Due to have a general anesthetic next week. PETRIFIED, this is my first time. What will happen, Sooo scared?
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prior to surgery, a nurse will start an IV line, probably in your arm, one stick and you are done, after that, all the meds will be given thru the IV.  General anesthesia is much preferred by me, as an anesthesiologist must be present and monitoring you closely thru the entire surgery, frankly I feel safer knowing that.  They simply put the medicine into your IV, and you drift off to sleep.  Depending on how long the surgery goes, you could wake up quickly (after short surgery), or very slowly with considerable grogginess (after a long surgery, say four hours or more)  A little worry about a surgery is a natural response, but you will do better not to let yourself obsess about it to the point of becoming panicked.  You do yourself a great disservice, and you are the only one that can control that.  Good luck to you.
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Yeah, have some fun and new experiences. And if u get scared u'll get some comfort 4rm him. hehe
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terrified, confused, traumatized,deeply afraid
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One of the most frightening things you may find yourself experiencing is a "Panic attack" and it is very difficult to fully explain how it feels unless you have experienced one. The very first Panic attack often seems to come completely "out of the blue" and occurs whilst you are doing something that you do every day like driving to work, shopping, walking the dog, watching TV, cooking  etc. Suddenly you are struck by a barrage of frightening and uncomfortable symptoms and you are convinced that something terrible is going to happen to you there and then. \n\nPanic attacks can start for many reasons such as stress, overworking, bereavement, family, an accident, childbirth, following surgery and so on but at the time panic strikes for the first time you think you are doing fine and there seems to be no apparent reason at all. If you have subsequent panic attacks they too may seem to be unpredictable and random. There is now emerging evidence that anxiety and panic may have a genetic link.\n\nPeople that have never had a Panic attack assume that that it is just a feeling of nervousness or anxiety, but in reality the attacks are far more frightening and overwhelming. If nervousness is a 3 on a scale of 1-10, then a full blown panic attack is 11. \n\nWhat often happens next is that you begin to associate the Panic attack with the activity or place you were at the time so you start to avoid that situation. This is where the problems begin as each time you are forced into the situation that caused the attack, you automatically assume that it will happen again and start to re-live the feelings and this leads to agoraphobia and limiting of activities and leading a normal life.\n\n\nPanic disorder can be frightening, disabling, and frustrating both to recover from and  to live with someone with it. \n\nGetting appropriate and quick medical help is not easy and the slide from anxiety to panic and then to agoraphobia can progress quickly without intervention and support.\n\nOften the sufferer will not go out as they say they 'know' they are going to faint or 'have a heart attack'. See the "Symptoms" section for explanations of these feelings and the reasons for them. Please read the "Help yourself" section for some really useful information on how to cope.\n\nAs Panic can strike very quickly and often the trigger is not apparant, there is usually little warning that it is about to happen. It is not surprising, therefore, that many sufferers avoid situations that they think or 'know' might cause the panic attacks to happen. This leads to fears of situations or places that last caused anxiety and so the sufferer avoids them at all costs! This is agoraphobia. The problem here is that it can take months, even years, to re-educate the individual that it is their thoughts and assumptions that are to blame for these attacks and not the place at all but it still takes a long time to return to such places.\n\nTalking from experience, I avoid public transport because of several incidents in taxis where I was terrified and therefore starting associating any Public Transport with 'fear' and 'panic'. The problem then 'spread' to include trains, buses and eventually I was unable to get in the car with someone else driving. This is still a problem today. I do drive myself but the problems do not stop there!\n\nI was once told that if you 'sit a Panic attack out' to see how bad it can actually get it will reach a point where it can't get any worse and you 'automatically' start to calm down. \n\nIf you suffer from severe anxiety or panic attacks, but don't know it, then you can end up going to numerous doctors/ A+E departments with a variety of symptoms and self diagnosis only to be told that there is nothing medically wrong with you and you are not given any help, information or solutions. This leads you to the conclusion that you may have som
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If you have a good doctor they will make sure the procedure is as painless as possible so you won't feel anything.  The most you should feel is a little pressure if I remember correctly.
