I woke up during my colonoscopy. I distinctly remember asking for more anesthesia, and them telling me I already had the max.
Comment on POV: You're too shy to tell the medical staff that you just woke up during surgery.
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I woke up during my wisdom teeth removal.
I tried to let them know
I have no idea if I was successful, because for all I know I was making crazy sounds while unconscious.
entwine413@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Opisek@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You guys were asleep during that? I had 6 wisdom teeth (that’s right, 2 extra teeth in my jaw, all the doctors gathered to see) removed while awake with local anesthesia.
fellow_human@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I also had local anesthesia when my wisdom teeth were removed. I had 4 of them, like most people. Still was a horrorshow for me, because I didn’t manage to stop the bleeding after the removal. Ended up in the ER because I swallowed too much blood. Was my own fault, and I hope I learned from it to follow medical instructions more.
Opisek@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Oh yeah, the first several hours were a living nightmare. I could not stop the bleeding either and left my bathroom looking like a murderer scene. Ttankfully I managed to avoid going to the ER.
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Yeah, they offered it as an option to me. Some kind of IV thing they turned on and knocked me TF out.
I’m Canadian so it’s not like that option cost more or anything (thankfully wisdom teeth removal is considered a necessary medical procedure, rather than a dental procedure).