Awake During Surgery

[TexasRN]

Originally Posted by VCURamFan

When I had surgery on my knee, the worst part was having the IV put in. Within about5min, I was already loopy. Next thing I remember is waking up thinking that my leg must have died in surgery, because my whole body was more, but my leg was ice cold. When I told the nurse, she gave me a "Duh" look & said "We've got an ice-pack on your knee".

Big baby.... IVs aren't bad unless they are in your neck or a bone. Then yeah, it's bad.


~Amy

[VCURamFan]

Originally Posted by TexasRN

Big baby.... IVs aren't bad unless they are in your neck or a bone. Then yeah, it's bad.


~Amy

O, I know, I just don't like needles, I guess. When I had to get my palm stitched up a coupla years ago (and my chin a coupla years before that), I disliked the needle puncture than the burning of the (insert name of drug I've forgotten here).

Even in movies, I've got no problem with violence & most torture, but for some reason it's things like needles/scalples moving/cutting slowly that gives me the willies.

[TexasRN]

Originally Posted by VCURamFan

O, I know, I just don't like needles, I guess. When I had to get my palm stitched up a coupla years ago (and my chin a coupla years before that), I disliked the needle puncture than the burning of the (insert name of drug I've forgotten here).

Even in movies, I've got no problem with violence & most torture, but for some reason it's things like needles/scalples moving/cutting slowly that gives me the willies.

I understand. I had a mole removed a few years ago with lidocaine. I couldn't feel a thing but seeing the diamond shaped cut in my skin, which was tiny, maybe the size of a pencil eraser, made me very ill. I couldn't take watching that or the stitches. I can watch and assist on someone else all day long, but watching myself get cut on is awful!

~Amy