Scared to be put under for Wisdom Teeth surgery

Question

I'm so scared to be put under or to sleep during my wisdom teeth surgery. I've had four surgeries in my life and I'm only 15! (appendix, again for infected appendix, something with my teeth at young age, tonsils) I'm so scared because of the movie Awake where the guy was "awake" during surgery and could feel and hear everything going on. I've never experienced this with my past surgeries but I'm afraid I will now..

Help!!

Answer 1

Go for it - much better than feeling them tug those babies out!

Answer 2

well dont be scared you have never had a problem before going under so you should be fine......when i had my wisdom teeth down i was suppose to be under but it didnt work....i was numb till the last one den i freaked out but i was fine it hurt and was scary...so scary i had to stay for like 2 extra hours till they got my blood pressure and heart rate down lol....but i was fine....you will be ok

Answer 3

It's not gonna happen - it's just a movie. Don't let it worry you. General anesthesia nowadays is very advanced.

But if you're still worried, just ask for Novocain, and stay awake.

Answer 4

Yes, you have been through surgeries before, so you have it in you to be brave; and trust me, make sure youre put under, and get your wisdom teeth pulled NOW. I was 27 when mine were pulled and they were so impacted - plus I was awake under local anesthetic. Not so good. You will thank yourself in the long run because your mouth will have a lot more time to recover before youre a full adult. Good luck!!

Answer 5

dont worry , nothing will happen and u know that since u already went thru 4 surgeries , movies are all fiction so don bother abt them , in case d fiction really comes true in ur case u can always get up and run :P

Answer 6

Haha, I'm 15 too and I've been into surgery 22 times. Something with the year we were born I guess. I used to have problems like this before because my mum didn't receive enough anesthetic during my birth. I haven't seen Awake but my dad's a doctor and explained to be exactly how it all works. Firstly, by law now doctor's are required to have their patients under more anesthetic or gas than required for the surgery or practice just in case something takes longer than expected which is why you're always asleep or numb a long time after it's over. Secondly if you were awake for some reason but couldn't talk which I assume the movie is about. Like he can't move or talk but he can feel it and everything. You'll be hooked up to a heartbeat monitor and if your heartbeat shoots up (which will happen if you're in surgery and "awake") they stop the procedure completely until they know why. Thirdly, usually in major surgeries there are 3 components to it. One puts you to sleep. The second keeps you asleep. The third temporarily cuts off the connections between your brain and the rest of your body that channel pain. (Not really useful during surgery as you're asleep but it's supposed to be like an emergency thing. It's the reason when you come out of surgery it doesn't hurt at all but after a while it starts feeling sore and whatnot. It also accounts for the grogginess that follows.) So no worries mate. If it comes to it you can have the doctor talk to you too. He'll probably be able to calm you down. Though I haven't had my tonsils removed, the way I remember other people having it done I don't think they put you to sleep usually. I think they usually just numb the area which is the 3rd component. I don't know though. I do know they have you on some pretty heavy pain meds afterwards. You can always do what I do before surgery which is to let the fear overtake you for 10 seconds and promise yourself after that you're done being scared. Just count to 10 out loud if you have to. I usually try not to think about it and have myself distracted. I usually eat a lot of food before too. As in the day before due to the whole you can't eat before being put under.

Answer 7

Well don't allow a hollywood production to give you ideas.  From experience I have been AWAKE during oral surgery.  They inserted an IV into my arm and told me they were injecting me with an anathesiac that will make me sleepy.  They also injected my mouth several times with novacain (which numbs EVERYTHING in my mouth.)  I couldn't feel myself spit if I wanted to.  But the anathesiac didn't work, I did not go to sleep.  i was able to hear everything.  I did not feel anything.  The dentist talked me through everything he was doing (which is simple...Hey i'm pulling your tooth now. Would you like to see your tooth now that its out?)  The proceedure itself too like fifteen to twenty minutes.  I was out in thirty.  And hey...it was no big deal.  I think you are more nervous about what you don't know than anything.  You'll be fine.

Answer 8

It's really no big deal they put you out, you get to go to dreamland then before you know it the nurse is waking you up?

Answer 9

i wasn't put under. just have the doc numb u with novocaine

Answer 10

You are so lucky!  whenever I have tooth surgery I beg to be 'put under'

but they do not do that here.

You are a pro at this, atop tormenting your self it's mean.

If someone else asked you about being put under, would you reasure them or tease them with unpleasant fiction stories.

Be your own best friend and help yourself xx

Answer 11

During wisdom teeth surgery they don't really knock you out, you are fully awake and responsive during this time they just give you a good amount of drugs and pain killers so you don't remember any of it or feel any of the pain. When I had my wisdom teeth out, the last thing I remember is then putting heart monitors on me then all of a sudden I was waking up in a bed.

Good luck, it's not as bad as it seems.