Funny sedation stories

maratea

There's a similar post over on E about this, but I wanted to hear from y'all, and I'm bored at work. Anything funny you've done when sedated?

When I dislocated my shoulder last week, I had to have xrays before they would set my shoulder in place. However, they gave me some sweet pain meds to help since I had to move around the for xrays. So I've got the drugs in me and I'm *so* high, the nurse starts wheeling me down to radiology. It felt like we were going 100mph and I kept saying "It's like we're flying with pretty rainbows." The nurse was laughing, but I didn't care 'cause everything was moving so fast and was pretty. Then the pain meds they gave me made me start sweating really badly and I said "Oh my god, it's like hell in here," right as the xray tech was taking the pictures. Oh dear, I'm sure they were glad to see me go.

[Deleted User]

I think I've shared mine before, but here goes:

After my wisdom teeth, I was waking up from the surgery and kept touching my chin and saying, 'I can't feel my tongue!" Then the nurse kept asking me if I could see a picture on the wall, if I could focus on it. I couldn't see it and started freaking out saying I was blind and couldn't see the picture, then my mom said, "well, open your eyes then." Oh.

After my first surgery, I woke up and was convinced I was about to pee myself. The nurse had to hold me in the bathroom while I peed. Then my mom was trying to help me get dressed and I kept fighting her off saying "Don't look at my boobs!" over and over again, and saying I could dress myself. She let go, and I fell into the wall. Hard.

After the second one, my dad put a stuffed white tiger on my bed and I promptly named it Polar. He said it's not a polar bear, it's a tiger, and we argued for like 5 minutes. Yes, it was a tiger, and yes, he's still named Polar.

SarahPLiz

When I got my wisdom teeth out, they had to give me enough sedatives for a 300lb man. No kidding. I have adrenaline overload that was killing them. Anyway, they made me read the newspaper out loud while they were setting up. I heard them all snickering, and then just LOL'ing all over the place. I really want to know what was so funny, but then I passed out. I guess it was me

When FI got his wisdom teeth out in Dec, he had to be put under. I was sitting with him in the recovery room, and he was totally trying to grope me, and telling me, very loudly, that since he had the day off work, we could go home and stay in bed all day.. apparently he felt GREAT! The other 2 people in recovery were totally out of it, one was even crying in her sleep. Their SO's (both male) thought FI was hilarious. I did not. I should point out, that once I got him home,he slept all day and then was in massive pain for about 3 days. He did not fulfill any of his recovery room promises. 

missy68

When my brother had his wisdom teeth taken out (I think he was between 14 & 16 - I was away at college), as he walked out of the endodontist's office, he asked out one of the nurses and told her she was pretty.


I in general breathe pretty shallowly, and the last time I was in recovery (after my bypass surgery), the finger O2 monitor kept sounding the alarm that I wasn't breathing and they'd come running over and I'd shoo them away, telling them I was talking, obviously I was breathing, I'm talking; I just wanted to take a nap. It did that the first 24 hours after the surgery.

msange727

when i woke up from getting a gastro-scope, the nurse told my mom that i was whispering something (my throat was raw from the listerine-stuff they spray before putting the camera down) and that when she asked me what i said i told her "get all this sh!t off me!!"

when i came out of twilight from my wisdom teeth surgery, the nurses came barging into the recovery room because the alarms were going off - i had pulled off all the monitors and thingys and they thought i died.

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Ha, Sarah, boys and their promises. My mom has video of my brother after his widsom teeth surgery. He's talking a big game about kicking butt in Gears of War and starts demanding she let him play. Then all of a sudden he just passes out and falls onto the couch. It was hilarious.

maratea

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[QUOTE]When I got my wisdom teeth out, they had to give me enough sedatives for a 300lb man. No kidding. I have adrenaline overload that was killing them. Anyway, they made me read the newspaper out loud while they were setting up. I heard them all snickering, and then just LOL'ing all over the place. I really want to know what was so funny, but then I passed out. I guess it was me ;) When FI got his wisdom teeth out in Dec, he had to be put under.<strong> I was sitting with him in the recovery room, and he was totally trying to grope me, and telling me, very loudly, that since he had the day off work, we could go home and stay in bed all day.. apparently he felt GREAT!</strong> The other 2 people in recovery were totally out of it, one was even crying in her sleep. Their SO's (both male) thought FI was hilarious. I did not. I should point out, that once I got him home,he slept all day and then was in massive pain for about 3 days. He did not fulfill any of his recovery room promises. 
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This must be a common guy thing. When my dad was in recovery from his knee surgery, he apparently kept hitting on all of the nurses and told them they had nice "boobers".
After my ex's surgery I was in the recovery room with him, and he tried to grope me, but he couldn't reach. His words were "Foiled again. I'll take care of that when we get home."

