I am one of the unfortunate few who was awake but paralyzed during part of a major surgery. They noticed my heart rate and thought it was because I didn’t have enough pain meds on board. They gave me more and although it didn’t help the terror, it did help the pain. My heart rate and something else finally tipped off the doc that I was AWAKE and he gave some instructions to the anesthesiologist to give me more anesthesia, stopped working on me, and told the people in the room to be quiet as there had been quite a bit of chatter and laughter (I won’t say what they were talking about, except to say it was vulgar and crude). The room got silent and everything went dark. When I woke up in recovery, I told the nurse what happened. At first she didn’t believe me, but when the doctor came to check on me, I told him and he apologized. The hospital didn’t make me pay anything for the surgery. All that being said: Yes, pain meds are needed even when you’re anesthetized.
@debweber53532 ай бұрын
We're they taking about you?
@FreePalestineEndZionismАй бұрын
Sheesh that’s so terrifying and to not be believed after? I’m glad the dr believed you. I’m glad they didn’t charge you for it. I recorded my surgery from a device I placed on my gurney. Not the dr, but the staff were talking crap about me saying that toxic mold isn’t real etc, but one of the nurses shut them all up really quick, explaining that she went through toxic mold poisoning before as well, so she understood how real the poisonous effects are. I appreciate that nurse advocating for me while I was knocked out.
@AlbinoSalamanderАй бұрын
they ALWAYS will say they do not believe you and that its so rareit couldnt be possible... UNTIL you tell them EXACTLY what you heard them say. then you still get resistance but they will apologize and say they didnt see any signs or know what or when you are referring to... they DO. its rare with general but Ive been informed from working IN ORs as flouro andxray tech, that isdoeshappen moreoften during sedation without general. they still dont like to talkabout it though
@joannegarofalo3556Ай бұрын
So sad for what you went through😢
@sarahhanby2457Ай бұрын
Wow, I’m sorry you had to endure that! How terrifying.
@crispychrissyАй бұрын
Can confirm. I woke up from bariatric surgery screaming in agony because it felt like somebody had reached inside my spine and was trying to pull it out of my body. I was so confused because the pain was not in the front of my body where I expected it to be, and it took a conversation with the anesthesiologist to understand they may not have given me enough pain medication during the operation.
@hyperionsolomon871821 күн бұрын
The same thing happened to me, St Angeles hospital in Tijuana. Apparently they have no word for "redhead", I woke up as the metal door was closing to the operating room, and I was screaming, I was even trying to get up and out. They held me down and were laughing at me. They were laughing hysterically after several minutes. After they held me down again, one of the men came over and said, you're not really awake, you're still asleep you're under anesthesia and we can't give you pain medicine. I started screaming autheda mae por favor, mucho tingo. Something like that, and they started listening better, and once again tried to hold me down, and this one guy, tried to tell me once again, that this isn't real, and to go back to sleep, because it's impossible. I remember every single day, and I cannot get it out of my memory. It haunts me everyday. I wonder if it was my red hair? I will never know, but if you've got red hair I'm f****** warning you. The anesthesia b******* is true. Do you have red hair?
@crispychrissy20 күн бұрын
@@hyperionsolomon8718 I don’t, but I’ve started telling anesthesiologists that I’m very resistant to sedation, and that morphine does not work as a surgical pain reliever for me, which are two things I unfortunately have found out through experience. I had a doctor try to give me morphine after a surgery despite me telling him it doesn’t work if I’ve had any type of internal surgery, he didn’t believe me until he realized the reason my blood pressure was so high was because I was in excruciating pain. They gave me dilaudid after that and I was fine. Another time I was able to recall an entire conversation a nurse had with my doctor when I was supposed to be sedated for a quick medical procedure, and I definitely freaked the anesthesiologist out with that one. 😂
@SleepyWolfGirl16 күн бұрын
@@hyperionsolomon8718there is a word for redhead in Spanish. Pelirrojo or pelirroja, depending if you're male or female.
@hyperionsolomon871816 күн бұрын
@@SleepyWolfGirl male vs female, I see. Hmmmmmm. Impressivem
@kathylieburn10592 ай бұрын
Please tell this to my anesthesiologist who did my lumber fusion surgery last year! I woke up in PACU in SO much pain and could never get ahead of it the 3 days in the hospital! I'm having cervical spinal fusion this Friday and have no idea who my anesthesiologist will be but you can bet your bottom dollar we're going to have a SERIOUS discussion about pain management while I'm anesthetized and afterwards! 🙄
@ninner196Ай бұрын
Yes ask what meds he is going to give you and what happened. Tell him or her that if you don’t feel comfortable with their response that your well being is far more important than the whole surgery and you would not be afraid to cancel even in the OR and they could take all the backlash if they don’t give you the consideration that you need and to just be forthcoming with reasonings if something comes up. That is your right to autonomy and if you openly cancel even after signing, pre write it in on your consent that you will retain that right until you are comfortable with the staff. You can write in what you need to on your consent form and just initial it and date it. It is your body.
@BritishBeachcomberАй бұрын
Always discuss post-op pain management with your anesthesiologist. Before the op.
@ninner196Ай бұрын
@rohandhanota9944 I couldn’t agree more it’s just sometimes on a practical level a patient needs to know what can/ could or how to go about doing those necessary steps. There really should be an outline as to not only what gaslighting is but in a practical way how we can avoid it. Medical professionals fall victim to it as well, yes, we are sometimes sucked into that cooperate machine that we work for and no gooders will violate HIPPA having a good ol time reading through our confidential medical files. It is almost worse honestly. But hey, if Dr K is still there, it would really be appreciated if you could have legal counsel advice. I have a lifetime of cruel punishment inflicted upon me and I worked as a Trauma Nurse Specialist. Recently I was delivered the world ‘s worst brachial block and I am suffering. Surgeon was great but charting was lies. Thankfully I had a nurse anesthetist and she knew what happened. I just want to prevent this from happening again. To have my rt arm cranked up so high that it flopped and tore til kingdom com was an understatement. Yet I feel like this “investigation” is taking a tour. I feel belittled. The nurses came in there one by one saying how that they all thought that I should be admitted. Being stuck so many times and NOT knowing anatomical markers. led to me having issues with my rt side of my phrenic nerve and that is not a joke, not even for the surgeon. I am almost sorry for bringing it up but I really think that it is important. My friend was there as well even though some might have thought she spoke only one language. She waited for more than 30 minutes on the other side of the curtain. She had the front seats and was very strong. So just as a subscriber, health professional, and patient, please cover as pts what can be done. I was sexually assaulted too. I wasn’t allowed off of work. And I blew the whistle on the majority who were unbelievable. I didn’t do it for me. Now I need help. Sad I suppose. :(
@lil.ms.j7156Ай бұрын
Are you doing okay?
