Anesthetics: A Brief Summary And Analysis

I chose this article because I’ve had 3 surgeries in my 20 years of existence, and every time, I was afraid that I was going to wake up during the procedure. I don’t why I feared such things, especially since my surgeon was a family friend and I trusted him. I just always had a fear of my general anesthesia wearing off. My surgeon always told me that there was a chance of problems, but it rarely ever happened. I am lucky that I have never experienced surgery complications. However, when I read this article, I just kept having flashbacks of my surgeries. You can usually remember the moments before the surgery before the anesthetic kicks in. Sometimes you remember the moments after the surgery when you wake up, but everything is usually a blur because you’re loopy from anesthetic drugs. …show more content…
He could not speak or move, but he does remember the terrible experience. I feel like if I were in his position, I would be very scared and probably have nightmares of the procedure. Some may say that the doctors could have just given him more anesthetic drugs so he will not wake up during the procedure, but there are risks of giving too much anesthetics to patients. Even when a patient is completely sedated and they start to wake up, an anesthesiologist may increase the anesthesia amount a little, but they do not want to overdo it. The last thing they want is complications that can be prevented. This is why hospitals require you to fill out forms to see if you had ever had health problems or conditions so that they can prescribe what is best for