Surgery stories

[r.j.s]

I've had four massive irrigation and drainage surgeries on my right knee for a Staph infection and I've had PRK on both eyes.

 

[iBlue]

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I have MRIs, X-Rays and photos from inside my knee. Take your pick.

Whatever looks coolest. MRIs are usually pretty detailed soooo...

... He said that what happened to me is somewhat common in teenagers, and that he wasn't worried about it now. I woke up peacefully this time with no outside interference.

I've heard that and I seem to be similar. - I had my 4 "full bone impaction" wisdom teeth extracted under a general anesthetic of some description and I woke up during the procedure and grabbed the oral surgeon's throat. I was under but not so under I didn't know someone was hurting me and somewhere in my subconscious I got defensive. They apparently strap people's arms down but I got my arm free of it, or they forgot.

When I woke up fully (I don't remember trying to strangle my surgeon) I was all freaked out about the silliest things, like getting down from the curb to the car. I stood there crying with bloody gauze in my mouth wondering how I would ever get down from such a great distance. I have NO idea what was going on in my head. Then I insisted I was hungry and needed McDonald's, so my grandma got me a strawberry shake while she picked up a prescription for me. Of course because I was off my rocker and had to drink the shake without a straw I spilled it all over myself and didn't know what to do. I got out of the car and started wandering around the parking lot, presumably for help. I'm sure I looked real clever with pink crap all down the front of me wandering around parked cars.

Luckily I've never had such a pitiful reaction to anesthetic again, so people must grow out of it.