Wake-Up, Wake-Up...??

(deactivated member)
on 5/27/11 9:06 am

Hi Everyone..

For all of you that had surgeries that lasted four hours and over...
Did any of you have any trouble being "awakened"..?

(Dr. L..)

If you read this, could you explain why after surgery they may have a hard time waking someone up..? What happens, exactly..?

Thank you, in advance, to ALL..!! :0)

cyndy

Crazeru
on 5/27/11 9:11 am, edited 5/27/11 9:11 am

DS on 04/17/08

Mine was over 11 hrs, but it was with an epidural and twilight sedation and I came right out of it. I was able to talk to my daughter and mom while in recovery.

I did spend more time in recovery with my DS as I was slow to wake up. Went into surgery around 2pm and didn't make it to my room until 930pm. The epidural was so much easier than the GA...

Chris
HW/225 - 5'1" ~ SW/205/after surgery 215 ~ CW/145~ BMI-25.8~Normal BMI 132 ~DS Dr Rabkin 4/17/08
Plastics in Monterrey - See Group on OH Dr Sauceda Jan 13, 2011
LBL, BL, small thigh lift, arms & a full facelift on 1/17/11 UBL 1/21/13
Love my Body by Sauceda

NoMore B.
on 5/27/11 9:55 am

I had surgery with general anesthesia 6 times in my life before, and never had a problem waking up. Three of those surgeries lasted about 6 hours - an open hysterectomy (because of severe adhesions), my DS (same reason), and my recent plastics.

How did you do with your WLS, was there any difficulty for you to wake up?

What I did have many times was shivering and being freezing cold when waking up. This last time, they had warmers on me and everything but I was freezing to the point that my teeth were chattering. The anesthesiologist came over and told them to give me Demerol, which took it right away. Not sure how / why.

Hopefully others will have more to say....

NormaBee
on 5/27/11 9:58 am

RNY on 10/13/09

My surgery lasted 6 hours and I was awake as they wheeled me out of the OR. I didn't have any problems, although I dozed in and out during recovery for the first hour. I was sent home about 2.5 or 3 hours after surgery.

My mom always has trouble waking up after anaesthesia, even after short procedures like a colonoscopy - she's really sensitive to it. All that happens is that she's really groggy and just needs more recovery time. She also gets nausea worse than normal. But that's it.

cyndi U.
on 5/27/11 9:58 am - forney, TX

General anesthesia always seems to stay w/me forever! I could be woke up, but was SSSOOOOO groggy! I could hardly wake up & don't remember going to recovery or going up to my room. I remember getting there & my husband being there, that's all! My surgery was over 7 hrs long on a Thursday. I went home on Friday & it was probably Saturday afternoon before I could feel like I could hold my eyes open for more than 5 minutes. But they could wake me up & I'd respond & stuff, so not sure if that's the same thing your talking about!

Cyndi U
Gastric Bypass, Dr. Daniel Jones, Dallas, 2003
LBL, Lipo, Butt Aug, Full Thigh Lift, hernia repair - 5/5/11, Baylor Houston Residency Program - Dr. Echo & Dr. Bullocks
BL/BA, brachioplasty - 8/26/11, Baylor Houston Residency Program - Dr. Lee & Dr. Bullocks

Bonnie ABC
on 5/27/11 11:21 am - Smiths Falls, Canada

RNY on 09/16/08 with

I've had general several times, every time struggled to wake up. Always had memory loss for weeks after. When I chose plastics one of the reason I chose Dr. S is that he uses twilight and epidural. I had 13 hours of surgery and woke up as if from a nap. No problem.

Bonnie

I can do hard things, life is teaching me that I can.
Lost 222lbs with rny, 20 lbs regain.
Plastics, July 2010 with Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey, Mexico

jtsmom02
on 5/27/11 12:14 pm - Mineola, TX

RNY on 09/09/03

My recent surgery (about 6 hours) was my longest ever and I didn't have any problems at all!

Laina B.
250 / 160
9/9/03 Lap RNY
(Dr Charles Beall, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
5/13/11 Cholecystectomy, extended abdominoplasty (anchor cut), and mastopexy
(Dr Charles Beall and Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
8/26/11 Abdominoplasty revision
(Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)

(deactivated member)
on 5/27/11 12:32 pm

VSG on 12/21/09

Thank you EVERYONE..

Three years ago, I had back surgery and was in surgery for 5 hours and they told my husband they had a difficult time waking me...I always get sick afterwords, as well...but I have never had any problems with anesthesia, until, my back surgery three years ago...Too, I was much heavier then...about 75 lbs., to be exact...That could have had something to do with it...
My husband never told me this until about two months after surgery, and my surgeon, never mentioned it to me until i said something to him about it, and even then he said it was nothing, that sometimes people handle the anesthesia differently...

I was just concerned and will be talking with my surgeon on the 9th of next month about it...

Thanks for all the responses..I really appreciate it..!!

cyndy

muffin27
on 5/27/11 11:38 pm - Canada

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(deactivated member)
on 5/28/11 8:43 am

VSG on 12/21/09

Thank you, Muffin...your info did help..!

I will contact my back surgeon's office and let them know I will be coming for any and all information of the drugs used before, during, and after surgery and the anesthesia...

I can't do Codine and Morphine, so I always get Demerol...

Thanks for ALL your wisdom on the matter..!!

cyndy

( Thanks TO EVERYONE ELSE FOR YOUR INFORMATIONS, AS WELL...!!)

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