Before someone questions me, this is a phenomenon that has been documented. https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/05/24/during-general-anaesthesia-1-in-10-people-may-be-conscious-follo.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/12/surgical-patients-may-be-feeling-painand-mostly-forgetting-it/547439/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190313-what-happens-when-anaesthesia-fails

Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post; c/mutualaid feels like it would draw attention away from people with more urgent issues, and c/mentalhealth is very inactive and rarely anyone ever sees it.

  • culpritus [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    15·
    3 months ago

    I had something like this happen in one of the surgeries that I’ve had. I had consciousness and sensation but couldn’t move or open my eyes. Luckily it was before they had made an incision, and I began to feel very panicked. I could hear the operating team talking and feel them preparing the area by wiping down my skin. It was a very ‘locked inside’ feeling.

    Then I heard one of them (the anesthesiologist I believe) mention that my heart rate was going up. They mentioned something about administering more of something, and I went out completely. So it was handled well by that medical team, and I just had a close call. Just know that you can use your emotional response to signal the need for more anesthetic.

    • EelBolshevikism [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      11·
      3 months ago

      i heard about this! lots of self-reported professionals in reddit threads seemed to be skeptical of the idea they wouldn’t notice a huge heart rate increase due to the terrifying situation. except one person who dismissed the idea because they apparently always saw a heart rate increase when they started working on patients after applying anesthesia. either a reddit troll or a horrible doctor