Artoo Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 OK, I just heard about this, it's called IOP, or intra-operative awareness. It means that during an operation (aka "surgery") your brain doesn't shut down, and you can feel everything that happens while under the knife. And the worst part is that because of the muscle relaxer and sedative you cannot do anything but think. You cannot signal anyone in any way shape form or fashion, but you can feel every aggravating cut and poke. Doesn't this make your skin crawl. Good Lord, I'm gonna have a nightmare about this, I just know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 :freakout: Whoa!! That's verrrrrrrry scary!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 WHY would anyone want to do that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 They don't want to do it! It just happens. That's sooooooo horrible. I hope I never have to experiance anything remotely like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthfergie Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 Or maybe they DO want to do it. "Mr. Rhett we have not recieved you bill for that checkup." "Oh don't worry I still have a few days left to make the payment" *mumble*"Well Mr. Rhett. If you refuse...then....heheheheheheh"*/mumble* *Horror music* *REEEEEEREEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEE* *DumDum...DumDum...DumDum.DumDum.DumDumDumDumDumDumDum* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 that's so freaky... I heard of that before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 To everyone here: Show that thing to the next girl you know who is planning to get breast enhancement surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jatt13 Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 uggggg, that gives me shivers just thinking a/b it. that would be horrible!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 *clears throat* ARE YOU INSANE?!?! j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Rommel Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 Originally posted by Artoo OK, I just heard about this, it's called IOP, or intra-operative awareness. It means that during an operation (aka "surgery") your brain doesn't shut down, and you can feel everything that happens while under the knife. And the worst part is that because of the muscle relaxer and sedative you cannot do anything but think. You cannot signal anyone in any way shape form or fashion, but you can feel every aggravating cut and poke. Doesn't this make your skin crawl. Good Lord, I'm gonna have a nightmare about this, I just know it. *shudder* It's a new form of torture... ...That would be awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 But look on the bright side. That would only be a little while of pain and after that you'd be so incredibly rich that you wouldn't care about it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 I never have and never hope to feel anything like that :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eets Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Originally posted by Sherack Nhar To everyone here: Show that thing to the next girl you know who is planning to get breast enhancement surgery. *slaps sher repeatedly* SNAP OUT OF IT, MAN! Big boobies are a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc Stryphe Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Originally posted by Eets *slaps sher repeatedly* SNAP OUT OF IT, MAN! Big boobies are a good thing Did Eets just say... boobies? It can only be all downhill from here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Naturally big breasts may be a good thing, but not fake... Sorry, I just can't stand anything artifical in or on the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Originally posted by Sherack Nhar Sorry, I just can't stand anything artifical in or on the body. Are you like a nudist or something Sherack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eets Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Originally posted by Havoc Stryphe Did Eets just say... boobies? It can only be all downhill from here! BAHAHAHAHAHA! That's one of my favorite words, Havoc I just don't post it much Originally posted by Tie Guy Are you like a nudist or something Sherack? No, he just likes Homely girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansible Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 I'm sure that doesn’t happen to everybody, I mean they do a lot before surgery; they have to stop certain blood flow, they put you to sleep *of course*, and they numb all parts of the body they work on, and continually numb them as they do surgery to keep the pain away. Unless I read it wrong, I think it's a bunch of BS. Where did you hear of this anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Originally posted by Ansible I'm sure that doesn’t happen to everybody, I mean they do a lot before surgery; they have to stop certain blood flow, they put you to sleep *of course*, and they numb all parts of the body they work on, and continually numb them as they do surgery to keep the pain away. Unless I read it wrong, I think it's a bunch of BS. Where did you hear of this anyway? Its just something that happens a very small portion of the time. I highly doubt he made it up, why would he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansible Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 I never suggested that he made it up, I just find it somewhat hard to believe, and that surgeons would allow something like this to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Originally posted by Ansible I never suggested that he made it up, I just find it somewhat hard to believe, and that surgeons would allow something like this to happen. Obviously no one wants it to happen, it just does. Its like waking up during surgery. The doctors don't allow it to happen, it just does sometimes. Both are beyond anyone's control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artoo Posted August 3, 2002 Author Share Posted August 3, 2002 I'll tell you right now I didn't make this up. And consider the circumstances. There are normally 3 different anesthetics that your anesthsiologist uses. One to relax the muscles, one to slow the body down and put it into a "sleep", and one to dull the pain and erase the memory. Now what if the container they were taking the third part from was empty, and they didn't know it. And what happens now? You are totally paralyzed, and your body is slowed down, but your mind is fully active. You can't see anything (muscle relaxer = eyelids closed) and you can't say anything, you literally can't move a muscle, but the brain still functions, and so you can feel the entire surgery. People said that the pain was comparable to their chest being ripped open and a blowtorch shoved in and turned on full. Hope this satisfies your curiousity, cause I hate talking about this more than I have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treacherous Mercenary Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 Thank you very much for some of this info Artoo.. I was about to go light headed, but luckily it rarely happens and such ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansible Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 I did some searches on google for any articles related to Intra-Operative Awareness and found some interesting stuff. This one women awoke during surgery, as they were removing her baby. She said she tried to scream out but couldn't even open her mouth, she said she felt like she was in hell. After that she told the doctors but they didn't believe her, and told her not to mention it to anyone else. She had to get psychiatric help. She says after 10 years she still has nightmares about it. *shivers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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