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Oh you poor thing!  That same thing happened to me!  The dentist gave me the shot and I felt like I needed to panic, my stomach knotted up and the room felt like it was about 150 degrees.  It was really scary.  The dentist said that it was really rare but if you need surgery again make the dentist go through options with you.  Don't except the "its all in your head" mentality.  I hope this works out for you.  Good Luck!
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Take a deep breath......you KNOW you're totally prepared. Relax........you're going to do fine!! I have confidence in you!! Good Luck!!
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My son had all four out under anesthesia and got along fine.  I had 2 pulled without being put under - actually the apprehension was the worst part.  It only took about 20 seconds for each tooth and didn't really hurt.  Afterwards it was pretty gross and a little achy but not that bad. Take some pain pills and zonk out for a few hours and you'll be OK.  Just don't breathe on anybody - YUCK!
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Well, the patient will have to follow some rules before going into a surgery. Doctor will tell you not to have any meal for a couple of hours prior to the surgery due to the effect of the anesthetic medicine that will make you feel nauseated. apart from this, the medical personnel will do some skin preparation on you on the part where they will cut you open. It is done to make that area aseptic (clean), so that there will be no secondary infection that will harm you later on. this skin preparation include removing the hair, and wash it using an iodine solution. after the surgery, sometimes, the surgeon will try to wake you up just to see if you're OK. well, sometimes embolism happen during surgery, which can lead to death. lastly, they will put you back to bed, and came over like from every 30 minutes to 1 hour to watch your progress, and most of the time, you are ask to rest.
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OMG Stop thinking about it.  Your going to get your mind off the upcoming procedure and imaging how you are going to tell everyone about your fear as you enter the office.  Pain is in the brain.  Your fear will make the pain feel worse that it really is.  Please get your mind off the pain.
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ouch!! i know that feeling well, i had all four out under general anesthetic, it gets worse b4 it gets better, 10 - 14 days for the swelling to completly go. good luck!!\np.s its worth it!!
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my daughter had all 4 removed under general anesthesia(sp?). some straight some not, but no room in her mouth if they started to descend. if you get anything above novacaine, and are in good physical shape, make sure they know that. she is an excellent athlete, and they put her too far under. no tragedy ~ just took her too long to wake up and scared us all half to death. her heart/lungs were in much better condition than average.. he miscalculated. \n\nother than that she had no problem, lol. \n\none aunt is a nurse ~ she is stridently against g.a. unless absolutely  necessary. accidents do happen. \n\nchoose the least sedating option you can tolerate, but realize having all four removed at once will take quite a bit of time. g.a. may be the best option if there is a lot of anxiety. \n\nrandom thoughts....\n\ngood luck to you.. ; )
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Have the dentist administer nitrous oxide to you for the procedure.  And if you are extremely nervous, ask the dentist about prescribing you something to take to relax you before the visit... in addition to the nitrous oxide.
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This sounds more like a reaction to the anesthetic than a true health problem. At least from the information you listed.\nDid your doctor tell you you have a heart problem?\nIf not it was a reaction to the surgery.\n\nMy wife is a nurse who cares for a variety of patients. She says she hopes you had all of your female parts removed to eliminate the chance of cancer spreading. \n\nAll you can do now is take lots of time with your children and teach them to be the best people they can be. That way if you leave them they will have had a good foundation to help them live a good life as adults. If you can afford it, buy some more life insurance to help them in case you die. We have annuities that we can collect even if we live to be old!\n\nGood luck.........
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I had all 4 of mine out at the same time.  They stuck a needle in my arm, put me to sleep, and 30 minutes later I walked out...well, stumbled, out.  My wife drove me home.  I slept the rest of the day and most of the night.  Woke up in some pain.  Took some more pills.   \n\nNo, it wasn't scary.  Make sure you get some good pain killing drugs.
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I was scared too, but there is really nothing 2 fear, it's like before you perform on stage, you get butterflies in your tummy, but after you're out there all the fear is gone! Go for it!
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I know its scary honey, but trust me - if you don't tell your mum and go to the dentist, the pain in your tooth will get really bad. I'd advise that you take a personal stereo with you and listen to some music while the dentist is doing your fillings because the noise of the drill is the scariest part in my opinion. Try not to worry too much about it, I know it's scary when you've never had fillings before and you don't know what to expect, but it's really not that bad, I promise.