I have no idea how I was intubated. I just know I had a goiter the size of a baseball and that it was going to be a challenge for the doctors. But the thing was well on its way to choking me to death. I wasn't getting enough oxygen and just crossing the street made me light-headed. How was I intubated? Idk. I just remember counting backwards and falling asleep. I woke up without the goiter. Thank God for people like you.
I've been through general anesthesia hell with the tube airway he mentioned. After watching this video, I firmly made up my mind to never ever have surgery again. This was my very first one and didn't know about any of this stuff and no one told me anything. From reading about the details of my surgery on my patient portal. I could see I was manhandled in many ways while unconscious. This will never never happen again. 😣😣😡😡
I was intubated after being diagnosed with Septic Shock. My organs were shutting down and I went into a coma for about 15 days. When I woke up I was frozen, I couldn't move anything but my head. Being awake and intubated was the worst thing I've ever been through and I still have PTSD from it after six years. I was tied down to my bed, hand and foot and I could not make a sound. I was completely at the mercy of other people and I was in agony without the ability to tell anyone. During this time my doctor went on vacation and there was no intention of removing the breathing tube until he got back, this was my worst nightmare. However there was a kind doctor who decided my remaining intubated was useless and ordered them to test me to make sure I could breathe on my own before they would remove the tube. Luckily I was barely able to push air hard enough to have the tube removed. This was the worst time of my life, but I did survive.
@@gordanazakula5669 you don't get a breathing tube for a wisdom tooth op. And running away from the operation isn't going to make enough to in your mouth for the teeth to actually fit
I'm a nurse and had numerous operations but really struggle with how patients usually get to know the surgeon before hand AND praise them for successful operations yet patients rarely know the anaesthetist before hand, get 10 minutes max to discuss their fears then allow this unsung hero keep them alive - i have far more respect for the "gasman " than i do for the surgeon!!
You are right on there. It's the anesthesiologist and the nurses that keep the OR running smoothly, not to take anything away from the surgeons, as they have a very important job to do, but they definitely can't do anything without everyone else in the OR. Nurses and Anesthesiologists are the unsung heroes in that room. I can attest to this as since 1994 I unfortunately have been on the or table close to 20 times and it's the anesthesiologist and the nurses who make sure are comfortable and calm your nerves even before the anesthesia starts. My hats off to all of you that work in the OR and Recovery Room, you are most certainly angels, without wings.
I have so much respect for you guys !! We just lay there dreaming away with the fairies but it’s you Doctors/surgeons who have the hardest job to ensure we stay alive ❤ Soo much admiration and respect for you 👍🏻💯❤️
I wish I had had you for when I had my hysterectomy,you really care about your patients and their well-being. This was a very well explained and informative video.i enjoyed it.
Every surgery I’ve had ( which is a lot!!!), once in the OR, I make it a point to talk to the anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist. I ask their name, what drugs they’ll be using, usually have a joke or two for them, and I thank them before I go under. The surgeon may do the work along with his/ her assistants, but it’s the anesthesiologist who keeps you alive and comfortable. I’ve had some post surgery problems with the dreaded endotracheal tube, sore throat, laryngitis and such. One hernia surgery I was having I woke up still on the operating table while the surgeon was finishing up, saw the Foley catheter removed, felt the endotracheal tube removed, and placed on a bed for recovery. The anesthesiologist that managed my procedure asked how I was feeling. I told him I watched and felt the trach and foley removed and he turned colors! Mostly ghost white. He didn’t hang around as the surgeon came in and I told him about it. He just acted like it wasn’t a big deal. Turned out, the surgeon implanted faulty mesh in the hernia which failed and needed to be removed 6 years later. Fortunate for him he had moved to another state and was no longer doing general surgery.
@@MedicalSecrets I have had a laproscopy, ovum pick up,both under anesthesia. Are you telling me that they inserted this big thing inside my throat?? Omg!! Was this the reason my throat was hurting bad?
I wouldn’t trust a damn word this ass clown says. From experience I can tell you if you as a patient suffer from any kind of asthma related or breathing issues like bronchitis, COPD asthma. “YOU CANNOT BE INTUBATED!” This procedure can cause you to have respiratory acidosis and cardiac arrest. They also don’t tell you that they in the process can break teeth and cause damage to your throat and lips/ gums. This clown is a liar and makes it all a joke. He’s exactly like the ass clowns at Cleveland clinic who know this is severely dangerous but still insist on forcing you to go through the surgery. I lawyered up and files criminal charges against these butchers.
My 81-year-old mother totally lost her voice immediately after her general anesthesia procedure with a breathing tube. My senior citizen mother still has no voice 7 days after the procedure. I hope this isn't permanent voice loss.
I always love your videos (not always the live streams, I am distractable, but no worries). I've learned a lot. Your how to reduce anxiety really really works. Even in non surgical situations like my primary care. She was really impressed I was able to drop my near freak out heart rate down to a little bit above relaxed. I told her about you.
I have medical phobia and your videos help a bit, so thank you. If only all health professionals were as caring and approachable as you, and took the time to explain things to patients! Understanding what's happening or about to happen, is so important in reducing anxiety! Sorry if these questions are dumb, but so is there always some kind of breathing tube used in every single surgery requiring general anaesthesia? Aren't there some kinds of general anesthesia that don't require intubation? How about for surgeries of the mouth/throat - don't the tubes get in the way?
We don't place a breathing tube for every procedure, but you will always have an oxygen mask or oxygen through the nose ( nasal cannula). For oral surgeries, we will frequently place a breathing tube through your nose (nasal intubation).
Thanks doctor!! What a great video. I just had a surgery yesterday, not sure which one they used, but it hurt a lot for 1/2 day. Feeling much better now.
Yeah it’s phenomenal how he’s putting patients lives at risk and thinks of as a show of fun and games and continues to get away with setting the wrong examples. Intubating a patient is highly dangerous and it’s not for everyone. You have 15 seconds to get it right and two tries. After that you have problems.any one with respiratory issues like asthma etc Cannot be intubated. It causes respiratory acidosis and cardiac arrest. It also causes your PH and Co2 levels to go out of whack and further endangers you the patients. I was train in the military to do this procedure and I’m telling you do your research and don’t trust these clowns. If you need surgery go to a state that has no immunity for these hospitals and doctors. A state that gives them immunity is a cautious thing to take into account. The procedure can also damage teeth, gum and internal tissue further complicating your well being during the surgery and or recovery.
@@FatherDuck80 Funny you say that…. My husband was in the Military and is an anesthesiologist. Don’t tell me what to believe and not. You are pissed off and it is obvious, take it somewhere else and not here, let alone with me. Have the day you deserve!
@@FatherDuck80 also, I know Dr.K he is not a clown, do your research before you run your mouth. He has explained the whole process on his lives. You must be new to the internet? I can lead you to “real drs” that set the wrong examples, not this Dr!
