Question:
Is waking up on a breathing machine normal in wls?

   — Toby2 (posted on April 29, 2008)

April 29, 2008
nO, BUT i DID FOR 5 DAYS FOLLOWING MY rny. tHE OLDER YOU ARE THE MORE THERE IS A CHANCE OF FINDING AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH. everyone else went hom the next day, but I was 5 days with breathing eq
   — William (Bill) wmil

April 29, 2008
nO, BUT i DID FOR 5 DAYS FOLLOWING MY rny. tHE OLDER YOU ARE THE MORE THERE IS A CHANCE OF FINDING AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH. everyone else went hom the next day, but I was 5 days with breathing eq
   — William (Bill) wmil

April 29, 2008
yes it is. The Dr will determine if you need it after he is done with the surgery. I myself did not. But it all depends on the person and the dr.
   — Joanc

April 29, 2008
Most people are extubated immediately after surgery, before going to the recovery room and have no memory of it at all. Sometimes, if there were complications or a long surgery, you might go to the recovery room still intubated. Not common though. You most likely will be on some oxygen through your nose. Good luck, Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic

April 29, 2008
I came to with the intubation tube still in place. As a matter of fact, I even was sent to my floor with it. I was told that I was a "hard wake-up" and that to make sure that if I have any future needs for anesthesia to make sure to let the folks working on me know this fact. I was panicked to wake up and still be on the machine. Once it was removed I was put on an O2 canula for the remainder of my hospital stay, which was a little longer than most but it was for my benefit and I am grateful that they took such great care of me. Good Luck to you, Leslie
   — LuvNSummer

April 30, 2008
When you have wls, you are on a machine during surgery. They usually take you off these things prior to you waking up. If you have this experience of remembering them removing the breathing tube, it does happen to some. If you are waking up to the machine being fully connected, then you had a complication, and since you are writing now, I assume you made out ok. Patricia P.
   — Patricia P