Today, I got my wisdom teeth pulled. Apparently the medicines don't work on me. I woke up in the middle of the surgery and felt EVERYTHING. One of the nurses asked if I was okay, and the doctor just kept saying "Don't worry she's just dreaming", while tears were pouring down my face. FML
I agree, your life sucks (35010) - you totally deserved it (889)
On 09/17/2009 at 10:31am - health - by NoPainNoGain (woman) - United States (California)
The, "In Soviet Union!" jokes a meme? No, it's far above that as it was created by Smirnoff, a Russian comedian.
#50 - On 09/17/2009 at 6:42pm by SunlightVeins
this sounds like one of those things where that was his first reaction, but probably stopped pretty soon after
#59 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:07pm by brutallyhonest24
#50
And the "Yo person, blah blah blah, I'mma let you finish, but blah is the best blah of all time" meme was created by a famous man named Kayne West.
It doesn't matter who founded them, they are just memes in the end.
#62 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:18pm by TheLetterZero
I'd definitely sue the bastard!
Are you a redhead by any chance? Because of genetics, red heads are pretty resistant to anesthesia and lately they give those people extra so they don't wake up...?
#100 - On 09/18/2009 at 2:55am by Dutchie2010
"Apparently the medicines don't work on me"
All the people saying "sue" don't know what they're talking about. You can't sue for that because it's not malpractice. In other words, the doctor was operating under perfect procedure, it was the OP's fault for not telling the doctor that they were immune to painkiller. I'm immune to one kind of anesthesia, and I have to tell my doctor every time I get a surgery, so he can use an alternative. (actually, I'm immune to the alternative, so the regular works just fine for me) Of course, in this case, the OP probably didn't know, which means that it's nobody's fault, it just sucks majorly. I mean, theoretically the doctor could test everyone, but it would suck for the rest of us who'd have to get anesthesia once before the surgery just so he could tell if it worked.
If he underdosed her, it'd be another story, but the way it's written implies otherwise.
I'm tempted to cry fake on this one though. Or, at the least, the OP doesn't know what's going on. Contrary to popular belief, getting teeth extracted hurts like hell. Most people (even the ones who could feel it) are still under partial influence of the anesthesia and therefore some of the pain is blocked. If she were totally immune, she wouldn't have been able to "sit there crying." She'd be thrashing around. I'm an ex-football lineman who does 3 kinds of martial arts, and I've never been hit by anything that hurt even half as much as getting a tooth extracted totally without painkiller.Much more likely the OP's dose just wore off a bit early, leaving her immobile, but also (thankfully) partially sedated.
Anesthesia Awareness: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23597612/
It might not be the doctor's fault that she woke up but the fact that she had her eyes open and was crying and the doctor completely disregarded this, might giver her reason to sue. If instead of shrugging it off, had the doctor reacted to the nurse's concern, the OP could've been spared the pain.
There are quite a few people who are immune to anaesthesia but don't know it (recent genetic studies citing redheads in particular). And while I don't have personal experience I'm sure it does not just "majorly suck" but it's very traumatizing. It is actually a problem that researchers and doctors are dealing with. There have been quite a few cases of patients waking up but being unable to move or indicate that they can feel everything. I'm not sure how it works but I think it has to do with some kinds of general anaesthesia acting as both a paralytic agent as well as a sedative, and the paralysis sets in but not the sedation (once again, not totally sure if this is true).
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-10-22-waking-up_x.htm
As for suing, the reason there might be a case is not because she woke up, but because the nurse NOTICED she woke up but the doctor told her to ignore it. The doctor may have been unaware but considering this is an acknowledged problem in medicine, that is negligent. I doubt she would win the case, but at the very least it could bring awareness to the issue.
While any of these FMLs might be fake, it is INCREDIBLY thoughtless to say that the OP doesn't know what's going on or that she should be THRASHING ABOUT when they're paralyzed. Since you seem to know so much about pain you should realize that, yea, it had to really fucking hurt, or at the very least was scary as shit. I'm glad that you've decided that since you haven't experienced it, it can't exist.
At least they didn't inject poison into your donor heart.
#3 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:09pm by DrunkenValor
I really feel bad for you... I had a bad time when my wisdom teeth were removed too. Feel better soon!
^ do you really think she wouldn't have moved if she could've?! Its extremely rare but some people are not properly anethetized by certain anesthetics, they are paralyzed but are conscious or semi-conscious & can still feel everything.
Wow that really really sucks, sounds like my worst nightmare! FYL indeed!
