Thread: Dentist

I haven't been put under, but I would assume that if you are put under, the anesthesiologist is going to do a pretty thorough job. And from what I hear, for the most part the anesthesia goes something like this:

*administers anesthesia*
Dentist (or whoever): Now count back from ten.
You: 10... Zzz...
...
You: Huh? Did anything happen? Hey! Why does my mouth feel different?

I wouldn't worry about it. And some people don't even need to have their wisdom teeth removed; it just depends on how they come in.

It's possible, but extremely rare. People who that happens to tend to know ahead of time, as well--it almost exclusively happens to those who are immune or resistant to sedatives, and if you are, chances are you'll know.

yea i was put under when i was a kid for sugery and nothing happened, and yea i have heard that it is over before you even know it begins too but it still scares me

Don't be--seriously, it's not a big deal. I actually enjoyed having my wisdom teeth out because of the medicine they gave me afterwards...
And if you'd had surgery as a kid without incident, you have absolutely no reason to worry about waking up.
Either way, it isn't too bad to be awake through the whole thing--one of my neighbors is a big track star, and because his resting pulse was so low (just under 50 beats per minute) they didn't dare sedate him for fear of giving him a heart attack. So they just gave him some local anesthetic and did it while he was awake. He didn't enjoy it, but it wasn't too bad for him.

I don't think thats possible. I know someone who woke up while they were getting their wisdom teeth pulled out though, but they noticed right away and put him back under and he didn't really feel much pain from it. If you do wake up you won't have SP though. I don't think I have ever heard of anyone who has had SP after something has waken them up. Its always they regain consciousness while their body was still asleep, but if something is touching you body instantly wakes up.

Anyway its highly unlikely you will wake up but it is possible. I don't think its possible to have SP though.

Then again.. it's called sleep paralysis, not .. sedative paralysis.

There are 4 stages of general anesthesia - none of which cause SP.

Stage 1 - Analgesia (no pain), disorientated but conscious
Stage 2 - Excitability, loss of consciousness, reflexes still present
Stage 3 - includes Planes 1-4 (different planes of general anesthesia), Plane 2 being ideal/safest for general anesthesia
Stage 4 - depressed nervous system, respiratory & cardiac arrest

Your anesthetic recovery includes going through these stages in reverse (Stage 3 back up to Stage 1)

Originally Posted by Burns

There are 4 stages of general anesthesia - none of which cause SP.

Stage 1 - Analgesia (no pain), disorientated but conscious
Stage 2 - Excitability, loss of consciousness, reflexes still present
Stage 3 - includes Planes 1-4 (different planes of general anesthesia), Plane 2 being ideal/safest for general anesthesia
Stage 4 - depressed nervous system, respiratory & cardiac arrest

Your anesthetic recovery includes going through these stages in reverse. (Stage 3 back up to Stage 1)
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What do you mean i will go through cardiac arrest? i will have a heart attack?

no, you will not go into cardiac arrest

Burns is a vet
so she puts animals down

"Plane 2 being ideal/safest for general anesthesia"

dear lord....

Originally Posted by dropout14

What do you mean i will go through cardiac arrest? i will have a heart attack?[/b]

Originally Posted by dropout14

no, you will not go into cardiac arrest
"Plane 2 being ideal/safest for general anesthesia"

dear lord....[/b]

yes, please read the whole post

Originally Posted by dropout14

Burns is a vet
so she puts animals down[/b]

come on, that's not all I do

Yes, people do wake up during operations of any sort during which general aneasthetics are used, and cannot move or make a sound of any sort to indicate they are feeling everything going on.
An alarming percentage of poeple have suffered it. It's due to the aneastheseoligist administering slightly inbalanced mixtures of the gasses in the general aneasthetic, meaning that your muscles are all absolutely paralyzed, but you are totally conscious and can feel everything happening.
Steps have been taken to try and ensure that aneasthesiologists can spot when someone is awake and quickly stop the operation and re-administer the aneasthetic. Such signs are sweating, crying, and high pulse of the patient.
However those are not always succesful, especially with incompetent aneasthesiologists, so recently a little device has been issued to most surgeries which monitors brain activity. The aneasthesiologist can thus monitor the patient for any consciousness.

drink a bottle of JD before going in to see him

Originally Posted by Burns

come on, that's not all I do
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no, you also cut their nadgers off

Originally Posted by Ynot

drink a bottle of JD before going in to see him
no, you also cut their nadgers off
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what is JD

Jorange Duice.

Jack Daniels

Originally Posted by Pensive

Yes, people do wake up during operations of any sort during which general aneasthetics are used, and cannot move or make a sound of any sort to indicate they are feeling everything going on.
An alarming percentage of poeple have suffered it. It's due to the aneastheseoligist administering slightly inbalanced mixtures of the gasses in the general aneasthetic, meaning that your muscles are all absolutely paralyzed, but you are totally conscious and can feel everything happening.
Steps have been taken to try and ensure that aneasthesiologists can spot when someone is awake and quickly stop the operation and re-administer the aneasthetic. Such signs are sweating, crying, and high pulse of the patient.
However those are not always succesful, especially with incompetent aneasthesiologists, so recently a little device has been issued to most surgeries which monitors brain activity. The aneasthesiologist can thus monitor the patient for any consciousness.[/b]

This only happens, like you said, when the anesthesiologist doesn't do the job properly - either dosages aren't calculated correctly, or some other error occurs. Constant monitoring from mechanical anesthesia monitors, as well as the nurse anesthesists, will ensure that if the patient is appearing "too light", steps are immediately taken to deepen the anesthesia. It's not difficult AT ALL to tell when someone is too light - heart rate increases, reflexes appear, etc. As long as the doctors, nurses, and monitors are doing their job properly, there should be no worry about waking up in the middle of surgery.

well here goes, i most likely wont be on until after my sugery which is in exactly 12 hours....we will see what happens

Chill, getting your teeth pulled is not a serious operation. You have nothing to worry about. The pain durring operation is the least of your worries its eating nothign but liquids for a week or two that you should REALLY be looking foreward to.

well i am alive and getting put under wasnt bad, i dindt even know when it happened i just woke up in this other room, i am more scared of this damn pain in my mouth now haha

I have to add this, i DID dream while i was under. After i woke up they were like when you woke up you were talking about a dream you had where you were at work. Then i went into work tonight to get some soup and the whole dream came back to me......it was wierd and as for the being put under, it was more fun then scary haha

Glad everything "came out" okay

Originally Posted by Burns

Glad everything "came out" okay
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Same here


(And I usually use that joke after someone's returned from the restroom.)

Originally Posted by Amethyst

(And I usually use that joke after someone's returned from the restroom.)
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LOL , I've got to use that joke some when.

Originally Posted by Amethyst

(And I usually use that joke after someone's returned from the restroom.) [/b]

LOL - me too!

Hey, be happy it is a step up from eether. (SP?)
anesthesia from all the experiences I have encountered were very well administered and painless. You are out in but a few seconds and waalaa....all of a sudden you wake up.

Hey Burns. Will you put me down when it is my time to go?