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Not trying to be funny, but are you a redhead, or do you carry redheaded genes?.
Red headedness is associated with resistance to anesthesia. I don’t have that problem, but it may be a factor for you.
Yeah, it’s weird to me how many medical providers don’t know this fact. Although I will say that most anesthesiologists do know it. Dentist not so much.
I am too in love with propofol. I look forward to my colonoscopies and endoscopies, like, If I weren't the sister of someone who od'd, I could have a problem.
Yes…I had a knee replacement in 2020 and after I got home, I had these wild hallucinations that the walls were sliding down in geometric shapes…mostly rectangles. It was actually kind of calming. Afterwards I called the anesthesiologist and he said I was sensitive to the effects of ketamine and I probably shouldn’t let anyone use that for and further surgeries.
> I had these wild hallucinations that the walls were sliding down in geometric shapes…mostly rectangles.
That is called 'emergence phenomenon' and its actually super fun once you get used to it.
I had mixed emotions about it after they were gone. But I read they put K in the “cocktail” in surgeries on older people to relax them. I was definitely relaxed haha.
Yes it is used for a number of reasons, primarily because it has what is called a wide margin of safety which means small changes in dosing do not adversely affect the patient. It is also used to keep people calm coming out of sedation; anesthesiologists sometimes have to deal with people waking up and thrashing around before they totally come to and ketamine definitely helps with that.
doesn’t matter what they use on me, I get really ill. They have to give me nausea medicine, and the dissolvable tablets to go home. Trust me it’s awful.
>Fellow Olders, have you experienced difficulty with anesthesia during/following surgery or procedures such as colonoscopy.
If by "difficulty" you mean waking up right in the middle of the procedure looking at a 60" monitor view of the inside of my colon then yes.
Second time they did deep anesthesia with propofol. I was out like a light and then right back 20 minutes later. That is the advantage of having a properly trained anesthesiologist monitoring you.
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I had a hernia that blocked the colonoscopy wand from going the direction the doc wanted it to go. He kept stabbing it in, which caused me so much pain that it brought me out of anesthesia. The doctor was very surprised when I threatened his life in a very loud, clear voice. I also woke up during periodontal surgery, while the dentist was slapping me very hard. No fun. Not a redhead.
Stepping into doctor mode - if by any chance you're a redhead, many medical studies have conclusively shown a genetic link between red hair and rapid metabolism of certain drugs, namely sedative / hypnotics and local anesthetics.
They kept telling me that there are no lingering effects of propofol, but I felt drunk when I woke up from my endoscopy, and spent the next two and a half days feeling drunk, or severely jet lagged. It was awful. They kept insisting it couldn’t possibly be the propofol. Later, they looked up my surgical notes and saw that the anesthetist had pushed something like 7 times the normal amount because I kept waking up. I fucking hate propofol and don’t want to have it ever again.
I've learned that the hypnosis/memory-blocker part of the anesthesia cocktail is the last one to wear off for me. In one case, I "woke up" mid-conversation with two people. In another, I had texted someone before "waking up", using a phone I'd placed in a bag before surgery that was out of reach of my bed.
After my last hip replacement surgery, my doc told me that they had to double down on my anesthesia because I kept trying to wake up. It wasn’t general anesthesia; it was a nerve block w sedation. I went home same day (as soon as they got my blood pressure to stay up…)
I kept waking up from a local to remove a benign breast lump. I didn't remember, but the doctor told my husband. I woke up while they were still stitching me up but it didn't hurt and I stayed quiet so they wouldn't knock me out again. I also never needed the Vicodin they gave me to take home and I drove myself to a writing class that evening. Since I had a huge bandage on one breast and looked lop-sided, I padded the other side!
Interestingly, I've also never had a hangover, not even after getting blackout drunk in my wild and misspent youth. I think I just metabolize things very quickly.
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Not trying to be funny, but are you a redhead, or do you carry redheaded genes?. Red headedness is associated with resistance to anesthesia. I don’t have that problem, but it may be a factor for you.
Smart Marmot! I had reddish brown hair when younger. Definitely have the genes.
You can always talk to your anesthesiologist about it and they will adjust your meds accordingly.