All doctors should be this informative. Im so glad ypu do these videos. I have had upwards 20 surgeries & these videos are mindblowing. Only had 1 bad experience aside from vomitting.
I had an airway today for a colonoscopy and it went well. Love this video really making it easy to understand. Last year I had one and lost my voice for a month and I’m a singer. Asked the folks to be gentle with me this morning and they did a great job. Thanks for this video.
I had to get surgery for a VNS recently (which takes place right next to the jugular vein, so it's very risky, and needs me to be paralyzed). So I got a breathing tube, though I was out cold before they inserted it. I only vaguely remember the feeling of them pulling it out while I was barely awake and just starting to come out of from under anesthesia. I had a sore throat for only a couple days, and in that time, I played it safe and only ate soft/liquid foods like protein shakes and apple sauce. Big shout out to VCU for taking such great care of me during the procedure!
I've been watching ER dramatizations and some people do get hung up on intubation. Anesthesiology has been an unknown land for me. Thanks for the info!
Amazingly informative, the complexity of keeping a patient alive. I've had a procedure to remove a calcium stone from a salivary gland. The condition had left me so weak and underweight I was frightened of the outcome. It did take me far longer to come back than was expected, and I had the worst nausea I had ever experienced. I will always be grateful to my anethioligist and surgical team for saving my life. Thank you for all your videos, it would of been far better to have been informed.
I'm a professional singer and terrified of a vocal cord injury. I always speak to the anesthesiologist and tell him I want an LMA. It's worked every time so far.
Ok, I'm not bragging or anything but I was kinda getting psyched and screaming at the video when you told me you human anesthesiologists have cameras to assist with intubation! With cats and dogs in veterinary anesthesia we intubate with nothing but a laryngoscope, ideally with a working light bulb, and a thin coating of lube. Cats are notorious for being tricky to intubate. Their vocal cords sometimes clamp shut and they inhale/exhale with just the tiniest minimal little fluttering of an opening. We have all sorts of tricks and ways to get the job done and I have to say- I've gotten pretty good at getting even a little 6 pound kitten intubated within seconds. It's so interesting to hear about and see the technologies in human medicine. The veterinary world is constantly progressing and has come a long long way in the past few decades but still, when compared to the advancements in human medicine, it feels a bit slap-dash. On the one hand, you have to really hone your skills when doing these things by hand, by sight, by feel and by intuition, which feels like a badge of honor but on the other hand, your patients are ultimately safer with these helpful tools and tech devices.
#3 for me 7 days ago. Sore throat afterwards. Still have a cough at times. No complaints. Blood pressure bottomed 3x during surgery - makes sense as I have low pressure anyway. 3x more med to keep me under - again makes sense as I don't stay under like average person, and bless em zofran in operating room and another infusion before leaving recovery. They did say I wasn't belligerent - I asked - but that flailed like I couldn't tell up from down. Again makes sense because it's what I do. Big plus : cutest male nurse ever took care of me. Excellent anesthesiologist and surgeon and team. Shoulder surgery. Love that nerve block in the neck.
I had two down mine after I woke up from triple bypass. Nurse told me just breath normal I have a few things to do and I'll be back to remove. A half hour later after chatting with another nurse in hallway she came in and removed them. Then I fell asleep again and woke up gasping from snoring, my snore woke me. I asked her why she let me snore like that, she answered I was ok I would stop breathing but restart on my own.
I had a torn rotator cuff, and the doctor who put me to sleep asked me if I wanted to be awake, my answer was NO, put me out, I've had 3 torn rotator cuff surgeries, a total hip replacement, and then an artifical rotator cuff, then my doctor didtwo spinal repair jobs. Then two years later my Gall bladder literally exploded. The Anestologist put me to sleep on the way to the operating room. I've never had any kind of problem being put to sleep. You doctor you are awesome.
Love this video! im having an septorhinoplasty in July and knowing this makes me much calmer. Anesthesiologist is going to be surprised when i ask him wich tube is he gonna use haha. Also im a medical interpreter and your channel has been so helpfull with vocabulary, thank u!
I am having a laproscopic partial hysterectomy coming up chronic iron deficiency anemia. I have been having to get weekly iron infusions for over a year. My ablation last year was a fail so this is the next step. Looking forward to get this done and the recovery behind me. I asked if I could have a spinal, but was told no because of it being laproscopic and needing to protect my airway.
Soooo...if a person is "awake" while you are putting that tube down their throat, how do you stop the normal reflux or gagging? I was gagging just thinking about it! 😆 BTW, I am totally hooked on your videos! Thank you!
Excellent sharing what goes on. Why do some patients get nausea after surgery.? I recently had TNA decompression which went well. But I was very nausea after drinking some water and food. Yikes. They put a patch on my neck because I let the anesthesiologist know I was very motion sickness candidate? But after all this experience I felt wonderful.
This actually makes lots of sense why I didn’t have a sore throat or anything, like I’ve read about. And it didn’t make sense to me that my airway wouldn’t be taken care of. I would’ve gotten the first or second options in airway maintenance.
How does the patient know which one is used? I know for my spine surgery I was intubated but have no idea what happened during ureteroscopy. I wasn’t told. It’s great that the doctors know but honestly there have been times the anesthesiologist hasn’t even introduced themselves, let alone tell me what was going to happen during surgery. I find it so amazing that there are anesthesiologists here on RUclips that explain things in detail, yet whenever I’ve had surgery I have never met one that actually explains a thing….
I'm sorry you've had that experience. I usually don't discuss the specific type of breathing tube with the patient (unless it comes up in conversation!), but I try to select the one that is always safest and least invasive. Whenever there is an option, I always ask the patient to keep them in the loop and empowered in the decision making!
Dr. Kaveh, interestingly I had more throat soreness after my lumpectomy surgery with a LMA than 3 month later when I a classic airway with my robotic nephrectomy. I loved watching videos before my surgeries! The hospital staff thought I was nuts! I just wish I was cognizant when I got to the OR for my robotic surgery!
Sound like a pilots job. Stressful taking off aka placing breathing tube. Then cool and calm crusing altitude aka during surgery. Then stressful again on landing aka breathing tube comes out and wake up process
My throat hurt and burned so horribly for several days after one surgery , I will never forget it .The surgeries after I always asked ( begged ) to please very gentle and not to roughly stuff the tube down my throat or if I could forgot it .Another surgery , I realized much later I had a tooth damaged and no one said anything ., I think they filed it down . . I never said anything but going forward I mention that I experienced this and to please be careful . Other than that , I love being put under . Afterwards I become an extrovert for a few hours , which is very peculiar . I always feel better and love the transformative process of healing . I am grateful to have had 7 knee surgeries , 1 shoulder , 1 cesarian of twins and 6 elective surgeries . love your channel .. Thank you Dr. Kaveh for your passion , patience and attention to detail .
