[Jorge]

She also was subjected to an operation, didn't get much anesthetic, and felt every part of it. Barbaric.

I've heard about this happening to normal people in surgery....they could feel and hear everything that was going on but they were paralyzed and couldn't do anything. Scarey!

[Mo1]

I've heard about this happening to normal people in surgery....they could feel and hear everything that was going on but they were paralyzed and couldn't do anything. Scarey!

It happens alot with C-sections .. it happened to 2 of my sisters .. one it happened to twice, even though she switched doctors and hostpials, after the first time

[Wacka]

I've heard about this happening to normal people in surgery....they could feel and hear everything that was going on but they were paralyzed and couldn't do anything. Scarey!

Almost happened to me about 25 years ago. They gave me the IV anesthetic and started talking about getting the instruments ready. I could hear but not open my eyes or move my arms (one was taped down). I was thinking "I have to kick!". Luckily I could. They said "He's not completely under"and gave me some more.

[mdmathis6]

Many surgeons are using Diprivan drips to keep patients under which if not titrated enough(with or with-out midazolam) could cause them to be semi conscious enough to remember certain details. Diprivan is not a analgeisic and care must be given to supply enough pain reliever(now a days fentanyl) to counter-act the pain. It is amazing that we aren't seeing the post-op effects of anesthesia that we used to, but I fear some "deep" procedures aren't getting the more general forms of anesthesia that the used to(like the anesthetic gases that are also available!