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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour
Maybe I'm wrong. Your doctor can confirm one way or another. I do suppose if you are knocked out (unconscious) there is a strong chance you might need intubation, especially if some form of muscle relaxant is administered as part of it. See What Is Intubation and Why Is It Done? If there is a muscle relaxant as part of it, it would be the case that you would not be able to sufficiently breathe on your own. I've been under general anethesia for ECT and had to be intubated. The very first time I came to with a sore throat. A lot worse could result, in my view. Surgeries are always a big deal. It's not like simply having a tooth pulled. |
That article was interesting. Especially the part where they said that during some surgeries a med is administered to quickly wake the patient while other times they wake up on their own. I woke up immediately after my first surgery while I was still in the operating room but with my second one a nurse woke me up about an hour after I was in surgery recovery. I was confused and worried I had blanked out when they woke me up and I had said a bunch of goofy stuff I don’t remember. Now it makes sense that I woke up on my own.
Thanks for the article.
I’ve never had ECT but I do not want to get it done ever.
And I’m glad my teeth are ok as well. I don’t need that stuff on top of everything else.