@gloriamaryhaywood2217Ай бұрын
That is scary to even read. I certainty hope your surgery went well and that you were kept comfortabkecwuth adequate pain medication!❤
@lifeonabuget2 ай бұрын
When I had my gallbladder removed my anethesiaologist gave me nothing for pain during surgery. I woke up with severe abdominal pain as a result.
@shayalynn2 ай бұрын
lol same. It was so incredibly painful when I woke up and they put me straight back in the room. The nurse told me to wave my arms around. I think it has to do with the fact that removing a gallbladder they have to put a lot of air into you, and that’s where the majority of the pain is from (as well as the incision). Perhaps we didn’t remember receiving anything for pain when we woke up. I have no idea
@Noe_The_light_wins7772 ай бұрын
This happened after my hysterectomy
@annettecamlin90902 ай бұрын
This happened to me too when I had my gallbladder out. I remember literally screaming in pain.
@WildThings1132 ай бұрын
Horrifying
@Noe_The_light_wins7772 ай бұрын
@@annettecamlin9090 I’m so sorry this happened to you ❤️🩹
@kimcwhite65092 ай бұрын
Thank you! I had an emergency c-section in 1979 under general anesthesia. When they woke me up I was in instant pain feeling every tack strip on the floor as they wheeled me to critical care. I don't think that would happen nowadays & I'm thankful!💙
@cnlights2Ай бұрын
@kimcwhite6509 back then things were still backwards. 🙄
@sammygalasso5492 ай бұрын
And yet when we are recovering after major surgery you are denied pain management....makes total sense
@lui_tha_don_2 ай бұрын
When I broke my shoulders in a motorcycle accident I was using opiates already before the accident. They gave me 800 UG fentanyl and 10 mg Dilaudid so In Vegas I feel like I've gotten lucky. And they gave me a button for a fentanyl drip so clearly some places are different but every surgery I've had they've taken hellaaa good care of me
@lifeonabuget2 ай бұрын
Depends on what type of surgery. I had a lung wedge resection last month. My doctor gave me a nerve block and sent me home with hydrocodone. I didn't need the hydrocodone after I got home. The nerve block kept the pain down enough that I only needed to take Tylenol for pain. The nerve block has pretty much wore off. I'm having some pain still but managing it with Tylenol.
@jmc80762 ай бұрын
Sadly I had this. Partly a nurse and partly dr at time (esp night shift.)
@coreenaburke53782 ай бұрын
I can't believe how little pain meds people are sent home with. I had a friend had double mastectomy given very little pain medication. I have a low pain tolerance they would have been running me back to er for something! I would have been going insane from that kind of pain!! People are stronger than I am. God bless them. I am not scared to ask for pain management and I do not get more than I need I usually stretch my emergency rescues for bad days for a long enough time they know I use it but not too often. Prevention is key, but who doesn't have extra good days that end up with you over doing it which then leads to a bad day!
@reneejudge4157Ай бұрын
I don't like strong pain medicine, it makes me so sick 🤢 I used to be able to take pain medicine fine before, but now it's just too much.
@fy4370Ай бұрын
That explains a lot, i had so much pain when i woke up. They didnt even gave me enough pain medication after surgery, it just lasted for 2-3 days. But i could barely move from the pain. Thats how people turn to the black market for pain medication
@urielflames3799Ай бұрын
All anesthesiologists need to be like you they so under medicate people after surgery it's horrifying.
@genespell434020 күн бұрын
Undermedicate?
@Dave-dh7rt5 күн бұрын
@@genespell4340yeah when i got my wisdom teeth removed I woke up screaming in pain. They had a local anesthetic (lidocaine) they had used on my mouth but it wore off after I was awake for 10-15 minutes. I was crying and I hardly ever cry. Some of the worst pain I had ever felt in my life. An hour or two after the operation my face swelled up so bad I looked like a chipmunk.
@ObiMomKenobi13Ай бұрын
Thank you for these videos. I have extreme anxiety about anesthesia. These videos are helping me.
@KB-ih5gf27 күн бұрын
Me too 🙏🏼
@psleep4255Ай бұрын
I can attest to this 100%. I have chronic pain so I don’t know if they didn’t think I needed anything but when I woke up after a complex ankle fracture repair I almost jumped off the bed for almost an hour in recovery. It was awful. They gave me so much medication the anesthesiologist came twice to see for himself that I was really in that much pain. I’ve had both knees replaced and this was by far a more painful experience. Pay attention please.
@emm2111815 күн бұрын
Do you take meds (like pain meds) for your chronic pain? If you do, you're probably sensitized to them, so when they do give you pain meds during surgery it won't feel as effective to you than if you weren't taking anything. I have this issue too- I have a chronic pain condition and have had multiple surgeries and procedures- when I had surgery they had to keep cranking my dose of pain meds up when I woke up and I barely felt anything. I also had a hard time during recovery because my pain meds didn't feel like they did as much so we had to bump my dose up just while I was recovering. Not sure if this helps but I know that has happened to me. Even when I go in for light anesthesia for a procedure I keep talking until I'm out because generally it takes a little more than it would on someone my size (I'm very small for my height!). Hope this helps! ❤😊
@amalmohamed3670Ай бұрын
You can feel pain when you are under GA. I had surgery 5 yrs ago, I don't know the reason I was aware about everything I couldn't open my eyes or even move during the surgery but I was feeling the pain and I was hearing everything that has been said.
