Pre-surgery: has anyone had this happen?

[XtremeModder]

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So after years of being horrified at what I had to have done via surgery (only minor) I finally dealt with it and had my surgery last Friday, everything went perfect and I have almost 0 pain.

Anyways it was the first time I've ever had an IV. Right before thr surgery a nurse put some kind of antibiotic on thr chain of whatever the hell it was that was going into me and my arm instantly started itching like crazy. I was so tired and out of it that I didn't care at the time I just wanted to get it over with.

Has anyone had a wierd reaction like that?

(btw it was the first time I've ever been put under an anesthetic too and it was the damn coolest thing ever.

[Powder + park raider]

u were prob allergic to that antibiotic

[tsat]

Warning: may be low content for some

So after years of being horrified at what I had to have done via surgery (only minor) I finally dealt with it and had my surgery last Friday, everything went perfect and I have almost 0 pain.

Anyways it was the first time I've ever had an IV. Right before thr surgery a nurse put some kind of antibiotic on thr chain of whatever the hell it was that was going into me and my arm instantly started itching like crazy. I was so tired and out of it that I didn't care at the time I just wanted to get it over with.

Has anyone had a wierd reaction like that?

(btw it was the first time I've ever been put under an anesthetic too and it was the damn coolest thing ever.

did they tell you what exactly it was?

When i went under the anesthesiologist injected some stuff into my IV and said that it could start itching intensely in my arm or "down there" (his words not mine). I didn't notice anything though...

Glad it went well for you. The only time i had (very minor) surgery I almost died from some reaction i had to the anesthetic. Fun Times.

[flashy_mcflash]

Definitely an allergy. Just bring it up in your followup exam.

[ishfish]

Definitely an allergy. Just bring it up in your followup exam.

And ask if it is important for you to avoid it in the future. Glad it went well otherwise.

[thepersianguy]

i've had it happen and it's not a big deal. sometimes they inject you with stuff for radioactive imaging that feels hot or itchy. what kind of surgery was it? i don't think they would give you the anti-biotics before the surgery so it was likely something else

[ishfish]

OP was it you who once asked about medication to assist with quitting smoking? I have wondered how that went.

[chibsta08]

Congrats on the successful surgery :D
I think that's normal, I didn't get any itchiness but you were probably just allergic to the antibiotic or maybe to the treatment (alcohol, etc.) they rub on your skin before injecting the needle?

[XtremeModder]

i've had it happen and it's not a big deal. sometimes they inject you with stuff for radioactive imaging that feels hot or itchy. what kind of surgery was it? i don't think they would give you the anti-biotics before the surgery so it was likely something else




OP was it you who once asked about medication to assist with quitting smoking? I have wondered how that went.

Persianguy:
Age 26
Surgery: circumcision :( but im on day 5 and doing very well now. I didn't really have a choice in the matter so it was covered. I have had almost no Pain at all either so if anyone here thinks they need to do it, just do it as its really not that bad and horrible like it sounds

Ishfish:
No I'm not taking champix anymore and yes it was me who asked. I could barely sleep on it which caused me to be sent home from work twice cause I looked like I was high and crap (from being awake 24+hrs). It gave me really random/strange dreams as well, once I'm healed up I'll quit the normal way (cold turkey) one drastic change has been made to me this month so far why not another one soon.

[ishfish]

Thanks.

I imagine the surgery was easier than the decision part. Hopefully "that is that" and you can relax now.:):):)

P.S. Stay away from the gretzky thread.:razz: Seriously.

P.P.S. Your surgery was covered. It was uncovered.

[XtremeModder]

Thanks.

I imagine the surgery was easier than the decision part. Hopefully "that is that" and you can relax now.:):):)

P.S. Stay away from the gretzky thread.:razz: Seriously.

P.P.S. Your surgery was covered. It was uncovered.

Too late saw it yesterday.

Funny my body is trained to make me not think/react to anything cause it knows for now that it'll hurt.

Lol @ the joke on the end (if that was a joke? Can't tell right now lol)

[spintheblackcircle]

It wasn't an antibiotic or an allergic reaction...

Many IV medications having sensations of "burning" or "itching" as they are administered. Did you have a consult with anesthesia prior to surgery? Did they intubate (breathing tube) you? Use an LMA (device that basically just sits in your mouth)? Or did they just do a conscious sedation (somewhat like getting your wisdom teeth done, you're somewhat aware, but don't care)? I don't know what the procedure is with your surgery...

Either way, it was probably either Gravol or some of the pre-medication treatments (Fentanyl, Midazolam, Etomidate, Propofol, Ketamine, etc...) that they used prior to paralyzing you (if you were intubated). Otherwise, it was just those meds to sedate you and make you not care :)

[XtremeModder]

It wasn't an antibiotic or an allergic reaction...

