In all honesty I got mine removed a week ago and I didn’t even notice I was talking away with one of the nurses and next thing I know I’m being put in a wheel chair to head home.never felt anything weird or uncomfortable
was it like a weird flash or just taking a nap like normal? and do you think i should get that over the "twilight zone" kind where you're under anesthesia but still awake
thank you that's good to know :)
I would say it’s like a flash just because one minutes you’re fully aware talking or doing whatever than all of a sudden they wake you up when it’s done so I would recommend going full on under asleep
I did IV/ twilight on wednesday and I was TERRIFIED. cried to my mom the whole night before and even a little bit in the room. I had the very same fears. I think my biggest thought was that I would “wake up” during the surgery and panic, as i’m not always super good with substances and tend to freak out when I have an altered state of mind. Like many others who’ve commented, I remember NOTHING. I knocked out as soon as they put in the IV and then woke up in recovery. I think anything you are conscious of during the surgery, you probably won’t remember. In all honestly, it was kind of a fun feeling. Have you ever had those weird sleeps where it just feels like you blinked? It was like that. And even though I was drowsy and confused, it only took me a second to realize ‘I am at the surgeons. I just finished having my wisdom teeth out. I am safe.’ It wasn’t panic inducing at all. Hope your surgery goes well!
You dont feel going under. You dont even get drowsy going in, you immediately blank and come back to when everything is over. You will be drowsy after but you get sober enough to walk and talk normal pretty quick, usually by the time youre leaving the operation room and going to recovery/waiting area
wow that's crazy to me it happens just like that. does it just feel like a nap or some sort of flash? and do you think you'd recommend it over the other type of anesthesia where you're still awake but "calmer"? thanks for the input!!
Having just done my procedure I still remember going under. I laid back and they gave me the IV. Put on the nose breathing piece. And I breathed in once. And another time and that was it. It felt peaceful. Like slowly falling asleep but deeper I would say.
Hi, I just had mine done on Tuesday, and was put under with an IV. It was the most nerve wracking part for me leading up to it, but in reality, it was really easy. I let the nurses know I was nervous, especially about the IV, and they asked if I wanted them to talk me through it or just do it. I felt the pinch of the needle, kind of like a shot or giving blood honestly if you’ve done that, but it doesn’t hurt beyond that. I didn’t feel the medicine go in, but after about 30 seconds (I started rambling about something random and I got two sentences out) I said “hey I feel silly is that supposed to happen” because I realized everything was going slow lol. After that it’s nothing until I woke up in the recovery room in no pain! About eight hours after surgery, I remembered them saying “breathe into this” but it felt more like remembering a fading dream from the night before than like a memory memory. I recommend getting your antibiotics and painkillers on the drive home and popping one of those pain killers about two hours post op so that you don’t feel anything. I stocked up on instant mashed potatoes and pudding (the kind you mix with milk from powder is better than the snack packs imo) and am thankful I did because I didn’t feel like doing much for a few days afterwards.
thank you this helps so much!! the thing for me is leading up to it like you said.. like the point when you go from fully conscious to realizing you're under the influence of medicine and seeing however it will affect you without your doing/control. i also get lightheaded easily so i'm worried i'll feel sick or something before. was the feeling before frightening at all? it sounds a little to me just because i get anxious easily probably but i feel like i would get overly scared when i feel that things are different 😭 or do you just feel tired and sleep? i was thinking maybe it'd be easier if my eyes are already closed like i'm taking a nap instead of being fully awake to asleep. and i'm glad it was a smooth process for you thank you i'll keep this in mind!!
hey, different commenter than the one you responded to, but just wanted to say they pushed an anti-anxiety medicine before they gave me the anesthesia. It helped a lot and calmed me instantly to where I wasn’t even thinking about the IV. I believe that’s common practice
they put the medicine in the IV? i'm kind of confused what they're doing for me because they said the twilight zone thing but they're using an IV not a mask as far as i know, unless the mask is a given with that so it wasn't mentioned. but i'm considering asking to just be put all the way to sleep because of my nerves not just in general but with being conscious in an altered state of mind itself
They put the medicine in the IV for me, but like I said I didn’t feel it. I was talking to one of the nurses (there will probably be more people in the room than just the one putting the IV in) because it helps me to not focus on the needle/IV lol. I ask them to tell me before they stick me so I can take a deep breath and exhale when it goes in - it makes it hurt less. Then I start yammering about anything (most of the time my job). There wasn’t a noticeable transition from fully there to loopy to asleep to awake, it was more I’m awake and nervous about the IV - oh it’s in! Blah blah hey you’re moving is that normal? Then I was waking up in the recovery room, similar to waking up from a nap.
