Had general anesthesia today for polypectomy

Posted: Oct 26, 2013

Being an MT I should know this but it totally slipped my mind. Let me say I had a BP of 192/102, which was insane. The anesthesiologist seemed cheerful when he interviewed me before surgery and said he will still do the surgery. When they gave me an IV drip with some sedative in it before the anesthesia, I heard them say something about metoprolol. So when I woke up my BP was 120/40!!!! But I felt great. When I didn't expect when I woke up was coughing and coughing and having to blow my nose. They told me when you're under anesthesia they put you on a ventilator to help you breathe. My initial shock was, "Me? on a ventilator??" Yes, they have to put an ET tube in your throat and hook you up to a ventilator to put oxygen and air into your lungs and get rid of carbon dioxide and that helps excrete some mucous out of your lungs. And if you're a smoker, it's worse. I know you all know that already, but I was clueless today. But I feel great and yes I'm still coughing up some stuff so I'm cooking some water to get some steam in here. Percocet and Motrin helps you get through it. And honey and tea. thanks for listening. ;