Anesthesia, Resuscitation, and ICU: Q&A
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Grace Williams19 said:I am getting ready for nose surgery.
I know it will most likely be done under general anesthesia...
When I start thinking about the actual procedure—well, I'm not scared of that (there are much tougher surgeries out there)... But... But...
The moment I think about the anesthesia, I get the chills and just don't feel happy at all.
Just a note—I have never, ever been under any kind of anesthesia before...
..will it work on me?
..will I actually wake up after it's all over?
..could something go wrong?
..will I maybe end up in some "half-conscious" state when I shouldn't be?
I struggle with this every single day.😵
Maybe someone out there finds this funny... but it isn't to me.
I totally feel for you! I'm feeling the exact same way. I have surgery coming up on my cervical spine, and the longer I wait, the more the dread sets in. Honestly, I don't even know what's scaring me more—the surgery itself or the anesthesia... I've never been under full anesthesia in my entire life, and it is just awful how my feelings flip from being positive to just going "brrrr," wondering what's going to happen and how...