@@laurielee3791 Im so sorry ,.I can totally relate to this intense , painful, burning sensation that lingers for well over a week . It never occurred to me that the voice box could be off center . Thank you for sharing . 🥰
(Long)....I had a heart ablation done 4 years ago (2nd one). I couldn't talk for almost 6 weeks afterwards. No voice would come out. Finally started get some sound but I have never fully got my voice back. I have some good days but most of the time when I try to talk to this day, it's just air or sounds like I'm EXTREMMELY horse. I blame the anesthesiologist for this. He and I didn't get along before the surgery and he even walked out on me pre-op saying "FINE, you don't have to have anything" (exact words). I have been under general several times know how I react going into it and (according to my wife and nurses) coming out of it but this guy wasn't listening to any of my concerns. He had an attitude of "you don't know what you're talking about" and I'm going to just do things my way". Blowing off whatever I said. I HATE the drugs they give you. When they try to give me something to relax me, I get more anxious because I don't like how they make me feel. So I'm EXTREMMELY anxious going into the OR to the point of just rocking and moving my legs. Can't be still. When I come out I'm VERY combative and mean. I've pulled my IVs out and had to be strapped down. When I came out of it this last ablation my wife was there and said I has having bad hallucinations and no one could calm me down. Finally was given Haloperidol to sedate me again and bring me out of it slower. I apparently tried hitting my wife but she said I didn't know who she was. I was looking "through" her at something that wasn't there. Lights were on but no one was home. It scared her and doesn't want to ever be back in recovery with me again. 4 years later and still can't vocalize speech very well. Have been intubated a few times since and every time I have no voice for weeks afterwards. I've had multiple bad experiences with anesthesiologists and going under except one guy actually listen to me. Still was a rough go though. I would have and should have canceled this ablation because of this guy's attitude and I should have walked out but it was an "elective" and not "emergency" surgery for my AFib. I couldn't put it off because it was December, end of year and was not enough time to reschedule before years end. Insurance deductible/out of pocket would have started over. All I can say is the day of surgery, if you aren't comfortable with something/someone, seriously think about rescheduling if you can. Even at the last minute. It could save you from having complications the rest of your life.
I had an LMA for my most recent surgery. I know because I asked them. They wondered why I asked and I said, “Because I watch RUclips videos on stuff like this.”
I'd like to know what the patient goes through in the moments at the end of surgery before and while the tube is removed. I have some it seems like remembered trauma after a surgery where my body seems to go into some sort of felt memory of not being able to breathe and I'm wondering if it had to do with the intubation removal process and the timing of such. In the months after the surgery sometimes when I'd lie on the floor and relax I'd go in to this feeling - and of course it's scary feeling like you don't know if you have another breath. (As an aside... no one has ever explained to me what they were going to do regards to intubation to me and I've been through 5-7 surgeries in my life... I think it's great you talk to your patients before)
I'm sorry you haven't had that consultation before surgery before. Your observation is very powerful and can lead to PTSD in some patients because of how the anesthesia affects memory formation. You can see my videos on it and can also bring it up on the next live stream
Anesthesia were The best moments of my life.. i felt heaven 🥹💖 but it turns to HELL when i just woke up because my throat hurttttssss 😭😵💫 ew i hate that
Has anyone ever heard of a "pull and pray" ? I had emergency surgery for bile blockage and the operation was stop twice due to blood pressure drop on the first stoppage. The second time was due to my oxygen level was dangerously low. After the operation they kept me on the ventilator and I believe they also kept me intubated for another day, because I have no memory of this. My wife told me this later and that she thought she overheard a member of the surgery team tell a nurse "they had to do a pull and pray". She didn't tell me this until after I was released and at home because she was afraid it would have effected my recovery. I am not sure what all of this means?
I had to have emergency surgery on Christmas Day so of course I had ate so I was informed I would have to be woke up before they removed the breathing tube. It was horrible I remember gagging and the pressure
I have had several surgeries including three knee surgeries (two replacements and one revision) on my left knee, anyway the doctor never mentioned a breathing tube before the surgery but I always woke up with a sore throat and that's when they tell me, And now I know why I had to have it but why they never said anything before, I don't know.
Five days on a Machine breathing for me and they would wake me up for an hour or so a day with that hook up I’m me. The thirst was the worst thing about it along with ur lungs pumping against your natural rhythm. It sucked when they pulled it out but what a relief
Intubation is the worst part of surgery for me because I end up with a sore throat. I have had 21 procedures and most all of them I have had a sore throat.
That was my worst nightmare being intubated and waking up with the tube down my throat, when I was scheduled for my second surgery i made them promise to remove the tube before I woke up and when I woke up the tube wasn't in my throat, I don't know why the first time it was in, I was trying to get the nurses attention to remove it but they were more interested in finding out the delivery guy from Uber eats name because they thought he was cute smh and the one nurse left to go to find the guy and a patient fell out of bed, there was another nurse there but she was on her phone it was a horrible exoerience
Omg Omg Omg i am having thyroid surgery just found out about breathing tubes ,i was already a nervous case now breathinh tubes i am more scared and nervous
Thank you for your vulnerability in sharing that. I'm wishing you the best for your surgery 🙏 I'll be doing a live stream soon about what to ask your anesthesiologist before surgery to help reduce fears and anxieties. You should check it out
I have gone into Status epilepticus a few times. My worst one was when I was in a coma for 15 days. The drugs were weaned after about 3 days, and I still wasn't waking up. The Dr's were asking what my wishes were, because they didn't know why i wasn't waking up. After 2 weeks, I woke up and I had absolutely NO voice. I was in the ICU for another week because i had no throat muscles. I was kept on a fluid diet and had PT to work up my swallowing muscles. It was another few days before i went home. But, also, after 15 days, My eyes were SOOOOO DRY. If you ever have a loved one in a coma, put eye drops in their eyes, they'll thank you.
Wish I had you giving me my meds needed. I was given too much anesthesia and pd a price for it. Vomitted during surgery..multiple times...suffered some memory loss afterwards. Took a while before I trusted another dr again. I hate when anesthesiologists just sit by the bed and think there just a side bar. I had to ask him who he was???
Ok Dr, I had the easiest turbinate reduction surgery. I had zero pain and if I could breathe they my nose, I wouldn’t even know I had it except for one thing. .. My throat was trashed. It hurt and burned so badly It was worse than any strept throat I’ve had. I had bubbly type sores, my uvula was swollen to the size of my thumb and such a red throat that Bremen into my ears. What causes that? I needed pain meds for my throat along with other prescriptions to numb and soothe my throat. I was miserable for weeks yet zero pain from the surgery. It never happened before and I don’t want it to happen again
I'm so sorry you had that experience, but I greatly admire your vulnerability in sharing that. I hope you feel empowered to discuss that with your doctors for any future surgeries so they can reduce the risk of that happening again
@@MedicalSecretsI've had the same problem for all 10 of my surgeries over 24 yrs. Now have the throat growth and into my esophagus. Biopsy this week then I'm hoping they can take it all out. Right now we have no diagnosis and it's been 6 months!