@sushipurseАй бұрын
I am sorry this happened to you. Have you been able to report it
@judithhardin278311 күн бұрын
You were not anesthetized enough. But you had a paralytic given that keeps you from moving. Succinylcholine is never given to someone who is not anesthetized and intubated.
@thenewfast1Ай бұрын
I hurt my back and was put under last week. The surgeon and anesthesiologist were amazing. I have a problem with night terrors hitting screaming when asleep. This time woke up no pain with a huge smile. U guys rock.
@fia1921Ай бұрын
Had open hernia surgery about 13 years ago. I woke up and the pain was so bad I could hardly breathe. The nurse was close by and I told her I was in so much pain it was hard to breathe, her response “no surgery comes without pain”. Went home and the pain was so bad I couldn’t sit or stand, I know that sounds crazy, but I could only stand a few seconds and then would have to sit and then stand back up for a few seconds. I couldn’t lay down and I seriously thought I was going to have to sleep standing up. Sounds crazy, but it was no joke. Even after all these years I remember exactly what the nurse said. Took months for the pain to slowly go away. Have had other surgeries since and they have been much easier to deal with. I believe I know what the problem was, but can’t disclose that information here. The most frustrating thing for me about the whole situation is that the dr’s did not listen to me and it took years before they finally redid the surgery. That was a pain I will never forget.
@cathyjones470219 күн бұрын
Why not disclose it here? No one knows who you are
@brumhelldah91718 күн бұрын
@@cathyjones4702it’s probably embarrassing who knows
@theamazingtif2 ай бұрын
That sounds accurate to me. As a ginger, pain mgmt and anesthesia can be tricky.
@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaatifyАй бұрын
Fellow ginger here - woke up with excruciating pain in my lower legs and calves, feeling like soreness. Couldn't walk properly for days. The surgeon made me feel like it was my personal fault that the exploratory laparoscopy didn't find anything amiss, so I never dared ask about the pain.
@um...nevermind8918Ай бұрын
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaatifyThat's insane! Anesthesiologists are taught that redheads anesthesia have to be adjusted due to a gene mutation that is related to them being redheads. That's why they usually ask redheads if their hair is naturally red.
@helenmcdonnell258520 күн бұрын
I'm a born redhead, had excruciating pain post surgery, never knew this about redheads
@theamazingtif20 күн бұрын
Yep. We’re all mutants
@theamazingtif20 күн бұрын
@@helenmcdonnell2585 I don’t know if this could be helpful but I’ve learned hydrocodone doesn’t work for me. I have the opposite reaction where I get wired, restless and hyper aware of the pain and how long I have to wait for it to wear off. I don’t know why I have this reaction but I do much better on weaker meds than I do on hydrocodone.
@lightzaber1437Ай бұрын
this happened to me after my surgery. spent hours alone in the recovery room immobile below the neck and in excruciating pain, nurses argued with me when i asked for more pain meds. post-surgery they only gave me tylenol and sent me home with no prescriptions. being a female patient can be a genuine waking nightmare sometimes
@No-fo6htАй бұрын
What does it have to do with being female?
@anthonylong5433Ай бұрын
It's also been shown in studies that combat victims experienced more PTSD later in life if not given pain meds when unconscious post traumatic injury in the battle field.
@user-sm7jp4km4d2 ай бұрын
That would suggest that coma patients may also require pain medications. Is that provided?
@everfluctuating2 ай бұрын
only if youre doing surgery on them i imagine.
@raeandringa72602 ай бұрын
Coma patients are prescribed as needed, every case is different. But yes they do get it.
@juliaparker63712 ай бұрын
My son was in a medically induced coma and had a fentynal drip. He was on it for a month and as they were trying to bring him out of the coma, they weaned him off of it.
@werm31692 ай бұрын
Surgery is cutting someone open and rearranging their innards. Being in a coma and lying on a bed is quite a different experience, but I would imagine that if it's accompanied by injuries or other painful conditions, they'd need to give pain meds. Especially because sometimes, people are actually aware of their surroundings to some extent while in an uncontrolled coma.
@MyCleverHandle2 ай бұрын
We found that my mom actually needed pain meds while she was also treated with psych meds to help control her dementia. The psych meds just worked so much better when accompanied with a tiny half-dose of tramadol or percocet. It kept her from thrashing about and throwing things at her caregivers, nurses and even her doctor. We kept her bedbound with meds because she forgot how to move her major muscle groups in sequence to keep her from falling down. Court permission, with her doctor's affidavit, was granted as she was my legal conservatee. Controversial, yes - but absolutely necessary and actually the kindest thing we could do for her.
@monicaclark9581Ай бұрын
Thank you for the info and I hope that ALL anesthesiologist and surgeons are aware of this fact that paralysis does not equal being pain free. Also , I wouldnt want an anesthetic that would paralyze me. I might not come out of it.
@chloewst94582 ай бұрын
I thought it would be obvious to an extent because one puts you to sleep, you can't necessarily sleep through that pain. That's why you still need the pain meds. I'm sure there was a time where a doctor didn't give the patient enough anesthesia so they were sort of awake thru the whole surgery but still in sleep like state just with all the pain included. I remember they sued but I believe she committed suicide from the trauma? I could be possibly confusing cases but it's truly insane. (Edit: got more info Sherman Sizemore Baptist Minister killed himself two weeks after his abdominal surgery he was awake for almost 30 minutes of the surgery 😢)
@gppoem33442 ай бұрын
I’m so glad I read your post. I’m getting surgery on my hip very shortly. I’ll be asking the surgeon about this. TY for sharing that.
