Re: local anestesia

[Guest guest]

I think most people have what is known as " twilight " for wisdom teeth

removal. This is meds given through an IV. When I had mine done, it

was at a military base and all I had was novicain (this was so they

could keep it off the books). Not recommended. They had to cut all

four out at one time and I was completely awake the whole time. This

was local and not fun. So did you have yours pulled or cut out?

Rene`

> I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was younger. I'm wondering was I

> given local anestesia? I know I was completely out, but I'm not sure

> this is the same as when we have ortho surgery.

>

> For some reason I'm having a lot of anxiety around the " being put

> under " part.

>

> I was also told today that I'll be ready for surgery in the winter, oh

> god!

[Guest guest]

Rene - When I had my wisdom teeth extracted about five years ago, my

dentist hired a nurse anesthetist to come into his office to

administer I.V. Sedation to me. All I remember was my dentist telling

me to breathe deeply, and the next thing I knew it was all over. I

guess I had also been given " laughing gas " as well as some really

fine drugs in my I.V. // Also, when I had an abscessed tooth

extracted this past May, my OMS started my I.V. and also administered

the drugs into the I.V. line. I watched him inject the stuff into the

I.V. line and asked him what it was, but now I can't recall the name -

it was milky-white. His assistants hooked me up to the EKG and blood

pressure monitors, put the oxygen cannula in my nose, and lowered the

chair down. My OMS told me to open wide and to RELAX (due to my

anxiety, my EKG/B.P./Pulse were way up.) All I remember was my OMS

talking about the new puppy at his house, and then sitting in the

chair asking him when he was going to start the procedure; he told me

it was already done and then he gave me the extracted tooth wrapped

in gauze. Boy, those were some GOOD drugs! And, one GREAT SURGEON!

~~~~ Diane

> > I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was younger. I'm wondering

was I

> > given local anestesia? I know I was completely out, but I'm not

sure

> > this is the same as when we have ortho surgery.

> >

> > For some reason I'm having a lot of anxiety around the " being put

> > under " part.

> >

> > I was also told today that I'll be ready for surgery in the

winter, oh

> > god!

[Guest guest]

I don't know if they where pulled out or cut out, but it sounds

horrible! I don't remember a thing, but yes it was in a iv. Sorry to

hear about your horrible experience, yeks!

> > I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was younger. I'm wondering was I

> > given local anestesia? I know I was completely out, but I'm not sure

> > this is the same as when we have ortho surgery.

> >

> > For some reason I'm having a lot of anxiety around the " being put

> > under " part.

> >

> > I was also told today that I'll be ready for surgery in the winter, oh

> > god!

[Guest guest]

Best I know, if they're cutting on your jawbone, you will need general

anesthesia. That means you turn your breathing over to an

anesthesiologist (a doc specialising in anesthesia) who works with a

nurse anesthetist). They intubate you (put a tube through your nose and

down your throat, in your breathing apparatus) and give you gas to keep

you knocked out, monitoring your breathing and blood gases the whole

time.

I have had other procedures -- notably, carpal tunnel repair and

removal of a small bit of tissue from a delicate area -- under

anesthesia given through a drip. (I believe Versad was one, and I've

heard of another, but can't remember its name.) I asked my surgeon

whether he could do the jaw surgery with a drip anesthetic and he

said, " Nope. We'd wake you up. "

It may (or may not) be that SARPE (Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal

Expansion) can be done with a drip. I dunno, as I didn't have that done.

I think it's not unusual to worry about a general anesthetic. It's a

good idea, in fact, to take it seriously. There has been at least one

accident that I know of in which the anesthesiology team screwed up and

gave the wrong gas. But one out of how many hundreds of thousands, or

maybe even millions, isn't a bad shot. And do remember that you'll be

more carefully monitored by more experts than at most other moments in

your lifetime.

In fact, the most dangerous part of the operation, as I've said before,

is probably the drive to and from the hospital. It's a lot more likely

that you'll wind up in an automobile crash than that you will suffer

damage from the anesthesia.

Best,

cammie

> I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was younger. I'm wondering was I

> given local anestesia? I know I was completely out, but I'm not sure

> this is the same as when we have ortho surgery.

>

> For some reason I'm having a lot of anxiety around the " being put

> under " part.

>

> I was also told today that I'll be ready for surgery in the winter, oh

> god!

[Guest guest]

It wasn't as bad as it sounds. He gave me really good meds for

recovery and then tried to enlist me. Told my husband I was tougher

than any soldier he had tx'd. HAHA.

I think the real issue is being afraid of being under. You would not

have encountered anything like this in an office. I have been

completely under a few times, and each time I get a little scared.

Each time it turns out fine. I think this fear is only normal no

matter how many times you have been completely under. Just don't let

the fear keep you from doing what you need to. I got really nervous

when I had to have an extended surgery while in UT. I was afraid

because I would be out for so long. They gave me valium in my IV

prior to taking me to surgery. This will definitely calm you. Also,

other than a couple days of being tired, I have never had any of the

other side effects.

> > > I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was younger. I'm wondering

was I

> > > given local anestesia? I know I was completely out, but I'm not

sure

> > > this is the same as when we have ortho surgery.

> > >

> > > For some reason I'm having a lot of anxiety around the " being

put

> > > under " part.

> > >

> > > I was also told today that I'll be ready for surgery in the

winter, oh

> > > god!

[Guest guest]

Thanks cammie, I'll try to remember that

> Best I know, if they're cutting on your jawbone, you will need

general

> anesthesia. That means you turn your breathing over to an

> anesthesiologist (a doc specialising in anesthesia) who works with

a

> nurse anesthetist). They intubate you (put a tube through your nose

and

> down your throat, in your breathing apparatus) and give you gas to

keep

> you knocked out, monitoring your breathing and blood gases the

whole

> time.

>

> I have had other procedures -- notably, carpal tunnel repair and

> removal of a small bit of tissue from a delicate area -- under

> anesthesia given through a drip. (I believe Versad was one, and

I've

> heard of another, but can't remember its name.) I asked my surgeon

> whether he could do the jaw surgery with a drip anesthetic and he

> said, " Nope. We'd wake you up. "

>

> It may (or may not) be that SARPE (Surgically Assisted Rapid

Palatal

> Expansion) can be done with a drip. I dunno, as I didn't have that

done.

>

> I think it's not unusual to worry about a general anesthetic. It's

a

> good idea, in fact, to take it seriously. There has been at least

one

> accident that I know of in which the anesthesiology team screwed up

and

> gave the wrong gas. But one out of how many hundreds of thousands,

or

> maybe even millions, isn't a bad shot. And do remember that you'll

be

> more carefully monitored by more experts than at most other moments

in

> your lifetime.

>

> In fact, the most dangerous part of the operation, as I've said

before,

> is probably the drive to and from the hospital. It's a lot more

likely

> that you'll wind up in an automobile crash than that you will

suffer

> damage from the anesthesia.

>

> Best,

>

> cammie

>