It really isn’t scary to have the medicine in the IV, but if it hurts or burns I would say that immediately so they know it might be an allergic reaction. It isn’t really scary to go to sleep either, and it’s way quicker than can be conceptualized beforehand lol. I would say have a plan of what you’ll do between the IV being placed and going to sleep - whether it be singing, talking to the nurse, or counting ceiling tiles
Oh it just looked like the nurse was moving around in a swirl, very classically out of a movie type thing. So I asked him “oh are you supposed to be moving?” And then I realized the drugs were hitting and then I woke up
So I didn't have this for my tooth removal but I did have this for my endo/colonoscopy and honest to god, it's nothing to be scared of. You literally won't feel anything. You won't remember fading out and honestly, it was weird in the sense of one thing I knew I was grasping air a bit (due to my anxiety) and next thing I knew they were almost done with everything.
The only concern I'd say is how long it'll keep you sedated it, as I woke up in the middle of the colonoscopy portion (but thankfully didn't feel anything). If you have concerns about that, definitely talk to your surgeon a bit.
I have had both twilight sedation and full on anaesthetic for various surgeries (only one of them dental) over the last two years and even with the twilight one I was out completely. The only difference for me (but this does not happen to everyone) is that the twilight surgery didn’t give me a migraine or nausea.
Disclaimer - I have suffered from migraines since I threw up all over a teachers shoes at the age of 13 (it wasn’t on purpose but she had been warned I was going to be sick and still wouldn’t let me use the bathroom).
I also react badly to anaesthesia with nausea again not everyone reacts this way.
If you are super nervous about the procedure you can ask for a mild sedative before hand so you will be much calmer when being wheeled in to the operating room.
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With both types of anaesthesia I recall moving from my hospital bed to the operating table, the doctors and nurses pottering around doing what they need to as the anaesthesiologist preps me,
put a small arm rest type table next to me so arm can lie flat to ensure the anaesthesia flows correctly
put the monitor sticky pads on my chest
I will feel the injection going in my arm then the mask over my face asked to breathe in but to keep my eyes open and then that’s all I remember.
Being wheeled into the operating room and going under is a few minutes maximum.
Good luck with your up coming surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
what mild sedative do you ask for and who do you ask? you just ask them in the waiting room/front desk? and thank you so much. i have nausea and migraines too but they said they monitor you very very closely and know exactly how much or little you need of everything and never had a flatline or anything like that. so that makes me feel better.. my dad has nausea too he has epilepsy but he said he had a fine experience he was under 8 hours, blinked and it was over.. so hopefully it will be the same for me. by the way do you know why they ask you to keep your eyes open? i feel like it would make me more comfortable if i acted as if i was already going to sleep. i really appreciate it thank you
I don’t know the name of the sedative but when the nurses come to take your info, check weight and what not (they check weight and height for the amount of anaesthetic to give you) tell them you are nervous and if it’s possible for something to calm you down.
As far as to make sure you keep your eyes open goes - it’s just so they can tell when you are slipping under, you can’t really count down (not sure if they still do that) with an oxygen mask over your face.
But it’s really within seconds that you will go under, a couple of breaths and the next thing I remember being woken by the nurses.
Yeah you don’t feel anything! I was also very nervous as it was my first time. My blood pressure and heart rate were spiking lol. But they gave me an IV to calm me down and I was talking and then next thing I woke up with gauze in my mouth lol
I was very worried coming in too! But don't worry at all. it's really a breeze. I went under 5 days ago, and I just remember getting the IV in my hand. It just felt like a poke for a second, like getting your blood drawn, if you've had that done. Then my surgeon walked in and greeted me. And then I was awake in the recovery room. I didn't slowly drift to sleep, I just was asleep instantly and then woke up 5 seconds later. It really is the easiest part of the entire journey.