I was intubated 22 * because of 22 I have come out with damaged damaged throat, broken teeth and I'm suffering so bad , had major back surgery what I was in surgery one day for 9 hours, the third day for 7 hours all the surgeons look the other way doesn't always come out good, as for the 4 chipped teeth they told me that was my responsibility and I'm suffering so bad today because of that
What do you do if your patient has to undergo surgery, but has cancer tumors in their throat and esophagus? How do you insert tube without rupturing tumors, and causing cancer to metastasis to other areas?
How I wish I knew these before my cancelled scheduled maxillary sinus surgery last week . I could have asked my anesth if they had any video laryngoscope before they failed to intubate me on the 19th and another one on the 20th😢
I woke up from general with an asthma attack i struggled for several minutes while the person watching me calmly strolled around and then she said you need to breathe more deeply you oxygenaltion is down to 80 duh
I was put under general anesthesia by an oral surgeon to have my wisdom teeth out. I assume they used a breathing tube. It wasn't there when I fell asleep and it wasn't there when I woke up. That kinda freaks me out lol.
Thanks for sharing I have always wondered how u guys did that. just a month ago I had 5hr surgery and then after surgery was done I had to have tube in for 3hrs after. Cause of my lungs collapsing during surgery. but by the time I officially was awake, all was out.
Just had general anaesthetic six weeks ago and have had two and half years of sedation so had two level ACDF so C5/6/7 fusion I totally trust you guys and am really relaxed going to sleep but I have a really cool X-ray which was taken while I was asleep with all scaffold in place and I’ve a breath tube also in.. you could probably tell what was down my throat.. so glad we have experts like you. Worry about my next general anaesthetic post two level fusion?! Any tips?!
God Bless You. But I have a question, I’ve had my share of surgeries in my life and different procedures where you are dedicated. But years ago I became awake during surgery. Lord be. Could hear, feel, but couldn’t move. What a freaking nightmare. After that happen I said I’d rather die before that would ever happen again. But life goes on things happen and you do what you gotta do to get better. Why did that happen to me. And I’m sure there have been others it’s happen to also. Like being dead but alive lol. 🍷
I have a question. I am a 40 year old male about 5'8 and 160 pounds. Generally fit and active, at least as much as I can be lately. In December 2019, I developed what is believed to be some form of autonomic dysfunction/Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. I have seen a few Cardiologists (and I am under treatment by a Cardiologist who specifically treats POTS/autonomic dysfunction aka 'dysautonomia'), have a gastroenterologist, an endocrinologist, have seen a number of primary care docs, neurology, etc. I have also had brain scans (healthy brain), 2 sleep studies (one in 2018 showed only 4.7 apnea-hypopnea index and no central apneas, but 50 respiratory effort-related arousals aka RERAs in 2.75 housr of sleep; a second study at another lab showed 29 central apneas in just 89 total minutes of sleep for the night. BiPap and CPAP didn't help my symptoms), have had all kinds of blood work, wore a couple of Holter monitors for a month, etc. I get blood pooling in the hands and feet, shortness of breath. Frequent variation in heart rate and blood pressure 24/7, even at rest; say the resting heart rate is 60...about twice per minute my pulse will go 62, 65, 68, 70, 73, 75, 78, 80 and hold for a few seconds and then go back to 60. Will I be okay to have a colonoscopy in the future under sedation? I had an upper endoscopy in early 2020 and that sedation went okay, but symptoms worsened a bit since then. How do I communicate all of this properly to my anesthesiologist?
The dumbass anesthesiologist that I had intubated me while I was conscious didn't even stop to see if I was awake or not and I remember everything it is so so tramatic!
I love anesthesia! It’s the only time my brain stops. I feel so refreshed and calmer after it, like I finally got a good night sleep.
Exactly 💯😊
Wish I were you, cause I'm always petrified😊
ADHD? ❤
Freaks...
@@sahpem4425 No, chronic pain for me from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Parkinson's
I have no idea how I was intubated. I just know I had a goiter the size of a baseball and that it was going to be a challenge for the doctors. But the thing was well on its way to choking me to death. I wasn't getting enough oxygen and just crossing the street made me light-headed. How was I intubated? Idk. I just remember counting backwards and falling asleep. I woke up without the goiter. Thank God for people like you.
I like how this guy acts so casual and happy like it’s a pleasant experience. Lol
It's a challenging experience for the patient that I try to demystify and empower by sharing
@@annesmith6582 excuse me? Please do not attack others in this forum that is meant to help empower patients by providing knowledge
I've been through general anesthesia hell with the tube airway he mentioned. After watching this video, I firmly made up my mind to never ever have surgery again. This was my very first one and didn't know about any of this stuff and no one told me anything. From reading about the details of my surgery on my patient portal. I could see I was manhandled in many ways while unconscious. This will never never happen again. 😣😣😡😡
I was intubated after being diagnosed with Septic Shock. My organs were shutting down and I went into a coma for about 15 days. When I woke up I was frozen, I couldn't move anything but my head. Being awake and intubated was the worst thing I've ever been through and I still have PTSD from it after six years. I was tied down to my bed, hand and foot and I could not make a sound. I was completely at the mercy of other people and I was in agony without the ability to tell anyone. During this time my doctor went on vacation and there was no intention of removing the breathing tube until he got back, this was my worst nightmare. However there was a kind doctor who decided my remaining intubated was useless and ordered them to test me to make sure I could breathe on my own before they would remove the tube. Luckily I was barely able to push air hard enough to have the tube removed. This was the worst time of my life, but I did survive.
Wow. God is gd!!
Degrading. Glad l ran away from a wisdom tooth op!!!
Glad you survived
Really hope you never suffer from anything like that ever again.
The Lord Jesus bless you!
@@gordanazakula5669 you don't get a breathing tube for a wisdom tooth op. And running away from the operation isn't going to make enough to in your mouth for the teeth to actually fit
Wow 😮. God bless you 🙏🏽
I'm a nurse and had numerous operations but really struggle with how patients usually get to know the surgeon before hand AND praise them for successful operations yet patients rarely know the anaesthetist before hand, get 10 minutes max to discuss their fears then allow this unsung hero keep them alive - i have far more respect for the "gasman " than i do for the surgeon!!
Lol, I'd respect them both as they depend on each other to save lives
You are right on there. It's the anesthesiologist and the nurses that keep the OR running smoothly, not to take anything away from the surgeons, as they have a very important job to do, but they definitely can't do anything without everyone else in the OR. Nurses and Anesthesiologists are the unsung heroes in that room.
