DS has to have an operation in the next couple of months. I'm ok with the procedure it's self but I'm scared outta my mind about the anesthetic.
How did your LO go with going under a general? How did they recover? How did you cope? We're you with them till they went under?
Tia
Kate xx
How did your LO go with going under a general? She actually handled it quite well, no major tears or anything
How did they recover? It took her a bit to wake from being groggy but was up & chatting away in no time, she was a bit sluggish for a day or so but I was assured that's normal.
How did you cope? I cried like a baby, so so nervous, felt sick but I think that's normal too.
We're you with them till they went under? I stayed with her until she was out then left (in tears) then they called me in once she was awake.
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My eldest had a minor procedure done at the ago of 2. It did require a general anesthetic.
I was anxious also, but was allowed to accompany him into theatre and he had his dummy right up til they put the mask on him.
He came to really well in recover (although his was only a light sedation as it was a probe for a blocked tear duct).
My 4 year old son just had surgery at the Royal Childrens. I was able to accompany him to a special room just outside theatre where they put him under, he woke up quite groggy (they gave him additional pain relief in surgery do to the nature of the operation) but otherwise fine.
Good Luck it is an awful feeling while you wait for them to come back to you.
i went into theatre with my DD until she was under, then we went into recovery when she came out, she was rather disorientated and crying and they let me climb in the bed with her in recovery and we went back to the children's ward together in the bed, the crying stopped after about 45 mins when she had woken up fully and she was fine after that
I know it's easier said than done but try to stay as calm and positive as you can. Kids always pick up on their parents anxiety levels and the more distressed you are the more upset your little one will be.
DS had his first GA at 5mths, I cuddled him to sleep in the room outside the theatre then they brought him back to the room cos it didn't take as long as they thought and I hadn't gone down to recovery yet. He was fine waking up, he had pain relief in surgery so was tired and groggy from that and couldn't feed properly for a couple of hour
DD had hernia surgery a couple of weeks ago, she is a bit older than your DS, so possibly more aware of what was going on. the older children (around 5-8 mark) seemed to struggle where DD didn't. i think it's an awareness thing maybe...
How did your LO go with going under a general?
She was given a sedative as the anaesthesiologist could see that she was a bit reluctant to go near him and he didn't want to stress her out by trying to put a needle in while she was alert. He was fantastic - explained to us what to expect with her as she went under, put the mask on her with DH holding her so that she wasn't stressed.
She was aware that she was going somewhere, was STARVING and just wanted to go home, so she did get a little upset as the sedative started to knock her out a bit - but she didn't cry, just demanded to go home and have breakfast!
How did they recover?
DD took a long time to wake up from the GA. She was first to go into surgery - three others had gone in, and two of them had their mum's called back in before DD woke up. we were told about 40 mins and it took over 90 for her to start waking up. She'd been up earlier than normal that morning, and the pre-op sedative really knocked her out. i was taken into recovery as soon as she opened her eyes, and she just looked around, watching the nurse. they told me that i could BF as soon as she was moved into the recovery ward, and was taken in within minutes of opening her eyes. she didn't sleep again until that night when she went to sleep for the night
we were told there were two options for post operative pain relief so she didn't wake in pain - that they really don't like giving little tackers morphine as that tends to make them sick, so they used the other option. two of the other little girls threw up and were quite groggy so i don't know fi they had morphine...
once she woke we only had a couple of tears - first time, because she had a dry throat and wanted boob, but couldn't swallow. they gave her an icy pole, and she was fine after that. she attached to boob again with no issues. next lot were because they promised her a ham sandwich and took too long to bring it to her lol. the last lot were because she's mostly toilet trained now, and she was disgusted that we put a nappy on her "just in case".
DD bounced back very well - she was home within 2 hours of waking from the GA, and was asking to go on the trampoline straight away. she had an injection of pain relief into her spine at the very base (caudal block) so that she could avoid morphine, and was a bit wonky on her feet, but she really just wanted to get on with life. she had pain meds before bed that night, and then in the morning, and was pretty much fine from there - back to her normal bubbly annoying self lol
How did you cope?
i coped a lot better than i thought i would. i was anxious, but i didn't melt down. i was stressing when she didn't come out for so long, but never fell apart at all. i probably struggled more with sleeping that night than before/during/immediately after the surgery. i think i kept expecting her to wake up in pain cos the block had worn off and i just wanted to make sure she was ok. she slept for 11 hours though!
We're you with them till they went under?
DH went in with DD. I know i have some pretty bad anxiety issues, and knew he'd be a more calming influence as i was worried i'd fall apart and i didn't want to stress her out. DH is her primary carer while i work, so even though i'm still BF, and i was taken in to her afterwards, it was more "normal" for her to have Daddy and for Mummy to leave kwim?
We've had 4 GA's here.
DD2 had her first at 16 months, she actually went with the anesthetist without any issues so I wasn't there.
Second time which was in FEb I went with her but she did and exceptional job of holding her breath/shallow breathing do it took ages, that was hard and I was in tears, she wasn't distresses , just fidgety.
All 4 times we've had GA's cAnnulas have gone on after they were asleep.
DD2 woke up screaming first time but not as bad second time
Xxxx
Boytwin has had 3 GA's. Going under is not fun to watch, I would honestly suggest leaving the room as soon as he is lightly sedated. Boytwin rouses easily from a GA but then gets very upset and tearful and often needs some fentanyl or something else to calm him down. The nurses were great and never left us alone until he was happy and calm.
DD was 1year old when she had emergency surgery. She was pretty sick so it was rather frightening as we were told there was more chance of the anaesthetic causing breathing problems, luckily this didn't happen. I was able to come into a small room just outside of the operating theatre and stay with her until she was under. She was very upset, but she was like I said pretty miserable due to illness. I was a mess once I went into the waiting room, but I was in shock as everything had happened so quickly. We had gone to ER at 10pm the night before and by 11am the next morning she was being operated on. The moment I heard her cry in the recovery room was the sweetest sound, to know she had come out ok was such a relief. She was pretty groggy afterwards and slept like a log. The next day she was like a new girl she bounced back so quickly and because she was obviously feeling so much better overall.
Good luck, it is hard to watch your little one go through it, but obviously necessary for their health.
Ellas had heaps, I personally found it easier to leave her as a small bub, as she didn't know what was going on (upon reflection, not at the time!). At H's age you should be able to go with him while they put the mask on his face and he goes off to sleep, so long as u feel comfortable doing it. Then recovery should call you pretty much as soon as he wakes up.....every kid handles it differently, but kids are much better at recovering from a GA than adults apparently. Ella actually had one today, and within 10 mins of waking up was eating a sandwich and yogurt, and asking for the wiggles to be put on lol. I'm sure he will breeze through it! Xx
good luck with it all!
i just wanted to say that a lot of patient wake up crying - not just children - seems to be common with anaesthetic when they are waking up x
I'm sure it will be fine hun. kids bounce back very easily
when you first go in, you should have a meeting with the anaesthetist as well as nurses - don't be afraid to ask what to expect (if they don't volunteer it) - how soon you can be with DS etc. DD had literally opened her eyes about a minute before i was in there - she didn't have time to get upset as she was still very out of it. they did warn us of how she would react to the drugs going to sleep, and what we could expect coming out of it. i was very anxious before meeting the anaesthetist - but after speaking with him, i was much better and we all coped pretty well
1 yo & operation.
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