oh brother...
Posted on 10/26/2006 11:37:16 AM PDT by stylin19a
I am 2 hours post-op surgery.
The last words I heard before going under anesthesia were: "Quit Smoking"..from the anestheseologist.
The first words I heard coming out of the anesthesia, again by the anestheseologist, were "QUIT SMOKING".
Please...no pros\cons of smoking. Perhaps I'm too close to the surgery but, smoking now dries out my mouth, taste absolutely rotten and gives me a headache. I now have very little desire to smoke.
Please, no comments about no desire.
I don't think what the anestheseologist did is right. It's not his call to get me to quit smoking, it's mine...if and when I'm ready.
Is what he did legal ?
Yes, it's legal. See US Constitution, 1st Amendment.
He may have saved you from spending your later years in a plastic tent with a hole in your throat. Is that legal?
What kind a surgery did you have?
What is it you think the anesthesiologist did to you? Hypnosis? Aversion therapy? It is possible that the anesthesia has an effect or reaction with cigarette smoke that lingers for awhile and that is causing your reactions.
Of course it's legal. Doctors are supposed to give good advice. It's not his fault that you don't want to take it.
It's called medical advice. Good grief.
One day, there will be a situation where someone get's hurt. I have no doubt....
He said what he did because there are more problems with increased secretions and spasms of the airways because of smoking....which complicates going under anesthesia..not to mention that whole lung cancer thing.
MM
if he said "quit smoking and pray to Jesus"
now you got a lawsuit!!!!!
It's legal. It doesn't take a genius to know that smoking is bad. It's no less legal for him to say it than your neighbor or your brother.
Give yourself a day or two - you are probably too close to the surgery. You probably also have some effects of any post-op meds going. Last time I had surgery, I figured the most I could be trusted to do was read FR - didn't think I should post while "under the influence".
Then he should restrict his practice to those he approves of, if he can...... Not cajole and intimidate those he does not. He has no right to do that.
The patient, on the other hand, has no choice in the matter of who does his anesthesia and is at the mercy of his doctors and the hospital once he agrees to the operation, and often has no say in it at all.
There could be a good solid case made against involuntary psycho therapy made here.
whats worse is becoming gay after surgery.
why were my pants around my ankles ????
There's a big difference.
It's no different for an anesthesiologist to suggest quitting smoking than your mother, or father, or spouse saying it.
What exactly is it about that situation that makes you so mad?
I went to the doc in the Navy once for an ear infection and he asked me if I smoked. I said yes. He grumbled something to the effect of, "I don't know why we have to waste our time on you people", like I was already dead.
LOLOL,, this is a joke, right?
oh brother...
That's probably it. No grand hypnotic conspiracy.
That doesn't mean there wasn't a subconscious desire to get him to quit smoking though. I find it a bit annoying if I'm going somewhere for treatment/medical advice, unrelated to smoking, and I get a lecture about smoking.
Only a complete dunderhead doesn't know it's bad for you; don't need a lecture about it.
Some of these surgical wings in hospitals are figging zoos. Some doctors and especially anesthetist's can be real classic examples of fruitcakes, when it comes to politics, drugs, and some habits of anyone but them. I have experience it. I know it happens, and I won't subject myself to it, as a direct result of what I have seen.
It is not funny, and like I said, someone is going to get hurt one day, and it won't be me.
Good Grief, I hope youre joking.
Telling someone to "quit smoking" is NOT a form of intimidation. If the anesthesiologist had refused to "put him under" because he opposed the patients right to smoke, that would be one thing, but thats not what happened.
A good case for involuntary psycho therapy?????? ROFL Thats a good one.
The anesthesiologist? You mean the guy (or gal) who you have absolutely no relationship with outside of 15 words spoken before an operation? That's the equivalent of your parents or spouse? This guy is not his personal physician and it's not his place to say anything.
Suggesting, to me, would be "you should quit smoking", or "I think you shouldn't smoke". If the mojo-man just told him "QUIT SMOKING, (jackass)", I can see the original poster's mood.
[mojo-man = anestheichlsowhatchamacallit guy]
so, i get to be one of pavlov's dogs ?
not the point
hmmmmm...you coming across a fruitcake in a hospital. i can see the attraction.
Well, no, it's not. But big whoop. It's not like he whispered, "Goooo kiiill the chiiiiiildreeeen".
How dare a doctor say quit smoking!!!! The nerve!!!!!!!
hand surgery
you could be right...I'm thinking he made a subliminal suggestion...where it wasnt asked for
If you agree to, sure, why not?
Quityerbitchin....
Quityerbitchin....
is truth serum legal on terrorists ?
is truth serum legal on terrorists ?
I find it hysterical..
Wall...youre bad. LOL
And please, enlighten us with your vast experience in surgical wings at the hospital.
MM
If the guy is tough enough to handle the surgery and all that nicotine, he can certainly handle a little disapproval.
when i'm not in control of my faculties ?
not the point
thank you
Yeah...I think he made a subliminal message alright and it was...
YOU'RE PARANOID.
MM
LOL
Just be glad you didn't have Clinton's mom as your anesthesiologist, she'd be chain smoking Kools and reading the Sporting News while giving you the gas.
This jerk anesthetist was obviously having some fun at the patient's expense. We had one here locally who did the same sort of stuff. He is no longer employed, and he tried to convert conservatives to liberals by getting them to love Bill Clinton and other sorts of things, including smoking. He was getting complaints from doctors and patients for years before they finally let him go. He ran for city council and lost.
I know this stuff goes on. I even saw it at the VA hospital. It is everywhere.
Most Medico's think it's funny.....I don't. I'd sue their nuts off....
Ta Da!!!!
You have now elevated yourself to VICTIM status!
Congratualtions!
thank you...I not a suer, but i think i should talk to him about it
So kick him.
Oh, Jeez...was it your "lighting hand" or your "smoking hand"?????
LOL
not the point
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