I can attest to this as since 1994 I unfortunately have been on the or table close to 20 times and it's the anesthesiologist and the nurses who make sure are comfortable and calm your nerves even before the anesthesia starts. My hats off to all of you that work in the OR and Recovery Room, you are most certainly angels, without wings.
I have so much respect for you guys !! We just lay there dreaming away with the fairies but it’s you Doctors/surgeons who have the hardest job to ensure we stay alive ❤ Soo much admiration and respect for you 👍🏻💯❤️
😭😭😭 That’s all I could think of after waking up had to kiss my doctors hands for all they do 🥹💙
I wish I had had you for when I had my hysterectomy,you really care about your patients and their well-being. This was a very well explained and informative video.i enjoyed it.
Thank you for the kind comments. How did your hysterectomy go? How was the recovery?
All this is utterly scary! 😟
You're the only anistegaligist I I've ever heard of calling the night before surgery.
I commend you !
Anesthesiologist, or nurse anesthetist are the correct spellings
Every surgery I’ve had ( which is a lot!!!), once in the OR, I make it a point to talk to the anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist. I ask their name, what drugs they’ll be using, usually have a joke or two for them, and I thank them before I go under. The surgeon may do the work along with his/ her assistants, but it’s the anesthesiologist who keeps you alive and comfortable. I’ve had some post surgery problems with the dreaded endotracheal tube, sore throat, laryngitis and such.
One hernia surgery I was having I woke up still on the operating table while the surgeon was finishing up, saw the Foley catheter removed, felt the endotracheal tube removed, and placed on a bed for recovery. The anesthesiologist that managed my procedure asked how I was feeling. I told him I watched and felt the trach and foley removed and he turned colors! Mostly ghost white. He didn’t hang around as the surgeon came in and I told him about it. He just acted like it wasn’t a big deal. Turned out, the surgeon implanted faulty mesh in the hernia which failed and needed to be removed 6 years later. Fortunate for him he had moved to another state and was no longer doing general surgery.
I have a big fear of doctors, and especially surgery this helps me understand and not feel as stressed about it.
They's awesome to hear!
@@MedicalSecrets could you do a video on how to over come fears and phobias of surgery and doctors, it would really help??
@@lucythompson6412 have you seen my live on phobias? I also have an upcoming video!
@@MedicalSecrets I have had a laproscopy, ovum pick up,both under anesthesia. Are you telling me that they inserted this big thing inside my throat?? Omg!! Was this the reason my throat was hurting bad?
I wouldn’t trust a damn word this ass clown says. From experience I can tell you if you as a patient suffer from any kind of asthma related or breathing issues like bronchitis, COPD asthma. “YOU CANNOT BE INTUBATED!” This procedure can cause you to have respiratory acidosis and cardiac arrest. They also don’t tell you that they in the process can break teeth and cause damage to your throat and lips/ gums. This clown is a liar and makes it all a joke. He’s exactly like the ass clowns at Cleveland clinic who know this is severely dangerous but still insist on forcing you to go through the surgery. I lawyered up and files criminal charges against these butchers.
My 81-year-old mother totally lost her voice immediately after her general anesthesia procedure with a breathing tube. My senior citizen mother still has no voice 7 days after the procedure. I hope this isn't permanent voice loss.
Wow. Great Info. magic question-severe pre-op procedure anxiety.
I always love your videos (not always the live streams, I am distractable, but no worries). I've learned a lot. Your how to reduce anxiety really really works. Even in non surgical situations like my primary care. She was really impressed I was able to drop my near freak out heart rate down to a little bit above relaxed. I told her about you.
I have medical phobia and your videos help a bit, so thank you. If only all health professionals were as caring and approachable as you, and took the time to explain things to patients! Understanding what's happening or about to happen, is so important in reducing anxiety!
Sorry if these questions are dumb, but so is there always some kind of breathing tube used in every single surgery requiring general anaesthesia? Aren't there some kinds of general anesthesia that don't require intubation? How about for surgeries of the mouth/throat - don't the tubes get in the way?
We don't place a breathing tube for every procedure, but you will always have an oxygen mask or oxygen through the nose ( nasal cannula). For oral surgeries, we will frequently place a breathing tube through your nose (nasal intubation).
Thanks doctor!! What a great video. I just had a surgery yesterday, not sure which one they used, but it hurt a lot for 1/2 day. Feeling much better now.
Dr.K this was a phenomenal video, you did awesome showing and explaining it all so well. Thank you for all you do, anesthia is mind blowing.
Thank you so much!
Yeah it’s phenomenal how he’s putting patients lives at risk and thinks of as a show of fun and games and continues to get away with setting the wrong examples. Intubating a patient is highly dangerous and it’s not for everyone. You have 15 seconds to get it right and two tries. After that you have problems.any one with respiratory issues like asthma etc Cannot be intubated. It causes respiratory acidosis and cardiac arrest. It also causes your PH and Co2 levels to go out of whack and further endangers you the patients. I was train in the military to do this procedure and I’m telling you do your research and don’t trust these clowns. If you need surgery go to a state that has no immunity for these hospitals and doctors. A state that gives them immunity is a cautious thing to take into account. The procedure can also damage teeth, gum and internal tissue further complicating your well being during the surgery and or recovery.
@@FatherDuck80 Funny you say that…. My husband was in the Military and is an anesthesiologist. Don’t tell me what to believe and not. You are pissed off and it is obvious, take it somewhere else and not here, let alone with me. Have the day you deserve!
@@FatherDuck80 also, I know Dr.K he is not a clown, do your research before you run your mouth. He has explained the whole process on his lives. You must be new to the internet? I can lead you to “real drs” that set the wrong examples, not this Dr!
All doctors should be this informative. Im so glad ypu do these videos. I have had upwards 20 surgeries & these videos are mindblowing. Only had 1 bad experience aside from vomitting.
I love your videos. ☺️ They are soooo easy to understand. It’s so scary to go into the operating room.
Thank you!
I had an airway today for a colonoscopy and it went well. Love this video really making it easy to understand. Last year I had one and lost my voice for a month and I’m a singer. Asked the folks to be gentle with me this morning and they did a great job. Thanks for this video.
Such a fascinating part about surgery! Thank you doctor!
You're welcome!
Thank you Dr. Kaveh I learn having fun watching your videos!
Thank you!
I had to get surgery for a VNS recently (which takes place right next to the jugular vein, so it's very risky, and needs me to be paralyzed). So I got a breathing tube, though I was out cold before they inserted it. I only vaguely remember the feeling of them pulling it out while I was barely awake and just starting to come out of from under anesthesia. I had a sore throat for only a couple days, and in that time, I played it safe and only ate soft/liquid foods like protein shakes and apple sauce.
Big shout out to VCU for taking such great care of me during the procedure!
After seeing this the only local anesthetic thank you
I've been watching ER dramatizations and some people do get hung up on intubation. Anesthesiology has been an unknown land for me. Thanks for the info!