They still use Novocaine whether you're conscious or not. The pain would be unbearable post-surgery if they didn't numb it.
#11 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:15pm by soccerkrzy
hahahahaha!!! I LOVE that movie! Especially that scene
#31 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:54pm by JaneDoe_71 (FML Staff)
haha thts like tht movie with jessica alba an the guy who played anakin in star wars. cnt remember the name
#9 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:14pm by omgyoukilledkeny
This is when you use sign language. Stick up that middle finger! I don't know of anyone doing THAT in the middle of a dream!
#10 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:15pm by Amysbodybetrayal
You got general anaesthetic for pulling teeth? I had three teeth pulled at once and they just gave me local. Teeth make a nice crunch-pop when they're pulled :)
#12 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:16pm by boatiebanter
exactly, why the hell were you sleeping? risky for no reason at ALL. i also pulled two teeth with just local and i was fine.
#54 - On 09/17/2009 at 6:48pm by maggiewalters
They usually put you under for removing wisdom teeth.
They have to break the tooth apart and remove it in chunks.
it's not pulling teeth, it's cutting open the gums in the back of your mouth and breaking the teeth into pieces to be able to CUT THEM OUT. and, it takes hours. it's a SURGERY.
a minor surgery, and like i said, me and other 300 million people dont have a problem with it
#127 - On 09/18/2009 at 7:12pm by maggiewalters
I've had all 4 wisdom teeth out, and 4 others with nothing more than a local. Getting put under unnecessarily is risky.
thats a movie plot... i call my mum to tell her i love her
#14 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:16pm by imdadjunejo
Oh, so just because something happens in a movie, it can't happen in real life? So just because, say, Juno is a movie, there aren't teen pregnancies? Not everything is related to your television.
#18 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:22pm by Hairpastafreckle
I'm pretty sure your eyes water because of the anesthetic. So it's likely they didn't know what was going on. But I'm really, really sorry dude.
#16 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:18pm by ilovedastone
DAMN! that's probably the worst thing one can imagine! being accidently tortured and having no chance to stop it, because the people keep thinking you're asleep.
FYL
This is a really uncommon occurrence, but it does happen. Still:
LOCAL ANESTHETIC: Doctors (and dentists) generally know how much to administer to a patient depending on body weight, age, etc. While paralysis can happen, it is a very low chance of this happening, which makes me disbelieve this 'FML'.
GENERAL ANESTHETIC: Wouldn't the debntist not see you where awake? Eyes open?
I'm sorry if this DID happen, but this sounds very, very, VERY farfetched.
ALSO: This happened in the movie 'AWAKE' that many other commentors are refering to
#19 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:23pm by Cuckoo_Rotchya
With general anaesthesia, you are (usually) COMPLETELY unconscious. But you're body is paralyzed so some people, altough it is rare, will "wake up" during the procedure (or perhaps never really fall asleep at all). When they wake up they are conscious, but remain paralyzed until the end of the surgery.
So no, the doctor would NOT see her eyes open, because she would not have the ability to open her eyelids.
Umm... This wouldn't happen because they monitor your heartrate throughout the procedure.
#20 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:26pm by violingirl
you know sometimes movies are based on real things that happen, just because it was in a film does not mean it was copied from that film. Plus i thought awake was about some sort of other surgery not dental surgery.
I personally would have bitch slapped the doctor and the nurse. Then I would have found a new doctor
#24 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:32pm by behindblue_eyes
There is a lot of misinformation going on here...so let me see if I can clarify a few things:
1.) The situation that the OP was in is not only possible, but happens quite often. There has been research done in the field of psychopharmacology and biology that shows that up to a 1/3 of people experience pain and "consciousness" during general anesthesia. The vast majority of people are not able to remember it however when they wake up. In this case, the fact that she recalled the event after regaining total consciousness is rare but definitely not impossible.
2.) When you are under general anesthesia, which is often the case for wisdom tooth removal, there are two types of medicines given to you. One makes you unconscious so not only do you not feel the pain but you do not remember the event. And the other is a medicine that PARALYZES you. This is so you don't move around during surgery. So the case in point is that the OP had the first medicine wear off so she was aware of the pain and the situation, but was still paralyzed by the second medicine, hence why she couldn't communicate to the doctor by moving around and blinking. This is rather unfortunate but again not impossible.
#29 - On 09/17/2009 at 5:40pm by nightngale
VERY VERY rarely do they use general for wisdom teeth removal, actually. And if this were true, the patient would be intubated, and therefore would have a nurse anesthetist or an anesthesiologist in care of the patient, where they also monitor how "asleep" the patient is. Thus it is rare that the patient is awake to that extent.
