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How is it getting put to sleep for getting wisdom teeth out?

Methadone84

Methadone84

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Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but

So im getting kinda nervous because Ive never had any type of surgery before and am curious as to how it is getting put to sleep and how you will feel when you wake up and for how long
 
I think there's a few different gases they use, so i would imagine they all vary. This is what I found on the wikipedia page for general anaesthesia referring to waking up:


Emergence is the process of return to baseline physiologic function of all organ systems after the cessation of administration of general anaesthetic agent(s). This stage of general anaesthesia may be accompanied by certain unusual but temporary neurologic phenomena, such as delirium (acute mental confusion), aphasia (impaired production or comprehension of speech), or focal impairment in sensory or motor function. Shivering is also fairly common and can be clinically significant since it results in an increase in oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, cardiac output, heart rate, and systemic blood pressure. The proposed mechanism is based on the observation that the spinal cord recovers at a faster rate than the brain. This results in uninhibited spinal reflexes manifested as clonic activity (shivering). This theory is supported by the fact that doxapram, a CNS stimulant, is somewhat effective in abolishing postoperative shivering.[12] Cardiovascular events such as increased or decreased blood pressure, rapid heart rate or other cardiac dysrhythmias are also common during emergence from general anaesthesia, as are respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_anesthesia
 
Not to scare you, but the motherfuckers shot me up with a shitload of Midazolam and Demerol, and I was still awake for pretty much the entire surgery.

I told them I was an opiate addict, and I had tolerance (I was on Suboxone maintainence at the time) so they gave me some extra Demerol. But when I kept waking up, they kept on shooting me up with Midazolam, I swear to god those motherfuckers thought it was an opiate.

I'm laying there with my mouth open screaming "emmmerallll!!!" over and over again, and they kept pumping that Midazolam, and I kept waking up. One of the top two or three most painful experiences in my life, and I have had experiences that some people would be fucked over from permanently.


I was happy with the compliment I got when it was all over, however. I was the first person who was ever able to just get up and start walking immediately after my surgery, with no stumbling. Said they had never seen a drug tolerance so high in their office before.
 
Methadone84 said:
like am i gonna have no clue where i am and say weird shit?
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I'm sure you'll be disoriented at first, if not from the gas, than definitely from sharp pain. Everyone reacts differently, some people come out somewhat groggy, some are effected for the rest of the day. My fiance ran through a gambit of emotions and was a bit fuzzy, but was pretty much normal after 5 minutes.

Instead of getting put under, why not try laughing gas? There are other options than just being knocked out.
 
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Not to scare you, but the motherfuckers shot me up with a shitload of Midazolam and Demerol, and I was still awake for pretty much the entire surgery.

I told them I was an opiate addict, and I had tolerance (I was on Suboxone maintainence at the time) so they gave me some extra Demerol. But when I kept waking up, they kept on shooting me up with Midazolam, I swear to god those motherfuckers thought it was an opiate.

I'm laying there with my mouth open screaming "emmmerallll!!!" over and over again, and they kept pumping that Midazolam, and I kept waking up. One of the top two or three most painful experiences in my life, and I have had experiences that some people would be fucked over from permanently.


I was happy with the compliment I got when it was all over, however. I was the first person who was ever able to just get up and start walking immediately after my surgery, with no stumbling. Said they had never seen a drug tolerance so high in their office before.
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lol funny story

but now i am alittle more scared. Its always mixed. some people say it hurt a lot and have some bad story to tell and others say it didnt hurt
 
When I had my wisdom teeth out, they were planning on putting me to sleep. They gave me an IV shot of midazolam, then an IV shot of nalbuphine. Then they did one more of each. Then they did one more of each. They realized at this point that I was not going to get put out. They were not aware that I was a drug addict. I didn't feel very fucked up, but I probably was, just not to my standards. They had told me not to take my clonazepam that morning, but I took 4mg anyways. Anyhow, they gave me a bunch of novacaine shots and I couldn't feel anything at all. Not sure how long the surgery lasted, but I do remember laughing my ass off while blood was flying out of my mouth. They took out all 4, 3 of which were impacted, so 7 extractions total. The pain was horrible for almost 2 weeks, but they gave me hydrocodone, codeine, and tramadol.

Anyhow, I wouldn't worry about it, man. Once it's done, it's done, and you're all the better for it, unless you end up with a nasty case of TMJD like I did. Of course, they made me sign papers that said I might end up with TMJD, a drooping face, and possible cut nerves. :-/

They said I was going to have to be wheeled out to the car, but I told them I was fine, and got up and walked into the lobby, and was going to walk out the door, when they said that from concern for liability, they had to wheel me out. So they wheeled me out the door, and I walked to the car.

HAHA, I feel you, 3,4-dihydroxyphen. Same shit here!up with TMJD, a drooping face, and possible cut nerves. :-/
 
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Vikingdon said:
I'm sure you'll be disoriented at first, if not from the gas, than definitely from sharp pain. Everyone reacts differently, some people come out somewhat groggy, some are effected for the rest of the day. My fiance ran through a gambit of emotions and was a bit fuzzy, but was pretty much normal after 5 minutes.

Instead of getting put under, why not try laughing gas? There are other options than just being knocked out.
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I'd much rather sleep through the whole thing though.

well Im getting it done in around 11 hours!
 
