Feeling so embarrassed after anaesthesia. Please tell me this has happened to others?

[ShortFlighted]

A week ago, I had a surgery. I was extremely nervous before being put to sleep.

When I came round, I was in a lot of pain but my throat was so dry I couldn’t say “hey, I’m in pain” , so I just started whining “ouch “ “ouch “.

Then I kept taking off the oxygen mask because it was annoying me. I also asked multiple times where my car was and had to be reminded I was in hospital at least twice. I also kept waving to thin air. The nurse was nice enough but I could tell I wasn’t her favourite patient 😳.

Now I remember it, I’m so embarrassed and feel like I was probably a real pain in the arse. Coincidentally, I had to be kept in post op because I was groggier and woozier than expected.

Reassure me please!

After whingeing at the tube in my throat my first words were "I'm not dead"

My surgeon (in Turkey) reassured me I was indeed , not dead !

If someone has general anesthetic when they come round they will often do stuff like this. I'm sure I was a complete pain, can't remember what about but was so confused! I'm sure the staff are used to it. Don't feel bad.

Jesus - I'm hoping you aren't an HCP

Don't worry im an anaesthetist loads do it

Often trying to cover people as they try to strip wheeling down the corridor, many many proposals

Had one dude wake up mega grumpy with me "why the hell did u wake me up I was having great fun in India playing cricket with a fish"

I kept asking, "Where's my binoculars?"

I shouted out as I was being put to sleep

" I love vodka shots "

Then when I came around was sick everywhere .

Dam vodka shots 😂

I had my first ever surgery at the grand old age of 50 on the first day of lockdown one. I was so utterly terrified that I kept shouting I was going to die. I think they knocked me out just to shut me up. I was so embarrassed. I apologised to the consultant and when I had my post op appointment, he just laughed and said "nothing to worry about, it's normal". Still feel a twat though 😆

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Seen a lot worse, @ShortFlighted , don't worry. My personal best is probably...

I came round from a GA, and had something really really important I needed to say, so I opened my mouth and projectile vomited on the poor nurse next to me. Then I apparently smiled, nodded and went back to sleep.

If you still feel embarrassed, a thank you card and a box of chocolates tends to result in instant forgiveness for most people!

Do you work In healthcare?

I woke up and started.stroking the male nurse's arm suggestively saying "ooh I love your tattoos ".

I felt pain In a different area to where I was being operated on. So I took it upon myself to tell anyone who walked past me that the staff had cut me open somewhere else and stolen some of my organs. I genuinely felt pain in this spot and 'felt' like my insides were empty so at the time I genuinely believed they had removed something. Felt pretty stupid once I come round properly and remembered my accusations 😳

Yep. I come out swinging.

I reeeeeeeaaaaalyy don't like being woken up ever and anywhere.

I do warn them

Me too 😂 I sobbed and sobbed that the giant spiders were eating me and the roof had disappeared. I remember crying asking where the roof was and why were the spiders trying to get me.

Mortifying at the time but hilarious now.

Well, I don’t actually remember what happened from the moment I was given pethidine in Labour and I’m not going to ask. 🙈 The last I remember was cackling like a hyena after gas and air then total black out practically.

Definitely not alone. They’ve seen it all.

I’ve had a few.

One where I had full on conversations with a dead relative.

One where they had to restrain me because I kept trying to get up saying that I was okay now.

Another after having one of my dc where I told the midwife that he was called some random name. I was really confused when I came around properly and she said a random name.

One where I said that I had to leave to pick up the children from school because I could see on the clock that it was pickup time.

Lastly one where I introduced my partner but said that I had a husband too and that I had one big happy family. (DP was there).

IHeartGeneHunt

I was crying with laughter at this .

A friend of mine demanded they bring her salad dressing right now to spread on her legs, as that is what everybody uses as sunscreen nowadays.
I kept asking for Dr Carter from ER.

I came round following a hysterectomy convinced I was in a work meeting and started prattling on about my caseload. Don't worry about it @ShortFlighted they're used to it.

My usually sweet, sweet natured teenage DD insisted I wheel her over to the sink in the corner so she could clean her teeth. I lovingly put the toothpaste on the brush and retreated back to the other side of the room to leave her to it. When I looked over to check if she was ok, she was sitting with her head cranked around just just waiting for me to look over, when I eventually did I was treated to the biggest eye roll ever along with the bellow of “leave me alone!”
….She then wanted to go to the loo so I wheeled her into the toilet. I was just making sure she had everything she needed close to hand before I left her to it (pads etc) and she loudly ordered me to get out and stop being a “helicopter parent”. I don’t know who else was going to take her to the bathroom 🙄😆

Your mum singing hymns just made me laugh so loud I woke up the kids 🤣🤣🤣

Told a poor nurse she was very pretty and I loved her very, very, verrrry much

I was having sedation for a dental procedure and kept telling the nurses my opinions on pastel coloured tracksuits! Bloody hell, I was embarrassed afterwards.

Your daughter sounds wonderful @ShowOfHands ! I hope she writes lots of sonnets and presses wild flowers.

Also the poster whose friend was annoyed because his dog should have done the operation 😂. Brilliant.

One of my friends had strong pre med before a spinal operation. The last thing he saw was the ' nurse's beautiful eyes - I didn't care if I survived as I would die happy'.

Another friend was having a dental operation and said ' the anaesthetist guy had the most beautiful eyes , I thought I was in heaven and he was an angel' That girl was a lesbian too. What on earth is in that stuff? And where can I get some 😂

After my appendectomy, I screwed my paper knickers into a ball and threw them at a recovery nurse then swore like a trooper for about ten minutes, apparently.
I don’t remember a second of it! It will so funny things to you for a while after, and you could have done so much worse…!