I had local anesthetic when I had my wisdom teeth EXTRACTED. I woke up enough to feel them cutting into my gums and pounding out my tooth, but felt no pain because they still anesthetize the area. And if I had local when they were extracted, there's no way the OP would have had general to get them PULLED.
About half of the people I know who have had their wisdom teeth removed (including myself) have gone under general for wisdom teeth extraction, and they never intubated me. From what my dentist told me, they generally do not intubate for wisdom teeth. I'm not sure where you got that information or why you think going under general is rare. It's not the MOST common method, but it's not uncommon either.
"Usually, office anesthesia does not involve the use of an intubated tube. The main reason is that patients, although they are asleep and unaware, still are able to breath. When anesthesia is done in a hospital they intubate and make the anesthesia much deeper and the patients do not breath. In the hospital they actually breath for you by expanding your lungs with oxygen.
So the office anesthesia does not involve intubation, but you will be asleep and unaware and comfortable."
I was awake for mine being pulled. I was actually out for a few minutes but it was due to them ODing me on painkillers.
Actually it's not that rare to have general anesthesia for wisdom tooth surgery. I had it done and was told by my dentist that all of his patients are highly recommended to do it as well. It's most probably a less deep unconsciousness, since it's not for open heart surgery or anything, but I was definitely knocked out for 2 hours when all 4 of mine were taken out with no intubation.
#63 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:19pm by nightngale
If you are under general, you are ABSOLUTELY intubated (or they've placed an LMA or a King or whatever they use). You're given Succ, Vec, Roc, or whatever they choose to use, and you are paralyzed. If you're paralyzed, you cannot breath, thus you need them to breath for you. You most likely had local.
depends where you live. I know several people who have had general anaesthetic for their wisdom teeth removals.
Um, there are lots of people out there who have been paralysed from accidents... and they can breathe. Being paralysed doesn't necessarily = not being able to breathe. I think you need to read Flounder's comment. (#37)
They're not talking about being paralyzed from accidents, they're talking about being paralyzed from an anesthetic during surgery. When surgeons use some of the more powerful anesthetics that actually knock you out completely they need to use something (it's like this balloon thing that they squeeze) to keep you breathing and force oxygen into your lungs.
#89 - On 09/17/2009 at 11:27pm by mayday51
"force oxygen into your lungs"? I really hope you're not a doctor.
#98 - On 09/18/2009 at 1:57am by arienh4
LadyMedic hit the nail on the head. This person probably had local and is probably overreacting. Anesthesiologists' top priority is the care and comfort of the patient.
I seem to recall in many hospitals if you move your fingers the staff will notice you're awake and actually deal with the situation.
If indeed that _is_ possible and commonplace, then your dentist shouldn't have his/her damn license. I don't usually condone lawsuits, but seriously, sue for malpractice.
You're paralyzed, you can't move your fingers.
It wouldn't be the dentist's fault, either. It's up to the anesthesiologist to determine the right concoction of anaesthetics for you, not the dentist.
Sometimes patients are actually able to move their fingers (I read an article about a patient who woke up and their fingers twitched, which alerted the nurse to the fact they were awake so they were able to turn the anaesthetic up). But you're right, it's not common.
We don't get a general anaesthetic, only local. Only people who are really scared get one, maybe.
They hit my nerve when they removed mine and now the left side my tounge will tingle for the rest of my life. At least i think so, because they said it woul heal in a year or so.. it's a few years ago. (So a big FML to me)
You should be happy you can't remember pain :)
#45 - On 09/17/2009 at 6:29pm by AliciaHolland
That's horrible! I had my wisdom teeth removed before they came through my gum because I needed more room for the rest of my teeth while I had braces, and I had general anesthesia. I didn't feel anything, even after I woke up and went home.
#47 - On 09/17/2009 at 6:35pm by lifeislife
uh oh. I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled soon D:
OP: that really sucks that you suffered anasthesia awareness :(
this is one of my worst fears. i had a lot of surgeries when i was younger and i was more scared of waking up and feeling everything than i was about dying during surgery.
This is absolutely not possible. I graduated from medical school last May and I can tell everyone, right now, that this scenario is not possible. You are linked to a EKG and several other machines that monitor your brain and heart rate. If you were to "wake up" and you felt pain, your pulse would have increased significantly, as well as your brain function, at which point the anesthesiologist would have administered a higher dose of anesthetic and neurosuppressants. Plus, almost 100% of all procedures done in the mouth are preceded by Novocain, so even if you woke up you would not have felt pain. And the anesthetic given erases memory, so there is no way you could have a) woken up and felt pain and b) remembered it. No doctor would be so heartless as to ignore a patient in clear distress. I say FAKE.
