation but I don’t remember the details. I only remember the very beginning of such conversation. I remember he asking me questions while injecting the sedation and son after he said you may start feeling it but before he said it, I was already feeling good 😂 and I responded, ohhh I’m already feeling it. I need that stuff. I remember asking the nurse to please take good care of my set of eyes (talking about my glasses). She said, I will. I’m wasn’t fighting it, but I remember going away telling the anesthesiologist I just want to sleep, but the conversation continued only I don’t remember.
Would it be in the chart if you talked during your procedure?
@@colleenlinke4208 i have a post appointment on Tuesday and I will ask my gynecologist
I so glad you are telling the truth about go under Anesthesia. i was going to have surgery, but since I have been watching your channel, I will not. I have had 4 surgery all my life. But now that I am turning 70, and the chance of dementia is now an issue, I will not take the risk. My Mom had cancer and the last 2 years before she passed away she had what the doctors' called "medical dementia". I never want that to happen to me. Thank you for your honesty.
I was going for a cabg and was premed upped and wheeled into surgery and was supposed to be out of it before going into OT. They wheeled me in and said hello to the surgeon and team. They were shocked to find me still able to hold a conversation, and the surgeon said so. He said ‘you’re not supposed to be awake!’ I said ‘well I am’. He asked me a few other questions and I responded quite lucid. They then started the ‘milk of amnesia’ could taste it, and it was lights out! I remember trying to rip the ventilator tube out when I was coming round and being told to stop it. A very unpleasant experience. By the way, I used to have deep red auburn hair when young, but now I’m just grey!
Same with me! But I'm not a redhead, although the gene is expressed in my family. I was still awake and asking them in the operating theatre what they were all laughing about, plus lifted my head up as I did that. They nearly fell over with surprise...
Coming from my sister's perspective; when I was coming out of Anesthesia for the first time in my life, I was talking and cussing saying things like "Wow, that's it? I can't believe it's over already. Holy shit!" and then went on to ask the doctor questions but I started repeating questions and that cued the doctor that I wasn't there at all. He said "You wont remember this" and my brain must of took that personally, because I woke up right as he was saying that. I had to say "No no! I'm here! I'll remember that."
I was honestly shocked I was talking at all. I thought I would just wake up like I was coming out of a nap, I didn't expect to find myself already in a sitting up position talking to the doctor.
Wish i hadn't missed this. I've had two very tough experiences over the last ≈ 6 months with anesthesia. Hoping I'll be able to figure out what went wrong in this respect, but I've had some very very severe PTSD from both procedures. Very high level of sevoflurane and propofol was required to put me under, and i still had recollection, in spite of this. Anesthesiologist was dismissive of my genetic, familial, and personal concerns prior to surgery. I've been in severe depression ever since the first surgery, which worsened after the second surgery. Surgery did not explicitly require general, but surgical team denied me any recourse regarding it, and did not convey to me explicitly what would be used for induction and maintenance, beforehand.
After each procedure I was still able to recall events which transpired during the surgery, albeit with delayed recall. To me, induction feels almost like getting absurdly drunk in the space of a minute or so. I felt incredible pressure in my head, accompanied by a considerable pain which I struggled to communicate as my control over my body receded. I had a powerful urge to vomit which was fortunately prevented through with prior administration of ondansetron. I did not find my consciousness entirely ablated; instead i was put in state which I can only compare to sleep paralysis. The only senses I did retain were pressure, pain and proprioception. As my second surgery involved laparoscopic trocars, this was exceedingly unpleasant as I did not have sufficient analgesia. My cognition was certainly impaired in this state, it felt as though my brain was skipping. But I what do recall about the clearly surgery is incisions for trocar insertion, trocar insertion, abdominal insufflation, manipulation of the trocars, suturing, and cautery. I only found relief in what turned out to be a TAP block which was administered at the END.
For the record, I wish my anesthesiologists had been even half as attentive as you are to patient concerns. Thank you for all that you do.
@CardinalOrdinal: That's terrible! I'm so sorry.. 😥
You are not crazy! Sevoflurane is famous and well known to cause emergence problems! Propofol has too short a half life to be an issue and is actually an excellent choice when you have to go fully under. Ask questions and don't stop until you feel fully satisfied with the answer you were given. Don't stop until you do actually understand! These doctors and nurses are actually trained to explain in layman's terms any question you may ask or direct you to someone who can explain whatever is puzzling you ! Those odd feelings are real! It's not imagined! But it's the drugs ,not you! That's the most important thing you need to remember!
