Question:
Has anyone here had a reaction to anesthesia /and or morphine?
My surgery was March 26th. I was in surgery for 7 hours.I have been spacey minded. I feel like Im on the outside of my body trying to look in. It just feels so weird. The surgeon told me it takes a while for the anesthesia to come out of the body because it lies in the fat cells. But someone pleaseeee help. I hate feeling this way and just wanted to know if anyone else had a reaction like this after surgery. please post or email me at [email protected] Thanks — SouthernroseNsc (posted on April 20, 2003)
April 20, 2003
I actually came out of anesthesia fairly well, especially after this
surgery. I remember them telling me in the recovery room that they were
going to bring me to my room and me asking if I had to move into my beed.
I remember the answer that they were bringing me IN my bed. After that, I
just remember being in my room, w/ my husband there. I hardly remember
recovery at all, and didn't get that lethargic feeling like I could see and
think but not be able to move, which I have had before. I have never heard
anything about anesthesia and fat cells, and believe me I have had
anesthesia 4 times in the past 10 years before my WLS. Could be true
though. As far as morphine, one night on the pump was enough for me, 2
surgeries ago (not WLS related). I got dizzy and nauseated and demanded
that they removed the pump. I was given toradol by mouth after that. The
next surgery I had, I told them I was allergic to it, and they used
demerol. It was better. For my WLS they used something called delauded??
and then percoset by mouth. I don't like how ANY of the narcotics make me
feel. It took me a few days to get the grogginess out of my system. Best
of luck to you!!!
— Fixnmyself
April 20, 2003
I didn't have any problems with the anesthesia, but the morphine made me
have some very weird, very vivid dreams. It also made me sleep a lot (even
after the first day post-op). Once they got me off the morphine and on to
oral Dilaudid, I was fine...JR
— John Rushton
April 20, 2003
I had a reaction to the Morphine as well. I am not sure why. I was
switched to Demerol and Toradol. After that I had no problems. The
Morphine did some weird things to me as far as how I felt I was acting.
Also it made me feel as if I did not have control over my body. I asked to
be switched immediately. To be honest I am hearing more and more from
those of us who have had this surgery that Morphine has done strange things
to us.
— Kitty Kat
April 20, 2003
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I HAD A TERRIBLE REACTION TO THE MORPHINE I WAS
VOMITING AND DRY HEAVING,I FELT THE SPACEYNESS YOU ARE HAVING THE BEST
THING I DID WAS TELL THE DR,TO STOP THE MORPHINE HE PUT ME ON SOMETHING
ELSE AND I STARTED TO FEEL BETTER SHORTLY AFTER THAT MAKE SURE YOU ARE
DOING ALOT OF WALKING AND COUGHING AND BREATHING EXERCISES.HOPE THIS HELPS
— GRACE M.
April 20, 2003
I'm still pre-op, but I had surgery in October 2002, and the anesthesia
gave me hair loss, which is just now tapering off, and the morphine gave me
the weirdest dreams and made me itch!
— Leni M.
April 20, 2003
I, too, haven't had wls yet but I have had a reaction to morphine before. I
had surgery for sleep apnea at Stanford Unv in Palo Alto, CA. I was put on
a morphine drip after surgery and my heart rate kept falling to below
average levels way too much. I felt sorry for the lady in the other bed
because she had to listen to the heart monitor sound off about every couple
of minutes when my rate kept staying below 42 beats per minute. One of the
night nurses finally showed me how to turn the sound down so we didn't have
to listen to it. I wonder if the anestia made a difference in your blood
pressure which might account for the dizziness you are feeling. Just a
thought. Good luck, and I hope to be joining all of you on "the other
side" soon.
— tntwildlife77
April 20, 2003
Are you on blood pressure diabetic or other meds? If so see your PCP. With
the weight loss the dose might need changed, also LABS would be a good
idea.
— bob-haller
April 20, 2003
I had very disturbing dreams. I just felt weird, even after I was off of
it. I called my best friend about 6 or 7 days after surgery, and said I
wasn't sure if I had lived through surgery. What if I died, but it was the
same as being alive? I was ALL freaked out! We were also having weird
weather at the time, and the combination of things were just too surreal.
But, I got over it. Hang in there. It DOES get better!!
— Diana L.
April 20, 2003
I haven't had WLS yet, but had my gallbladder removed a couple years ago.
I also really dislike morphine. It was great in the beginning right after
surgery and I could just keep pushing that button and dozing off, but once
I had to get up and move around it make me nauseous and gave me dry heaves.
I asked to have it discontinued and then was given Tylenol with codeine.
I plan on telling my surgeon and care providers right away that once they
expect me to get out of bed and start walking, they better turn off the
morphine and switch me to Demerol or Codeine, which I tolerate much better.
— antiques55
April 20, 2003
hi! 2 responses. my mom had morphine as did my sis in law after surgeries
and both got paranoid, both had hallucinations, and both thought the
hospital employees were trying to kill them to get their morphine! funny,
but scary. my mom for days after saw ladies knitting in her closet at home
till it all got out of her system. my experience was a lot of nausea and
vomiting, but only when sitting up. lying down was ok. when and if i get
my wls, i will ask for NO MORPHINE
— darci T.
April 20, 2003
I think that pain management is VERY important after surgery. I have not
had a bad reaction to morphine (except constipation). It stops the pain!!
Discuss this with your DR The anastithia did screw me up for 3-4 days.
— Robert L.
April 22, 2003
My surgery was six days ago and I'm still having bizarre nightmares which
I'm almost certain is from the morphine and anesthesia. I believe some
people are more sensitive to mental effects of drugs than others.
— sjwilde
April 22, 2003
In December, about 1 1/2 weeks after non-WLS related surgery, I decided to
keep myself occupied by wrapping Christmas presents. Well, on Xmas morning,
we discovered, I had left the price tags on some gifts, wrote the gift tags
out wrong (To Bob, From Bob, for example), and gave things to the wrong
people (Uncle John didn't really enjoy the Barbie doll much!) The morphine
also gave me horrible nightmares.
— Yolanda J.
April 23, 2003
hi, I guess the thing is that everyone reacts differently to med's. I had a
terriable time with morphine, demerol, and all the other pain killers the
gave me. I threw-up for 4 days non-stop and cryed a lot. The med's were
very very bad for me, but I also think that my case is very extream,
— SandiBeach
April 25, 2003
I was absolutely "stupid" for ten weeks--lost my vocabulary,
concentration etc.. It did totally "lift" after that--believe it
or not it was the WORST part of the surgery/ recovery for me--I would go
to my post-op visits, not asking about the weight loss or my guts--but
about my brain!!! I too posted a similar question like yours when I was a
newer post-op. Good luck--thankfully this too shall pass.
— Wannabe A.
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