Anesthesia for Dental Procedure

[barbp4]

I am terrified that I will not wake up from anesthesia. I am having an abcessed tooth pulled on Thursday. Can anyone offer some reassurance?
Having major anxiety.
Dentist is an old guy who has been doing this his entire career. I could tell he had no time - or sympathy - for HA.

[Clydesdale Epona]

Not waking up from the anesthesia is highly highly unlikely, you'll feel a little groggy afterwards but i'm certain it'll work out great :)

All the best :hugs:

[barbp4]

thanks for the encouragement.
The office just called and moved the procedure to 8 a.m.
I am stressed - I feel like I am out of breath when I walk - what if my heart is not up to this? What if I have a heart attack or stroke while under anesthesia?
Can this happen???/

[Lukas]

8 am is great you'll be straight in so you won't have time to fixate about it x
the breathless feeling is purely down to anxiety you're not gonna have a heart attack or stroke during it trust me. are you getting help for your anxiety at the moment? i'm just wondering as i can tell its really affecting you x

[Fishmanpa]

Frankly, I'm all up for the good drugs any time ;) When I had my colonoscopy, I was buzzed for hours! My wife told me I was grabbing her butt and saying over and over "My Tushy" ~lol~

There are some really funny videos on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5PhyfyG9AA) about this. This one is one of my favorites ~lol~

Positive thoughts

[Lukas]

Frankly, I'm all up for the good drugs any time When I had my colonoscopy, I was buzzed for hours! My wife told me I was grabbing her butt and saying over and over "My Tushy" ~lol~

There are some really funny videos on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5PhyfyG9AA) about this. This one is one of my favorites ~lol~

Positive thoughts
I'll totally be checking that out lol ;)
apparently with mine i was really emotional and saying stuff like "those cows are beautiful, i must steal one for my own!" and "i need to get some more of this stuff, i'm down for anything right now" :roflmao:

[barbp4]

omg Fishman - you made me laugh with that video! I needed that laugh.

still scared as hell, but that was funny

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I am now worried about people in the dental office being properly trained to administer anesthesia- this is just an office - not near a hospital- how do I know they know how to administer this? they are not anesthesiologists.

[ErinKC]

Did you discuss the option of not being put under? I've had a lot of horrible dental procedures done with only local anesthesia. If the dentist thinks it's essential, it is, but if you're so anxious it could be worth discussing further.

[Fishmanpa]

Here's my prediction. You've already worked yourself up so that's a given.

You'll go, you'll wake up and everything will be fine and I'll be telling you "Told ya so!" ;) Ohhh... we might hear a funny story of how you asked the dentist to marry you (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teXSUPop_D8) ~lol~

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