PS: Physicians I know from Europe say they don't use fentanyl over there. It's a joke to them. Maybe we should get a clue over here too!
I am so sorry. But thank God you commented!! I am so tired of going through such similar experiences. They are so dismissive when I try everything I can prior to surgeries heart and others about the same issue. I can never unremember what is stuck in graphic, painful, and detailed .memories. I just learned yesterday I have an upcoming heart surgery very soon. My anxiety level is through the roof!! I'm hoping I can get a response to my question I posted right before reading your comment. Again your not alone and I'm sorry. It's awful to be dismissed then suffer more unessesary trama
❤😊Every time I see this in my feed it's like hearing someone say "Psssst, your slip showing." It takes one to know one, Doc.😉
what a pleasure to see your face again doc 😍
Depression leads to choosing to be alone. It is a circle; hard to escape.
Interesting thought!
That is quite inspiring actually. I need to find my jump start activity.
I never thought he/she was depressed. No, nobody can see it because we either put up a wall, smile and say I’m doing great, How are you today or we stay in bed and don’t talk to anybody.
Lots of surgeries as a kid. I had extreme anxiety regarding general anesthesia and fought to stay awake. I'd fight with the nurses when the panic hit right about when the mask appeared, even though i always resolved to behave. I remember being nine and the mask laid over my face and adrenaline hit and i consciously decided "Nope, this was a mistake" and slipped right out from under the nurse's arm next to my IV stand. I got two steps with my IV, trying to make a break for the hallway, when this skinny lady scooped me up and planted the mask all the way on. Her arms were like steel cables, and I heard her chuckle in my ear as my limbs went limp. That chuckle scared the crap outta me and I woke up disoriented, terrified, and in really big pain.
I love the warm blankets
Me too!
Me too my nurse gave me two when i was in the emergency room a couple days ago 😩 i felt so loved and comfortable ❤
Oh me too!
Sometimes the warm blankets are the best part of the experience!
Thank you for your passion and furthering our patient education not only for health providers like myself but also the patient community which benefits from health literacy!
I have chronic pain, and am in pain all of the time. Whether it is from fibromyalgia, back pain, hip pain, etc (from a lot of chronic problems that haven't gone away for years, and still haven't). I have learned to live with chronic pain, and try to not have people touch me. Even if I'm at the DR's for an appt, I tell them about the pain, but ask if they don't have to touch the area/s, to please not do it. So I know what you mean about not being able to concentrate with it. On the worse days when the pain is more than usual, it becomes challenging to manage. I take no pain medication (ie opioids) either.
Fellow Chronic Pain sufferer here. I'm so sorry your days are like this. I send you peace and comfort ❤️🙏💞
@@lulumoon6942 Thank you.
There are a few natural analgesics that can help alleviate the worst of your pain. You might want to do a search to see what is available? Good luck to you!💜
I’m a redhead and I have the issue having many surgeries. I have recovered from my surgery very well each time and have been told that my recovery was fast and unusual the staff had commented. Thanks for your intelligent response. 😊
I often shake after receiving anesthesia, also after my chemical stress tests. I don't require a lot of pain meds. I only used Tylenol during day and Tramadol at night after my CABG2 in hospital and nothing after I came home. I took one pain pill after spinal fusion and hip replacement then Tylenol. I find this all very interesting. I'm 71.
I'm the same. I've had a number of surgeries that I was told where going to be very painful, but after each, including having C-3, 4, and 5 fused, all I took were a couple of Tylenol! Several doctors have told me, rather startled, how high my pain threshold and tolerance is.
I was given 90 OxyContin after my surgery to fix my tri broken ankle. I took two. I still have 88 since 2020 lol
I was Shaking Uncontrollably after my chemical stress test!! Never felt sooo Cold in my Entire life! Was finally given warm blankets after all the photo images of my heart were taken. Whatever drug they used must have dropped my body core- temperature way, WAY Down!??🤔 Miserable experience. So Glad I don't ever have to take That particular test ever Again!!!
I am constantly learning something new when I view these videos. Thanks for taking time out and sharing your knowledge.
