[spaceman]

This was my biggest fear when I had surgery a few years ago. No worries about the procedure, post-procedure pain, etc, but this is terrifying. Link: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive...30elin024.html

 

[lan]

If that was in US, they'd probably be asking for millions not thousands.

 

[Outdoor Man]

Yep.

Chips happens everywhere.

Peter.

 

[fractus2]

Stephen King has a short story on just this subject in his last short story compilation. It's like one of the first ones, since I'm not even a quarter way through it. Gruesome.

How about the state of affairs when they had to invent those caskets where you could ring a bell, call out to someone "above" in case you were not actually dead and wanted out?

Reminds me of the movie The Vanishing.

 

[spaceman]

Yeah, Stephen King can think up some scary ****, especially when it comes to this stuff, playing on people's ultimate fears

 

[Outdoor Man]

I've had operations for 8 times now
I work in a hospital and realy know what can go wrong but I'm not afraid.
You have more chance to get hurt in a car accident than that.

Peter.

 

[MetalHead666]

HOLY CRAP!

That sucks. .

 

[Mr.PD]

Quote:

Originally posted by Outdoor Man I've had operations for 8 times now I work in a hospital and realy know what can go wrong but I'm not afraid. You have more chance to get hurt in a car accident than that. Peter.

If I need surgery I'm going to Amsterdam.
Or did he mean that car wrecks are numerous?

 

[brent_mr2]

Yea I think the term for that is IOA (intra-operative awareness). You are supposed to get a muscle relaxant, a sedative and a pain killer. Some operations don't need a muscle relaxant. It's good to talk with your anasthesiologist (sp) and your doctor before the surgery to make sure everyone knows what's going on, and request a BI monitor that will tell the doctor your level of awareness/consciousness throughout the surgery.

This lady that it happened to said she still gets nightmares from the ordeal. I couldn't even imagine what would be like to hear and feel your flesh being cut. She had the relaxant and the sedative, but not the pain killer.

I recently saw this on Worst Case Scenario on TV.

 

[djgustashaw]

yeah... i saw this on worse case scenario, too. *shudders*

they said on the show, however, that you can get some sort of brain wave monitor that lets the doctors be sure the anesthesia is working. sure beats being lucky enough to have them notice tears in your eyes. they said it can cost quite a bit, but after seeing that episode, it's something i'd GLADLY pay for.

 

[spaceman]

Quote:

Originally posted by Outdoor Man I've had operations for 8 times now I work in a hospital and realy know what can go wrong but I'm not afraid. You have more chance to get hurt in a car accident than that. Peter.

I've worked in a hospital most of my adult life with a two year stint in the O.R. and I have also been in a car accident. Given the choice, I'd rather go through an accident again than be under anesthesia, not able to move/speak while feeling the cutting, pulling, tugging and cauterization and not be able to do a thing. I know these are rare instances, but it is a frightening, painful experience to go through. BTW, my anesthesia experiences have been quite pleasant

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Oh man that would suck. I can't even imagine going through that. There was a show on this a few years ago on like Maury or something. I had to turn it off.

 

[Outdoor Man]

Well I realy like to sleep.
No epidural or spinaal.
Just a nice sleep.
I can handle it so why not.

Peter.