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In response to "James, have they discussed the rare phenomina of people that are awake during surgery" by Bacon via droid

I swear I woke briefly during my knee surgery, and they quickly put me back under. but I never felt anything. NM

Posted by howie (aka howie) Sep 10 '12, 21:38

NM

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I woke up during surgery when I was 15. I listened to them for a few seconds then put my hands up and tried to pull out my et tube. I didn't feel pain - Trish Sep 10, 22:22 6
- Good grief. Scary -- nm - Epiphany Sep 10, 22:52
- "Well we can't cut her open without anesthesia." "That's what the blanket is for." "What?" "My electric blanket. It puts me to sleep like *that.*" -- nm - whispers Sep 10, 22:45
- That is possibly malignant hyperthermia caused by succinylcholine. There is a genetic link to it actually. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 10, 22:43 2
  - Yes! That's the name of the drug, I can never remember it. - Trish Sep 10, 22:59
  - Okay, now you're showing off ;) -- nm - Meg Sep 10, 22:45
- Yikes!! -- nm - Bacon via droid Sep 10, 22:31
Yeah, if awareness does occur you typically don't feel pain. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 10, 21:43 7
- This is good -- nm - Bacon via droid Sep 10, 21:44
- then I was atypical. - loosilu Sep 10, 21:44 5
  - Was = Am -- nm - Bacon via droid Sep 10, 21:45 4
    - I'm still traumatized 24years later. -- nm - loosilu Sep 10, 21:47 3
      - Happy Pills make the bad trama go away - Bacon via droid Sep 10, 21:50 2
        
        I don't know, but I think happy pills is what I woke up from. - loosilu Sep 10, 21:54 1
        
        Did they actually put you under with entubation and everything? Or was it IV sedation? -- nm - Trish Sep 10, 23:04
If you remember that the date rape cocktail didn't take it seems -- nm - Bacon via droid Sep 10, 21:41

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