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eskielover · Jun 29, 2021 at 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

I don’t even remember anything until an hour after I was in surgery recovery and a nurse was talking to me. After my first surgery I was aware and could hear people talking to me as soon as they woke me up. During this last one I was in a heating tent so I assume I had gotten very cold. I hope I didn’t say anything goofy that I was unaware of.

The first one I felt this same way. And it was a good few months until I returned to my normal self.

I’ve heard it can be the anesthesia but I also thought I read that the pain meds can mess with your mind too. I was taking more opiates the second time then the first time. I’m not sure if that’s true or not.

My reaction starts immediately on coming out of the anesthetic.....from my understanding, anesthetics are controlled opiates which is why most pain specialists have been anesthesiologists first.

So many different reactions to pain meds & to anesthetics. Guess you know if the feeling goes away when you stop taking pain meds than you know the cause. If the feeling remains & wears off over a longer time then you will know it is your bodies reaction to the anesthetic. I learn from my analyzing my personal experiences & asking knowledgable people questions & sometimes just researching reactions