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| Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Oh, thats horrible!!! What a terrible experience to go thru!!!
Having the IV sedation should help the patient to relax and not feel everything being done. At least thats my idea of it. When getting something done with the IV sedation, patients should have someone drive them. I dont always have someone available to drive me which is another reason why I avoid being sedated. I remember my oral surgeon using the term "twilight". Thats another one where you are not 100% asleep but for me it knocks me out completely, and I sleep the rest of the day. I think it was explained to me that twilight is the state where you just begin to fall asleep. I cant remember if it was an IV or gas that was used just whatever they did, they walked out of the room and that was the last thing I have a clear memory of. I only have a fuzzy memory of having something done but not exactly what went on while I was in their "twilight".
Thank you for sharing your experience even though it was a bad one. Now I know to never go for an IV sedation! ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive | | |
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