@thewhuthut2 ай бұрын
Going to surgery in a.m. will be addressing this ASAP@@gppoem3344
@jmc80762 ай бұрын
For most so you don’t wake up in too much pain in recovery. Makes stabilizing pre op pain easier. It depends on the person and procedure. If you already have chronic pain and esp if position for surgery will make it worse you’ll prob be given something for pain. Pain often triggers stress and it’s hormones. Not good for recovery.
@chloewst94582 ай бұрын
@@jmc8076 definitely makes him more interesting knowing that it can vary from patient to patient
@paulapridy6804Ай бұрын
I read that one😢
@Alex-ug9wxАй бұрын
I’m sorry but with the cost of medical bills in the US there should be zero mistakes. Reading these comments points to so many failed by such an overpriced system of care!
@cremebrulee475927 күн бұрын
Price and quality are not connected especially in the healthcare industry. Quality comes from the values system established by the hospital and has to be emphasized and enforced.
@Alex-ug9wx27 күн бұрын
@@cremebrulee4759 what you just said is a bit of an oxymoron. How is it then that hospitals that have to stick to federal regulations, are charging these prices, but not providing equally high quality of care?
@ProleDaddy26 күн бұрын
We live under capitalism. When profit guides the government and production, one cannot expect anything more than the profit motive to guide everything and make workers miserable. Wages are not profit, btw.
@Alex-ug9wx26 күн бұрын
@@ProleDaddy odd. I live in Europe, a continent whose major countries (UK, France, Germany, etc) each operate under capitalism, yet we’ve all somehow managed to avoid the ‘cost’ of medical bills? Stop blaming a system for the way it’s implemented. European nations are living proof that capitalism is good for people if regulated. Perhaps one could argue these policies are more socialist in nature, however they are merely socialist _within_ a broader capitalist system.
@cnlights22 ай бұрын
I had that happen. I woke up (kinda) and I could feel it coming from the bottom of my gut and just screamed! I couldn't stop. I actually thought it was another patient. Nurses were freaking out but I thought they were talking to someone else. They were kinda rude..😂
@PLODay-bk8ws2 ай бұрын
I'm inclined to believe this. Before having a spinal cord stimulator implant, I blithely told the anesthesiologist that I probably wouldn't need as much anesthesia as he might suppose, and I also have a high threshold for pain. Waking up, I could hardly believe the pain I was in! Truly unbearable. They had to give me fentanyl.
@moviemelody22102 ай бұрын
I’ve never heard of going under Anesthesia as being in a COMA…that’s frightening to think about
@micheleerwin28482 ай бұрын
Anesthesia actually means "controlled death".
@micheleerwin28482 ай бұрын
Anesthesia actually means controlled death.
@moviemelody22102 ай бұрын
@@micheleerwin2848wow, that’s morbidly impressive
@it-looks-like2 ай бұрын
I think he's trying to say anesthesia means "controlled death" ^^
@BlackStarBigWave2 ай бұрын
You never heard about a controlled coma before? I'm pretty sure it's different from going under but I could be wrong. I'm not a doctor.
@katella2 ай бұрын
Might that suggest that if a person wakes up and starts crying hysterically, that they didn't recieve enough pain meds during their surgery?
@ninner196Ай бұрын
Not necessarily. There could have been an emotional trigger also and for some people narcotics can make them actually a bit more prone or sensitive than usual and that is their way to release those emotions. They might cry. Imagine all the presurgery stress and that gets done and now due to the procedure one receives something that helps them relax more and sometimes it goes that way. I don’t use the word hysterical when crying because it’s use is saved many times for women if you look up it’s origin. I have seen men cry deeply. Crying hard is just that. When they are asked if the are having pain most do not remember it but surgeons also can numb internally in the gut for example to help with post op pain. Remember that it takes a bit for our brains to readjust so that the signals are not as uncoordinated and that is why surgery is it’s own area and it is further broken down into specific surgery specialists.
@CarterMasseyАй бұрын
this happened to me after i had my tonsils out as an adult! I cried from the pain and nothing else. I was brave going in and not worried and not expecting it to be that bad
@nettierg2 ай бұрын
The body is still trying to survive, and it remembers.
@Telle8752 ай бұрын
This makes sense to me. My pain specialist (whom I adore) taught me to not wait until pain was unbearable to take meds. Take them as prescribed and breakthrough meds when it’s needed and before it’s unbearable. Otherwise a person often ends up needing MORE pain medication to manage. I think pain in anaesthesia would be the same. Plus there are a number of studies on the advantages of ketamine in a come (without surgery) to provide pain relief. I suspect that is a more contentious issue than straight ketamine infusions and pain medication during surgery!!
@hopeglory128626 күн бұрын
Yup. After my emergency c section, i felt a rush of pain when I woke up
@donnaleeah50752 күн бұрын
I woke up during foot surgery. The Dr was saying my bone. I asked "should I be feeling that?" "PUT HER BACK UNDER NOW!" I 'felt it' but it was very numb. I felt only a vibration. A week later he asked me if I remembered anything during surgery. I repeated it all word by word. He was horrified and amazed. I was laughing and explained I was only feeling the vibration. He apologized. He was a very good Dr. Great team. After that he made SURE I was fully under. I've had 27 foot surgeries.
@grizzlybear42 ай бұрын
If only it wasn't nearly impossible to get any pain meds these days. I live with heavy pain daily.
@theeemnm25 күн бұрын
Makes you feel like a criminal for asking… If you find a doctor to prescribe them… The next hurdle is trying to get your pharmacy to fill your prescription, as you stand there fighting or getting dirty looks. You end up with your prescription, barely. And the next month you have a general appointment with a doctor who is going over your medication list, and you get the "OMG, you're taking this? That's such a bad idea," all while not knowing why you were prescribed it in the first place. So now you feel somewhat embarrassed, but then you remember everything you had to go through to get the prescription in the first place, so you just ignore them.
@momsmushroomsjodyfoster57862 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking all precautions with your patients!
@silverdoe9477Ай бұрын
Also need more anaesthesia, they get unstable. I’ve quit working with certain vets for this reason.
