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3 things you DON'T KNOW happen to YOUR BODY under anesthesia (and HACKS TO FIX in 2023!)

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Have you ever wondered what happens to your body under anesthesia for surgery? This altered state of consciousness is powerful to help us heal, and it can help us heal both the mind and the body in the right setting.

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When calling my patient before surgery this week, she told me “if only I had known my body was going to have a tube down my throat!”

Anesthesia can be scary and anxiety provoking because you’re giving up control of your body, sometimes your whole body, so that you can undergo the totally unnatural state of surgery.

This can be lifesaving, but it also means unusual things are happening to your body while you’re in the medically induced, anesthesia coma.

Anesthesia TURNS OFF your body’s reflexes so your body can safely undergo surgery. Otherwise, you might have a heart attack, stroke, or kick your doctors during surgery.

Here are 3 things my patients don’t know happens to them under general anesthesia.

This is important because learning about it can help you prepare for it. And the more prepared you are, the safer, smoother, and more comfortable your surgery and recovery can be! You can also lower the chance of anesthesia complications.

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20 Comments

@ancientheart2532 3 years ago

A friend underwent knee replacememt some yeaes ago, and as an experiment, he decided to resist the anethesia by telling the operating room staff a joke. So....he starts the joke, and halfway through, everybody started laughing. He asked why they laughing, he hadn't reached the punchline yet. They told him when he was telling the joke as he went under the anethesia, the knee was replaced, and he started back into the joke at the same place as he regained consciousness! True story.

@Lynn-h3w2w 2 years ago

It should be required by law, that all surgeries be recorded in full and a copy be given to the patient who received the surgery. It is my body, I have the right to see and hear what you are doing to me!😊

@LexVegas1978 3 years ago

Hi, nurse here. Many years ago we did a study in which we spoke to the patients as if they were awake, told them all about the procedure and played their favorite music throughout the procedure. We found those patients woke up easier, had less pain and then an easier recovery.

@micheleabrehamsen3723 2 years ago

I've had many surgeries. What relaxes me is prayer before surgery

@lindajohnson7838 3 years ago

I woke completely up during two separate knee replacements. I could smell the cauterization, feel the vibration when they sawed off my bone, heard the staff and music in the OR…..finally, although I felt NO pain and couldn’t move I was fully awake and started to cry . When the Dr heard me moan he looked down and saw my eyes looking right at him , crying…..he said “Oh my God” and that was the last thing I remembered. It was AWFUL. I am not afraid of surgery …..I am afraid of waking up in the OR again.

@robynberry7138 3 years ago

I had wisdom teeth removed I think was about 17 and woke up asking for my dad who had died a year earlier and the nurse said she would go get him, my mum came in after a little while saying they had come out and said I was asking for my dad when she told them he had died a year ago she said the nurse started to cry and didn’t want to come back to tell me he wasn’t there. Some people are the nicest people

@G.G.8GG 3 years ago

I had recent heart surgery. Filled out a long anesthesia pre-surgery but then didn't even get to meet the anesthesia before surgery started. Maybe that saves the team time, but I think the patient should at least get to meet the person who holds your consciousness in his/her hands.

@trudybond3681 2 years ago

Why do surgeons come in and discuss the operation just after you wake up nd expect you to remember or answer questions coherently!!!!!

@tobymichaels8171 3 years ago (edited)

I woke up during a 10 hour cancer surgery at age 14. Terrifying. I was gaslighted, told my memories were just a dream, by physicians, nurses, even my own parents. Suffered with devastating PTSD for 37 years until knee replacement surgery last year. Based on my history, my anesthesiologist agreed to use unusually heavy doses and I was fully unconscious throughout. Most fascinating is that once I regained consciousness I felt an intense relief and sense of inner peace. My PTSD symptoms were gone and I remain free of them to this day. The mind is a fascinating and poorly understood phenomenon.

@zest4life246 3 years ago

Back in 2002, I died for 8 minutes on the operating table & saw heaven. They shocked me multiple times bc I wasn't responding. I woke up after hearing a voice say it wasn't my time & I had to go back. Later that day, my Dr discovered I had died from a latex allergy. Every tube & line into me was latex! So please be honest about any allergies, addictions, alcohol or smoking habits, Before going into any surgery.❤

@judithrichards6085 3 years ago

I had a mastectomy November 2022 and asked the nurses at 7 pm when I would be having surgery. I'd been in the hospital since 6 am the same day. She looked at me incredulously and said " It was done 8 hours ago"....I had no recollection of the surgery or anaesthesia whatsoever! Recovery is taking more time though ! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@s.p.e85 1 year ago (edited)

I just had a total hysterectomy at age 39, my first surgery ever. I was nervous as I could be but along with a wonderful surgical team, I kept calling on Jesus until I went out and from what I was told, I woke up very calm.
So… prayer helps.

@cynthiawoods1673 3 years ago

I always recite the Lord’s Prayer as they are putting me under anesthesia.

@stephenhussey4918 3 years ago

I was put under for a cardioversion but sat bolt upright when they hit the button and was aware that a crowd of young people stood around my bed wearing shocked expressions. I dropped immediately back down and was out again. When I fully came out from under i asked my nurse who all the people were in the room with me when i was cardioverted. She looked shocked. "there were five or six, I said, "all young..." wondering if maybe i was crazy. she swallowed and admitted that they had invited a bunch of interns and some EMT trainees into the room to witness the cardioversion. i told her that was fine but that I charged admission, especially since i gave them a great show, and figured two bucks a piece would be suitable. I got a ginger ale.

@ashleyflournoy5580 3 years ago

I have had eleven surgeries, and I love being put under. It is an instant sleep and for me is deeply refreshing. My sign off before I go out is always, "See you on the other side." and I have never had a negative post op issue.

@Jarhead63 3 years ago

When I woke up in recovery I asked if we're ready to go to surgery, they told me you're already done.

@MaryHadALittleVan 3 years ago

I’ve had numerous surgeries, with different experiences in recovery room. Then on my 9th surgery which was for a Lung resection surgery, my anesthesiologist talked to me prior to surgery and told me that if I go to my “Happy Place”, such as a vacation spot, or something that brings happiness or joy. He talked to me about my “Happy Place” while putting me under. I woke up in such a wonderful, carefree mood. So I utilize that method every time I am being put under. It works great and I recommend it to everyone I know that is going to have surgery.

@walheidespitzer5605 3 years ago

I have Alzheimer big time in my family and have asked not to have gas during surgery. It has been a big help and they keep gas close in case I need it. After 20 surgeries I am doing ok and learning as I go on. At 85 I take only vitamins and do everything to keep going. Thanks to a generation of new Doctors who listen to their patients. Believe me, coming from Europe it is nice to talk to Doctors who know that patients have a brain also.

@PinkyPuff69 3 years ago (edited)

Whenever I've been under anesthesia, I was extremely suprised that the surgery was actually over. And I always feel a wonderful sense of joy bordering on euphoria, when I am awakend and realize I'm ok and that I made it.

@carmen47freixas96 2 years ago

I have been under twice in 77 years, it's a wonderful feeling, one that should be
given to terminal people, peaceful and with dignity, Like my poor late husband
who had none of the dignity when they allow people to suffer, when there is no hope
left.