Restrained in a real medical setting

Well I've been restrained for trying to run away from the ER when I got committed. A few times.

I got restrained when I was in the ICU with pneumonia. I was blowing glass. Blew a big bubble and it popped. I breathed all that glass dust. Was in the ICU for 22 days. After 8 or 9 days or so a little over a week I kept trying to get out of bed so I was tired of being in bed. They put a belly strap and ankle straps on me and keep me in bed. I had those for about a week.

I've been restrained in bed a couple other times with pneumonia. I got out and fell and they restrained me.

MollieB How did they restrain you. Just your wrists or strap across the chest. Did they use rope cuffs etc? Could you have gotten free if you tried.?

I was always restrained when I had epidural steroid injections in my cervical spine. Arms, legs and head. Then the conscious sedation drugs were administered. It certainly made sense to me. One time, with a different anesthesiologist, I opted to remain awake for the procedure so no restraints were applied to my arms and legs, just my head. When he started injecting the steroid/lidicane mixture my arms and legs started rising from the procedure table. The doc said it was normal and to not fight it. Shortly thereafter it was over. He had to ease my arms and legs back down to the table with his hands. A few minutes I was allowed to sit up, then stand and put my shirt on.

Only for surgeries

I wouldn’t say they restrained me, but I remember times when I was in pain that two nurses came to my bedside when I was given a shot. If the shot was going in my behind, one nurse held onto me on my side while the other nurse injected the medication.

I’ve never been restrained, especially not in a medical setting, but I’m interested in having plastic surgery and from the pictures and videos I’ve seen, it seems to be standard practice for that. Is that the case; if so, why?

@BriEl May I ask what plastic surgery you’re hoping to have?

I recently had cataract surgery and had a band strapped across by forehead to keep my head still while the surgery was performed.

@BushyPickle Septorhinoplasty, breast augmentation, Brazilian butt lift.

@BriEl Oh nice, that sounds exciting!!

What procedures have you seen restraint used in?

@BushyPickle from what I’ve seen, all of them. But I’m no expert.

@BriEl oh ok! What sort of restraints? I’ve had a septoplasty done

When I was a kid I absolutely HATED getting shots. I remember needing two nurses to hold me down for my booster shots when I was about 5 or so. 😅

I have been restrained during surgery; I’ve heard different theories as to why this is done, but I don’t know for sure. It was a little intimidating, but also a little exciting. I enjoy patients in this position.

A few years ago my appendix ruptured and had surgery. I did not come out of the anesthesia so they put me on ventilator. When I woke up my arms were restrained. They told me I was fighting the vent. I must have fought quite a bit because my wrist hurt for a few days after that.

A few times as a kid.

My bed was next to an old cast iron radiator, and a few times, I'd roll over in bed and hit my head on the radiator, requiring a trip to the ER and stitches. In those cases, they would always strap me down on the table and immobilize my head, because they didn't want me to move while sewing me up.

It probably happened 2-3 times between the ages of 6-10.

I was in for an umbilical hernia 2 weeks ago. I asked a lot of questions pre surgery about what they were going to do and that tube down my throat was mentioned as a possibility in which case they would have to tie me down. They didn't need to. I guess I kept on breathing OK. The anesthetists were really nice and the anesthesia was not unpleasant even though it was a mask on my face. It was just like breathing cold air nothing like when I had my tonsils out when they clamped a foul smelling rubber mask on my face and smothered me with ether.