@sophiewhitehouse671817 күн бұрын
yup, always needed less iso when they gave a nice dose of opioid in the premeds. Did you also find that animals with a sensitive personality would be easier to put under?
@linamendt91492 ай бұрын
Makes sense because people that have been in comas wake up and REMEMBER any pain they felt during that time. Shameful that CDC guidelines and the DEA are clueless as to what pain is really about...
@neveo94282 ай бұрын
Profit is all they care about, nothing else.
@JaneJones-uh5le2 ай бұрын
NOT clueless. They don't care. Satan's spawn.
@Get__StuffDoneАй бұрын
Better retrain staff. And ANIMALS NEED PAIN MEDS TOO !!!
@PopRocksV2 ай бұрын
Especially if it is hours long surgery. I woke up from mine in zero pain after my surgery. There was definitely pain medication in my syatem while I was under.
@KarenMiller-ih1scАй бұрын
That happened to me during back surgery! Took 4 days to get the pain under control. Couldn’t sit,stand, lay down without excruciating pain, plus they took me off the bed I was on and sat my on a hard hospital chair. I Elsie was alone and had no way to call a nurse. What they put me through was absolutely inhumane!!
@gloriamaryhaywood2217Ай бұрын
That is the stuff Nightmares are truly made of!!!! Please try and always take another person with you when having surgery or being hospitalized. That way at least they see that you have support and a witness. It's a very sad and pathetic fact that it seems this is where we are at in being able to trust our medical care professionals!!😠 So very, very sorry that you were put thru that horrible inhumane treatment!!!💔
@Daga_indomitaАй бұрын
And you even need nerve blocks to prevent long-therm post-op pain due to central sensitization as a result of full throttle nerve firing while on coma. Thats a important fact that many medical practioneer dont fully understand 🙏🏽
@StancyInTheCity17 күн бұрын
I had a myomectomy and remember absolutely everything that happened in the operating room. I remember them saying I was tachycardic, they couldn’t figure out why. It’s because I was paralyzed with Pavulon, but was given no sedation. One year later that anaesthesiologist was arrested for stealing the drugs he was supposed to be giving the patients. They did an undercover operation at the hospital and found that, he was just injecting sailing and keeping the sedatives for himself
@Katie-qg7xz2 ай бұрын
I had an MRI under sedation. The results said I was moving the whole time. I have intense pain on my back. What should I do next time? Should I say something?
@akemiasahina45552 ай бұрын
Similar thought process I just had. I remember years ago getting a colonoscopy and upper endoscopy under sedation but woke up afterwards in pain for days through my whole body. Now I'm wondering if it's because I was only knocked out without pain relief even though it's not a surgery.
@melissalambert35372 ай бұрын
You could try asking for an open MRI next time. They are a lot better than being stuck in that tight tube that they put you in during a regular MRI. Less frightening if that's what you're worried about. I'm very claustrophobic!
@ninner196Ай бұрын
I totally hear you. Talk with your pain mgmt doctor so that the positioning will work be more comfortable. There are open MRIs but as one who has such a painful time laying flat you should be able to get a dose of something perhaps with something like Valium which would increase the effect of the pain medication. They know that having movement artifact doesn’t help anyone. So a one time pain med dose with a mild sedative is what I would ask for. During your MRI request earplugs but also your most favorite calming music and focus in on that. They can turn up the volume and drown out some of the noise. Ask for knee wedges and when you are inside to have those wedges to be more supportive around your arms. Then try to enjoy the music and being in your favorite spot on the planet and use that imagery to carry you through. They will work with you. Have a driver and just sort of lose yourself in the music. As someone who is claustrophobic I don’t even need open MRIs anymore. Ear plugs and loud calming music are my go tos and I have to make sure I take pain medicine. They will help you. Now I sort of view it as a hug and they really pad up the table for me and all of my former issues disappeared.
@StephanieDefinitelyАй бұрын
@@melissalambert3537if you look for an open MRI these days I suspect you’ll have a hard time finding one. My dad who is claustrophobic and in his 70s has always preferred those but they haven’t had them at the last 5 facilities where I’ve had MRIs done in the last two years because the image quality is inferior and just doesn’t show the detail that the doctors are looking for apparently. They are still around but not easy to find and a lot of insurances won’t pay for them. I am also claustrophobic and I can’t do the regular MRI unless it’s for the lower body where I can go feet first and have my head stick out. And I have to take a lot of Xanax. 😖 If it’s anything in the upper body I have to get general anesthesia.
@violetscreamingАй бұрын
I love when doctors find out you are already on regular strong opiate medication for pain and then expect that it will cover the pain caused by an operation as well. Dude, I take those drugs just to get to the same normal baseline everyone else is naturally at. If anything I need double the pain meds as I’m not opiate naive like most patients. I definitely love the idea of pain relief under anaesthesia. Makes complete sense from my pain experiences
@nicolebaker39742 ай бұрын
2 weeks ago right now, i was in the ER with a suspected heart attack. No pain medication for 34 hours!!
@ninner196Ай бұрын
It’s more common than one thinks. I almost died and it was blatantly obvious that I had a LAD occlusion caused by not cholesterol but inflammation and so I had 2 heart attacks or myocardial infarctions with it also affecting my cognitive function. I will never be who I was. If you are ignored at a hospital you can call 911 from that location and by law the ambulance then has to take you elsewhere. I transferred to a level 1 trauma center and the damage was done unfortunately. Whom ever does the EKG just read the words if you don’t know how to read an EKG and you can ask what basic words mean without discussing yourself personally. EKG interpretation isn’t difficult and one can learn the basics maybe even on KZfaq but you have the right to see the copy before it leaves your room. I also want to add that every MI can have its intervention tweaked a bit. If one responds positively with nitroglycerin then that could mean that it really is happening. Some places give aspirin but if it is a true MI with pain then the muscle of the heart releases proteins like overused muscles do so those tests are important as well as a really decent cath lab.
