What's your anesthesia preference?

I have no idea what they put in my arm to do the CABG 27 years ago but it was fine. They wheeled me into the operating room and the doctors introduced themselves then my lights went out. My eyes must have been open during most of it because I had a retinal burn like you get from looking at the reflection of the sun on a car bumper but it lasted for several weeks instead of just a minute or so. It didn't hurt like a welding flash though.

I had a screwy thing happen with my vision after I got home so I called the nurse's number they gave me but never got a return call. It happened several times after and I've never found out what it is.

I much prefer what the anesthesiologists call "TIVA" (total IV) as it makes me significantly less nauseous. Wakeup can be hit or miss, but I'd rather be groggy than the alternative.

My eyes must have been open during most of it because I had a retinal burn like you get from looking at the reflection of the sun on a car bumper but it lasted for several weeks instead of just a minute or so.

That sounds like negligence on the part of the anesthesiologist to not tape your eyes or put some kind of covering over them. I have seen recent videos where it is standard practice to protect the eyes now with either tape or what looks like disposable self-adhesive goggles that also protect from anything dropping on them. Absolutely insane to have a patient survive the surgery and come out blind.

I have never had a surgery but in my fantasies I would like to get gas anesthesia.

The idea of gloved hands holding the mask firmly over my face is very arousing.

I had only minor surgeries being conscious and it added a lot to my fetichism. I remember my first genital surgery the doctor did a few painful injections for local anhestesia. Surgery was painless I felt only a tickling sensation during the cutting and pulling while he was suturing my penis. If I could choose certeainly I would prefer a local anhestetic when possible.

They did put me out with an injection in the ER when they set my left arm. Being awake was not an option, they suggested.

The only surgery I remember, my recent plate to support my broken left radius, had an injection to put me under. It didn't take long at all as it was just a blink of an eye and then I was awake and trying to get above the pain.

So I'll stick with injection as it has worked well.

I’ve had laughing gas before, but I’d like to experience anesthesia. I think I’d like to experience an iv, and I’d also like to experience gas through a mask so I can compare them both.

I guess it depends on the procedure; while I’ve never had any of the options listed, I would be willing to try all of them.

Have had the gas and the IV - I would like an epidural to get the catheter and an epidural for a genital procedure would be best so I can see myself in the stirrups!

Also had IV sedation earlier this year but it knocked me out!

I had regular gas anesthesia for the first time when I had my tonsils out in my late 20s. It was an amazing experience because it seemed like time just stopped. I started counting backward from 100. I think I got to 98 before my eyes closed and everything went black. The next instant I remember opening my eyes and hearing the anesthesiologist say, "And he's back!" It was like there was no gap in time. It was a really strange experience.

I had IV anesthesia when I had a vasectomy in my early 30s at a hospital attached to the medical college in my city. Unbeknownst to me, my vasectomy was assigned to a Professor of Urology and two of his students. Originally, the IV was just to administer some meds to relax me during the procedure. The surgeon was having difficulty grabbing the vas deferens in my left testicle and instructed the person administering the IV to "Up the meds a bit." Soon I started getting loopy and sleepy but it was still uncomfortable. In my semi-conscious state, my surgeon tells me, "It appears that your vas deferens is fused to your testicle and you need to make a decision. I can either increase the meds and continue or we can take you upstairs and put you under general anesthesia." I just wanted it over. I told him to just keep going. Everything went black soon after. I woke up an hour later with my feet still in stirrups and a nurse next to me washing some equipment in the sink. She helped me get down out of the stirrups and helped me get dressed. Not many people can say that they have a testicle that has see the light of day, but I can. Yes...that testicle was as swollen to the size of a grapefruit and I had to ice it for four days. My surgeon, a professor of urology, told me at my follow-up appointment that he never had to do that before. So that was fun...

Had a spinal block and sedation for hip replacement and it was great.

The methods that were used on me:

- once some gas from a mask, unsure what it was and whether it was just to make me sleep while they used a local anesthetic, or a complete anesthesia

- otherwise, IV.

I've had an epidural twice now. Apparently surgical staff prefer it to general anesthesia.

Would be interesting to do general anesthesia next if I ever have surgery again.

I’ve sedation. Had it many times

I’ve had propofol and a gas general anesthesia for surgery. The gave me a nice cocktail before the general so I don’t know if it was a tube or a mask. I was out for whatever they did so I can’t say whether I enjoyed it not. My preference is the least risky anesthesia that’s enough to safely get me through whatever it is they’re doing with the least amount of after effects

During the preop the anesthesiologist checked my mouth and throat for obstructions. I don’t know for sure and didn’t ask, but I am assuming they used a mask for the gas and wanted to make sure they could intubate me in case something went wrong. Maybe a “gas doc” (@ericmacson (?)) here can qualify this.

The only anesthesia I had was (what I assume to be) propofol through IV. I remember the veins in my arm feeling like they're on fire right before I passed out (which was perhaps a few seconds later, can't remember well) and I read that this one drug does cause that burning sensation. Otherwise, a shot in the gum at the dentist to take out my last remaining baby tooth at 13, but that obviously isn't "that" kind of anesthesia. Left me numb for a couple hours after I reckon.

