Salpingo oophorectomy

[kelledee]

I have my date 12th of October is my operation dreading it like mad om scared of going to sleep I'm scared I won't wake up

[Lily-Anne]

I felt exactly the same, I wrote letters for my family and everything, but actually it was okay. You meet the anesthetist and I asked him to look after me, which he did. I made sure that when I signed the consent forms they said what I wanted. I would take some vaseline for your lips for after. Above all don't worry it's their job to look after you.

LA

[kelledee in reply to Lily-Anne]

Thankyou

[Jo-Bo]

I experienced huge fear too before mine. I cried so much in the anaesthesia room that they couldn't get the epidural in and I begged to just be knocked out! It is natural to feel scared. Good luck. Jo

[kelledee in reply to Jo-Bo]

Thanks

[Katmal-UK]

Hi. I think its only natural to be scared, I was petrified thinking I wouldnt wake up and like Jo I cried whilst in the room whilst they were trying to aneathatise me . However, 4 days after my radical hysterectomy I was home. You will be well looked after. Your fear is fear of the unknown but I can tell you now its no where near as 'bad' as you think its gonna be - Im the worlds biggest coward but looking back it really wasnt that bad. I wish you well xx Kathy

[kelledee in reply to Katmal-UK]

Thankyou so much I think I'm just thinking the worse

[hannah98]

It is natural to be frightened of the unknown. I have experience of both sides ie working with anaesthetists and as a patient having extensive surgery.

They are truly experts in their field. At no other time during your journey from diagnosis to treatment will you have the undivided attention of a consultant for how ever long your surgery. They don't wonder off, they don't have twenty other patients waiting impatiently for their 10mins slot like in the out-patients department he/she is there just for you ,watching over you constantly.

The anaesthetic is just a lovely long, calming sleep that you get whilst the surgeon gets rid of your cyst/mass/tumour for you. Think of it as a way of you leaving the room briefly, away from all the fear, pain and worry you have been through, and when you come back into the room you wake up ( and you WILL wake up) all that technical stuff has been done for you while you were away.

Have a chat with the pre op nurse at your assessment and explain your fears. You will not be the first. May be they will give you sedation before you go to theatre so you will feel all warm, cosy and sleepy and probably not even notice or care when they pop you off to sleep. Anaesthetic is like magic - you are awake- asleep-awake and the op is all done !

[Solange in reply to hannah98]

A very reassuring message from someone who knows about anaesthetics from the medical side of things as well as from the patients side. I'm sure it will make a lot of people feel better, Hannah.

Best wishes, Solange.

[kelledee in reply to hannah98]

Thankyou hannah I'm worried cause I'm a big girl but reading that has put my mind at ease

[kelledee in reply to hannah98]

Thankyou you have put my mind at ease, I just want the operation done the 12th of October can't come quick enough I'm frightened but I want it done

[hannah98]

I too am a big girl, I will tell you a secret...... there are lots of us around.

sending lots of virtual hugs