@xaghceАй бұрын
Speaking from experience, you NEED pain medication under anesthesia. I underwent sudden emergency surgery and was in level 10 pain, woke up from anesthesia in level 10 pain because they "forgot???" To give me pain medication since I was anesthetized so it shouldn't "matter". It did. A lot. I have a very high pain threshold and woke up screaming in pain.
@celest65Ай бұрын
I wish someone had told my anesthesiologist this when I broke my leg. They told me before I went to sleep that they might do a nerve block during the surgery or wait until I woke up and saw how I was doing. I had tib/fib fractures that were fixed with a rod and pins. I woke up in recovery screaming and writhing in pain. They kept telling me to hold still while they finally put the nerve block in, but I couldn't. 10/10 worst pain of my life. I will always ask if a nerve block is possible for any future surgeries (where applicable).
@zoekrishel667719 күн бұрын
God- i wish i had you for my surgeries! You ROCK!❤
@beigegaming9905Ай бұрын
I’m a redhead who has chronicle smoked weed for 5 years. I’m told I need a large amount of anesthesia for surgeries in the future. My biggest fear is that I wake up during surgery. That terrifies me.
@micheleerwin28482 ай бұрын
Im having surgery #21 tomorrow.
@spikygreen2 ай бұрын
Wow that's a lot. Sending rays of support, from one stranger on the internet to another ❤
@Somber_Rainn2 ай бұрын
good luck, hope it goes well😊
@rmartinez41652 ай бұрын
I hope everything went well & you're feeling better!!🙏🫂
@patriciastalons43732 күн бұрын
That makes TOTAL sense. I had my first knee surgery in 1986-87(?). When I woke in Post-Op I was in so much pain I couldn't take a breath. Later surgeries proved that Morphine just doesn't help me for pain control. Wow
@SheOfCertainGait2 ай бұрын
I woke up as they were transferring me off the OR table with a stabbing pain down my sciatic nerve after having my pacemaker installed. They immediately gave me a shot of fentynal and I conked back out and woke up a happy camper. Turns out it may have happened because my tush is so nonexistent I was crushing that poor nerve during the entire procedure. I've been under numerous times over the past 70 years and have had a couple crazy post op experiences.
@sharoncassell5273Ай бұрын
I had a knee replacement but had an epidural so I was awake talking to the anesthesist. When my blood pressure dropped low they stopped numbing. Then I felt & heard Dr cutting into my bone. I suggested more anesthesia, when done they gave morphine it Was 9k. .
@sharoncassell5273Ай бұрын
Ok, less pain.
@FacePunchSammichАй бұрын
Lol this short gave me Vietnam style flashbacks to my wisdom teeth surgery. I was awake for the entire procedure and can remember everything. First off the nurse that put the nitrous mask on me forgot to actually turn on the nitrous…next was a bunch of shots in my gums and roof of mouth…the roots of my bottom ones were hooked shaped and I remember dude had one with pliers and was grunting pulling at it then it just broke. All I could do was whine/whimper and they’d be like “you’re doing so good!” Lol One of the worst pains I’ve ever felt was when all the nerve blocks wore off. Literally had to abuse my medication just to not hurt.
@KH11307Ай бұрын
I woke up during my wisdom tooth surgery from GA and said I didn't want to die and that was the first time someone had ever came to during GA and said what I said.
@Keepgoing9919Ай бұрын
I had both my back teeth ripped out with pliers while awake. They said I didn’t need to be under. All I got was a few shots in my gums which did numb it but I could feel and hear it happening. Mind you these teeth to me were perfectly fine, they just said they needed to take them out because of a cavity. Completely barbaric looking back
@sabrinabowden-hughes173022 күн бұрын
As an old school retired nurse of over 20 years the operating room, recovery room and floor nurses should always assess and assume pain and monitor for effectiveness of medication. A patient in pain will suffer and healing works best when medicated for the first to at least the 3rd day post op
@philisbramlett6890Ай бұрын
I think you are AMAZING ! YOU SPEAK TRUTH ! It happenedto me during posterior Lam.with fusion. I can tell you the conversation . Thank you for acknowledging my truth . acknowledging my trauma . and me ❤
@thelnmiller19 күн бұрын
I woke up from a foot surgery with RSD/CRPS. I knew something was wrong immediately. It stole so many years of my life and I always wondered if something could have been done during the surgery to help prevent it. I’m thankfully in remission now thanks to Calmare Pain Therapy.
@nadaghazawy70689 күн бұрын
Even when your unconscious without anesthesia you still feel pain so I didnt think it would be different if you were medically unconscious. I know this as I have a seizure disorder and I had an ambulance called for me once and the paramedic tryed to get a response from me and was pinching my shoulders quite hard hurt like hell but I couldn't move or respond you are also aware of people's prescence and still can hear so remember if someone's unconscious speak calming words and stay with them they know your there and can hear you .
@cremebrulee475927 күн бұрын
That makes sense, and it's good to know. I'm having surgery on tuesday, so this is comforting to me.
@YoNeenerАй бұрын
I donated my kidney and woke up, intubated without pain meds. A PACU nurse noticed the tears streaming down my face and ran to get pain meds. It was an unforgettable pain.
@user-km4ro7xp2sКүн бұрын
I agree. It makes for less pain medication after the surgical procedure.
@WakeupAmerica77722 күн бұрын
In California my insurance company approved a colonoscopy with light sedation. I was awake and fully aware the entire time. They refused to cover any other anesthesia. Having rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain, severe spinal issues, etc. it wasn’t a pleasant experience.
@sabrinabowden-hughes173022 күн бұрын
Recovery room and floor nurses should always know ur last pain med time so a good nurse can keep u comfortable the first few days post op. Patients won't move much if they are in pain. This increases the chance of developing pneumonia postop
@traceytansley1659Ай бұрын
Its also stored as trauma in your brain, because although you are under anesthesia, your subconscious is still registering pain.