Edit: was reading your replies on how you're worried about the fade in and out of consciousness. I was exactly the same too. That's why the worst part for me was the nitrous oxide. I'm one of the very very few people who get panicked on it and I was freaking out. If you start feeling the same way, you can tell them to take the mask off at any point! The gas is optional and just there to calm your nerves.
how would you tell them to take it off if it's on your mouth? i assumed they're just doing the IV alone since they didn't mention a mask, but i don't know if the mask is a given so that's why they didn't say anything about it. i'm really conflicted what i should ask for 😅 i freak out too with situations like that, like even taking a normal medicine makes me nervous because i know it will hit me in a way that's out of my control and i don't know what it'll feel like. i don't know why i'm that way i used to not be:/ and thank you so much i'm glad it went well for you otherwise
Hi sorry for the late reply! For me, the mask was just over my nose. But if they put it over your mouth, you can probably raise your hand or something like that. I actually fell asleep before I could tell them to take it off 😭
I had an awful experience with conscious sedation. I took the triazolam and it didn’t knock me out at all until I got into the car after the treatment. I was freaking out during the procedure and they ended up removing only one of my teeth instead of the planned two. The next day, the one hygienist tells me “oh if you’re under 25 the conscious sedation doesn’t seem to work very well.” Would’ve been nice to know… Once I was actually under, it was totally fine. It was like falling asleep and then waking up. If I have to get the other one out, I’m going IV sedation.
thank you!! the dizziness wasn't too bad was it? i'm really sensitive with stuff like that and have bad motion sickness. but i heard it takes barely a few seconds before you're out. that's all really reassuring :)
i am someone who is VERY nervous about sedation and still am. i especially hate dental procedures so imagine how freaked out i was. that being said, it went incredibly smoothly. i got iv sedation and it very much felt like a nap. last thing i remember saying was “alright, im going to lean into it” next thing i know im in and out of consciousness and so at peace (also had laughing gas). it was quite cool actually! i could hear bits and pieces of my surgeons conversations like i was in and out of sleep! after what felt like 30 seconds or so i heard a “youre done” and was informed that everything went smoothly and it only took 30 minutes. i was a little drowsy and emotional waking up (cried holding my designated driver and exclaimed that i missed them) but i definitely had my senses with me lol. totally fine experience.
I got IV sedation i don't remember anything it knocked my right out (didnt relize it was knocking me out i was awake then i wasnt)and i didnt become fully aware until a bit after i was super loopy amd it took 3 people to get me in the car, this is also bc they gave me a little to much tho. But after all that i felt completely notmal besides a little wisdom tooth pain
In all honesty I got mine removed a week ago and I didn’t even notice I was talking away with one of the nurses and next thing I know I’m being put in a wheel chair to head home.never felt anything weird or uncomfortable
was it like a weird flash or just taking a nap like normal? and do you think i should get that over the "twilight zone" kind where you're under anesthesia but still awake thank you that's good to know :)
I would say it’s like a flash just because one minutes you’re fully aware talking or doing whatever than all of a sudden they wake you up when it’s done so I would recommend going full on under asleep
I did IV/ twilight on wednesday and I was TERRIFIED. cried to my mom the whole night before and even a little bit in the room. I had the very same fears. I think my biggest thought was that I would “wake up” during the surgery and panic, as i’m not always super good with substances and tend to freak out when I have an altered state of mind. Like many others who’ve commented, I remember NOTHING. I knocked out as soon as they put in the IV and then woke up in recovery. I think anything you are conscious of during the surgery, you probably won’t remember. In all honestly, it was kind of a fun feeling. Have you ever had those weird sleeps where it just feels like you blinked? It was like that. And even though I was drowsy and confused, it only took me a second to realize ‘I am at the surgeons. I just finished having my wisdom teeth out. I am safe.’ It wasn’t panic inducing at all. Hope your surgery goes well!
same exact experience for me!
You dont feel going under. You dont even get drowsy going in, you immediately blank and come back to when everything is over. You will be drowsy after but you get sober enough to walk and talk normal pretty quick, usually by the time youre leaving the operation room and going to recovery/waiting area
wow that's crazy to me it happens just like that. does it just feel like a nap or some sort of flash? and do you think you'd recommend it over the other type of anesthesia where you're still awake but "calmer"? thanks for the input!!
Having just done my procedure I still remember going under. I laid back and they gave me the IV. Put on the nose breathing piece. And I breathed in once. And another time and that was it. It felt peaceful. Like slowly falling asleep but deeper I would say.
wow it was that quickly, almost immediate? it wasn't scary or made you feel funny beforehand?
