LSH: Worried about gen anesthesia and...

Hi all, My laproscopic supracervical H is tomorrow, June 23rd. Today is bowel prep day! Lucky me!

I am worried abiout the general anesthesia and being intubated..because sometimes my jaw locks up -usuallywhile sleeping-- and I am afraid that will happen tomrrow and they won't be able to get the breathing tube OUT...my jaw locks when I sleep funny and it's been about a year since it last happened.

I know this is silly...BUT any advice, etc is appreciated!

(Just got my period, great! SO GLAD THAT WILL BE OVER SOON!)

Thanks
Elizabeth

Tell the anesthesiologist your concerns. Usually people are pretty relaxed under anesthesia so I don't think that comes up much but if the anesthesiologist is concerned they can use a "bite block" which is a plastic piece around the tube to prevent someone from being able to bite or lock down on the tube. He/she should be able to tell you the plan to prevent any issues and then you can rest your mind. Best wishes for your surgery and recovery.

I am scheduled for surgery on July 20th. I am totally terrified of general anesthesia and am a nurse. Anyone have any recommendation to put me at ease. I do not know why this is.

I have worked in a hospital for over 30 years and was terrified of the general anesthesia, I wish I had told the surgeon because when I finally did ( after I had surgery ) he was very reassuring. Some times those of us who are work in the health care field are the biggest worriers. Good luck to both of you.

I was worried about grinding my teeth during surgery since I was not allowed to wear my night guard. I already broke a tooth grinding my teeth at night a few years ago. I brought this up to my orthodontist and she said that with a breathing tube in my mouth there would be a significantly reduced risk of grinding my teeth. She was not worried. She advised me to bring my nightguard to the hospital and wear it afterwards. I was glad she calmed me down about the whole thing. I would definitely bring it up to so you can get appropriate care.