@logankennard2035Ай бұрын
This happened to me during my T12-L4 spinal fusion. Several hour surgery, and when my parents arrived when I woke up I was in agonizing pain post surgery and they ended up giving me medication that made me fall asleep. The accident that caused the surgery was just as traumatic as when I woke up in such an intense level of pain that I thought the pain alone would kill me. Crazy how it’s possible to achieve such a level of agony
@judithhardin278311 күн бұрын
PACU nurse here. Yes, pre-medicating makes a big difference in the post anesthesia recovery period. Pre-medicate for nausea, too….a little Zofran goes a long way.
@kelleyehresman26665 күн бұрын
My last surgery my Anesthesiologist made sure I had enough pain med. she was so awesome. This was last week when I had a cervical disc surgery to remove a bone spur that was impingement of my nerve going down my arm and causing electrical shocks and causing my thumb and first finger to go numb.
@antipuck7 күн бұрын
woke up after getting my hamstring tendon grafted and turned into a new ligament and drilled into my knee like a rubber band. mpfl repair. i had one already, but it was very early in the morning so i had a lot of time in the recovery room. i was shaken awake from my second one, and i was begging for more medicine and to sleep for a little bit longer. they said nope sorry. somehow got me into a wheelchair and just …left me there. between my bed and some old man’s bed in the recovery room. someone was being wheeled out and i was so fucking exhausted and in so much pain i literally just wheeled out behind him until someone noticed and took me the rest of the way. it was such a strange contrast to my first knee surgery, where i was given extra medicine when i woke up, time to sleep, special treatment from the nurses because i was so young, and my mom got to come in and see me. it was only a few weeks apart, so it was quite literally just a difference in staff.
@_chelle_Ай бұрын
I don't know what it is about this doctor. Sometimes he creeps me out but I love him at the same time 😅
@user-zi5ty2dz4lАй бұрын
*prescribes over the counter ibuprofen and Tylenol*
@imaspecofdust391323 күн бұрын
I watched this news story of a guy that wanted to sue this hospital for trauma because he was awake but paralyzed during a surgery and could hear and feel everything. I really hope his doesn't happen to me because this is a terrifying thought
@KxNOxUTAКүн бұрын
I'm very grateful cause just cause the brain doesn't let me know I had pain, doesn't mean it doesn't remember it happened. And make things harder later on.
@devenb121812 күн бұрын
We do open hearts where I work. They don't get pain meds regularly throughout the surgery and they're rarely in pain afterward. More research is definitely needed but it would be hard to say if it's really built up pain or just patient specific pain tolerances
@ladyjulbugАй бұрын
One of my biggest fears is being awake for surgery and feeling everything. I had it happen at the dentist where they didn't give enough novacane and I could feel the drill on my tooth. I'm just so thankful I was able to say I could feel everything.
@dianestephenson763923 күн бұрын
That explains why I was so loopy after I had back surgery,,,thank you for explaining that,,having surgery on my spine I can see how this could happen
@fbbWaddell25 күн бұрын
I remember when I had my cholecystectomy. They gave me zero pain meds before I woke up. I woke up screaming and it took 8 people to hold me down so that they could give me pain meds. Then, I had an allergic reaction to the pain medicine they gave me. My throat closed and I almost died. I woke a second time with an oxygen canula. I heard the doc say to keep me on oxygen because she still didn't like my pulse ox. When I was completely awake the second time, everyone told me they had no idea what I was talking about when I asked what happened. I should've pushed harder. I think someone screwed up and no one told me.
@jno805Ай бұрын
And yet we refuse pain medication for people who are awake
@philippal866618 күн бұрын
I have severe sleep paralysis after surgery. Pretty much paralysed and awake. I like having enough pain meds. Painkillers all do more than kill pain. Their side effects can slow heart, respiration. Etc. it’s an overall effect
@breebrat568 күн бұрын
Yep….. I’ve woken up in recovery with horrible pain & was struggling to Communicate because I was still super out of it. The recovery team kept saying “ use your words, tell us what is wrong or what do you need ??? “ Seriously??? I’m UNABLE to talk yet & my agonizing moans & almost screaming should tell you I’m in serious pain.
@Hana.Behl-Lecter27 күн бұрын
If you can wake up from a dead sleep from pain or discomfort, it would stand to reason you would also need pain control when unconscious under anesthesia.
@golfshores97Ай бұрын
The Body Keeps the Score
@9liveslisa17 күн бұрын
My pain came roaring out after a major surgery. All I can remember is that I could hear myself screaming at the top of my lungs, but I was unable to stop myself from screaming. Then I saw and heard a nurse running past me telling me she was going to get me some pain medication. Then everything went dark again. Very embarrassing when you can't stop yourself from screaming, but I got over it. I hope the nurse was a little embarrassed for not monitoring me closely enough.
@harmonicaveronicaАй бұрын
Makes sense that just because you can't remember it doesn't mean you don't feel it! Pain isn't just psychological
@michelleawe1899Ай бұрын
i went through a full hysterectomy and bladder lift and had no pain meds before during or after. i was up walking around going to the bathroom right after. so you do NOT need pain meds unless your heart rate gets to 150 .
@ninner196Ай бұрын
@@michelleawe1899 well then bless the heart of your surgeon who had internally numbed you because that is what they do for proper surgeries. You see you actually were internally sufficiently given enough block to help you but you didn’t know but all of us that have worked in surgery do know!
@sabrinabowden-hughes173022 күн бұрын
U must a very high pain tolerance. Asking and assessing a patient in regards to their level of pain is always best. The pulse always rises in pain or stress but it's better to keep ur heart rate down. Speaking as a retired 20 plus year nurse
@michelleawe189922 күн бұрын
@sabrinabowden-hughes1730 I do have a very High pain tolerance. my doctor and nursing staff were amazed.
@michelleawe189922 күн бұрын
@sabrinabowden-hughes1730 yes and why he made the deal or I wasn't doing the surgery.
@nursechriswright528Ай бұрын
I love your anesthesia knowledge
@jennibean7120 күн бұрын
I woke up from gallbladder surgery not feeling anything and then all of a sudden it was like it all wore off and I was in so much pain. I had the best nurse though and she kept me very comfortable until I was discharged.