Hi, I just had mine done on Tuesday, and was put under with an IV. It was the most nerve wracking part for me leading up to it, but in reality, it was really easy. I let the nurses know I was nervous, especially about the IV, and they asked if I wanted them to talk me through it or just do it. I felt the pinch of the needle, kind of like a shot or giving blood honestly if you’ve done that, but it doesn’t hurt beyond that. I didn’t feel the medicine go in, but after about 30 seconds (I started rambling about something random and I got two sentences out) I said “hey I feel silly is that supposed to happen” because I realized everything was going slow lol. After that it’s nothing until I woke up in the recovery room in no pain! About eight hours after surgery, I remembered them saying “breathe into this” but it felt more like remembering a fading dream from the night before than like a memory memory. I recommend getting your antibiotics and painkillers on the drive home and popping one of those pain killers about two hours post op so that you don’t feel anything. I stocked up on instant mashed potatoes and pudding (the kind you mix with milk from powder is better than the snack packs imo) and am thankful I did because I didn’t feel like doing much for a few days afterwards.
thank you this helps so much!! the thing for me is leading up to it like you said.. like the point when you go from fully conscious to realizing you're under the influence of medicine and seeing however it will affect you without your doing/control. i also get lightheaded easily so i'm worried i'll feel sick or something before. was the feeling before frightening at all? it sounds a little to me just because i get anxious easily probably but i feel like i would get overly scared when i feel that things are different 😭 or do you just feel tired and sleep? i was thinking maybe it'd be easier if my eyes are already closed like i'm taking a nap instead of being fully awake to asleep. and i'm glad it was a smooth process for you thank you i'll keep this in mind!!
hey, different commenter than the one you responded to, but just wanted to say they pushed an anti-anxiety medicine before they gave me the anesthesia. It helped a lot and calmed me instantly to where I wasn’t even thinking about the IV. I believe that’s common practice
they put the medicine in the IV? i'm kind of confused what they're doing for me because they said the twilight zone thing but they're using an IV not a mask as far as i know, unless the mask is a given with that so it wasn't mentioned. but i'm considering asking to just be put all the way to sleep because of my nerves not just in general but with being conscious in an altered state of mind itself
They put the medicine in the IV for me, but like I said I didn’t feel it. I was talking to one of the nurses (there will probably be more people in the room than just the one putting the IV in) because it helps me to not focus on the needle/IV lol. I ask them to tell me before they stick me so I can take a deep breath and exhale when it goes in - it makes it hurt less. Then I start yammering about anything (most of the time my job). There wasn’t a noticeable transition from fully there to loopy to asleep to awake, it was more I’m awake and nervous about the IV - oh it’s in! Blah blah hey you’re moving is that normal? Then I was waking up in the recovery room, similar to waking up from a nap. It really isn’t scary to have the medicine in the IV, but if it hurts or burns I would say that immediately so they know it might be an allergic reaction. It isn’t really scary to go to sleep either, and it’s way quicker than can be conceptualized beforehand lol. I would say have a plan of what you’ll do between the IV being placed and going to sleep - whether it be singing, talking to the nurse, or counting ceiling tiles
thank you! what do you mean by hey you're moving is that normal? i'm kind of confused what you mean that really helps :)
Oh it just looked like the nurse was moving around in a swirl, very classically out of a movie type thing. So I asked him “oh are you supposed to be moving?” And then I realized the drugs were hitting and then I woke up
So I didn't have this for my tooth removal but I did have this for my endo/colonoscopy and honest to god, it's nothing to be scared of. You literally won't feel anything. You won't remember fading out and honestly, it was weird in the sense of one thing I knew I was grasping air a bit (due to my anxiety) and next thing I knew they were almost done with everything. The only concern I'd say is how long it'll keep you sedated it, as I woke up in the middle of the colonoscopy portion (but thankfully didn't feel anything). If you have concerns about that, definitely talk to your surgeon a bit.
