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Posted:
Ok the bones of this is that I have to have an operation on Thurs (don.t worry nothing life threatening I know you're all so concerned
)
Thing is I'm reeeaaally scared about the going to sleep bit.
Seriously those 5 seconds are all I can think about- oh and the whole "what if I don't wake" up thing *shudders*
Anybody had a G.A and can say anything to put my mind at ease?
Ok the bones of this is that I have to have an operation on Thurs (don.t worry nothing life threatening I know you're all so concerned
)Thing is I'm reeeaaally scared about the going to sleep bit.
Seriously those 5 seconds are all I can think about- oh and the whole "what if I don't wake" up thing *shudders*
Anybody had a G.A and can say anything to put my mind at ease?
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i've had it loads of times
it really is nothing to worry about.
i have a major thing about needles and injections but, g.a. has never bothered me.
hope this random blabbering in some way helps
i've had it loads of times
it really is nothing to worry about.i have a major thing about needles and injections but, g.a. has never bothered me.
hope this random blabbering in some way helps
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Hey there!
You'll be absolutely fine! I hope the op goes well and everything's ok after that. I've been under GA many times in my short life (usually knee ops) and I have to say, I love it. It's weird but true! I'm always concerned about going under, but I love the come up! It's safe, and you'll be fine, and we'll be seeing you again soon, with out a single doubt.
Enjoy it! There's no point in worrying, cos worrying's a pointless activity!
Hey there!
You'll be absolutely fine! I hope the op goes well and everything's ok after that. I've been under GA many times in my short life (usually knee ops) and I have to say, I love it. It's weird but true! I'm always concerned about going under, but I love the come up! It's safe, and you'll be fine, and we'll be seeing you again soon, with out a single doubt.
Enjoy it! There's no point in worrying, cos worrying's a pointless activity! Spin, bounce, be one with the world, because it is yours to enjoy...
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i had to have some major dental work done and they try'd putting me under sedation (mmmmmmm funky stuff) but i wasn't a good patient *i warned them many times i wasn't* now if i have any major dental work done it's g.a. for me.
i had to have some major dental work done and they try'd putting me under sedation (mmmmmmm funky stuff) but i wasn't a good patient *i warned them many times i wasn't* now if i have any major dental work done it's g.a. for me.
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I've had one. It was quite funny - I insisted on saying I wasn't tired (okay, I was only 9!!) until the second I was out
Apparently I said a lot of nonsense while waking up, too
I think if you're vitamin B12 deficient (usually happens to vegetarians/vegans who don't supplement their diet) you should let your doctor know though.
I've had one. It was quite funny - I insisted on saying I wasn't tired (okay, I was only 9!!) until the second I was out
Apparently I said a lot of nonsense while waking up, too
I think if you're vitamin B12 deficient (usually happens to vegetarians/vegans who don't supplement their diet) you should let your doctor know though.
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it was great!!!! like 12 hours sleep in just 2 hours...I want a pack .
you'll be fine hun,
it was great!!!! like 12 hours sleep in just 2 hours...I want a pack .
you'll be fine hun,
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Posted:
Oh no! I might say summat really stoopid
Thanks for your support guys- don't know about enjoying it tho...
Ravehead I take my
back have some marmite on me
Oh no! I might say summat really stoopid
Thanks for your support guys- don't know about enjoying it tho...
Ravehead I take my
back have some marmite on me XLenX
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Ye, its actually kinda kewl, i remember the nurse said "night night" and i was goneeeee. And then i woke up a load later, severe disorientation, but feeling refreshed lol. Tis all good tho... enjoy the sleep!
Ye, its actually kinda kewl, i remember the nurse said "night night" and i was goneeeee. And then i woke up a load later, severe disorientation, but feeling refreshed lol. Tis all good tho... enjoy the sleep!
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Ive been under when i was about ten... all I remember form it is waking up in a room full of pillows and soft toys (I want a room like that in my house) and then being made to walk down a spiral staircase before i had compleatly come round.
You'll be fine and dont worry about it it just feels like a deep sleep, u know one of those where you are sure you've dreamed but you're not sure what of... just enjoy it
Ive been under when i was about ten... all I remember form it is waking up in a room full of pillows and soft toys (I want a room like that in my house) and then being made to walk down a spiral staircase before i had compleatly come round.
You'll be fine and dont worry about it it just feels like a deep sleep, u know one of those where you are sure you've dreamed but you're not sure what of... just enjoy it
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D'you know, I have said to my fam I need a good sleep, and I hope to wakr up refreshed- they just laughed in my face.
Mental note: Take toys. Say no to spiral stairs.
D'you know, I have said to my fam I need a good sleep, and I hope to wakr up refreshed- they just laughed in my face.
Mental note: Take toys. Say no to spiral stairs.
