Surgery & Anesthesia

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In a couple of weeks I have to have surgery to get a Lymph node removed. I am not scared of the surgery its self or what they could find (I have had every test imaginable - Cat scan, gene studies, tumor markers - you name it) as to being put under general Anesthesia. It probably sound really silly but I am very scared that I am not going to wake up. They said that the surgery will only take about half an hour, and that it will be over before i know it - but that's the thing - I won't know lol. I will be asleep. I'm 23 by the way. After my dad had open heart surgery in Noveraber last year and did not wake up for 8 days I thought that I would be able to get through anything that crosses my path no worries lol. But now that the date is edging nearer and nearer I am getting more panicked by the day.

My other fear is that I will be very nervous just before they put the anesthesia in and that my heart will be beating too fast and the doctor will say that they cannot do it because my heart is beating to rapidly. (It easily gets up to the 120 beats per minutes to 150 beats per minutes when I am having an anxiety attack) My dad keeps telling me that these are silly fears and to grow up (the nerve, lol) but to me they are very real.
 
I had surgery. I was very nervous just as you are. My anxiety was uncalled for. Once I got to the hospital everyone treated me great - I lost my fears - the anesthesiologists are there to answer your questions and calm your nerves - it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Also with regarRAB to a racing heart - they are all trained to take real good care of you and to protect you. I lived through it. It was not bad at all, but you could not have told me that prior to the surgery. I was a nervous wreck.

I say, don't worry. It's not as bad as you're thinking it is.

I have had 5 surgeries over the past ten years. If you knew me, doctor phobic, hospital phobic, you should be surprised that I am telling you this, but it's the truth.
 
Hi there, I am sorry to hear that you need to have surgery. I know how scary it can be, I have had many surgeries and that is why I can tell you the worst part is the worrying before you go in. But do not fear, it is not as bad as you build up in your mind. One thing I will tell you is that every anesthesiaologist I have had, has always given me something to relax as soon as the IV is started and once they do you will feel pretty darn good. Then once you fall asleep it does not seem like sleeping it seems like no time has passed and before you know it you will be awake and feeling better. Take care. Nicole
 
You will be fine! I had surgery a couple of weeks ago and I was sooo nervous before because I had never had general anesthesia before. Just trust your doctors. They are trained extensively in what they are doing and the chances of any issues are VERY small. The anesthesiologist will talk to you before you go in to surgery and explain everything to you. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask him or her. He or she will give you a little something in your IV before you go in to surgery that just makes you calm. Honestly after I was given that "cocktail" I had no anxiety as I was being wheeled into the O.R. Once you are on the operating table they will talk you through everything they are doing and you wont even realize that you doze off mid sentence and it literally feels like minutes until they are waking you up. It feels like it went by so fast even though you are out for a couple hours or more. And when you start waking up, you may feel weird but don't panic because they are doing everything for you. They are right there with you as you are waking up.
 
I have panic and anxiety disorder. I had to have surgery the 13th of January to have my gallbladder out. I have always been scared of being put to sleep. Everything from not waking up to having a horrible dream that I couldn't wake up from.

I went in and thy gave me a med to "relax" and I don't even remeraber leaving the pre-op room and I woke up out of surgery. Never remeraber even seeing the op room.
 
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