#55 - On 09/17/2009 at 6:48pm by coolguy2110
what if the one that said ignore it, its a dream was the anesthesiologist, and what if the anesthesiologist didn't give the Novocain right (possibly why he thought it was a dream) and he may have dismissed an increase in heart rate and bran activity as a reaction to a bad dream.
#60 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:07pm by mnkyc_mnkydo
This IS possible. I have read stories about people who wake up during surgery, and yes you're hooked up to machines monitoring your heart etc, but sometimes the doctors just ignore it. One story I heard, the nurse pointed out to the doctor that the patient was awake (heart rate had suddenly gone through the roof) and he just ignored her. And they remember it afterwards. One woman had nightmares for weeks.
DEFINITELY possible although there is serious malpractice involved.
"VERY VERY rarely do they use general for wisdom teeth removal, actually. "
Wrong. Every single endodontist I spoke with said they used a general for wisdom teeth. If you didn't shop around, you get what you deserve. The number of "sleep dentistry" practices are growing like crazy and that's just for regular dentistry. Pulling wisdom teeth? You get what you pay for.
"This is absolutely not possible. I graduated from medical school last May and I can tell everyone, right now, that this scenario is not possible....are preceded by Novocain, so even if you woke up you...'
And you are an idiot know-it-all who thinks all the answers are in a medical textbook. Do a little research on those it have happened to. Better yet, turn on the effing Discovery channel. And then, you qualify your statement if 'even if you woke up.'
Not exactly. People have the choice to go under local, out of free will, for extra money at certain practices.
The vast majority at present use local for PULLing the teeth.
If they must be extracted, you are a brave soul if you don't use general.
I honestly love the idea of sleep dentistry and hope it is employed in all medical fields.
"every single endodontist I spoke to..."
Well, there you go. That's why they said they use general anesthetic. Endodontists do not remove wisdom teeth; oral surgeons do. Therefore, they would not be very knowledgeable about the procedure.
Aaaand you're clearly not a doctor if you think this doesn't happen. Look up http://www.anesthesiaawareness.com/ as well as all the other sites online that talk about the phenomena.
And when do you EVER get hooked up to an EKG when you're having wisdom tooth surgery? Brain and heart rate? This isn't a major surgery, just oral surgery.
#64 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:23pm by nightngale
Same thing happened to me towards the end of a back procedure, woke up when the doctor had the needle in my spine. I still remember everything that happened, and at the time, I really wanted to say something to the doctor, but no words would come out of my mouth. It's horrible. FYL, for sure.
#65 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:32pm by lindsayfabulous
This is a reason why you man up and get local only. That way if they mess up you can tell them right then.
They don't use general anesthetics in dentistry since they suppress your breathing to the point you need a tube. They use sedatives which make you unconscious and give you amnesia, but they don't suppress breathing. After they knock you out they give you Novocaine. What happened in this case is that the dentist probably did not give her enough since he could not tell if it was working since she was not conscious at the time.
I can understand the need for some medication if the person is extremely anxious, but you don't need to make everyone unconscious for a simple procedure.
#66 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:36pm by Pethegreat
Erm, I know many people who have had wisdom teeth taken out under general anaesthetic. If they're only taking one tooth out they might not, but all 4? For sure. My sister went under a general anaesthetic when she was 10 or 11 for oral surgery - one of her 12 year old molars was coming through and causing her massive pain because her jaw was not big enough, so they had to remove the tooth. And she went under general for it.
When I had mine pulled I woke up and the next day I has bruises where the guy's fingertips where holding my head.
#68 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:47pm by jane99
This FML made my eyes water.
My ex-boyfriend woke up in the middle of surgery to get his appendix removed and could feel the cutting.
#69 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:47pm by Witchcraft
haha that happens to me every time I get oral surgery (I got jaw surgery and whatnot) I ask for more local anesthesia so if I wake up, at least I'll only see the scalpel going into my mouth. you should try that next time because it sounds like you need more than a regular dose.
#70 - On 09/17/2009 at 7:55pm by zookygirl82
FYL.
That's what you reach up and smack the motherfucker off his seat. I had my Wisdom teeth and two 12 year molars taken out and I barely remember even getting in and out of the room it was done in.
#71 - On 09/17/2009 at 8:01pm by ShenziSixaxis
I've read stories about this before where the person who wakes up is paralysed by the general anaesthetic, so is unable to move/cry out in pain and the only way of telling you're awake is from the monitors hooked up to you.
