I'm not sure why I am so nervous/curious about what to expect when I wake up from surgery. Will I have tubes or oxygen etc...I may just be overthinking this. Any comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

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Woke up feeling pretty good. I told anesthesia people that i get nauseated from the anesthesia, so they gave me anti nausea meds in my iv during surgery. That helped a lot

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I woke up with a drain, catheter, oxygen, and IV. I was more concerned about the guy next to me as they kept telling him to breath. I remember people talking to me but was in a state of confusion until I got to my room and family. They take great care of you so I was never scared. Some pain and was introduced to my little button. All other tubs didn't bother me. I kept telling everyone that I needed to have my surgery, thinking I had not had it done. You'll get through it!!

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Thank you!!

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I'll probably have oxygen, it all depends on how your body reacts to the anesthesia. I always need it because when I wake up from any surgery my lungs are a little weak but it all depends on your oxygen level and if you personally need it or not.

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Edited July 19, 201610 yr by sarah1996

And I have done a lot of research to pre pare for my surgery and if you have a drain in again it all depends on if they need it. Sometimes people just wake up with IV, no drain needed. It's case to case on that one too.

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Edited July 19, 201610 yr by sarah1996

And the catheter depends on the Doctor. My surgeon said he doesn't use them but if you wake up you have a day to pee and if you don't they will put one in. You'll have to ask your surgeon if he uses catheters or not it's all up to them.

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I haven't had my surgery yet this is just all from asking questions and research.

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I can handle oxygen but the whole breathing tube thing freaks me out. Thank you all so very much.

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You are pretty much to out of it to realize you have a breathing tube and once you are responsive - the RN will remove it. I have had several surgeries and only remember them removing it once (and it wasn't that bad)! You'll be fine.

@@Sherbear2, you can ask what to expect when you arrive for surgery.

Ya I think there was oxygen. Waking up from surgery is always disorienting and bizarre. It just feels like you were out for 5 minutes. I usually wake up crying from just being confused. It's no big deal, you'll do great!

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I wake up crying after anaesthesia too.

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Is the anesthesia different from what they give you during the EGD? Or what they give you for oral surgery?

When I had my egd I was told it was a twighlight sedation, and that some people don't go to sleep all the way, I did though! The surgery I was completely knocked out!

When I woke up - no oxygen, just an iv line in my arm (and oddly another one on my chest that wasn't connected that they had put in as a "back up" because i have a history of iv lines stopping). I just remember being VERY disoriented and kinda confused and the lights were SOOOO bright! I could hear them asking me how I was and I just kept saying I don't know how i feel. that only lasted for a little while - after about 15 minutes I was more alert. I wasn't painfree but not really in pain either - just uncomfortable for a while.

Is the anesthesia different from what they give you during the EGD? Or what they give you for oral surgery?

I believe it's different. I don't think they give general anesthesia for an EGD or oral surgery.

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With mine I remember them trying to put ether a cpap mask or an oxygen mask on me first. And I pushed it away and got kinda upset because I don't like things on my face so then the nurse got me a nasal canula and then I was out again for a while until I woke up enough to ask for my own clothes a few hours later. Then I fell asleep again. It took many hours for my anesthetic to wear off and stop making me sleepy. I had an Iv and a catheter (that drove me insane later) and no drains

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I don't remember any breathing tubes or oxygen. I remember freaking out because at first I couldn't move at all, and I wanted them to raise the bed, but after about five minutes I was fine.