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What's it like to be put under general anesthetic?
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Dr. Tarek Shahbandaranswered
Anesthesiology 24 years experience
Lose time: Many of my patients state that the time under anesthesia is like lost time --not sleep. They have no sense of what happened during the period of anesthesia and it is like they went through time.
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Dr. Gary Ritholzanswered
Anesthesiology 32 years experience
Rapid sleep: Normally you will be given intravenous medication either before you get to the operating room or a few minutes before you go to sleep which will relax you. Then you will be given a medication that will put you to sleep within 15 sec. Then the next thing you know u will be waking up. How long it takes to wake up depends on the amount and type mess you received.
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Dr. Benjamin Sanidad Jr commented
Anesthesiology 53 years experience
With good sedation before surgery and a smooth induction, most patients won't remember going under anesthesia...and at times surprised surgery was over!
Feb 10, 2013
Last updated Nov 27, 2017
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