Local anaesthetic?

[ANGELFIRE1]

Ive had two eye ops under G.A. I didn't feel confident that I would be able to go through with them otherwise. The surgeon was very supportive, and I understood the risks, as I'd previously had major surgery under a G.A. Fortunately I had only minor nausea afterwards.

 

I've had a lot of problems with my teeth. For instance, the last time I went for an extraction the local anaesthetic wouldn't work. I went to my dentist twice, had several injections to no effect. So I went to a specialist (I'd been before) and paid for deep sedation. Injection in the hand and Job done with no lasting after effects. I'm not sure how it works, but for anyone with a dental phobia, it must be the answer.

 

I think it's called smash and grab. Just enough anaesthetic to put you under, grab the tooth and out, bring patient out of anaesthesia, seconds rather than minutes under sedation.

 

Angel1

[Ms Macbeth]

I was referred to the hospital to have quite a few teeth removed, and found it so quick and painless I was embarrassed that I had been so scared of the Dentist.

Even the injections were relatively pain free.

I had to have eight teeth removed, and the actual operation was done in about two minutes flat. Even waiting for the anaesthetic to work was only a bout five minutes.

They explained everything in advance, and how dental treatment had evolved since the dark days of the 50's and 60's and everything went great.

In fact, I almost enjoyed it.

 

I've had bruising round my eyes (twice) and stitches in my gums more than once after extractions. I trust my (private) dentist, but he had referred me previously for sedation when several injections of a local didnt work. I was in the chair for about half an hour, but in the end he had to give up.

 

It's great that you feel confident now, sadly not everyone has the same experience.

[Jacktari]

I've had bruising round my eyes (twice) and stitches in my gums more than once after extractions. I trust my (private) dentist, but he had referred me previously for sedation when several injections of a local didnt work. I was in the chair for about half an hour, but in the end he had to give up.

 

It's great that you feel confident now, sadly not everyone has the same experience.

 

Its took me about 70 years

[AmberLeaf]

I had to have a general one last year at the Hallamshire. I was scared before hand, as I'd never had one. It all went fine. I just remember waking up a bit giddy.

[TORONTONY]

There is always the option of having a local anaesthetic with sedation which makes you less aware but you are awake and not subject to the risk of a general anesthetic.

 

That is the type of sedation I had for my 4 eye surgeries(detached retina). There was an IV needle the back of my hand and although I was awake, I was completely relaxed. I was on oxygen, with an anaesthesist to my right and a nurse to my left monitoring my vital signs. The worst part was not being to move a muscle for up to an hour, as I am a big fidget. Apparently a full general was out of the question for the type of surgery I was undergoing. An involuntary movement in my sleep could have had disastrous consequences.

[monkey104]

That is the type of sedation I had for my 4 eye surgeries(detached retina). There was an IV needle the back of my hand and although I was awake, I was completely relaxed. I was on oxygen, with an anaesthesist to my right and a nurse to my left monitoring my vital signs. The worst part was not being to move a muscle for up to an hour, as I am a big fidget. Apparently a full general was out of the question for the type of surgery I was undergoing. An involuntary movement in my sleep could have had disastrous consequences.

 

I had this type of sedation when I had lens replacement surgery. It was quite pleasant really.

Apparently l was humming the Pirates of Penzance all the way through the op!

[medusa]

I had this type of sedation when I had lens replacement surgery. It was quite pleasant really.

Apparently l was humming the Pirates of Penzance all the way through the op!

 

I had emergency surgery to remove an infection in the cavity caused by removal of a large tumour and I couldn't have general anaesthesia because I had drunk water too recently before my surgery slot came up (which was about 12.30am in the Hallamshire). The surgeon operating on me that night was one of my target customers and I asked for some sedation to calm my nerves, then apparently (I have no memory of it) proceeded to give her a full sales presentation of one of my products while sedated!

 

In some ways it's better that we don't remember what we do while we're sedated, isn't it?

[monkey104]

I had emergency surgery to remove an infection in the cavity caused by removal of a large tumour and I couldn't have general anaesthesia because I had drunk water too recently before my surgery slot came up (which was about 12.30am in the Hallamshire). The surgeon operating on me that night was one of my target customers and I asked for some sedation to calm my nerves, then apparently (I have no memory of it) proceeded to give her a full sales presentation of one of my products while sedated!

 

In some ways it's better that we don't remember what we do while we're sedated, isn't it?

 

Did you make a sale?

[PeteMorris]

I had a total knee replacement about 3 years ago....I ummed and ahhhhed about whether to have a 'spinal' which numbs you from the waist down but you are fully awake, or whether to have a general. They wheeled me down to the theatre and I still hadn't made my mind up. I had a chat with the anesthetist and he said it's totally my choice. Eventually, I plumped for the 'spinal'...

 

They wheeled me into the operating theatre, which is quite fascinating really. Made sure I couldn't actually 'see' what was going on...But I could hear it...and I have to say it wasn't the most pleasant thing I've heard...It sounded more akin to a garage workshop than an operating theatre. But of course I felt absolutely nothing.

 

When it was all done, they wheeled me out into the recovery room, and I felt as bright as a button...Wondering why they were keeping me there for so long...I was there until I could move my toes, just a tiny bit. Then up to the ward. I was out of bed inside an hour and went to the loo using a zimmer frame got myself there under my own steam.

 

Local? (sort of)...Or General?....Definitely 'local'.

[Berberis]

I had a total knee replacement about 3 years ago....I ummed and ahhhhed about whether to have a 'spinal' which numbs you from the waist down but you are fully awake, or whether to have a general. They wheeled me down to the theatre and I still hadn't made my mind up. I had a chat with the anesthetist and he said it's totally my choice. Eventually, I plumped for the 'spinal'...

 

They wheeled me into the operating theatre, which is quite fascinating really. Made sure I couldn't actually 'see' what was going on...But I could hear it...and I have to say it wasn't the most pleasant thing I've heard...It sounded more akin to a garage workshop than an operating theatre. But of course I felt absolutely nothing.

 

When it was all done, they wheeled me out into the recovery room, and I felt as bright as a button...Wondering why they were keeping me there for so long...I was there until I could move my toes, just a tiny bit. Then up to the ward. I was out of bed inside an hour and went to the loo using a zimmer frame got myself there under my own steam.

 

Local? (sort of)...Or General?....Definitely 'local'.

 

You sound like you had an epidural which isn't really a local or a general and the OP isn't being offered this from my understanding.