TheTwighlight said:
When I had my wisdom teeth out, they were planning on putting me to sleep. They gave me an IV shot of midazolam, then an IV shot of nalbuphine. Then they did one more of each. Then they did one more of each. They realized at this point that I was not going to get put out. They were not aware that I was a drug addict. I didn't feel very fucked up, but I probably was, just not to my standards. They had told me not to take my clonazepam that morning, but I took 4mg anyways. Anyhow, they gave me a bunch of novacaine shots and I couldn't feel anything at all. Not sure how long the surgery lasted, but I do remember laughing my ass off while blood was flying out of my mouth. They took out all 4, 3 of which were impacted, so 7 extractions total. The pain was horrible for almost 2 weeks, but they gave me hydrocodone, codeine, and tramadol.
Anyhow, I wouldn't worry about it, man. Once it's done, it's done, and you're all the better for it, unless you end up with a nasty case of TMJD like I did. Of course, they made me sign papers that said I might end up with TMJD, a drooping face, and possible cut nerves. :-/
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yeah thats the one thing im looking forward to. the hydrocodone.

and i hate needles and completly wasnt thinking and forgot im gonna need 1
 
It varies on the dentist and the shape of your wisdom teeth and how impacted they are. My siblings all had full sedation. All I got was Novacaine. I was pretty scared, but it wasn't too bad except for the last tooth.

I love anesthesia. Demoral and versed is wonderful. I hate waking up. Let me nap, dammit!
 
J. G. Wentworth said:
It varies on the dentist and the shape of your wisdom teeth and how impacted they are. My siblings all had full sedation. All I got was Novacaine. I was pretty scared, but it wasn't too bad except for the last tooth.

I love anesthesia. Demoral and versed is wonderful. I hate waking up. Let me nap, dammit!
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all 4 are impacted from what i remember

1-877-CASHNOW, amirite?
 
Methadone84 said:
I'd much rather sleep through the whole thing though.

well Im getting it done in around 11 hours!
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I hear you, but when you wake up it'll be like waking up to a Tyson punch to the face. Lets hope you get a liberal oral surgeon and get prescribed something crazy for the pain like opana or dillies. ;)
 
Vikingdon said:
I hear you, but when you wake up it'll be like waking up to a Tyson punch to the face. Lets hope you get a liberal oral surgeon and get prescribed something crazy for the pain like opana or dillies. ;)
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really i'll feel that bad when i wake up?

Im getting prescribed Norco aka Hydrocodone they already told me.
 
Methadone84 said:
really i'll feel that bad when i wake up?

Im getting prescribed Norco aka Hydrocodone they already told me.
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I hope you don't have much of a tolerance. My fiance was in pain for 4-5 days after she get her wisdom's removed. It's kind of hard to relieve the pain and make the script last if your tolerance is high.

Think about it, how BIG your wisdom teeth are. Some of peoples wisdom teeth are so big that they actually are doing minor surgery on their jaws. Google some images of some wisdom teeth to get an idea of what your going to go through.
 
ibuprofen is an NSAID and thins the blood. You may not want that at first until you quit bleeding. Tylenol will work better at first. Hydrcodone even more. My dentist always gave me the 5/500's in a small amount and no refill. fuckin dentist.


Good luck.

all 4 impacted? OWWWW!!!!!!
 
3 said:
Not to scare you, but the motherfuckers shot me up with a shitload of Midazolam and Demerol, and I was still awake for pretty much the entire surgery.

I told them I was an opiate addict, and I had tolerance (I was on Suboxone maintainence at the time) so they gave me some extra Demerol. But when I kept waking up, they kept on shooting me up with Midazolam, I swear to god those motherfuckers thought it was an opiate.

I'm laying there with my mouth open screaming "emmmerallll!!!" over and over again, and they kept pumping that Midazolam, and I kept waking up. One of the top two or three most painful experiences in my life, and I have had experiences that some people would be fucked over from permanently.


I was happy with the compliment I got when it was all over, however. I was the first person who was ever able to just get up and start walking immediately after my surgery, with no stumbling. Said they had never seen a drug tolerance so high in their office before.
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They were surely trying to knock you out with all the midazolam re-doses...
 
As has already been mentioned, there are many different options and your doctor will most likely have an anesthesiologist (mad props to anesthesiologists, by the way, they've got quite the job) who will decide what drug cocktail is best for you. Many doctors will give you a benzodiazepine before the procedure even starts (while you're in the waiting room - "premedication") to relax you and help whatever cocktail of drugs they give you in the operating chair.

I was given 10mg Valium 20 minutes before the operation, and an IV mixture of a short-acting benzo or barbiturate (most likely midazolam) and an opiate (I'm pretty sure it was fentanyl) with laughing gas (nitrous oxide + oxygen mixture) on top of that. I actually woke up during the procedure, but couldn't feel any pain, saw the anesthesiologist notice that I had opened my eyes, saw him turn a knob somewhere and I went right back under. I guess they didn't give me enough midazolam ;)

If you're worried about pain relief post-op, that's something you'll ultimately have to speak with your doctor about...
 
I have noticed "sedation dentistry" available around my area for the last year or two.

Time to get my teeth deep cleaned! ;)
 
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