If I Don't Wake Up...

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I know having a general anaesthetic is statistically safe, but there is still a possibility that something can go wrong and the patient can die.

I am a worrier by nature. I always have been.

I'm sure this time tomorrow night I will be of the opinion that there is nothing to worry about when faced with an operation, but until then I'm sick to my stomach with fear that I don't wake up.

I haven't made my peace with those I would have wanted to in real life (i.e. real-life people, not people I "know" on here).

It's too late to do so anyway, so I'm not going to bother.

On here, I have made enemies of virtually everyone at one point or another and I want to say that there are no hard feelings. I wasn't really born in Hell, despite what An Capall would have you believe.

I am also not all the insulting adjectives that PDJ has labelled me over the years.

I've spoken to Krizon and Trudi and met Maurice. I wish I had a bigger Forum CV than the one I've got, but that's the nature of online forums I suppose; the distance is always kept.

I know after I attend hospital tomorrow that my mind will probably be at ease and this thread will be utterly pointless and silly, but I wanted to attempt some sort of....I don't know what to be honest.

Anyway, if I don't wake up... :rolleyes:
 
You will wake up, but I know how you feel.

Good luck, you wont need it but hey, I'm a traditionalist.

We havent really spoken but your part of the mix and its all needed.
 
Sounds serious, so best of luck and I hope the recovery is relatively easy. General anaesthetics never bothered me, I actually looked forward to the 5 seconds of feeling bizarrely woozy just before they kicked in! It's the local ones that never seemed to work...
 
Cheers.

It's certainly not a serious operation at all. I'm going in and out (anaesthetic dosage permitting) on the same day.

It's just the anaesthetic thing that is getting me all worked up because I will be utterly helpless and if something goes wrong I might die.

I don't want that.
 
what for a vasectomy!! thats a load of balls :o :D :P

X rays to see if theres any work left in you??? :P

but yes when I had my last opp 5 yrs ago I had a word with the anaesthetic doctor the night before.. he’s the one who keeps you alive……….

Good luck Phil whatever it is??????

you'll be wanting to be put under again and again because the feeling is great apart from the throat which becomes mighty sore................... :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by Gareth Flynn@Jun 19 2005, 10:29 PM
General anaesthetics never bothered me, I actually looked forward to the 5 seconds of feeling bizarrely woozy just before they kicked in!
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I agree, the feelings just before and after the anaesthetic are quite lovely :lol: I remember after having my tonsils out that I decided there and then that I'd love to have another anaesthetic soon :lol: The closest I've got since was copious amounts of gas & air whilst in labour with the girls.

Easy for me to say, but there's nothing to worry about. Enjoy the floaty feeling and you'll be back with us soon :)
 
With any luck you'll dream (as I did) that you're Ruler of the Universe, and know everything and everyone that will be for all eternity... it was truly depressing, and useless, as the bloody thing didn't tell me what'd win for all eternity! h:)

I've had a general 4-5 times and it's nothing to worry about - it's a nice, cosy feeling and you'll never get past 5 when they ask you to count to 10. And, on the bright side, if you don't come out of it, you'll never know! :)

On that note, it's been a raucous experience sort of knowing you, Phil. Give me another call some time, and we'll goss about everyone on the forum again. ;)
 
if its still time, my son, then make a profound confession.
start with:
under how many and exactly which user names did you ever register at this forum?
 
I worked as a hospital porter one summer, where my job was shuffling people to and from theatre. I reckon I brought about 300 people a week to theatre over six or seven weeks. All but one person went back to their ward, or ICU, as scheduled. The one being someone who looked close to 100 years old who went to ICU instead of her ward - I'm not sure whether she recovered.

That sounds safe enough to me - and that was around 20 years ago - you can only imagine things have improved since then.
 
Considering you lumped on a 5/1 shot antepost for the Wokingham, I'm surprised you're worried about a 10,000,000/1 shot.

I've had umpteen general anaesthetics. Ntohnig ot wrory abuot.
 
Best of British, Phil. I don't really think you were born in hell.

(..My daughter is in training to be a threatre nurse and she tells me there is way more gooey bits on Casualty and ER than in real life. And Surgeons don't really discuss their love lifes whilst they are doing the cutting.)
 
All the best Phil, I'm sure you will be fine. Its a bit scary losing control, but its the best way to get yourself sorted.

On the Casualty/ER thing. I had to go to casualty recently and found it quite pleasant really, just got a trolly before lunch time - which was nice - there was a nice girl in the trolly beside looking for compassion. All in all, better than spending a day in work chatting to you losers!!

But then, there was this 50yo woman down the way a bit, who was 'drying out' and felt that she wasnt getting enough attention from the doctors and decided to pull out whatever line that was in her arm in an effort to get out. She was sobbing all the time (caoining - to the irish lads) looking for attention, after she spilled her blood around the ward, they brought down a psych ologist? iatrist?. I thought it was all very ER. No-one really had much sympathy for her, as she had spent her time giving out to each nurse that went past.

Then the triage nurse - a male - came in and got all nurses outside into the waiting area. There had been a fight outside. I couldnt see anything from where I was sitting/lying, but the said nurse came in again and said that he was quitting, that he didnt deserve blood to be thrown at him. All very ER, I thought. Tough old job. Have to say that apart from coming into eyesight of some members of the public that I'd rather not have done, the hospital stay wasnt that bad.

Anyway, none of this will bother you Phil. I'm sure you will be posting in no time.
 
Originally posted by Garney@Jun 20 2005, 11:31 AM
Anyway, none of this will bother you Phil. I'm sure you will be posting in no time.
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Maybe if we all chipped in, we could get the surgeon to chop his fingers off :lol:
 
and perhaps remove some of his multiple personalities if they had enough time.... :blink: :P
 
Do you fantasise being logged on here as a women then Simmo? On second thoughts, best you don't answer that one. :D

Let's just hope the surgeon doesn't decide to make Phil look more like Dayna Jayne permanently? :what: :)
 
Whhhhoooooooosssshhhhhhh. [Indian arrow embedded in Kri's skull].
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