Re: reaction to anesthesia

[Guest guest]

Someome else may be able to answer your question better about the

hereditary thing but I would definitely let the OS know about your mom.

It is better to practice on the safe side....one of the worst things to

go through is the never-ending nausea. Mine has been going on and on

since surgery which was on June 7 th...

SHer

> Do reactions to anesthesia tend to be hereditary? Like, if my mom has

> problems w/ vomiting after surgery, will I? Since I've never had any

> kind of surgery before and don't know for sure if anything will or

> won't happen, should I just let them give me the typical stuff (my

OMS

> has said there will be anti nausea medication given to me, didn't

> specify what kind). Zofran has worked for my mom in the past, so

that's

> possible. I'll ask about the Fomatidine too.

> ~Joanne

[Guest guest]

Have any of you had a problem with nausea/vomiting post surgery even

with the anti-nausea medicine they give you?

>

> Someome else may be able to answer your question better about the

> hereditary thing but I would definitely let the OS know about your

mom.

> It is better to practice on the safe side....one of the worst things

to

> go through is the never-ending nausea. Mine has been going on and on

> since surgery which was on June 7 th...

> SHer

[Guest guest]

I did, I ended up throwing up just after I got into my room after

recovery. The nurse said " make sure you let me know if you feel

nauseous " Well, I rang the buzzer and my husband told them I felt

nauseous, and as soon as she came in the room with the shot, I ended

up throwing up like a pint of blood and fluid. Afterwards, though, I

felt really good, so I'm glad I threw up in a way. It wasn't that

bad because it was just fluid. But make sure they know right away if

you feel even an ounce of nausea.

> >

> > Someome else may be able to answer your question better about the

> > hereditary thing but I would definitely let the OS know about

your

> mom.

> > It is better to practice on the safe side....one of the worst

things

> to

> > go through is the never-ending nausea. Mine has been going on and

on

> > since surgery which was on June 7 th...

> > SHer

[Guest guest]

I wasn't given any anti-nausea medicine that I know about. I threw up

twice (no big deal, I had blood in my tummy that got jostled each time

I got up to go to the bathroom). When I got home, I started to feel

nauseous (sp?) after a day or so, and decided to stop the codeine. I

normally don't get nauseous, so it was unusual. Stopping the codeine

helped immediately. It's also important to tell your surgeon in case

they need to switch one of the painkillers to another kind. I was on

children's tylenol by then so it wasn't that big a deal to quit the

codeine.

> >

> > Someome else may be able to answer your question better about the

> > hereditary thing but I would definitely let the OS know about your

> mom.

> > It is better to practice on the safe side....one of the worst

things

> to

> > go through is the never-ending nausea. Mine has been going on and

on

> > since surgery which was on June 7 th...

> > SHer

[Guest guest]

I did have nausea after surgery and vomited once. After I came home I had

persistent low-

level nausea for about 3 days but no more vomiting.

> >

> > Someome else may be able to answer your question better about the

> > hereditary thing but I would definitely let the OS know about your

> mom.

> > It is better to practice on the safe side....one of the worst things

> to

> > go through is the never-ending nausea. Mine has been going on and on

> > since surgery which was on June 7 th...

> > SHer

[Guest guest]

Dear JoAnne,

I am catching up on all of the messages from this week and I

happened to see yours. I am a charge nurse in surgery that works very

closely with anesthesia, and to answer your question the only thing

hereditary with anesthesia would be malignant hyperthermia. It is a

very serious complication that is passed down, but not nausea per say.

Marci

> Do reactions to anesthesia tend to be hereditary? Like, if my mom has

> problems w/ vomiting after surgery, will I? Since I've never had any

> kind of surgery before and don't know for sure if anything will or

> won't happen, should I just let them give me the typical stuff (my

OMS

> has said there will be anti nausea medication given to me, didn't

> specify what kind). Zofran has worked for my mom in the past, so

that's

> possible. I'll ask about the Fomatidine too.

> ~Joanne

[Guest guest]

Dear Jpulsaki,

I also fogot to mention to you that it totally depends also on

how much drainage you get into your stomach. The pepcid (Fomatidine)

and Reglan they can give you pre-op and the Zofran can only do so

much. When I had nasal surgery, even with nausea medicine, the

drainage upset my stomach and I vomited a few times.

Marci

> >

> > Someome else may be able to answer your question better about the

> > hereditary thing but I would definitely let the OS know about

your

> mom.