Happy to now be an expert...🤘🏼💯✔️
Amazingly informative, the complexity of keeping a patient alive. I've had a procedure to remove a calcium stone from a salivary gland. The condition had left me so weak and underweight I was frightened of the outcome. It did take me far longer to come back than was expected, and I had the worst nausea I had ever experienced. I will always be grateful to my anethioligist and surgical team for saving my life. Thank you for all your videos, it would of been far better to have been informed.
I'm a professional singer and terrified of a vocal cord injury. I always speak to the anesthesiologist and tell him I want an LMA. It's worked every time so far.
Thank you Dr K. I love it!
Ok, I'm not bragging or anything but I was kinda getting psyched and screaming at the video when you told me you human anesthesiologists have cameras to assist with intubation! With cats and dogs in veterinary anesthesia we intubate with nothing but a laryngoscope, ideally with a working light bulb, and a thin coating of lube. Cats are notorious for being tricky to intubate. Their vocal cords sometimes clamp shut and they inhale/exhale with just the tiniest minimal little fluttering of an opening. We have all sorts of tricks and ways to get the job done and I have to say- I've gotten pretty good at getting even a little 6 pound kitten intubated within seconds.
It's so interesting to hear about and see the technologies in human medicine. The veterinary world is constantly progressing and has come a long long way in the past few decades but still, when compared to the advancements in human medicine, it feels a bit slap-dash.
On the one hand, you have to really hone your skills when doing these things by hand, by sight, by feel and by intuition, which feels like a badge of honor but on the other hand, your patients are ultimately safer with these helpful tools and tech devices.
#3 for me 7 days ago. Sore throat afterwards. Still have a cough at times. No complaints. Blood pressure bottomed 3x during surgery - makes sense as I have low pressure anyway. 3x more med to keep me under - again makes sense as I don't stay under like average person, and bless em zofran in operating room and another infusion before leaving recovery. They did say I wasn't belligerent - I asked - but that flailed like I couldn't tell up from down. Again makes sense because it's what I do.
Big plus : cutest male nurse ever took care of me.
Excellent anesthesiologist and surgeon and team. Shoulder surgery. Love that nerve block in the neck.
Thank you it was very interesting. Love it
Dr. Kaveh, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. This is excellent study material. Some of it I recognize from my hospital 💡
You're welcome! What are you studying for?
Anxiety just watching this! Woke up after surgery with one still down my throat! No one told me this would happen!
I had two down mine after I woke up from triple bypass. Nurse told me just breath normal I have a few things to do and I'll be back to remove. A half hour later after chatting with another nurse in hallway she came in and removed them. Then I fell asleep again and woke up gasping from snoring, my snore woke me. I asked her why she let me snore like that, she answered I was ok I would stop breathing but restart on my own.
@@michaelangelo6378wow
Such a vital part of surgery, thank you
I had a torn rotator cuff, and the doctor who put me to sleep asked me if I wanted to be awake, my answer was NO, put me out, I've had 3 torn rotator cuff surgeries, a total hip replacement, and then an artifical rotator cuff, then my doctor didtwo spinal repair jobs. Then two years later my Gall bladder literally exploded. The Anestologist put me to sleep on the way to the operating room. I've never had any kind of problem being put to sleep. You doctor you are awesome.
It makes you don’t want to have surgery, but Thank God that He gives the doctors wisdom to do what needs to be done, To God Be The Glory
Love this video! im having an septorhinoplasty in July and knowing this makes me much calmer. Anesthesiologist is going to be surprised when i ask him wich tube is he gonna use haha. Also im a medical interpreter and your channel has been so helpfull with vocabulary, thank u!
I am having a laproscopic partial hysterectomy coming up chronic iron deficiency anemia. I have been having to get weekly iron infusions for over a year. My ablation last year was a fail so this is the next step. Looking forward to get this done and the recovery behind me. I asked if I could have a spinal, but was told no because of it being laproscopic and needing to protect my airway.
Soooo...if a person is "awake" while you are putting that tube down their throat, how do you stop the normal reflux or gagging? I was gagging just thinking about it! 😆 BTW, I am totally hooked on your videos! Thank you!
Thank you for the kind comments! 🙏 we have to use LOTS of numbing medication in the throat
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Glad you asked as I am having this awake intubation in a few weeks and it's so scary looking 🥺
Very interesting. Thank you for this.
Excellent sharing what goes on. Why do some patients get nausea after surgery.? I recently had TNA decompression which went well. But I was very nausea after drinking some water and food. Yikes. They put a patch on my neck because I let the anesthesiologist know I was very motion sickness candidate? But after all this experience I felt wonderful.
This actually makes lots of sense why I didn’t have a sore throat or anything, like I’ve read about. And it didn’t make sense to me that my airway wouldn’t be taken care of. I would’ve gotten the first or second options in airway maintenance.
That gives me some comfort. I have a small airway with scar tissue from drinking drano when I was 2.
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I had a triple bypass a couple weeks ago. Waking up with the breathing tube was rough.
This is precisely my utmost fear!
@@andromacha83 about 20-30 mins of discomfort. Once they removed it, it was instant relief.
Appreciate the content.
Thank you!
How does the patient know which one is used? I know for my spine surgery I was intubated but have no idea what happened during ureteroscopy. I wasn’t told. It’s great that the doctors know but honestly there have been times the anesthesiologist hasn’t even introduced themselves, let alone tell me what was going to happen during surgery.
I find it so amazing that there are anesthesiologists here on RUclips that explain things in detail, yet whenever I’ve had surgery I have never met one that actually explains a thing….
I'm sorry you've had that experience. I usually don't discuss the specific type of breathing tube with the patient (unless it comes up in conversation!), but I try to select the one that is always safest and least invasive. Whenever there is an option, I always ask the patient to keep them in the loop and empowered in the decision making!
Dr. Kaveh, interestingly I had more throat soreness after my lumpectomy surgery with a LMA than 3 month later when I a classic airway with my robotic nephrectomy. I loved watching videos before my surgeries! The hospital staff thought I was nuts! I just wish I was cognizant when I got to the OR for my robotic surgery!
I see it now dr thank you. The behind the tongue one works better for me instead of down my throat because I have chronic asthma
The fiber optic bronchoscope is super interesting
I'd rather be awake with oxygen, than a breathing tube if possible
Quite informative!!
Thank you so much for your informative an excellent videos.
