Posts by analogmason13

urbanscout50, thanks for getting back to me.
The situation makes much more sense now—it sounds like my body was just processing the anesthesia way faster than the anesthesiologist anticipated. Basically, I slipped from deep sleep into a semi-conscious state far too quickly, and because they had me paralyzed with muscle relaxants, I couldn't move an inch to signal that I wasn't actually out. That’s why the doctor didn't realize I was drifting back toward consciousness.
I knew exactly who I was and where I was, but obviously, I couldn't say a word or even twitch—plus, there was that terrifying struggle of not being able to take a breath on my own.
Anyway, it was a deeply unsettling experience—one that I bet leaves most people who go through it (in whatever form it takes) absolutely terrified of it happening again.
Thanks again for the info, and honestly, I really hope I never have to deal with an anesthesiologist ever again. 😉

I just stumbled onto this thread today and wanted to pick the brains of either urbanscout50 or Anthony Dubledore.

I ended up having emergency surgery—small intestine stuff—and during the anesthesia, I remember hearing conversations in the OR. I was clearly in some kind of semi-conscious state, though I didn't feel any pain at the time. But the real issue happened when I was "waking up"—I couldn't breathe on my own. I definitely remember that, and honestly, the feeling was terrifying.
I'm not going to name the hospital where I was, but they discharged me incredibly quickly—and of course, they didn't mention a single thing about what happened in my discharge papers. One thing they did suggest as a possible reason was a genetic predisposition to being "hypersensitive to anesthesia" (if that's even the right way to put it).
Anyway, I want to know: is there actually a way to test if I'm allergic to a specific ingredient in what they gave me? Or was this just a mistake by the anesthesiologist?

Need some help with a legal question here. Is it actually true that a fine from a misdemeanor court—you know, the money and $267—gets counted toward the fine $833 handed down in a verdict from a municipal criminal court for the exact same offense? Like, does that mean you end up only paying $567 in total... or are they both separate payments that need to be cleared?
Thanks for any input