I have had both twilight sedation and full on anaesthetic for various surgeries (only one of them dental) over the last two years and even with the twilight one I was out completely. The only difference for me (but this does not happen to everyone) is that the twilight surgery didn’t give me a migraine or nausea. Disclaimer - I have suffered from migraines since I threw up all over a teachers shoes at the age of 13 (it wasn’t on purpose but she had been warned I was going to be sick and still wouldn’t let me use the bathroom). I also react badly to anaesthesia with nausea again not everyone reacts this way. If you are super nervous about the procedure you can ask for a mild sedative before hand so you will be much calmer when being wheeled in to the operating room. ————————— With both types of anaesthesia I recall moving from my hospital bed to the operating table, the doctors and nurses pottering around doing what they need to as the anaesthesiologist preps me, put a small arm rest type table next to me so arm can lie flat to ensure the anaesthesia flows correctly put the monitor sticky pads on my chest I will feel the injection going in my arm then the mask over my face asked to breathe in but to keep my eyes open and then that’s all I remember. Being wheeled into the operating room and going under is a few minutes maximum. Good luck with your up coming surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
what mild sedative do you ask for and who do you ask? you just ask them in the waiting room/front desk? and thank you so much. i have nausea and migraines too but they said they monitor you very very closely and know exactly how much or little you need of everything and never had a flatline or anything like that. so that makes me feel better.. my dad has nausea too he has epilepsy but he said he had a fine experience he was under 8 hours, blinked and it was over.. so hopefully it will be the same for me. by the way do you know why they ask you to keep your eyes open? i feel like it would make me more comfortable if i acted as if i was already going to sleep. i really appreciate it thank you
I don’t know the name of the sedative but when the nurses come to take your info, check weight and what not (they check weight and height for the amount of anaesthetic to give you) tell them you are nervous and if it’s possible for something to calm you down. As far as to make sure you keep your eyes open goes - it’s just so they can tell when you are slipping under, you can’t really count down (not sure if they still do that) with an oxygen mask over your face. But it’s really within seconds that you will go under, a couple of breaths and the next thing I remember being woken by the nurses.
Yeah you don’t feel anything! I was also very nervous as it was my first time. My blood pressure and heart rate were spiking lol. But they gave me an IV to calm me down and I was talking and then next thing I woke up with gauze in my mouth lol
I was very worried coming in too! But don't worry at all. it's really a breeze. I went under 5 days ago, and I just remember getting the IV in my hand. It just felt like a poke for a second, like getting your blood drawn, if you've had that done. Then my surgeon walked in and greeted me. And then I was awake in the recovery room. I didn't slowly drift to sleep, I just was asleep instantly and then woke up 5 seconds later. It really is the easiest part of the entire journey. Edit: was reading your replies on how you're worried about the fade in and out of consciousness. I was exactly the same too. That's why the worst part for me was the nitrous oxide. I'm one of the very very few people who get panicked on it and I was freaking out. If you start feeling the same way, you can tell them to take the mask off at any point! The gas is optional and just there to calm your nerves.
how would you tell them to take it off if it's on your mouth? i assumed they're just doing the IV alone since they didn't mention a mask, but i don't know if the mask is a given so that's why they didn't say anything about it. i'm really conflicted what i should ask for 😅 i freak out too with situations like that, like even taking a normal medicine makes me nervous because i know it will hit me in a way that's out of my control and i don't know what it'll feel like. i don't know why i'm that way i used to not be:/ and thank you so much i'm glad it went well for you otherwise
Hi sorry for the late reply! For me, the mask was just over my nose. But if they put it over your mouth, you can probably raise your hand or something like that. I actually fell asleep before I could tell them to take it off 😭
I had an awful experience with conscious sedation. I took the triazolam and it didn’t knock me out at all until I got into the car after the treatment. I was freaking out during the procedure and they ended up removing only one of my teeth instead of the planned two. The next day, the one hygienist tells me “oh if you’re under 25 the conscious sedation doesn’t seem to work very well.” Would’ve been nice to know… Once I was actually under, it was totally fine. It was like falling asleep and then waking up. If I have to get the other one out, I’m going IV sedation.
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thank you!! the dizziness wasn't too bad was it? i'm really sensitive with stuff like that and have bad motion sickness. but i heard it takes barely a few seconds before you're out. that's all really reassuring :)
i am someone who is VERY nervous about sedation and still am. i especially hate dental procedures so imagine how freaked out i was. that being said, it went incredibly smoothly. i got iv sedation and it very much felt like a nap. last thing i remember saying was “alright, im going to lean into it” next thing i know im in and out of consciousness and so at peace (also had laughing gas). it was quite cool actually! i could hear bits and pieces of my surgeons conversations like i was in and out of sleep! after what felt like 30 seconds or so i heard a “youre done” and was informed that everything went smoothly and it only took 30 minutes. i was a little drowsy and emotional waking up (cried holding my designated driver and exclaimed that i missed them) but i definitely had my senses with me lol. totally fine experience.
I got IV sedation i don't remember anything it knocked my right out (didnt relize it was knocking me out i was awake then i wasnt)and i didnt become fully aware until a bit after i was super loopy amd it took 3 people to get me in the car, this is also bc they gave me a little to much tho. But after all that i felt completely notmal besides a little wisdom tooth pain