> > It is better to practice on the safe side....one of the worst

things

> to

> > go through is the never-ending nausea. Mine has been going on and

on

> > since surgery which was on June 7 th...

> > SHer

[Guest guest]

Hi Marci,

I do know that vomiting would be unavoidable in case of blood in the

stomach because it is undigestable. I was hoping to avoid the

needless, exhausting vomiting caused by a reaction to anesthesia. It

wouldn't matter if the stomach is empty, because there's always bile.

I was figuring on at least mentioning Zofran and Fomatidine, and if I

have a problem post surgery, I'll deal with it and hope it's brought

under control quickly. I know part of what's required for leaving the

hospital is taking in/keeping down fluids. I already asked my mom to

have something ready for me when I wake up and as long as I'm in the

hospital. A container of some kind, even one of those kidney pans,

because I dont want to have to try to make a run for the bathroom

when I'm pretty sure I won't make it there in time. I heard that

there'll likely be something to suction near my bed?

Thanks Marci!

~Joanne

> Dear Jpulsaki,

> I also fogot to mention to you that it totally depends also on

> how much drainage you get into your stomach. The pepcid

(Fomatidine)

> and Reglan they can give you pre-op and the Zofran can only do so

> much. When I had nasal surgery, even with nausea medicine, the

> drainage upset my stomach and I vomited a few times.

> Marci

[Guest guest]

be sure to tell the anesthesia team your concerns.

Gravol can help. I was also sent home with suppositories, the name

of which I forget, in case I had nausea. But if you know you have it

ahead of time, it's possibly preventable, or at least made better.

And I was told that the NG tube gets that nasty blood out of the

system, so it causes fewer problems. Presumably, it takes any bile

along with it...

I was told that putting out fluids is the criterion for leaving --

i.e., being able to go. Of course, taking it in is what makes you

able to put it out.

I had a catheter, and was, pardon my French, damn grateful for it.

No problem about going to the bathroom, save after the nurse removed

the catheter...

Cammie

Non-medical lay person...

> > Dear Jpulsaki,

> > I also fogot to mention to you that it totally depends also

on

> > how much drainage you get into your stomach. The pepcid

> (Fomatidine)

> > and Reglan they can give you pre-op and the Zofran can only do

so

> > much. When I had nasal surgery, even with nausea medicine, the

> > drainage upset my stomach and I vomited a few times.

> > Marci

[Guest guest]

Hi Cammie, I will. That's just it: I don't know for sure if I'll have

a problem, but it is a concern of mine, because my mom had a problem

with post op nausea and vomiting before she started requesting they

give her Zofran. It leads me to do whatever I can to prevent it. If

it happens, hopefully it won't be for too long and will be to get rid

of whatever blood is in my stomach. I just don't want it to be a

purposeless reaction to the anesthesia.

~Joanne

> be sure to tell the anesthesia team your concerns.

>

> Gravol can help. I was also sent home with suppositories, the name

> of which I forget, in case I had nausea. But if you know you have

it

> ahead of time, it's possibly preventable, or at least made better.

>

> And I was told that the NG tube gets that nasty blood out of the

> system, so it causes fewer problems. Presumably, it takes any bile

> along with it...

>

> I was told that putting out fluids is the criterion for leaving --

> i.e., being able to go. Of course, taking it in is what makes you

> able to put it out.

>

> I had a catheter, and was, pardon my French, damn grateful for it.

> No problem about going to the bathroom, save after the nurse

removed

> the catheter...

>

> Cammie

>

> Non-medical lay person...

[Guest guest]

Let us think that you won't. Bad expectations can become self-

fulfilling prophecies. But I repeat, tell all your docs! They can

help. And if they fail in this, tell the nurses and aides attending

you. I'd bet you won't have trouble.

Phenergan, I think, was the name of the suppositories. They may

still be in my fridge, and probably should be thrown out by now! I

had surgery in 2002, never whoopsed, never fainted, never was

numb... tried my damndest to be the ideal patient!

C.

> Hi Cammie, I will. That's just it: I don't know for sure if I'll

have

> a problem, but it is a concern of mine, because my mom had a

problem

> with post op nausea and vomiting before she started requesting

they

> give her Zofran. It leads me to do whatever I can to prevent it.

If

> it happens, hopefully it won't be for too long and will be to get

rid

> of whatever blood is in my stomach. I just don't want it to be a

> purposeless reaction to the anesthesia.

> ~Joanne