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Posted: 6th May 2008
General anasthetic? As in you're unconcious?
It's cool
It's completely not like going to sleep... one minute you're lying there, talking to the doctors, very small prick in the arm (no sniggering), some weird floaty feeling and then... you wake up
Doesn't feel like time has passed or anything, it's a really odd (but nice) feeling.
Feel a bit groggy afterwards, but generally, it's all good

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Posted: 6th May 2008
GA is the weirdest feeling I have ever experienced! as in cool weird not "argh oh my god it's horrible weird". Could feel it going up my arm and then the next thing I knew I was calling a female nurse tom.....for some strange reason

Posted: 6th May 2008
Yeah I'm having a general.
Good to hear its not to weird. Is it kind of like if you faint?

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Posted: 6th May 2008
A couple of years ago I was in the same position (I even posted a thread in here about it lol) I was terrified of the whole general anaesthetic thing.

I spoke to the anaesthetist about it beforehand, and he was really reassuring. When I went into surgery, he gave me something before the anaesthetic which he said would make me feel like I had had a couple of gin and tonics... well, it kicked in 20 seconds later and I honestly didn't care what they did to me after that!

I vaguely remember my eyes closing and being laid down, then a mask over my face, and a man talking really softly and soothingly to me. Then it was a lady talking and soothing, and my jaw felt all shivery and wierd. I literally felt like I was a baby being cooed over- really safe and watched over. It took me a while to realise I was actually in recovery and the whole thing was over- it honestly felt seamless between the man and the lady talking, but there was 45 mins and a whole operation in between!

I don't think I would worry at all about having a general now, but I would definately talk to the anaesthetist first (and get that g&t shot again ) and I would advise that you do too- tell them you are nervous, it's their job to deal with stuff like that.

I hope it all goes well for you

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Posted: 6th May 2008
Cool that doesn't sound so bad
Thanks for you posts guys it really helped.
Let you all know how it went.

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Posted: 6th May 2008
They gave me valium before I went under general anaesthetic the first time. It was wicked

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Posted: 6th May 2008
Ditto to LTC.

A couple of milligrams of valium and I could have cared less if they had told me they were going to castrate me with a rusty hacksaw.

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Posted: 7th May 2008
tee hee, it all went well and yeah the general was kinda nice in a weird way.
Got some endone for the pain now and every thing is just a little nice :P

Thanks for you support guys, the surgury went really well and it dosen't hurt to bad. Now with all these pins in my foot people might mistake me for some kind of bionic woman

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Posted: 7th May 2008
my friends getting her pins taken out today.. more anaesthetic and mellow pills for her!

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Posted: 7th May 2008
yay glad your surgery went well