Having my first operation today
18 May 2014, 07:30 PM
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I had to have it put in a cage contraption to stretch the tendons and keep my fingers straight and then in a cast over that,i had that on for a while and then it was on to physio,it is ok now but I can't move my fingers properly and in winter it is very cold and aches due to the blood circulation thing, but I just got used to it,i still work as a joiner but I am a lot more careful these days,as for time off work I was self employed so it was back to work as soon as I could,doctors seem to think everyone is on full pay when they are off sick and keep saying have two more weeks which is great if you are getting paid
18 May 2014, 07:47 PM
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There's a 'theory' that operations/anaesthetic is actually really stressful on the body despite it being painless.
Perhaps our resident expert Ding can answer?
Last time I went under for my shoulder surgery I had this tendon/muscle inflammation/pain thing going on for a year after all over my body. Not saying it was blame necessarily but having surgery isn't a trivial thing.
Perhaps our resident expert Ding can answer?
Last time I went under for my shoulder surgery I had this tendon/muscle inflammation/pain thing going on for a year after all over my body. Not saying it was blame necessarily but having surgery isn't a trivial thing.
Yes there is a 'stress response' from the body when under anaesthetic due to the 'trauma' of the surgery. Hormones etc are released that have wide ranging effects on the body.
We can limit this stress response (and/or the consequences of it) to some degree by the use of good analgesic techniques, keeping starvation times to a minimum and early post op ambulation.
It's obviously far more complicated than that but I've simplified it.
On the plus side Ant doesn't really need to worry about any of this. His surgery is fairly 'minor' and would not elicit much in the way of a stress response.
Ant, you'll be fine mate, modern anaesthesia is very very safe and on the whole most patients find the 'feeling' quite pleasant. Only worry if you wake up and find your underwear inside out
18 May 2014, 07:50 PM
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Now the Med3 sick notes can be printed directly from our clinical record system and so they're much more difficult to alter, we do keep a few pads but they're well under lock and key.
18 May 2014, 07:55 PM
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I was admittedly surprised when someone explained the 'rapid induction' method which put someone under before getting the oxygen supply sorted but it made sense as watching the intubation was enough for me to know I'd be very happy not to be conscious during the process.
18 May 2014, 08:25 PM
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Nothing to do with the op per se.
Do they still measure the size of your **** whilst under GA?
18 May 2014, 08:28 PM
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18 May 2014, 09:38 PM
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18 May 2014, 09:57 PM
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Last year I had to go under for an exploratory thankfully with private cover and when I woke up I was given a 3 course meal followed by as much coffee as I wanted and yes it tasted bloody great. I didn't want to go home, it was like being in a hotel with constant room service.
The spaced out feeling when waking up takes a while to snap out of. That's where the meal comes in use.
My anaethesatist wasn't exactly honest about when I was going under, was talking away to me saying it was going to be a while so bare with us and then in the middle of the conversation just goes 'night night' and that was it, was out like a light.
The spaced out feeling when waking up takes a while to snap out of. That's where the meal comes in use.
My anaethesatist wasn't exactly honest about when I was going under, was talking away to me saying it was going to be a while so bare with us and then in the middle of the conversation just goes 'night night' and that was it, was out like a light.
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18 May 2014, 11:37 PM
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Personal experience of being put under anaesthetic was actually quite pleasant, a few lines were put into the back of my hands and the medication was passed into them, within a few moments I felt warm, fuzzy and very relaxed. The feeling was like slipping into a warm bath.
Coming round in the recovery room I remember feeling like I was being woken from the best sleep ever, apparently I asked the nurse to turn the lights off and let me have another hour...
There's no concept of time whatsoever, I initially thought they hadn't done the operation and had just brought me straight around as there was no discomfort on waking. That took a little longer to set in. Oddly enough the most uncomfortable thing was the bruising which didn't really set in for 24hours.
There's certainly nothing to fear and I'd not be anxious if I needed to do it all again.
Get well soon.
Coming round in the recovery room I remember feeling like I was being woken from the best sleep ever, apparently I asked the nurse to turn the lights off and let me have another hour...
There's no concept of time whatsoever, I initially thought they hadn't done the operation and had just brought me straight around as there was no discomfort on waking. That took a little longer to set in. Oddly enough the most uncomfortable thing was the bruising which didn't really set in for 24hours.
There's certainly nothing to fear and I'd not be anxious if I needed to do it all again.
Get well soon.
. I've had 9 operations and my last one was 12 hours long, you will worry a bit on the way down to the anesthetist room where they take you to be put asleep but once your in the room all your worrying will go away. The nurses have done it a thousand times and know how to keep you calm.P.s in a sick way I like it a bit
19 May 2014, 12:59 AM
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Good luck Ant, hope all goes well.
I wouldn't get put to sleep for an operation, unless it was literally life or death and there was absolutely no other option. I've only had one operation where I had to be put to sleep and it wasn't a bad experience, so my feelings now aren't due to anything awful happening, just a fear that I have for some reason developed in recent years.
That fear has led to me not being knocked out twice, unnecessarily.
I wouldn't get put to sleep for an operation, unless it was literally life or death and there was absolutely no other option. I've only had one operation where I had to be put to sleep and it wasn't a bad experience, so my feelings now aren't due to anything awful happening, just a fear that I have for some reason developed in recent years.
That fear has led to me not being knocked out twice, unnecessarily.
19 May 2014, 01:05 AM
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Funny enough, although my experience of GA is a pleasant one, I can't call it a 'feeling'. Neither a negative nor a positive one. I found it pleasant because for me, there wasn't any sensation to sense or a feeling to feel under GA. Just a vacuum, and therefore, so restful. I didn't even feel that I was drifting into unconsciousness nor did I wake up with my head spinning.
We all experience it differently, I suppose.
We all experience it differently, I suppose.
19 May 2014, 02:41 AM
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They only put you out for the length of time they require to finish the operation , had a leg full of varicose veins stripped out and I was back in the world in 2 hours. Ps. don't put the operating gown on back to front.
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19 May 2014, 07:32 AM
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I'd think myself lucky if I were you, I had a very similar cut to yours when I was about 5yrs old but did the vein not the tendons, 4/5 nurses and orderlies held me down while they stitched it back up WITHOUT any anesthetic, presumably because I was so young with no medical history and my mum was allergic to a few things.
I have since been put under a few times and it's a very pleasant feeling, I hate the waking up being paralysed and find that quite traumatic (which is something no one has mentioned) for the first few minutes until i'm able to move.
One of my worst fears is being paralysed or a veggie, i'd sooner they let me die under those circumstances so I suppose that's why it freaks me out.
So yes be prepared to not be able to move for the first few minutes as for the rest of it, i'm the sort that recovers within about 15 minutes and feel completely normal and in control of my mind and functions, not even slightly groggy, I just feel the pain from what ever has been done, but iv'e known people say it affects them for a few days.
I have since been put under a few times and it's a very pleasant feeling, I hate the waking up being paralysed and find that quite traumatic (which is something no one has mentioned) for the first few minutes until i'm able to move.
One of my worst fears is being paralysed or a veggie, i'd sooner they let me die under those circumstances so I suppose that's why it freaks me out.
So yes be prepared to not be able to move for the first few minutes as for the rest of it, i'm the sort that recovers within about 15 minutes and feel completely normal and in control of my mind and functions, not even slightly groggy, I just feel the pain from what ever has been done, but iv'e known people say it affects them for a few days.
19 May 2014, 09:18 PM
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