Wow, a definite FYL.
My boyfriend made them knock me out because he was seriously afraid I would try to punch a doctor if they didn't. I have a thing about people putting their hands in my mouth.
I don't know what it was, but it was an IV and I don't remember most of the day. Though it also made me puke my guts out the rest of the day.
#72 - On 09/17/2009 at 8:20pm by TotalPandamonium
damn, that must've sucked
i had my wisdom teeth pulled today too, and i'm so glad that didn't happen to me.
I remember having a toothache and dentist provided me vicodin. That stuff did nothing for me. Which is really weird considering I never take painkillers. Luckily the novacane works though.
#74 - On 09/17/2009 at 9:32pm by monkey314159
I would just like to add that wisdom teeth extraction can be considered a major surgery in some cases, given the proximity of the wisdom teeth to your mandibular nerve and sinuses. For my wisdom teeth surgery (and all of my oral surgeries), I was given general anesthesia and a face mask to provide me with oxygen. I was also strapped into the chair to prevent movement. I wouldn't be so quick to call this one fake, although obviously you can never be sure.
#76 - On 09/17/2009 at 9:58pm by omgkittenslol
That happened to my brother when he was 5.
Except they gave him sleeping gas but started the surgery too early when he still wasn't asleep.
He's 22 now and still fears the dentist :/
#79 - On 09/17/2009 at 10:23pm by xXPeachRoseXx
I was wide awake when I had my teeth pulled.. I had like 26 removed tho, and I was pretty damn numb!!! However I didnt feel all the pain, and when I did feel pain on one of them the dentist stopped and re numbed it... if this is true SUE!!!!
#80 - On 09/17/2009 at 10:24pm by simplyapril
So fyl I had to register to comment and because a similar thing happen to me years ago (maybe we went to the same guy?). But instead of wisdom teeth extraction, I had to get impacted bicuspids removed. The upper lip web was cut to get to my gums, to get to the teeth that never grew out properly. Whoever administered the anesthesia didn't give me enough because roughly halfway through the procedure it began to wear off and I could *feel* the scraping and pulling throughout my entire skull. It was the most physical pain I've ever been in and I still cringe at the thought of it 13 years later. I remember just laying in the chair, bawling my eyes and out trying to flail my arms to get attention, but the whirring sound of the drill (or whatever the hell that torture device was) drowned out my crying. Maybe the doctor and nurse were too focused on working on my mouth that they didn't notice, or they just thought I was being dramatic - who knows? But it was definitely a traumatic experience.
Oh yeah, and my upper lip web wasn't reattached all the way, so there's a little bit of it that flaps.
Anyway, OP, I feel your pain - literally.
Ok, in order to clear any uncertainty up or anything, I just had this procedure done this morning at 8:30AM on Sept 17, 2009 and I can tell you every single detail. I was hooked up to an EKG. I was giving NO gas and hooked up to an IV for hydration. I'm guessing it was a saline solution. Then I was given an general anesthetic. This general anesthetic is called thiopental. This is an extremely fast acting anesthetic with a fast short-life. In order to maintain a sedated state, it must be used in conjunction with NO. This causes a state called conscious sedation. Then in order to achieve analgesia (pain relief), I'm not sure if they used novocaine or lidocaine as the local anesthetic in order to cause mandibular block. Therefore waking up during the procedure is EXTREMELY rare and for someone to metabolize all the anesthetic agents like that... is very strange. If you were to wake up 1) there would be no recollection of that whatsoever, 2) no pain should have been felt due to mandibular block. 3) Now that I just read the FML again, she said "PULLED" I'm not sure if she had impacted teeth or what.... so disregard this statement if she didn't have impacted wisdom teeth haha.
#90 - On 09/17/2009 at 11:48pm by arashixarashi
i also created an account just to post this after reading all of the responses about how this is "Fake". It at least wasn't fake in my situation when I had my wisdom teeth pulled a couple of months ago. For one thing, the majority of the people I know had general and were asleep for the entire thing. First they gave me NO before they inserted an IV for the general. As I'm waiting to fall asleep they get ready, and then they start. I'm wondering why I haven't fallen asleep. I was awake for the entire thing. Obviously I also had local, but local only does so much. The three that were pulled really hurt, but nothing compared to the one that had to be extracted. And my doctors KNEW I was awake. I started crying which caused me to start choking since my nose was stuffed up when the nurse said "try closing your eyes it will help you fall asleep". In my case I found out later that my dentist tend to be stingy with the drugs. But to the OP, at least you didn't have to go through what I went through a week later. A random bone started coming out of my gum so I had to go back and my dentist had to go back in and grind down the bone from the inside. Also really painful, I could feel the grinding in my skull and was in intense pain for a week. So no this post is NOT fake
I had mine taken out i was awake the whole time and it takes like 10 minutes. Its scary but its not painful, it doesn't hurt til the novicane wears off hours later.