I'd be curious about having the gas (sevoflurane) though. Curious about how it smells, and how it feels. People say it smells sweet, that isoflurane smells awful, but I wonder how I'd experience it. Would I remember it enough that I could describe it in detail, or even reminisce about it on sleepless nights? Hell, I'd be curious trying ether or those older gases they'd use in the past, even if it's dangerous and there's a reason why they were replaced by newer ones. I'm probably more curious than it's prudent...

Nitrous oxide, I'm concerned I could get addicted to it and end up with half a mind or even dead, so I'm not touching that one unless it's administered in hospital for whatever reason. Just praying that if this happens, nothing will betray how horny I'd be from that damn mask over my face. Lmao.

Nitrous oxide, I'm concerned I could get addicted to it and end up with half a mind or even dead, so I'm not touching that one unless it's administered in hospital for whatever reason. Just praying that if this happens, nothing will betray how horny I'd be from that damn mask over my face. Lmao.

Do you mean "medical" or did you mean only "hospital". I have had no issues with nitrous at the dentist. At least at the dentist you have a nose mask on and can still breath through your mouth if necessary.

I've only ever been anaesthetised entirely with propofol - and while I really enjoy the procedure & lead up to being put to sleep; I'd love to experience what happens after. As a fetishist, it's the bit between going to sleep and waking up in recovery which I'd like to experience more I guess.

Although, I think I'd like to be woozy - like when they give you the cocktail of drugs before they administer the propofol. The one which makes you go a little dizzy and woozy. If I could be in that state, but experience the surgery I think that would be great. But, on the other hand I think being completely under is the only thing saving me from laying there with a throbbing erection! ha

I've only ever been anaesthetised entirely with propofol - and while I really enjoy the procedure & lead up to being put to sleep; I'd love to experience what happens after

My sister recently became a fan of anesthesia. She recently had lumpectomy surgery for breast cancer and has been under a lot of stress and worry. She said they wheeled her into pre-op, started an IV and put in a dose of Xanax. At that point she said she was feeling very relaxed and her worries went away. Then they started her on oxygen and the next thing she remembered was waking up in recovery. She was telling anyone and everyone it was the best rest she has had in ages and would love to do it again.

I usually get lots of love from anesthesia. Because I am allergic to so many drugs , all the “ fun” one and done drugs are off limits .,so anesthesia loves me because I don’t complain and because they get to use what the learned in school , when I get anesthesia they custom mix 6 drugs that I can have unlike a regular person who can have propfol or some other fast acting once in the IV it’s nap time drug ,it takes work using my weight to calculate how much of a dose will put me out without OD . They use different effects from the 6 combo to imitate what they want as end result outcome.

> put under completely through iv.

Happened to me 5 times

> put under with sevoflorine gas from a mask.

I don't know what they used, I had a mask once.

I don't have a preference between these two. For some surgeries epidural would have been possible but they said "you're young and fit we can do general".

I also had local anesthesia for teeth

I have never had anesthesia, not even anything at the dentist. In my fantasies, I want the old-fashioned black mask and gas.

In reality, if I were to ever need it, I would take local or spinal if it was an option for something simple and easy, so I can recover from it faster. Otherwise, whatever is going to work the quickest. For somebody with a medical fetish, and anesthesia being part of it, I do have a real fear of being put to sleep in real life.

@CheerfulChelsea IV is very fast. It is like fainting, and then you wake up after the surgery.

Spinal needs more installation work while conscious.

I always liked valium drip, e.g. valium given by IV. Words great and feel good coming out of it.

Any halogenated ether gas will cause Malignant Hyperthermia this will usually appear in recovery when your not as closely monitored . If caught early and treated correctly you recover ,if not treated & corrected you end up with hard boiled brain and casket as a lovely parting gift.

I am also fatally allergic to medication made with egg products . As far as preference or liking something my kid brother loves Sevo but prefers and told his anesthesiologist he likes it better with Nitrous oxide . I am pretty easy going and endlessly entertaining well being made to fall in a K hole (having a really dark sense of humor and being completely disinhibited by the drugs ) I tend to make gut wrenching jokes out of the strangest things ( usually a nurse will tell me later what I said and even I laugh and I am the idiot who said it first ) .

Spinal, and relaxing drugs in my I’ve, no propanol ever

@toshe63 Do you mean Propofol?

General anesthesia is my favorite. Ive had it two times and in both ocasions Ive woken up with a great feeling of warmth and feeling completely cozy haha. One of those timesnI had nausea but they gave me Ondasentron IV which is fast and almost magical in doing its job.

On the other hand I also had spinal anesthesia for a circumsicion, it is good cause I like to "see" what they are doing and talk to the surgeon, but afterwards feeling my buttocks numb and cold against the stretcher was very uncomfortable. And waiting to pee so you can leave seems eternal.

Gas in the dentist chair would be my preference, I had it when younger, it totally freaked me out, but in my fantasy, that would be my choice, and maybe a pre-med first, just to get me in the mood😊

Would much prefer gas as I hate needles. Never been given the option though.