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lol...fluffy toys are the best thing in the world! spiral stairs are bad in many ways
a new political movement HFTASS (hoppers for fluffy toys and against spiral stairs)
lol...fluffy toys are the best thing in the world! spiral stairs are bad in many ways
a new political movement HFTASS (hoppers for fluffy toys and against spiral stairs)
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I'm in. Have you ever been up a spiral staircase in a castle? Like, a really old castle? They are really steep and claustrophobic, and they have no hand rails.
Bizzarrely going up is worse than going down. I always fall over.
I have visited many, many castles.
I'm in. Have you ever been up a spiral staircase in a castle? Like, a really old castle? They are really steep and claustrophobic, and they have no hand rails.
Bizzarrely going up is worse than going down. I always fall over.
I have visited many, many castles.
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ive been up one in a castle but someone had nicely put a rope as a handrail on it so i didnt fall over (but owwie at hitting stone *winces at the thought of it*)
I havent visited many castles... Im just a poor peasant
ive been up one in a castle but someone had nicely put a rope as a handrail on it so i didnt fall over (but owwie at hitting stone *winces at the thought of it*)
I havent visited many castles... Im just a poor peasant
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I woke up in the operating room once
.
Luckily they had just finished and I'm very unusual so it probably won't happen to you. Probably shouldn't have mentioned it actually
I woke up in the operating room once
.Luckily they had just finished and I'm very unusual so it probably won't happen to you. Probably shouldn't have mentioned it actually
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
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OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD
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yeh, thats really comforting! I had G.A. when I was about 11, but it was gas, which is now illegal as I was having my pre-wisdom teeth out (aparently my mouth is too small). I remeber it wasn't the nicest experiences, but waking up wa fine, I actually felt really good, not at all groggy after an hour or so. I've heard the the injection is better than gas anyway. Don't worry hun, you'll be fine!
yeh, thats really comforting! I had G.A. when I was about 11, but it was gas, which is now illegal as I was having my pre-wisdom teeth out (aparently my mouth is too small). I remeber it wasn't the nicest experiences, but waking up wa fine, I actually felt really good, not at all groggy after an hour or so. I've heard the the injection is better than gas anyway. Don't worry hun, you'll be fine!
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hmmmmm really???
i'm sure it would raise a few eyebrows but....... if you insist
Written by: misscorinthian
Ravehead I take my
hmmmmm really???
i'm sure it would raise a few eyebrows but....... if you insist
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I've never been under myself, but most of my patients report that the last thing they remember is sitting in pre-op. They don't even remember anyone starting the IV.
Midazolam is a wonderful drug that way.
I've never been under myself, but most of my patients report that the last thing they remember is sitting in pre-op. They don't even remember anyone starting the IV.
Midazolam is a wonderful drug that way.
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Best thing is when they give you morphine afterwards from what I remember!! ooooooooohhhhhh it felt so gd!
Best thing is when they give you morphine afterwards from what I remember!! ooooooooohhhhhh it felt so gd!
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Written by: misscorinthian
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Ravehead I take my back have some marmite on me
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hmmmmm really???
i'm sure it would raise a few eyebrows but....... if you insist
Please tell me you haven't done that. So sticky tho.....!
Wow D.L, I had no idea you were, y'know, a proper doctor. I thought you were just trying to look flashy, Sorry! Thanks for input tho....
Hmm. Morphine- isn't that somehow related to heroin?
Written by: misscorinthian
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Ravehead I take my back have some marmite on me
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hmmmmm really???
i'm sure it would raise a few eyebrows but....... if you insist
Please tell me you haven't done that. So sticky tho.....!
Wow D.L, I had no idea you were, y'know, a proper doctor. I thought you were just trying to look flashy, Sorry! Thanks for input tho....
Hmm. Morphine- isn't that somehow related to heroin?
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Yup! Heroin is Diamorphine.... Um, Dunno how it goes from there tho. I can give you the chemical structure if you like? Or tell you how to synthesize, but thats all my degree is useful for... soooo ye!
Yup! Heroin is Diamorphine.... Um, Dunno how it goes from there tho. I can give you the chemical structure if you like? Or tell you how to synthesize, but thats all my degree is useful for... soooo ye!
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Will knowing the chemical structure and the method of synthesis enrich my life?
Will knowing the chemical structure and the method of synthesis enrich my life?
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going under General Anaestethtic, you wake feeling like you had a great sleep, thenw ondw why you got a bandage on and were like what the hell did i do last night, then your like oh wait, i had an operation, man i must have been wasted!
i
going under General Anaestethtic, you wake feeling like you had a great sleep, thenw ondw why you got a bandage on and were like what the hell did i do last night, then your like oh wait, i had an operation, man i must have been wasted! An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
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I love it too, I severed some nerves and tendons with glass when i was doing the washing up (damn those pretty cockle jars - they make lovely tealight candle holders you see), i dropped the jar in the sink and silly me went to catch it!
had an op the next day, they told me to look up at this painting on the ceiling as they fed that wonderful stuff through my IV tube, and it kinda washed away - I remember saying Whoa thats so coooooooool...... then I was back in my ward bed, feeling like I'd slept the best night sleep of my life! Then the nurse came in and said Oh you're awake - your family is outside but they wantyou to get some more rest. I happily obliged and indulged in a few hours of snoozing. It was wonderful, especially as I didnt sleep that much then as my 5yr old was only 8months old!