I'm so sorry! This is the first true, VERY PLAUSIBLE FML I've seen on this site. Reading it made my teeth hurt! Sue; that's emotional trauma.
#93 - On 09/18/2009 at 12:11am by Makaloraii
"I'm so sorry! This is the first true, VERY PLAUSIBLE FML I've seen on this site. Reading it made my teeth hurt! Sue; that's emotional trauma."
Go fuck yourself. I hate having to care for people like you, who after an unavoidable mistake, want to sue for trumped up reasons. Know what the pain of getting teeth pulled is going to be in a month? Jack shit, she won't even remember.
Her teeth were PULLED so she was under local. Had she been under general and woken up she would have had no clue it happened. Chances are if you've been under general you've woken up and felt pain, but don't remember.
"Sue for emotional trauma"
Next time you need teeth pulled, go buy a bottle of aspirin, a pair of pliers, and do it yourself. You're obviously taking Anesthesiology for granted.
Unavoidable mistake???? The nurse noticed that the OP was crying and the doctor insisted that they ignore that obvious emotional symptom of pain and continue on with the surgery. If you think this is just some minor mistake, you're out to lunch.
#119 - On 09/18/2009 at 1:20pm by sadistmonkey
You're a complete idiot, #104.
I've had 6 teeth pulled and I remember the feeling from all of them. The scraping of the pliers against my teeth, the sound of cracking as the tooth was wiggled back and forth, the feeling of pressure as my teeth were pulled on, and the sharp pain as my teeth were wrenched from my mouth.
I had two pulled at one visit, and went back to get four more pulled. And the sight of each tooth bloody and bearing long roots, on top of what I heard and felt while they were being pulled, made me want to pass out.
Anyway, before I went off on my tangent, I was going to tell you to take your own advice and go fuck yourself.
#121 - On 09/18/2009 at 4:08pm by Witchcraft
An unavoidable mistake is the medicine failing. You're given a constant drip on the IV, and that's monitored by the Anesthesiologist, as well as your vital signs and sleep pattern. Had the medicine completely failed, she wouldn't be paralyzed any would be able to move, albeit difficultly due to being under the influence of a drug.
You're always required to give past records of surgeries before given an IV, and that would've shown if it had failed. This is obviously here first time, and the mistake had been made. She won't ever make it again.
Wait Witchwhatever, that happened on two totally separate occasions? So, you figured out that the IV or anesthetic fails on you, then you went back and did it AGAIN without telling anybody what happened?
That's your own stupidity. There are plenty alternatives to local anesthesia, and it's your own fault for not doing something about it.
Seeing as I was about twelve, I don't think I had any control over it, dumbass.
#136 - On 09/19/2009 at 4:28am by Witchcraft
Surprisingly, this happens to people a lot. there was this whole documentary of Discovery Health Channel. people wake up, paralyzed, and have to go through an entire operation feeling an immense amount of pain.
#94 - On 09/18/2009 at 12:27am by ILoveAsianGirls
I feel like sticking on "you make me feel like dancing" be Leo Sayer, and dance around my living room naked, except for a russian army hat! Care to join me?
#99 - On 09/18/2009 at 2:44am by Purplehazeglass
I don't know who "ladymedic" is, but as a med student, it irritates me that her "facts" are well...not always true. Plus the angry capital letters aren't fun either.
I think this sounds awful, however the doctor probably realized what was happening fairly quickly. But until then, this would be a wholly unpleasant scenario.
I find this hard to believe. It's actual common for people to awake for brief moments while under an IV, but it is usually forgotten after you fall back to asleep. If you've been put to sleep before a surgery, chances are you've awakened during it for brief seconds but cannot remember.
What must've happened here is either low dosage, the drip was cut off, or the medicine completely failed and you woke up. If you did, you would have had movement over your body and have been able to at least shake your head for signs of consciousness or distress.
Being an anesthesiologist, I can honestly say that any doctor worth a damn would've realized this very quickly.
Also, they do inject a local anesthetic into your gums no matter what, whether or not you are still awake or given an IV. You wouldn't have been able to feel it, unless THAT failed too which is very slim.
even if chances are very slim it means that it can still happen right.