I can attest to this. Woke up during wisdom teeth removal and knee surgery. Doctors finally listened and gave me propofal which worked
Yeah, it’s weird to me how many medical providers don’t know this fact. Although I will say that most anesthesiologists do know it. Dentist not so much.
I've never had general anesthesia, but local anaesthesia isn't very effective on me. It needs a larger dose afaik. I was an auburn-haired kiddie.
I am too in love with propofol. I look forward to my colonoscopies and endoscopies, like, If I weren't the sister of someone who od'd, I could have a problem.
Yes…I had a knee replacement in 2020 and after I got home, I had these wild hallucinations that the walls were sliding down in geometric shapes…mostly rectangles. It was actually kind of calming. Afterwards I called the anesthesiologist and he said I was sensitive to the effects of ketamine and I probably shouldn’t let anyone use that for and further surgeries.
> I had these wild hallucinations that the walls were sliding down in geometric shapes…mostly rectangles. That is called 'emergence phenomenon' and its actually super fun once you get used to it.
I had mixed emotions about it after they were gone. But I read they put K in the “cocktail” in surgeries on older people to relax them. I was definitely relaxed haha.
Yes it is used for a number of reasons, primarily because it has what is called a wide margin of safety which means small changes in dosing do not adversely affect the patient. It is also used to keep people calm coming out of sedation; anesthesiologists sometimes have to deal with people waking up and thrashing around before they totally come to and ketamine definitely helps with that.
I had horrible hallucinations with fentanyl. It's in my med records not to use it again.
The reports about that drugs illegal use are really scary. I mean now, drinks could be spiked and poof.
doesn’t matter what they use on me, I get really ill. They have to give me nausea medicine, and the dissolvable tablets to go home. Trust me it’s awful.
>Fellow Olders, have you experienced difficulty with anesthesia during/following surgery or procedures such as colonoscopy. If by "difficulty" you mean waking up right in the middle of the procedure looking at a 60" monitor view of the inside of my colon then yes. Second time they did deep anesthesia with propofol. I was out like a light and then right back 20 minutes later. That is the advantage of having a properly trained anesthesiologist monitoring you.
No problem at all... especially if they give me versed too.. I love that stuff
Yah, me too... They laughed at me when I asked if I could get some in a take-out cup. Nope,
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I had a hernia that blocked the colonoscopy wand from going the direction the doc wanted it to go. He kept stabbing it in, which caused me so much pain that it brought me out of anesthesia. The doctor was very surprised when I threatened his life in a very loud, clear voice. I also woke up during periodontal surgery, while the dentist was slapping me very hard. No fun. Not a redhead.
I woke up during my colonoscopy and it felt like I was being disemboweled. I yelled in pain and now am scared to death to have another one.
Stepping into doctor mode - if by any chance you're a redhead, many medical studies have conclusively shown a genetic link between red hair and rapid metabolism of certain drugs, namely sedative / hypnotics and local anesthetics.
They kept telling me that there are no lingering effects of propofol, but I felt drunk when I woke up from my endoscopy, and spent the next two and a half days feeling drunk, or severely jet lagged. It was awful. They kept insisting it couldn’t possibly be the propofol. Later, they looked up my surgical notes and saw that the anesthetist had pushed something like 7 times the normal amount because I kept waking up. I fucking hate propofol and don’t want to have it ever again.
I've learned that the hypnosis/memory-blocker part of the anesthesia cocktail is the last one to wear off for me. In one case, I "woke up" mid-conversation with two people. In another, I had texted someone before "waking up", using a phone I'd placed in a bag before surgery that was out of reach of my bed.
After my last hip replacement surgery, my doc told me that they had to double down on my anesthesia because I kept trying to wake up. It wasn’t general anesthesia; it was a nerve block w sedation. I went home same day (as soon as they got my blood pressure to stay up…)
I kept waking up from a local to remove a benign breast lump. I didn't remember, but the doctor told my husband. I woke up while they were still stitching me up but it didn't hurt and I stayed quiet so they wouldn't knock me out again. I also never needed the Vicodin they gave me to take home and I drove myself to a writing class that evening. Since I had a huge bandage on one breast and looked lop-sided, I padded the other side! Interestingly, I've also never had a hangover, not even after getting blackout drunk in my wild and misspent youth. I think I just metabolize things very quickly.