A preview of Bummercare standards. If the anesthesiologist were watching the patient’s brain waves and blood pressure this would not have gone unnoticed. With Bummercare we’ll be fortunate if the anesthesiologist speaks fluent English.
When I had my last surgery, I saw the doctor’s scapel coming up at me and I said something like, “Excuse me, I’m still awake.”
she woke up hearing disco music. The next thing she heard was “Cut deeper, pull harder.”
That’s so much like my dreams it’s creepy.
I had a friend wake up during surgery.
However, the only thing they were really aware of was the doctors conversation - they didn’t feel anything.
This is a true story. What the doctors spent the entire operation talking about was how much they hated Obama, what a jerk he was and how he was going to ruin American medicine.
My friend is somewhat apolitical, but I know this because after it happened I was one of the first people they made a call to. They knew I would want to hear this - it happened when people were fighting the Obama takeover of healthcare.
I woke up in the middle of my right knee replacement as the Doc was banging the parts on with a mallet. I said to him “I want to watch!” He said I couldn’t. Put me back into
lala land. (I had a spinal so I couldn’t feel anything.)
Come on, reporter! Does that mean she was terrified going in but she didn't wake up or did she wake up in pain again? It mkes a difference. Clarity is helpful to your readers.
I had knee surgery a few years ago. They gave me the anesthetic, I felt them lift my right arm and drop it to see if I was still awake and I could hear them talking. I then felt them tilt my head back and intubate me. I was trying to gag but couldn’t move in the least.
The last thought I had before going under was: “This is how I will die”.
Next thing I knew (in what seemed like mere seconds), I came to. Frightening enough, but nothing like this woman.
Saw the movie. Only the kid was having a heart transplant.
I woke up during two different surgeries and started struggling on the table. I don’t know if they’re trying to save money on anesthesia or just underestimate how fat I am.
I had a cardiac ablation performed a couple of years back. They didn’t put me out, but gave me something that made me incredibly sleepy. During the next few hours I was awake then sleeping then back to awake. I woke up once during that procedure with a very distinct BURNING in my heart. I mumbled something and the doctor said “better give him a little more, he shouldn’t be feeling this.”
The procedure is, in fact, cauterizing cells inside the heart. Very painful.
Happened to me in 1982. I was having a fractured facial orbit wired back together and I woke up. The pain was so excruciating I immediately vomited all over the mask they had on my face. Good thing I did. They cleaned me up and put me back under almost instantly.
This is classic approach of the Leftist media. On one hand, they appeal for higher standards of care while calling for more government control under 0bamacare. The fact is that standards will inevitably fall as we have seen most notably in the UK. Now when you think of it, how many providers will be willing to take care of a person like this who is a substantial litigious risk? There is very little incentive from a financial perspective. The anesthesiologist seeing this patient will no doubt be very careful, but may even attempt to persuade the patient not to undergo the procedure or find some other excuse to avoid doing the case. For the anesthesiologist, there is no up side only a down side. And now, there is so much demand for medical services so why not take care of the people that will be the least likely to cause a problem?
The bottom line is that difficult patients will have a very difficult time receiving appropriate quality care.
My awake during surgery experience was actually pretty cool.
I had broken my wrist. The doctor had to implant a plate. No big deal. Takes 45 minutes.
Except the damage was worse than they thought. Took 3 hours. They had initially given me enough anesthisia (sp?) for the 45 minutes. So I woke up as they were working on my left arm.
I was intubated and could not speak, but I could raise my right arm. The anesthesiologist said; “You doing OK, want more ansesthesia?” I would nod, and he would dial up more juice, and I would go back to sleep.
Happened 4 times.
And I remember the loud music they had on in the OR. Was a local college radio station that I love listening too.
I never felt any pain. Even though they were pushing very hard to get that plate in.
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Try to make sure your anesthesiologist is an alert and competent person, by whatever means necessary.