Yes I was and I didn't do very well coming out of the anaesthesia. It was supposed to be same-day surgery: in at 8 and out by noon. They were closing down the place at 5 and I was still a mess, but the let my husband half carry me to the car and I slept the rest of it off at home.
Laura,
37
Lowell, MA USA
Nope!
Tracy,
24
Ocean City, NJ USA
only local anaesthesia--like when i had a tooth pulled---ive never been completely knocked out.
Cara,
18
Valparasio, IN USA
Yes. I broke my left femur in a car accident and was anesthetized for the surgery. I still have a steel plate and 14 pins in my leg.
Cathie,
53
Novi, MI USA
Yes, when I had surgery for a skin cancer on my nose.
Jane,
63
West Linn, OR USA
No I haven't
Savannah,
17
Melbourne, FL USA
Many times, unfortunately.
Keri-Jade,
23
Brampton, Ontario CANADA
Many times...and I hate the last seconds before losing consciousness...makes me paranoid!
Fisch,
47
Preston, CT USA
Yup.
Ashley,
20
Jacksonville, FL USA
Yes, before surgery in 1999. I was waiting to be put under before surgery and getting more upset by the minute. So they gave me a "little" something to calm me down. The next thing I remember the doctor was in my face asking me if I was awake and it was all over.
Cindy,
41
VA USA
I don't think so...
Talia,
25
Tallahassee, FL USA
I've had a few operations and I've been under anesthesia.
Reba,
57
Gaithersburg, MD USA
Of course. Most memorably with an IV of demurral (sp?) while having my wisdom teeth excavated from my head. Yay!
Firelady,
24
Frisco, TX USA
Just when I had
my root canal...Oh, and when I had my wisdom teeth pulled...and the numbing
stuff wore off in the middle...that reeked...although seeing the blood
trickle out of my mouth was pretty cool...reminded me of Fight Club...and
its 3 rules...
1- Do not talk about fight club
2- Do not talk about fight club
3- Do not talk about fight club
Pretty easy rules to remember...I must say.
Zeno,
31
Greece
Yes. I've had local anesthetics (in my mouth for dental work and under my arms when I had skin tags removed), and I've had other anesthesia too. When I had my wisdom teeth removed, I was awake and aware of what was going on but WAY more relaxed than usual. And when I had a laparoscopy/laser surgery for endometriosis, I was completely out for the first time I know of. I wasn't really expecting it to happen as fast as it did, either.
Karen,
23
Ames, IA USA
never
Felicia,
36
Lowell, MA USA
Yes, I've had a couple surgeries. And actually, I was just anaesthetized again just two days ago. I was in the hospital and had a nasty test that they had to "put me out" for.
Tam
I've never been put completely out, only given pain killers during labor.
Judy,
62
Easton, KS USA
Once for minor surgery.
Alias Irrelevante
no
Melodi,
19
Gahanna, OH USA
Yes I have. I had my tonsils taken out when I was 26. I remember when I awoke I was shaking and the wondeful nurse asked me if I was cold. I remember saying no that my body was just shaking without me willing it to do so.
You Me
Yes--at least a dozen times. This is a normal procedure when one inhabits the Frontiers of Medical Science.
Jill,
61
Saylorsburg, PA USA
Yes - the first
time was when I was 6 and had my tonsils removed. Once when I was older,
I was coming out from under the influence of the anesthesia and I heard
an angry nurse on the phone with a vendor of some kind of suction product
- she was angry because the product had been defective when she had tried
to use it - an unconscious patient had vomited and the suction
wouldn't work and she was saying how the patient could have died. As my
DSW
Detroit, MI USA