Sound like a pilots job. Stressful taking off aka placing breathing tube. Then cool and calm crusing altitude aka during surgery. Then stressful again on landing aka breathing tube comes out and wake up process
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My throat hurt and burned so horribly for several days after one surgery , I will never forget it .The surgeries after I always asked ( begged ) to please very gentle and not to roughly stuff the tube down my throat or if I could forgot it .Another surgery , I realized much later I had a tooth damaged and no one said anything ., I think they filed it down . . I never said anything but going forward I mention that I experienced this and to please be careful . Other than that , I love being put under . Afterwards I become an extrovert for a few hours , which is very peculiar . I always feel better and love the transformative process of healing . I am grateful to have had 7 knee surgeries , 1 shoulder , 1 cesarian of twins and 6 elective surgeries . love your channel .. Thank you Dr. Kaveh for your passion , patience and attention to detail .
My voice box is off center. Intubation always leaves a cut in my throat. I feel the pain and taste the blood.
@@laurielee3791 Im so sorry ,.I can totally relate to this intense , painful, burning sensation that lingers for well over a week . It never occurred to me that the voice box could be off center . Thank you for sharing .
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Wow
Great video and explanations!
Thank you I learned a lot
Very enlightening! 🤔 I was told I coded at the beginning of my first ever surgery (brain), and have wondered if it had to do with my airway...
(Long)....I had a heart ablation done 4 years ago (2nd one). I couldn't talk for almost 6 weeks afterwards. No voice would come out. Finally started get some sound but I have never fully got my voice back. I have some good days but most of the time when I try to talk to this day, it's just air or sounds like I'm EXTREMMELY horse. I blame the anesthesiologist for this. He and I didn't get along before the surgery and he even walked out on me pre-op saying "FINE, you don't have to have anything" (exact words). I have been under general several times know how I react going into it and (according to my wife and nurses) coming out of it but this guy wasn't listening to any of my concerns. He had an attitude of "you don't know what you're talking about" and I'm going to just do things my way". Blowing off whatever I said. I HATE the drugs they give you. When they try to give me something to relax me, I get more anxious because I don't like how they make me feel. So I'm EXTREMMELY anxious going into the OR to the point of just rocking and moving my legs. Can't be still. When I come out I'm VERY combative and mean. I've pulled my IVs out and had to be strapped down. When I came out of it this last ablation my wife was there and said I has having bad hallucinations and no one could calm me down. Finally was given Haloperidol to sedate me again and bring me out of it slower. I apparently tried hitting my wife but she said I didn't know who she was. I was looking "through" her at something that wasn't there. Lights were on but no one was home. It scared her and doesn't want to ever be back in recovery with me again. 4 years later and still can't vocalize speech very well. Have been intubated a few times since and every time I have no voice for weeks afterwards. I've had multiple bad experiences with anesthesiologists and going under except one guy actually listen to me. Still was a rough go though. I would have and should have canceled this ablation because of this guy's attitude and I should have walked out but it was an "elective" and not "emergency" surgery for my AFib. I couldn't put it off because it was December, end of year and was not enough time to reschedule before years end. Insurance deductible/out of pocket would have started over. All I can say is the day of surgery, if you aren't comfortable with something/someone, seriously think about rescheduling if you can. Even at the last minute. It could save you from having complications the rest of your life.
Great video explanation
Imagine being the first people to test these things, spooky science
I had an LMA for my most recent surgery. I know because I asked them. They wondered why I asked and I said, “Because I watch RUclips videos on stuff like this.”
I'd like to know what the patient goes through in the moments at the end of surgery before and while the tube is removed. I have some it seems like remembered trauma after a surgery where my body seems to go into some sort of felt memory of not being able to breathe and I'm wondering if it had to do with the intubation removal process and the timing of such. In the months after the surgery sometimes when I'd lie on the floor and relax I'd go in to this feeling - and of course it's scary feeling like you don't know if you have another breath.
(As an aside... no one has ever explained to me what they were going to do regards to intubation to me and I've been through 5-7 surgeries in my life... I think it's great you talk to your patients before)
I'm sorry you haven't had that consultation before surgery before. Your observation is very powerful and can lead to PTSD in some patients because of how the anesthesia affects memory formation. You can see my videos on it and can also bring it up on the next live stream
Anesthesia were The best moments of my life.. i felt heaven 🥹💖 but it turns to HELL when i just woke up because my throat hurttttssss 😭😵💫 ew i hate that
Has anyone ever heard of a "pull and pray" ? I had emergency surgery for bile blockage and the operation was stop twice due to blood pressure drop on the first stoppage. The second time was due to my oxygen level was dangerously low. After the operation they kept me on the ventilator and I believe they also kept me intubated for another day, because I have no memory of this. My wife told me this later and that she thought she overheard a member of the surgery team tell a nurse "they had to do a pull and pray". She didn't tell me this until after I was released and at home because she was afraid it would have effected my recovery. I am not sure what all of this means?
That "LMA" churned memories of "EGTA's" prior to 1980, how much gastric distension with those?? (ran ALS on a MICU for 20 years)
With a well-placed airway, and not running positive pressure ventilation, the distention should be very minimal!
Love anesthesia ❤
I had to have emergency surgery on Christmas Day so of course I had ate so I was informed I would have to be woke up before they removed the breathing tube. It was horrible I remember gagging and the pressure
I have had several surgeries including three knee surgeries (two replacements and one revision) on my left knee, anyway the doctor never mentioned a breathing tube before the surgery but I always woke up with a sore throat and that's when they tell me, And now I know why I had to have it but why they never said anything before, I don't know.
Never want to be intubated again.
My voice box is off center. Always miss!
Thankfully when I was intubated, I was unconscious. So I don’t remember anything.
A lot less scary
Thank you
Five days on a Machine breathing for me and they would wake me up for an hour or so a day with that hook up I’m me. The thirst was the worst thing about it along with ur lungs pumping against your natural rhythm. It sucked when they pulled it out but what a relief
Intubation is the worst part of surgery for me because I end up with a sore throat. I have had 21 procedures and most all of them I have had a sore throat.
Now I have to see a specialist because I choke on food and cough. Irritation,tightness in throat. Been 5 weeks after hysterectomy
I live that life!
That was my worst nightmare being intubated and waking up with the tube down my throat, when I was scheduled for my second surgery i made them promise to remove the tube before I woke up and when I woke up the tube wasn't in my throat, I don't know why the first time it was in, I was trying to get the nurses attention to remove it but they were more interested in finding out the delivery guy from Uber eats name because they thought he was cute smh and the one nurse left to go to find the guy and a patient fell out of bed, there was another nurse there but she was on her phone it was a horrible exoerience
Smh, that sucks
Very good video but I would like to see how to put it in a patient, I am more visual 😳
I have quite a few videos on this! Check them out!
Me too
Omg Omg Omg i am having thyroid surgery just found out about breathing tubes ,i was already a nervous case now breathinh tubes i am more scared and nervous
Thank you for your vulnerability in sharing that. I'm wishing you the best for your surgery 🙏 I'll be doing a live stream soon about what to ask your anesthesiologist before surgery to help reduce fears and anxieties. You should check it out
@@MedicalSecrets thank you very much i am having positive thoughts for great outcome
Two weeks after my surgery my voice is not normal.