I have the redhead gene and had gone through "entrapment syndrome" during an emergency intubation. It was strange how I felt detached yet very concerned at the same time. I could feel the suction tube going deep into my lungs and hear everything. The nurse was still holding my hand so I tried to squeeze and nothing. I remembered that the eyelids were the easiest muscle to move, so I put everything into getting an eyebrow wiggle, and the anesthesiologist figured it out in a few seconds. I'm thankful for the medical team because it was quite a shitshow and they were the best.
Yikes I got anxiety just reading your comment 😮
Thank you very much for your fascinating observations!!! Was just a few months ago I underwent Ketamine while getting cardioverted in our local ER. I understand my blood pressure was too low to risk giving me regular anesthetic, so Ketamine was the choice. Wow, what a trip that was. I remember my hearing start to buzz, little dizzy, then I was tripping to Jupiter like in the movie 2001 (search youtube for "Stargate Sequence"). Was very scary, and amazing at the same time. I seriously thought I had died and wasn't coming back to Earth. But I'm still here! Would love to hear more about what the heck happened to me! Sending good wishes to you from Eugene Oregon! THANK YOU for your service!!!
When my son was 18 he had major surgery. When we saw him in recovery, he was fixated on the fact that he had a catheter.
He didnt know he had a catheter and was trying to tell the nurses he was peeing the bed.
When he was telling us about he said "they told me i had a catheter and I was LIVID!"
It was pretty funny, and i have to admit, i was proud of him for using a word like livid in the state he was in.
He's darn smart!
I have always woke from general anesthesia extremely alert and feel intense pain. I honestly thought I was given nothing for pain. It is the only thing I would dread with surgeries, the epic wake up. It’s always been this way from the very first time (emergency ceserean)-taking no meds.
This time after expressing my plight, a friend from church was able to get my case (nurse anesthest.) She listened to my concerns and looked through my chart. She increased the pain meds and right before she took the tube out she gave precedex. I had no memory of waking this time. She said she asked me if I was in any pain-I said no (no recollection). She was my hero that day.
It is always great to hear your advice.
I have had 34 surgeries, and never had an anesthesiologist, ever have your bedside manner, mot that i have had you as a physician but I wish I had!! Just from your videos it truly shows, how excellent a physician you are!!!!!
I woke up during a cardiac catheterization once. I looked at the video screen and looked at my wrist where the insertion point was, and looked back at the video screen and said, "wow! That's sooo cool!!" The Dr looked at the anesthesiologist and I fell back to sleep! Lol. I don't think that was supposed to happen?? 😮😂
During my second pacemaker insertion (first one got infected), I awoke during the procedure, heard my cardaic surgeon say "I think he's coming to, we may need more sedation" to which I responded "Yes thank you, a lot more please"...laughter, then lights out again...but I remember it clearly
You said that you can remember more after a 2nd surgery. Is there a time frame that makes this more likely and anything we can do to avoid that? I'm going in for foot surgery on the other foot in 2 months and this second surgery will be 8 months after the first. From the first I remember being in the presurgery room and then realizing that my leg was in a different position and that I was back in the same spot for recovery room. I had 11 implants put in, bones broken, a mass removed, the tendon thinned, etc. and I really don't want to remember getting that done or worse yet be in pain and remember it. I felt them cutting me open with my first csection and was told that I had to deal with that until my daughter was delivered, and despite not having a problem with any of my later surgeries including another csection, going through that again and knowing how much harder it was to recover after that surgery scares me.
I just love all your UTubes. If I was wheeled in and you where there I would not be able to shut up. Your awesome!!!
What about redheads that have gone fully Gray is there still an issue with anesthesia?
We are still genetically redheads. Our hair follicles have just stopped making color.
I learn so much from your channel, Thank you so much- Doctor 😊
Thank you so much for all your time and effort to make these videos! I miss the live stream most of the time but do enjoy watching the videos and learning SO MUCH! My IQ points go up every time I watch one of your videos I like to think 😅 🧐
You are terrific! Thank you for all the info you share!
How about this. When I was put to sleep I was above my body watching the doctors do the surgery. I talked with my doctor about everything I heard and saw. She came back to my room and took notes about what I saw and heard. How is that possible?!
Maybe you had an NDE they're real.
You were high and between dreaming and waking.
NDE 100%
@hicknopunk8314 I mean if the Dr is taking notes she probably matched it up
@@mysmirandam.6618 I told her things about what she did that blew her mind... 😏 weird! But I'll take that any day over not knowing anything
You’re a genius! (It takes one to know one!) Thanks.👨🎓♾️🙂