Have you heard of it, or been through one? (It's when a patient wakes up during surgery)

FollowMe, I was too effed up in my head to even think about that. I t took me for a loop before I was able to get on my feet again. Now I wish I would've, but as I say, "coulda, shoulda, woulda isn't gonna change sh*t. "

In the beginning of the "Awake" movie, they accurately told how infinitesimal the chances were of one happening. And, my surgery wasn't one where an Awareness would've been likely, and I'm not a redhead, so an even smaller chance of it happening to me.

I can say I'm grateful for the lessons I learned from it, but I'd never want to go through it again. And me, being the sensitive gal I am, can't stand the thought that one is happening as I type. One thing that would've significantly helped me mentally afterward is having someone who had been through the same thing to talk to, a volunteer. Us survivors are trying to convince the ASA to work with us so maybe we can set up a hotline for fresh victims. I made that woman a promise I will not break. We hope that we can get them to list more information about Awareness, since the ASA website was my jumping off point for learning why an Awareness happens. And, personally, I don't think it's good enough that on the surgical consent forms it's listed as a possible complication, but not talked about with the patient. I've had five surgeries since that one, and it's always had to be me that brought it up to the anesthesiologist, which doesn't seem correct to me.

CrossProduct, It was my worst fear until it happened. I am here if you ever need someone to talk to. When did yours occur? Mine was November 8th, 2007. That year was the worst year of my life. It was like how Murphys' Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. That was the year from hell.

Zeurosis, it's the worst thing ever. You feel so powerless, because you are, and the pain... Let's just say after that, I have a very high pain tolerance level. You should tell them about this website. I'd like to talk to them. :-)

Yea, I read your story. Sorry to hear that. In surgical cases their should be no room for error, especially in that aspect. I can't imagine what you went through. Were you compensated?

FollowMe, I first heard about it in Awake, the movie. About 2 months later, I woke up during surgery. I have PTSD as a result.

I know a couple people who have woken up during a surgery. It sounds awful

No, but I'm a surgical tech. Learned about this in school.

It's pretty much my worst nightmare.