#108 - On 09/18/2009 at 6:45am by rararad
Same thing happened to me while having my appendix removed, except they realised and knocked me out even more! Scary things like this can happen!
#107 - On 09/18/2009 at 6:38am by beccybuffting
SUE THEM!!!!
They should have checked and made sure everything was okay.
Whoever did it sucks. And I know the pain.... I had my wisdom teeth removed recently also.
Feel better!!!! And take your meds constantly if you do not like pain
Ugh, reminds me of the movie Awake.
D: that was so disturbing. FYL, OP. But I've had teeth pulled just under local. And I've had teeth knocked out. It's painful, but not excruciating. FYL nontheless.
#111 - On 09/18/2009 at 8:21am by SusanaSaysRawrxD
Sue that asshole. You have a witness (may not testify....but they will probably settle anyway)
#113 - On 09/18/2009 at 9:09am by Tighthead420
I can say for a fact that it happens, despite Hollywood making a movie about it.
I had my wisdom teeth pulled back in June. During the procedure, I kept waking up for brief periods. And yes, I remember everything. I remember feeling the rubber block in my mouth to keep my jaw open. I remember the doctor reaching in and pulling out the teeth.
Unfortunately, the rest of my body took the anesthesia well. All I could was sit there and cry. It was terrifying.
Eff you, I'm getting my teeth yanked out in two months.
#116 - On 09/18/2009 at 11:05am by ClarifyEht
SUE! It would be one thing if no one noticed during the procedure but a nurse definitely saw something was wrong and the jackass dentist just dismissed an obvious red flag.
My wisdom teeth will not be touched. My top left tooth has grown, and my top right one is growing. Fuck getting them cut out or pulled.
#120 - On 09/18/2009 at 3:57pm by Witchcraft
You have the chance of infection in the gums of fluid filled cysts. With this comment, I'm going to guess you and your ex's stories are both completely made up by yourself and you're merely paranoid about the anesthesia or scared about the surgery.
Oh, cool. Screw up the rest of your mouth because of some fake FML you read. -_-
Honey, for impacted teeth, which is what it sounds like yours are, you are under a heavier anesthetic. The odds of that wearing off are slim to none. Look at it this way: you can be in pain for a few days/weeks due to having your impacted teeth extracted OR you can leave them in and suffer for the rest of your life. Which one sounds like a better option to you?
My god. I had my wisdom 2 wisdom teeth pulled on the same side, and I have 2 more to go on the other side. Next year.( Yeah I spaced the sugeries 2 years apart)
They just injected my gums with novacaine or lidocane. And I could feel that pressure of them pulling and wiggling. God it was awful. I dare say it may be worse than child birth( at least ur getting something cute out it) . And now I'm glad they didn't put me sleep i would not want to freak out and wake up out of if. Lord that would suck.
True the vicadin they gave me did not work, I had to take 4. With my moms permission. They just knocked me out for the rest of the day.They were only good for sleeping.
Op I wish u the best in getting over this.
this happened to me once. the doc said the same thing until i punched him in the NUTS with my class ring. i almost punched the nurse in the pussy too. but i dont believe in nurse abuse.
#133 - On 09/19/2009 at 12:43am by ladiesman14
Reminds me of the movie "Awake".
Guy was in surgery...but he could feel everything.
#134 - On 09/19/2009 at 1:02am by keberTxelA11
fiicere is 100% correct. not malpractice, just misfortune.
and pulling teeth hurts worse than breaking your leg in football- I broke my tibia (snapped it in half actuay) and as much as that hurt, teeth pain is so much worse.
oooh... :( i almost began crying when I read that :S my teeth hurt now!! POOOOOR YOU!!
#137 - On 09/19/2009 at 5:27am by Amalieprinsesse
At least you got to sleep a little bit.
I know exactly how you felt, except mine was a bit more violent than yours.
I didn't get put to sleep first of all because I wasn't in a hospital, yet everyone else I talked to got put right to sleep in the dentist office.
Second, I had to get all 4 teeth pulled out within the time of the surgery.
They gave me 5 needles, which didn't work. I felt everything you could absolutely imagine.
Since my teeth were still under the gum, they had to cut the gum and then scrap little bits off and then pull the tooth out and I felt EVERYTHING. It wasn't just a little wiggle and a tug, it was a full on yanking. I was screaming at this point.
You think they would stop, right, even after me asking them so I can take a breather? Nope. I'm crying uncontrollably and all they can say is, "Can you keep it down please, there are other patients in here as well."