I have gone into Status epilepticus a few times. My worst one was when I was in a coma for 15 days. The drugs were weaned after about 3 days, and I still wasn't waking up. The Dr's were asking what my wishes were, because they didn't know why i wasn't waking up. After 2 weeks, I woke up and I had absolutely NO voice. I was in the ICU for another week because i had no throat muscles. I was kept on a fluid diet and had PT to work up my swallowing muscles. It was another few days before i went home. But, also, after 15 days, My eyes were SOOOOO DRY. If you ever have a loved one in a coma, put eye drops in their eyes, they'll thank you.
Now I'm interested to know more about spinal anesthesia given for hip replacement surgery. How about it?
I have a few videos on that, but it's time for a follow-up, longer format one!
Wish I had you giving me my meds needed. I was given too much anesthesia and pd a price for it. Vomitted during surgery..multiple times...suffered some memory loss afterwards. Took a while before I trusted another dr again. I hate when anesthesiologists just sit by the bed and think there just a side bar. I had to ask him who he was???
Ok Dr, I had the easiest turbinate reduction surgery. I had zero pain and if I could breathe they my nose, I wouldn’t even know I had it except for one thing. .. My throat was trashed. It hurt and burned so badly It was worse than any strept throat I’ve had. I had bubbly type sores, my uvula was swollen to the size of my thumb and such a red throat that Bremen into my ears.
What causes that? I needed pain meds for my throat along with other prescriptions to numb and soothe my throat. I was miserable for weeks yet zero pain from the surgery.
It never happened before and I don’t want it to happen again
I'm so sorry you had that experience, but I greatly admire your vulnerability in sharing that. I hope you feel empowered to discuss that with your doctors for any future surgeries so they can reduce the risk of that happening again
@@MedicalSecretsI've had the same problem for all 10 of my surgeries over 24 yrs. Now have the throat growth and into my esophagus. Biopsy this week then I'm hoping they can take it all out. Right now we have no diagnosis and it's been 6 months!
I was intubated while I was still conscious. So traumatic! I don't think I'll ever recover from that shit!
Sir plz make a video on surgery of sore throat
Thank goodness I'm healthy, never have to have an operation fingers crossed.... this freaks me out 🤣🤣
Anything can happen.
I was intubated 22 * because of 22 I have come out with damaged damaged throat, broken teeth and I'm suffering so bad , had major back surgery what I was in surgery one day for 9 hours, the third day for 7 hours all the surgeons look the other way doesn't always come out good, as for the 4 chipped teeth they told me that was my responsibility and I'm suffering so bad today because of that
What do you do if your patient has to undergo surgery, but has cancer tumors in their throat and esophagus?
How do you insert tube without rupturing tumors, and causing cancer to metastasis to other areas?
My throat as an adult is pretty small where they have had to use a pediatric tube on me.
How I wish I knew these before my cancelled scheduled maxillary sinus surgery last week .
I could have asked my anesth if they had any video laryngoscope before they failed to intubate me on the 19th and another one on the 20th😢
I woke up from general with an asthma attack i struggled for several minutes while the person watching me calmly strolled around and then she said you need to breathe more deeply you oxygenaltion is down to 80 duh
😮 don't leave us hanging what happened? Obviously you lived but when did they realize you were having an asthma attack?
Wow, smh
I was put under general anesthesia by an oral surgeon to have my wisdom teeth out. I assume they used a breathing tube. It wasn't there when I fell asleep and it wasn't there when I woke up. That kinda freaks me out lol.
Thanks for sharing I have always wondered how u guys did that. just a month ago I had 5hr surgery and then after surgery was done I had to have tube in for 3hrs after. Cause of my lungs collapsing during surgery. but by the time I officially was awake, all was out.
I had surgery on my feet and I never even knew they put a tube down ur throat to help u breath I probably didn’t know cause I was asleep
Why would you need to be intubated for a foot surgery?
Just had general anaesthetic six weeks ago and have had two and half years of sedation so had two level ACDF so C5/6/7 fusion I totally trust you guys and am really relaxed going to sleep but I have a really cool X-ray which was taken while I was asleep with all scaffold in place and I’ve a breath tube also in.. you could probably tell what was down my throat.. so glad we have experts like you. Worry about my next general anaesthetic post two level fusion?! Any tips?!
I was the same way asking questions
God Bless You. But I have a question, I’ve had my share of surgeries in my life and different procedures where you are dedicated. But years ago I became awake during surgery. Lord be. Could hear, feel, but couldn’t move. What a freaking nightmare. After that happen I said I’d rather die before that would ever happen again. But life goes on things happen and you do what you gotta do to get better. Why did that happen to me. And I’m sure there have been others it’s happen to also. Like being dead but alive lol. 🍷
What about a nasal breathing tube? I recently had a dental surgery and was told I had a nasal breathing tube... how does that work???
I have a question. I am a 40 year old male about 5'8 and 160 pounds. Generally fit and active, at least as much as I can be lately. In December 2019, I developed what is believed to be some form of autonomic dysfunction/Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. I have seen a few Cardiologists (and I am under treatment by a Cardiologist who specifically treats POTS/autonomic dysfunction aka 'dysautonomia'), have a gastroenterologist, an endocrinologist, have seen a number of primary care docs, neurology, etc. I have also had brain scans (healthy brain), 2 sleep studies (one in 2018 showed only 4.7 apnea-hypopnea index and no central apneas, but 50 respiratory effort-related arousals aka RERAs in 2.75 housr of sleep; a second study at another lab showed 29 central apneas in just 89 total minutes of sleep for the night. BiPap and CPAP didn't help my symptoms), have had all kinds of blood work, wore a couple of Holter monitors for a month, etc. I get blood pooling in the hands and feet, shortness of breath. Frequent variation in heart rate and blood pressure 24/7, even at rest; say the resting heart rate is 60...about twice per minute my pulse will go 62, 65, 68, 70, 73, 75, 78, 80 and hold for a few seconds and then go back to 60. Will I be okay to have a colonoscopy in the future under sedation? I had an upper endoscopy in early 2020 and that sedation went okay, but symptoms worsened a bit since then. How do I communicate all of this properly to my anesthesiologist?
The dumbass anesthesiologist that I had intubated me while I was conscious didn't even stop to see if I was awake or not and I remember everything it is so so tramatic!
Feedback. Tell them so they learn....one hopes.
I agree. I detest surgery, hospitals and fish-eyed insensitive doctors. 😡😡😡😡
Can you get a Breast augmentation without the intubation ? My throat was f up afterwards.
Probably not.
I have a question
Yes?
@@MedicalSecrets why does the mask start to smell after a while. I’m just curious that’s all
@@emmamae4684 plastic packaging, usually
@@MedicalSecrets ok thank you for answering! I wanna be either a paramedic or a anesthetist