Joint surgery and deep sedation - do you know what’s going on

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I just want some more background before my pre op

I want to have a general anaesthetic ideally but you are advised to have spinal plus sedation

I definitely don’t want to know anything that’s going on as medical background so know what joint surgery involves

With deep sedation can you hear anything that’s going on?

I have had sedation for colonoscopies and dont remember a anything pain wise although have a very vague memory of being there. As you are getting spinal block I would probably take earphones in with me - not that I would expect to know what's happening but because I have phobia about hospital!

I had sedation for a biopsy last week, having also discussed the possibility of a GA with an anaesthetist, but deciding upon the sedation. I assume she gave me deep sedation; I was totally out of it and the only thing I remember is coming round in recovery and being confused as I assumed she must have given me the GA in the end (but no, apparently I had the sedation).

I had sedation when my wisdom teeth were removed and I was totally out of it. I vaguely remember one very, very short moment of semi-awareness at one point, but it wasn't frightening or painful or anything. Basically I went under and the next thing I knew I was sat upright in the chair minus my wisdom teeth - I came round pretty much instantly, I'm not sure how normal that is with sedation?

I then vomited once about 30 minutes later, possibly because I hadn't given myself enough time to come round gently. Felt fine immediately after though.

I had my leg amputated with sedation and spinal block. I chose that method. All good. You don't need to worry.

And the weirdest thing is that apparently I was fully conscious throughout - e.g the dentist could tell me to open my mouth wider, move my head etc and I could respond. Yet I have no memory of that at all. It is incredibly weird, but quite interesting!

you need to ask.
some areas are hard to reach and the patient needs to be moved during surgery. breathing tubes would be in the way?

I've had deep sedation for spinal injections because they need to ask you if it hurts basically so they know they've got the right bit. Unfortunately it hurt so much I have a memory of rearing up on the operation table and lots of hands pinning me down and the surgeon screaming at me. But it went fine even though that sounds bad. The worst bit was apparently I chatted shit at them the entire time and revealed most of my life's secrets. A bit cringeworthy!

I had an eye op under sedation and remember every fucking thing! Didnt even have the option to look away as they were doing micro surgery on my retina.

i wasn't scared, kind of fascinated bit the worst thi g was not being able to move for 2 hours although sedated I still got restless being in one position although was able to communicate and ask for a break to change position now and then

I came round pretty much instantly, I'm not sure how normal that is with sedation?

Yes, same. Very fast recovery, no after effects.

I’ve had a number of colonoscopies (family history of colon cancer) under deep sedation and I don’t ever remember a thing.

One minute you’re lying waiting to start and the next you’re sitting chatting with the nurse and it’s all over! It will be fine OP.

I've had sedation and a general and honestly, there was no difference, I was out for the count both times ! When the anesthetist came to see me before the sedation I expressed my concerns about feeling pain and he told me that it's the same as a general, just not as much. When he started putting the drugs into my cannula he said let's get this party started, some party, I was gone !! 😆

I had sedation for pin hole surgery on my heart.
I was fully awake and alert throughout, despite the top up to deepen the sedation. I could watch the whole thing on the large screens above me and listen to the medics as they worked.
However, I couldn't feel a thing.

It was a strange feeling, but not scary or unpleasant.

Reading these not sure if I was under sedation now... it was iv valium is that the same thing?

I had a colonoscopy with midazolam and I knew exactly what was going on. I want to be totally unaware

My dsis and dm both had sedation for hip replacement. They both were aware of what was going on. Could hear it etc but not feel it at all. For my dm especially, as she was elderly and had other health issues, sedation was used because general is more risky and recovery longer

I had a wisdom tooth out under sedation and wasn't aware of a thing. DM had her knee replaced under sedation and she said she wasn't aware.

I had metal put in my leg (multiple plates and in the terms of pins) and taken out under spinal and deep sedation.

I remember nothing.

In the teens.

Autocarrot.

Ask for Propofol OP. That’s the good stuff 😁

I had a partial knee replacement with sedation and an epidural. When I went to theatre, the anaesthetist told me that some people like to be awake for the procedure (WTAF?) and asked how much sedation I would like.

I said I'd like to be comatose as long as it was reversible and didn't want to be aware of anything about the surgery.

I woke up feeling fine and didn't remember a thing beyond sitting on the trolley while the epidural went in. And now I think about it, I can't even remember where I was when I woke up, I might even have been back in my room.

I had the same experience with midazolam when I had scopes, but recently had two procedures using Propofol and wasn't aware of a thing. When waking up it felt like I was waking from a GA. They seem to give propofol to Americans when they have scopes and it seems like most (if not all of them) say that they don't remember a thing.