I really need a hit of that stuff now - I only slept 4 hrs last night Maybe I'll buy a jar of cockles tomorrow
I love it too, I severed some nerves and tendons with glass when i was doing the washing up (damn those pretty cockle jars - they make lovely tealight candle holders you see), i dropped the jar in the sink and silly me went to catch it!
had an op the next day, they told me to look up at this painting on the ceiling as they fed that wonderful stuff through my IV tube, and it kinda washed away - I remember saying Whoa thats so coooooooool...... then I was back in my ward bed, feeling like I'd slept the best night sleep of my life! Then the nurse came in and said Oh you're awake - your family is outside but they wantyou to get some more rest. I happily obliged and indulged in a few hours of snoozing. It was wonderful, especially as I didnt sleep that much then as my 5yr old was only 8months old!
I really need a hit of that stuff now - I only slept 4 hrs last night
Maybe I'll buy a jar of cockles tomorrow Always use "so's your face" and "only on Tuesdays" in as many conversations possible
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Ooh TinklePants I so hope it's like that!
The day is getting nearer tho- and alas I am still sh*tting myself
Ooh TinklePants I so hope it's like that!
The day is getting nearer tho- and alas I am still sh*tting myself
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Okay so tomorrow is the day, and for some bizzarre reason my focus has moved from the fear of falling asleep, to the fear of looking scruffy. Well I'm going to be asleep aren't I... I can't even hide the bad bits, which is why I am now going through a ritual of tidying up my bikini line and painting my toenails. I also have a couple of questions someone may be able to answer..
Will they strip me completely naked?
Will they make me take my make-up off?
This is odd. I am really not that vain/superficial I think I'm just in a really weird mood...ah well, beats being petrified!!
Okay so tomorrow is the day, and for some bizzarre reason my focus has moved from the fear of falling asleep, to the fear of looking scruffy. Well I'm going to be asleep aren't I... I can't even hide the bad bits, which is why I am now going through a ritual of tidying up my bikini line and painting my toenails. I also have a couple of questions someone may be able to answer..
Will they strip me completely naked?
Will they make me take my make-up off?
This is odd. I am really not that vain/superficial I think I'm just in a really weird mood...ah well, beats being petrified!!
XLenX
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what surgery are you getting?
they probably will make you take your makeup off but i dont think they srip you naked, they only need the bit theyre operating on to be bare... they will probably make you change into a gown and wash before hand
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what surgery are you getting?
they probably will make you take your makeup off but i dont think they srip you naked, they only need the bit theyre operating on to be bare... they will probably make you change into a gown and wash before hand
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Never had a GA as such, but I did get given Ketamine once to have a tube removed. Now that was a seriously wierd experience. Sat there watching something which in all honesty should have been absolute agony and just giggling moronically at the 2, or 3 clocks floating around the wall. Double vision is a wonderful thing
Im sure you'll be fine, GAs are pretty routine these days and the risks are tiny.
You will, as BJ says have to change into a gown before surgery and they may make u take makeup off. But no, they wont strip you naked, they will just expose whatever part of your anatomy they are operating on the rest will remain covered and your modesty securely intact
gl but you wont need it, it'll be a walkover
Never had a GA as such, but I did get given Ketamine once to have a tube removed. Now that was a seriously wierd experience. Sat there watching something which in all honesty should have been absolute agony and just giggling moronically at the 2, or 3 clocks floating around the wall. Double vision is a wonderful thing
Im sure you'll be fine, GAs are pretty routine these days and the risks are tiny.
You will, as BJ says have to change into a gown before surgery and they may make u take makeup off. But no, they wont strip you naked, they will just expose whatever part of your anatomy they are operating on the rest will remain covered and your modesty securely intact
gl but you wont need it, it'll be a walkover
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I had GA when i was 12, i remember that i had 2 take off my nailvarnish, and u cant eat 6 hours before it or sumthin, i think, twas actually a long time ago, ull have 2 wear a gown, and the ride to the theater was fun u just lie there!
I had GA when i was 12, i remember that i had 2 take off my nailvarnish, and u cant eat 6 hours before it or sumthin, i think, twas actually a long time ago, ull have 2 wear a gown, and the ride to the theater was fun u just lie there!
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dont paint ur nails as im sure the metal in the polish interferes with something and so they make u take all all make up and nail polish off...
ketamine oooooo now that stuff is seriously messed up
dont paint ur nails as im sure the metal in the polish interferes with something and so they make u take all all make up and nail polish off...
ketamine oooooo now that stuff is seriously messed up
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mmmmmmmm ketty...........great stuff!!!!hehehe
mmmmmmmm ketty...........great stuff!!!!hehehe
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