I read about the BIS about 5 yrs. ago in the health section of my local paper. I have yet to meet a doctor, nurse or hospital employee who knows about it.
Does your hospital and anesthesiologist use a Bispectral Index Monitor
1 posted on
09/30/2005 5:36:07 PM PDT by
Coleus
To: neverdem
2 posted on
09/30/2005 5:36:29 PM PDT by
Coleus
(Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, algae)
To: Coleus
I heard a fella talk about being wide awake while his heart was cut open and sliced and stabbed and he was unable to do anything whatsoever about it.
His name was Sam Kinison.
3 posted on
09/30/2005 5:43:32 PM PDT by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: wideawake
5 posted on
09/30/2005 5:48:00 PM PDT by
Coleus
(Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, algae)
To: Coleus
Paging John Edwards.....paging John Edwards.
To: Coleus
... That poor woman...
Just Damn.
7 posted on
09/30/2005 5:53:26 PM PDT by
Michael Goldsberry
(an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
To: Coleus
I've been lucky enough to have not needed surgery. This is my biggest fear. I watched too many Twilight Zone shows as a kid.
9 posted on
09/30/2005 6:04:16 PM PDT by
queenkathy
(I'm not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing.)
To: Coleus
Imagine how Terri Schiavo felt...
10 posted on
09/30/2005 6:07:27 PM PDT by
sarasmom
(What is the legal daily bag limit for RINOs in the USA?)
To: Coleus
I experience a similar pain in politics nearly every day. I know what's wrong, what needs to be done but I am essentially powerless to do anything about it.
11 posted on
09/30/2005 6:49:18 PM PDT by
Nateman
(Socialism is a cancer of the body politic.)
To: Coleus
My sister showed me an article a couple years ago that discussed people being aware during surgery. The premise at the time was that redheads actually didn't take well to the anesthesia, for some reason. And from the picture, it appears that Ms. Weihrer has red hair.
13 posted on
09/30/2005 8:17:05 PM PDT by
Joann37
To: Coleus
I woke up in the middle of eye surgery too, but a flick of the finger was all it took to catch someone's attention, they upped my anaesthetic level and in no more than two seconds I was back under.
14 posted on
09/30/2005 8:23:22 PM PDT by
Veto!
( Left Coaster with nothing to fear but quakes and volcanos--and liberals)
To: Coleus
I had a friend who was aware during bypass surgery. He had no way to tell the doctors that he was feeling the whole thing.
He wasn't Stan Kenison, but he was red headed.
16 posted on
10/01/2005 7:31:39 AM PDT by
Ole Okie
To: Coleus
"I read about the BIS about 5 yrs. ago in the health section of my local paper. I have yet to meet a doctor, nurse or hospital employee who knows about it. "
Boy, that's scary. It could be this is such a horrific and frightening thing to patients doctors like to greatly play it down and to talk about technology for it is like admitting there is the need for it.
I have never heard the red hair theory about this awake during surgery (seems like there should be a word for it). That is very interesting.
To: Coleus
19 posted on
10/02/2005 1:32:06 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated by FR profile on Sunday, August 14, 2005.)
To: Coleus
Happened to me when I was 17. I was being operated on for peritonitis. I felt the cold air hit my intestinal tract. I was pretty out of it, still...I tried to get off the operating table. A large male nurse held me down. I remember waking up and seeing the OR lights and thinking ‘This can’t be happening...’ I had nightmares for months after that.
21 posted on
12/17/2008 1:07:19 PM PST by
Cheesel
(The Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals.)
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