So that Seraph doesn't have to go all NinjaDash on me...

[Crossbow]

The surgery to remove the bone spur on my heel was this morning and went fine. I went in at 9AM and was headed home by noon. Right now, my throat hurts more than the incision site...

While the surgery went fine, apparently I might need to apologize to the anesthesiologist and nurses... It sounds like I didn't come out of the anesthesia calmly. No specifics- I'll have to see if I can find out anything. If I do this again (Aw, hell. WHEN, not if. I have the same problem on my other foot. Who am I kidding?), I might need to have them make a note on the chart, "restrain after sedation."

Got home and slept the rest of the afternoon away.

Right now, though, this pretty much sums up recovery...

[Ophbalance]

While the surgery went fine, apparently I might need to apologize to the anesthesiologist and nurses... It sounds like I didn't come out of the anesthesia calmly.

Don't feel bad, most of my family don't either . And the video's on youtube of ranting toddlers seems to attest it's pretty widespread as well. I still cannot recall what I did or said after having my wisdom teeth pulled, but it was apparently very "name/rank/serial number". I just kept repeating my soon to be wife's name and phone number between periods of consciousness.

[Seraph]

You know, I just logged in just now to check up on you. Glad everything went well, now, recover quickly! WE HAVE SHENANIGANS TO PULL!

[dalesys]

... WE HAVE SHENANIGANS TO PULL!

Goodbye, cool world.

(The little toaster)

[Argabarga]

I remember getting knocked out to have my wisdom teeth pulled, shaking off the sedation and swelling takes longer than the darn procedure every, single time...........

[Crossbow]

You know, I just logged in just now to check up on you. Glad everything went well, now, recover quickly! WE HAVE SHENANIGANS TO PULL!

Goodbye, cool world.

(The little toaster)

You two just made my night.


Hmmm.. Cards Against Humanity while loopy on Vicodin... This might be fun.

[Lurking Sockpuppet]

My mom once punched an anesthesiologist. She can't stand things on her face and while she was in recovery he kept trying to put an oxygen mask on her face and she kept knocking it off. The third time she punched him knocking off his glasses and breaking them. He then decided she really didn't need the mask. All of this was while she was still out. The nurses told her about it after she was fully awake.

[Draper Mel]

I'm disappointed none of this stuff happened to me after my surgery. Apparently my return to consciousness was uneventful. I remember asking the nurse to explain to me what I was looking at, since I couldn't focus my eyes yet. That's as weird as it got.

If I'd had the presence of mind, I would have asked her "Is this real life????"

[Bandit]

If I'd had the presence of mind, I would have asked her "Is this real life????"

That was pretty much me after the last GA I had.

I remember swimming back to being awake and the office had some music going on.

It bugged me for a week as I knew the music but was too foggy to place it. It was the checkup visit that I was finally able to confirm it was John Fogarty's Centerfield.

Drove me nuts for that week wondering if I was nuts or not.

B

[Racket_Man]

This happened after one of my Ex Wife's major surgeries.

After she came back to her room from recovery, a Dr came into check on her. Ex apparently "woke" up and looked the Dr straight in the eye and said "Please Fuck ME." then passed out again.

Ex claims to not have any memory of this incident.

[Mytical]

Heh, I was out cold during my trip to the ICU, so I only have second hand accounts (and the doctors accounts), but apparently when they tried to put a breathing tube in me .. I did NOT like it. Took several nurses and orderlies (accounts very from 4-6 total) to get me to where they could strap me down. I woke up still strapped in the bed.

[Crossbow]

No matter what I managed to do, it's still less than my (now late, unfortunately) friend. She was a black belt in aikido, and her chart did say "restrain after sedation." Apparently, the staff didn't read. A nurse came in to take her pulse.


From the neck.


The nurse ended up flying through the door. According to my friend's husband, the door was closed at the time.



Right now, the incision site only hurts if I walk on it more than a few steps. Today's probably going to be a video game day. Bigger annoyance is that everywhere else hurts, especially my neck and side. And under my tongue... Grumble.

[XCashier]

People do have weird reactions to sedation. Hopefully anaesthesiologists and other medical workers know this and understand that it's not personal.

[DeltaSierra]

I hate general anesthesia - I don't go psychotic or anything, but whenever I come out of it, I go into incredible crying jags that can last up to 15 mins. I just start sobbing and can't stop. I warned the nurses the last time I had to go into surgery, and was told it was actually a pretty common reaction.

[EricKei]

Never had GA, but i had laughing gas when my eye/wisdom teeth were pulled - circa age 8. As I recall, all it did was make my fingers and toes feel numb. I told them this, and they said OK and went ahead and pulled the teeth anyway. NOT F%*&%$^ING FUN.