WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2002: Re: Anesthetist/Anesthesiologist:I'm not making myself clear

Re: Anesthetist/Anesthesiologist:I'm not making myself clear

From: Curious (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:59:06 -0500 (CDT)

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Its NOT the procedure I am terrified of. I've asked my gastro to do the colonoscopy w/o sedation or anesthesia. She won't. Its the being powerless, it is terrifying to be awake enough to respond to their orders to roll over, etc. but be powerless to say no or refuse or have a will of my own and then not being able to remember what went on. If I can't be awake, know what is going on, and remember what is going on I am NOT going thru w/a colonoscopy. Ever since I called her answering service and cancelled the scope its like someone has lifted 10 tons off my shoulders, mind and soul!! At least I'm not feeling the resentment that they were deliberately not letting me talk to the anesthetist or anesthesiologist and trying to hand me a con job about that. Thank you again for that bit of information.

>At Sat, 31 Aug 2002, ams wrote:
>>
>>An anesthesiologist is an anesthesia doctor who assesses you, decides
>>what type of anesthesia will be appropriate for you. The anesthetist is
>>usually a PA or an RN that specializes in anesthesia. They work with
>>the anesthesiologist to give you the medications, monitor your status,
>>and observe you very carefully. In the hospital where I work, the
>>anesthesiologists are assigned to an area that they know ahead of time
>>(like L&D, outpatient surgery, inpatient surgery, GI lab, breast center,
>>etc) but they do not get assigned ahead of time to cases. The
>>anesthetists are assigned that day to their cases. So, it is unlikely
>>they know who will be administering your anesthesia at this time. As
>>far as your fear and cancelling your procedure, keep in mind that most
>>people are scared of such things. They usually will give you something
>>to help you relax when you get there. Perhaps you will get a clean bill
>>of health after your done, and the relief will be worth it.

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