What's an amusing thing to say before going under general anesthesia?
What's an amusing thing to say before going under general anesthesia?
Last time, I used: "Anybody need anything while I'm out?" and that went over well. May not make it through this surgery on Friday, so I turn to Lemmy for top-notch suggestions for my potential last words!
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Nothing pisses off a nurse than some smart guy trying to be funny. I speak from experience.
Then I'm glad I know my entire team, going in, and they're all remarkably empathetic to their terrified, high-risk patient! Chances are, any final words through twilight sleep will be a last sentiment to my spouse, in case I don't make it through. After my tight-five, of course, using the IV pole as a mic.
This was the nurse assigned to that specific shift and had nothing to do with the team that was doing the operation. I think her job was only to do intake and get you set up in a bed/etc. When asked what I was there for, I smiled and said "a lobotomy". To look at her face, I had just insulted her grandmother's apple pie.
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I took two points away from this:
- She has no humor/had a bad day/etc
- They are all about the process/procedure and me making a joke broke the line of movement
Either way, it seemed a stupid reaction and I felt very poorly about her ever since then. It's been maybe 12 years and I still think of it sometimes.-
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Thanks for that, I hadn't thought of it in those terms. Shockingly, being given permission somehow helped? I'll have to remember that the next time I see someone in distress.
I could easily spew up the angry contents of the rabbit holes that are lobotomies, and their horror, but yeah, I also agree that that's a weird reaction. I chuckled. I may have to reserve your comment for my next intake at the neurologist, depending on the vibe in the room (but also not, cause those folks professionally monitor how well my brain is functioning lol)
How do you get to know the entire team? It's hard for me to imagine as the ones you interact with are the surgeons and anesthesiologist as they will talk to you in the ward at some point in time when making their round. But the surgery nurses only stay at surgery theatres or operating rooms and don't do any round at wards. Patients won't likely know them.
Normally, that probably would be the case. I've gone in to get tumors removed that I'm not even 100% sure what they're doing until after the fact. In this case, I've actually met everyone before, and my main surgeon told me his same chosen staff would be in for it! Not that I know each of them as buddies, but at least by face and bedside manner - in fact, I've already been in for this specific surgery, but had complications due to my genetic condition, and it's being reapproached with even more cool people I got to meet! My failing health has been like a full time job for a few years now - if Friday goes well, I can finally start the arduous uphill back to normal. It wouldn't have gotten to this point without a convolution of factors, but in this case, where it matters, I feel extremely lucky with my team.
Hoping the best for you
I can't imagine why people downvoted you for that. What you said is how the vast majority of interactions would operate.
People want to a feel good story I guess. My question doesn't aligned with that.
Not that I know each of them as buddies, but at least by face and bedside manner
By the time patients arrive at the operating room, all they see are people in mask. Patients can somehow recognize their doctors through their voices and characters. The nurses - there are no points of reference to recognize them. If these nurses happen to walk in front of the patient outside of the operation room, it will be with almost certainty the patients won't recognize them.
When OP explain they know them by their bedsite manners, how could that be possible? Which hospital has surgery nurses who happen to function as ward nurses (bedsite)? Or, which hospital has the convenience to allow their surgery nurses to meet their patients at wards, which is not their normal place of work. Not only that it's not normal for surgery nurses to do that, it's abnormal.
I try to imagine the SOP of the hospital where the surgery nurses were able to show themselves to OP, damn, I still can't. I am really out of loop.
I'll get downvoted again for this. I'll take it with pride.
It does seem that in this case the person was receiving extensive specialized care and had a team formed specifically to attend to their needs. It wasn't just going in for your regular surgery, in which case your version is more likely.
yeah. that could.explain it. my knowledge and experience is not enough, made me out of the loop.
Jeez. Medical staff can have senses of humor too. Not everyone is a robot or the same person.