@minortoterona2947Ай бұрын
Also. Pain alone can kill you. (aka not enough "damage" but pain overwhelms your system or something like so)
@littlemissyd34Ай бұрын
Brain is asleep, but the body never is
@12Nobodys2 ай бұрын
I've had a few spinal surgery's dr said it helps keep the Cord from. Jumping around.
@zhozan13Ай бұрын
Thanks I always wondered about that.
@momsmushroomsjodyfoster57862 ай бұрын
I had open heart surgery about 10 years ago at the age of 48. I was kept extra long in the hospital because they accidentally collapsed one of my lungs during the operation and I lost a significant amount of blood and needed to transfusion. They also dislocated my jaw and mangled, my left leg searching for veins. But the worst part by far is the fact they deprive me of pain medication. I believe it’s because I have a history of drug abuse or maybe I have a ridiculously high tolerance, either way I have never been a suicidal person. Yet I was in so much physical pain and suffering taking my own life crossed my mind more than once.
@TheDriftwoodlover2 ай бұрын
Lordy! That was some experience. Glad you came out of it alright.
@agxryt27 күн бұрын
Yeh you can also have trauma reactions from it, even if you have no recollection of it. You can wake up crying, or develop an extreme fear of medical settings, etc. you may not be aware, but your body is.
@charmagne2102Ай бұрын
Yes. Pain meds. Becuase even if the patient is not aware, the body is aware. It will increase its stress response (involuntary movements and activities), which are not beneficial to anyone involved during the procedure or after.
@itsbeepo6978Ай бұрын
You still feel pain while unconscious, you might not remember it so to speak but it still does a lot to your brain, if pain medication isn't given it can lead to lasting psychological after effects even if you can't remember ever feeling whatever messed up your head, extreme pain changes neural pathways
@Moon17obАй бұрын
Yes. I have a pretty high pain tolerance (I’m autistic) but I feel the physical symptoms of pain. Nausea, feeling shaky, dissociation. I would rather have pain meds and not have to deal with that when I wake up
@MerryLeafField25 күн бұрын
People in comas can be aware of what is happening.
@tuvoca825Ай бұрын
Yes..one guy didn't have it but his body remembered thentrauma and he had PTSD but nothing to call it. They never told him because he had a memory impairment drug and they went ahead without pain meds. He died later because he couldn't handle it. They figured it out later. 😢
@gracebressi86222 ай бұрын
Well, when you’re under, you’re basically just asleep so I assume you would need pain meds as well if you were sleeping and someone stabbed you with a knife, you would definitely feel it so that makes perfect sense😂
@granttyler7746Ай бұрын
Ahh common sense. I wish every doctor had it. 😂
@hyperionsolomon871821 күн бұрын
Hey doctor, why did I wake up as a metal door was closing? Bariatric surgery in Tijuana by US educated doctor. I woke up screaming and they had to hold me down, and they wouldn't give me anything for the pain because they said it was impossible for me to be awake. I was awake and I still remember the details vividly. I can even remember the surgery door closing and the sound of it.
@ivyrose779Ай бұрын
I feel like my nervous system is extra sensitive anyway so this is good to know for any future surgeries!
@acgray197223 күн бұрын
Getting pain under control is much harder then keeping it under control. I hope that makes sense.
@KM4me2 ай бұрын
I had cervical fusion in my neck and after my surgery I woke up paralyzed on one side of my body so I do believe that the pain medications are given or weren't good enough or maybe too much in order for it to affect my nerves to paralyze them.
@kontrygrll01amerika542 ай бұрын
Paralyzed on one side of your body is a symptom of a stroke. The only other cause I know of is a hemiplegic migraine but in that case you regain use of the affected side within 4 to 5 days, a week max.
@KM4me2 ай бұрын
@@kontrygrll01amerika54 they had a hard time waking me up after anesthesia they said they had to do a couple Narcan or whatever that medicine is to try to wake me up that was quite a while they were worried. Then when I woke up I thought I had an epidural because both of my sides were paralyzed. And they said no I did not have an epidural within a day my left side started to regain feeling but it's been 5 and a half years and my right side still is paralyzed. I got this surgery to feel better so I could enjoy doing things we never had a chance to do while we were raising our children. Now I still have a hard time accepting it, in my life is really hard I'm not looking for sympathy I'm just telling you what happend. So make sure before you have any type of surgery to talk to your doctor and really understand what he's saying to you because my surgeon couldn't be found after my surgery he left and went home. They had to call him back that night to let him know I had no feeling on my right side he was very as a matter of fact with me and honestly never said he was sorry or gave me any type of assurance I would get better or he could help. But I was told if I have not found it after 2 years it's probably not coming back. Then I guess because it was Friday night my surgeon left again and I didn't see him for probably 6 weeks I saw a lot of PA's all with no answers. They gave me Gabapentin hoping my nerves would Spark but after 5 years it's not happening
@littleboots980018 күн бұрын
This might be why I woke up from surgery with a tsunami of pain. I did warn them I had a high tolerance to pain meds before surgery having spent decades on opiates but felt brushed off. The second I woke up it was like being overwhelmed with pain instantly, totally unable to kind of catch your breath and prepare for it. I was punching the side of the bed so hard and they only brought it under control with ketamine after morphine and fentanyl didnt help. This makes me think I never got enough pain relief when I was under. Interesting.
@scrumblesАй бұрын
And you give them Midazolam so you won't get sued if they wake up in the middle of surgery...
@benotafraid9875Ай бұрын
Maybe this is why I woke up in so much pain after recent surgery! I got a dc and hysteroscopy procedure. I was a 9++++ post op and squirming in pain. Got meds but had to keep myself waking up to move onto recovery room. It was very unpleasant
@OVTEC91Ай бұрын
“We” gotta love the whole hive mind mentality. I’m sure it doesn’t take a scientist to know you feel Pain while unconscious. From the same folks that “we believed” infants didn’t feel pain and would perform all Types of surgical procedures on them with no meds up until The late 80s.