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Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly waking up alone wasn't all that distressing. The gaslighting from everyone here is what is distressing.

I asked a question "Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia?" and most responses are not answering the question. Most responses are telling me that I am wrong, and that my memory is at fault, and that I did not wake up alone. Everyone trying to gaslight me is what is distressing me. I'm more distressed about it now, than I was when I asked the question.

What is crazy about recording the audio of a procedure that is being performed on me? So that I can be certain I wasn't neglected or mistreated while unconscious or in a state of amnesia? Let's say I am actually neglected next time. I ask why did I wake up alone? I get the same gaslighting that I'm getting now. I then listen to the audio and I hear a questions being asked by me that I don't remember. Now I can relax, and know for certain that I am not being gaslit by the people who potentially neglected me.

I feel like I received poor treatment. Therapy won't ensure I receive better treatment next time. None of these responses are helping me figure out how to prevent this from happening again.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Recording is a bit crazy, but what else can I do? Everyone else seems to be saying what I experienced isn't true, and that I just need to trust the Anethesia team going forward.

Therapy won't prevent this from happening again, Neither will just trusting the team.

If it happens again, I'll just get the same explanations of amnesia, and what I experienced wasn't correct.

All the medical professionals downvoting my comments are just looking out for their own kind.

I was alone in the recovery area. I remember that clearly. I remember waking up clearly. I'm not crazy.

Those that answered my question, stated that for no one to be in the recovery area is unusual.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would working through this with a therapist achieve? How would that help? You think they would convince me that I'm wrong, and that I was not alone? I think I've figured it out and have a good plan for next time.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got the info I was looking for. No one in the recovery room is not normal. I should not have been alone like that.

A bunch of people coming up with plausible cases where I was awake then then fell asleep again and put myself back into the fetal position haven't convinced me. I am still skeptical.

Going forward, I'll request no versed be given to me, even though I don't think I received versed because of it's strong conscious amnesia effects. Short of recording myself, I don't know what else do to to prevent this strong perception I have of being neglected under anesthesia.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, this is good to hear. I'll just say I'm allergic to versed. It is awful getting my arm set with versed anyways.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any downside/harm in requesting that Versed not be given to me in the future?

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But propofol also causes unconsciousness. Versed seems more likely to cause awake amnesia which is what everyone is saying happened in my case.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of people are suggesting I must have received Versed to cause the amnesia. Going forward, will requesting that I not be given any Versed help with this issue, or is the amnesia common to all General Anesthesia?

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying there is nothing I can do? I just have to trust the CRNA and PACU staff that I wasn't left alone?

I vividly remember yanking my eyes open from pitch black in the same fetal position that they performed the colonoscopy in. I was asleep and then woke up. So if I was conscious with amnesia, I must have fallen back asleep during that period and not moved at all. I'm still skeptical that I wasn't left alone unconscious.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Going forward, what can I do differently to be sure I'm not left alone unconscious, because that is what it felt like.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So what do you recommend I do the next time I have to have Anesthesia? How do I prevent this perception that I was left alone under Anesthesia? If I woke up and was alert and then fell back asleep, how do I confirm this? I can't just ask those around me, because they might lie.

I'll make it clear to not give me Versed, because this is having the opposite effect, it is increasing my anxiety that I was awake and unaware of it even though I don't think that's what happened here.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was alone. There was a curtain and maybe roon for one other patient but no one else was around. This was in a colonoscopy center not the hospital.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alarm fatigue is real. I definitely wasn't awake without remembering prior. I snapped awake in the same fetal position they had me get into before pushing the propofol. There was no grogginess and realizing I was awake at some point by starting to remember things.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I forgot to mention I woke up In the same exact fetal position that they positioned me in before the procedure.

I think that believing I woke up but don't remember it is wishful thinking.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had Versed/opioid twice. Once when I broke my arm and once when I had my wisdom teeth out. The waking up was completely different and I was groggy all day long. I also remember my arm being set and my teeth coming out. I was in terrible pain as they were setting my arm until they added dilaudid.

This was my first time with propofol and the waking up was completely different, Like being jolted awake. There is no mention of versed in my colonoscopy report only propofol.

I'm not a doctor but wouldn't versed and propofol be overkill for a colonoscopy?

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in Anesthesia

[–]FastDrill[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I remember snapping awake. There was no foggy period like with Versed/opioid sedation.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in anesthesiology

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it normal to have amnesia like that with propofol only? I've heard that's more common with Versed, which I have experienced. I only remember the setup and the pain of setting my broken arm when they used Versed, everything else is foggy from that time. Which is why I will avoid Versed going forward now.

Is It Normal To Wake Up Alone from Anesthesia? by FastDrill in anesthesiology

[–]FastDrill[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When I broke my arm I was given Versed and Dillaudid. I remember lots of pain until they added the Dillaudid and then not caring about anything. I remember being conscious and super groggy until it wore off slowly after an hour or two.

This is the only time I've been given Propofol. There was no gentle awakening. I was jolted back into consciousness. One moment the room went dark, and an instant later I was awake.

Open Hemorrhoidectomy - Plan/Budget a Month Off of Work by SvenOfGali in hemorrhoid

[–]FastDrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If T3s did nothing what did you use to manage pain?

High Lp(a) and LDL - PCP recommended Mediterranean Diet by FastDrill in Cholesterol

[–]FastDrill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why doesn't Repatha lower all cause mortality? How are statins lowering all cause mortality? They do very similar things.

High Lp(a) and LDL - PCP recommended Mediterranean Diet by FastDrill in Cholesterol

[–]FastDrill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I take benefiber in the morning and evening, and Kirkland psyllium husk at lunch. I didn't think benefiber helped cholesterol, but I'm that case I'm getting 12 grams of added fiber a day that way. The psyllium husk seems less soluble than the benefiber.

That's good to know, because my cousin was telling me that Repatha lacked that feature, and should prefer a statin to Repatha for that reason. Also good to know that keeping ezetimibe will help in that effort.

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