betrothed123

My sedation story is not funny

I had an operation on my back and they had me knocked out.  About halfway through the operation they had to wake me up so they knew if their placement of the device they were implanting was correct.  They were only supposed to bring me out of it slightly but the anesthesiologist fully woke me up.  I was laying face down, with my face in a pillow. The doctor started asking me questions and every time I went to answer my head moved a little bit.  He freaked out at me telling me I could paralyze myself if I didnt' stop moving, but continued asking me questions.  Finally they went to put me back under to complete the procedure and the anesthesiologist didn't put me under enough.  The doctor started putting the staples into my back and all of a sudden I heard him say"Oh my god, she can feel this.  Put her under more."  That's all I can remember until they were wheeling me into the recovery room.

Yup, fun times.

maratea

Oh, Betrothed that's terrible. I can't even imagine.

PS. YGPM.

betrothed123

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stephl3055

I got my widsom teeth out when I was about 15.  They took them out in pairs for whatever reason so the first set was my bottom two.  Apparently before the surgery my mom promised me some ice cream after surgery because I was scared and who doesn't like ice cream to make them feel better?

Well my entire head and neck were numb from the surgery and I guess I couldn't talk very well because I told her "ice cream?" when I got into the car and she couldn't understand me.  Apparently I then became angry because I thought she was trying to screw me out of my ice cream and I started yelling "ice cream!!!" but she still couldn't understand me because of the gauze in my mouth.  Then I started crying.  Yeah, I was a mess. 

So we finally get home and she proceeds to get me my ice cream.  For some reason after the surgery I just assumed I would get my ice cream right that second, when it was known to me prior to the surgery that I would get it when we got home.  But it really didn't matter because I was still so numb that I couldn't even keep any of it in my mouth. 

jamiefour

I have two..
A couple of years ago I had surgery on tendons in my arm.  When I woke up I told the nurse how I was dreaming about TLC (the television network)  If anyone has been under anesthesia you know you don't dream or atleast I don't.  About 5 minutes later I asked her again if I told her about dreaming about TLC.  She was very nice but she probably thought I was an idiot.

My first surgery was having my gallbladder out when I was 18.  When I woke up from the surgery my face was really itchy from the medicine or the mask and I had those things on my fingers so I couldn't scratch my face.  I wasn't really coherent but somehow I knew enough to ask for the throw up pan.  I took it and was scratching my face with it.  When my mom came into the recovery room, there I was scratching my face with the throw up pan.  I don't remember it that well but apparently it was pretty funny.

Jelenny

well i had to go in for a broncoscopy (basically put a camera up my nose and down into my lungs)

i got the stuff before you actually go in and go under....so i am at the hospital with my dad who does not do well with this stuff and my mom was going to be meeting us up there...i aparently got pretty loopy

the nurse would come and check on me, explain stuff and i did this very serious, concerned, and intent expression (so my dad tells me) and when she walked away or turned her back apparently i was making faces and sounds but thinking she couldn't hear or see me....

i do remember my dad cracking up for some reason but i had no clue why - you know those fuzzy memories

but apparently i was pretty entertaining

Jelenny

oh yeah and most recently i had dental surgery on my gums....

the fi took me they told me to dress warm but i started getting nervous and REALLY hot - so they took off my boots, my socks, and my sweat shirt and i got knocked out with those off....

so i get helped into the car and i am playing with my hoodie, and right when we got home i asked him "heeeeeeeeey how did my sweatshirt get on me." he lost it laughing, saying "ummmm hon you must be feeling good you WORE it in....remember?" he still thinks i am crazy that they took some clothes off and redressed me but they really did!

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I don't have any funny stories, but I think I'm allergic to general anesthesia. Every time I go under I cant' keep food down for at least 24 hours. Or even, like, sprite.

missy68

Ohhh, B. That is AWFUL.  I can't even imagine.

I do remember vaguely them taking the breathing tube out in the OR and I apparently threw up or gagged a little so they gave me a little more anesthesia.

katiewhompus

When I had my wisdom teeth out (the first two) I was given a happy pill before the surgery (terrified of the IV) to make me loopy. Dad had to carry me in (when I was 16) because I couldn't walk in a straight line and apparently kept walking in circles.
After the surgery I apparently really wanted cookies and ice cream. I insisted for about 3 hours until I passed out. I woke up and attempted to eat ice cream and just basically smooshed my face into the bowl because I couldn't feel it at all thanks to the pain meds. This was even funnier (according to mom) because when dad had his taken out (at 30) he also insisted on cookies and ice cream, and did the same thing.