Worst day of my life and I'm scarred from it. I'm scared just to step foot into a dentist office. Yeah, I know they're not all like that, but how would you feel? Really.
But, that is my story.
FYL OP. I hope that you feel better though =(
#138 - On 09/19/2009 at 10:46am by PrincessZelda
Tht's what happened to me too!! Damn... I feel your pain... Literally... Uuuuugh... It hurt like a motherfucker.... FYL!! Hopefully you won't have the same post-surgery complications I have =[ Best of luck...!
The doctor didn't put me under because he didn't like me though. Then they held me down as I cried and yelled and tried to get them to stop. I'm scarred now for life, with damage to my jaw. And my orthodontist recommended this guy because he "loves working with kids. He likes to show them how a dentist isn't all that scary and bad."
Yea right, fucker! I'm 16, I was scared to get it done in the first place BECAUSE OF THIS! And so because I wasn't all happy and cheery about it he didn't like me and made me suffer. They numbed my lip, though. Thanks for that. All four teeth too x.x
hahahahahahahahahaha. You are so completely full of it. They didn't put you to sleep because they didn't like you? If you really believe that, you are delusional. This was more than likely a dream you had while you were under the anesthesia. No dentist or oral surgeon, whatever he was, would ever, EVER treat a patient like that. Do you think we want to be sued? Idiot.
Blowing the nurse off (and you in the process) is negligent disregard for a patient. Have him disciplined. When I had mine pulled, after he was finished, I ended up having to grab the dentist by the lapels and demand pain meds. My grandfather had his pulled without any anesthesia. Drove home, told everyone that a real man didn't need anesthesia and promptly fainted from the pain.
this happened to me, but my teeth were being drilled out. i said "i can feel it" his resonse:no. you just think you can.
You can totally sue if you wanted to. As a pharmacology major, the first thing we're taught is that under surgical conditions, the patient MUST be PROPERLY anesthetized through the entire procedure.
#146 - On 09/20/2009 at 7:34pm by ravenscorne
SHENANAGINS!!! No oral surgeon would say that. As a pre-dental student, I can assure everyone who is now freaked out about the dentist that this is so incredibly fake. -_-
local anesthetic doesn't really do much to mask the sensation. you won't feel pain, but you will feel the weirdest sensation of yanking, drilling, cutting, slicing, blood splattering and sewing in the world. my experience was of a dentist rocking back and forth to use his body weight to get the tooth out. after about 5 minutes of that he decided to just cut everything to pieces and take it out bit by bit. so he took one of those circular electric saw things, and start ripping everything up. yes, i saw blood splattering out of my mouth and all over the bib. i felt something pressing against my gums, i knew it was the drill, but it wasn't painful. i had about an hour of that for two teeth on one side.
when i got out of the room, i was sitting around waiting for the painkiller prescription. the anesthetic was still in effect, so i started playing with a little clogged pore near my lip. i squeezed it until the skin tore off, but i didn't stop because i couldn't feel pain. left me with a big round scar for two weeks.
Okay...
First of all: sue the doctor/surgeon/dentist. He is not allowed to automatically 'assume' that you are dreaming. As a professional, they should make sure you are responding properly and at least should have asked you if you were alright and not simply gone under his "assumption".
Second: There is a condition called anesthetic awareness, rare but not unheard of. It means that the patient has lost the ability to communicate to the doctors but can feel everything. Look up the name 'Sherman Sizemore' for those curious people. It could come in handy in court too XD
#157 - On 09/27/2009 at 7:30am by Srain
Did you not try to communicate with the doctors in any way? I'd understand if you couldn't, but I remember about a year ago when I got a filling...they numbed my mouth but I felt everything because I have a sensitive nerve right where they were drilling. Every so often I'd have to raise my hand to ask them to stop for a moment. But uh...clearly wisdom teeth removal would be MUCH more painful. D:
You are not the only one that is immune to painkillers. I know what it feels like too. When I had my wisdom teeth removed I was given almost twice the recommended dosage of painkillers because they had no effect on me. It did not work. I was there six hours to have three teeth removed and went over the amount of time I was allowed to be on NOS. Each tooth needed to be cracked in two and had 1/4 inch roots. They also had to remove a cyst. It is a good thing that I have a relatively high tolerance for pain, but it was still the worst time of my life. Even worse than the aneurysm I had the year before.
#159 - On 10/22/2009 at 10:16am by ErathrisKrai
Ouch when I got my wisdom teeth pulled, they told me I had six wisdom teeth not 4. They said I must have been very wise.
I can think of some other words.