Many IV medications having sensations of "burning" or "itching" as they are administered. Did you have a consult with anesthesia prior to surgery? Did they intubate (breathing tube) you? Use an LMA (device that basically just sits in your mouth)? Or did they just do a conscious sedation (somewhat like getting your wisdom teeth done, you're somewhat aware, but don't care)? I don't know what the procedure is with your surgery...

Either way, it was probably either Gravol or some of the pre-medication treatments (Fentanyl, Midazolam, Etomidate, Propofol, Ketamine, etc...) that they used prior to paralyzing you (if you were intubated). Otherwise, it was just those meds to sedate you and make you not care :)

Being put out for the first time was one of the strangest and coolest experiences ever. However all I remember is a silver tube under my tongue and then a mask on my face and that's it. I'll follow up with the dr that did my surgery.

TRUST me there is no way I could go through with it if I was awake in any way at all.

Best thing, when I woke up the nurse asked how I was feeling. I looked at my new (kinda) tool and said impressed, it looks much bigger now. She laughed knowing how destroyed I was though... Or she thought it wasn't and was just humoring me...

[spintheblackcircle]

Being put out for the first time was one of the strangest and coolest experiences ever. However all I remember is a silver tube under my tongue and then a mask on my face and that's it. I'll follow up with the dr that did my surgery.

Best thing, when I woke up the nurse asked how I was feeling. I looked at my new (kinda) tool and said impressed, it looks much bigger now. She laughed knowing how destroyed I was though... Or she thought it wasn't and was just humoring me...... :?

:)

The "silver tube" under your tongue was very likely the lanryngoscope blade, and you were intubated (breathing tube). The sensation up your arm was probably just a side effect of the medications they use prior to paralysis.

The mask you had on your face is just administering oxygen after the procedure and is standard in the recovery room. Still, follow up with your MD/surgeon if you have any concerns.

[ishfish]

Lol @ the joke on the end (if that was a joke? Can't tell right now lol)

A joke.

I am sorry you felt destroyed.

[XtremeModder]

A joke.

I am sorry you felt destroyed.

Nah destroyed as in stoned and really drunk. I couldn't feel my ***** at all and started a mini freak out ( cause I was so out of it) but my gf told me they froze it.

Thanks for thr info guys about thr itchy arm thing.

One thing I do remember is it got really bad (itchy) and the nurse stopped it and I waited about 5 minutes, the surgeon/dr on thr other hand asked the nurses (pretty angrily actually) why I was given x instead of y so think they messed up somewhere but hey I'm alive and not in much pain at all so it's good. I will definitely be following up as Id like to know what it was

[ishfish]

Then I am happy you felt destroyed.

I had ketamine once. Wow. Not a care in the world.

[XtremeModder]

Yea. And they gave me damn tylenol3... Does absolutely nothing, I'm fine with the antibiotics and a lot of Advil to help with swelling :s

But my gf gets wisdom teeth taken out and gets Percocet, didnt work, them Demerol and those would make her all loopy. Them she had surgery for something else and gets morphine, but no, I get T3....

[ishfish]

When I had all my wisdom teeth out all I was given was T3 - they worked though, as I discovered when I decided I really did not need them. But they were definitely not fun and then there is the constipation sideeffect.

The happy drugs should be a perk - like giving a toy to a child at the dentist, really.

[Ziggy007]

Have you ever tried shooting anything else into your veins? You could have sensitive veins, I suggest trying to put needles in your arm that are filled with other substances and seeing if you have the same reaction before you alert your doctor.

[Jimboski]

Have you ever tried shooting anything else into your veins? You could have sensitive veins, I suggest trying to put needles in your arm that are filled with other substances and seeing if you have the same reaction before you alert your doctor.

:facepalm:!

[XtremeModder]

Have you ever tried shooting anything else into your veins? You could have sensitive veins, I suggest trying to put needles in your arm that are filled with other substances and seeing if you have the same reaction before you alert your doctor.

No and I'm not about to start either. I get light headed and cold sweats at the sight of a needle especially in my arm. This was the first time I have ever had an IV (that I remember anyways) and you should have seen me then.

I can tolerate pain but not the other stuff.

[CSK'sMom]

Yea. And they gave me damn tylenol3... Does absolutely nothing, I'm fine with the antibiotics and a lot of Advil to help with swelling :s

But my gf gets wisdom teeth taken out and gets Percocet, didnt work, them Demerol and those would make her all loopy. Them she had surgery for something else and gets morphine, but no, I get T3....

Thats due to all the new schedule controlled drug rules. ;) There are far stricter rules surrounding the more potent short acting stuff now and loads of additional paperwork for prescribing doctors.

[XtremeModder]

Thats due to all the new schedule controlled drug rules. ;) There are far stricter rules surrounding the more potent short acting stuff now and loads of additional paperwork for prescribing doctors.

That I didn't know. I'm just glad given what the surgery was that there is virtually no pain, just crazy sensitivity thats about it, I'm on day 5 now. Just gotta walk slow as **** for the next week or 2 probably. I have heard horror stories though

[CatDog]

Why would you do this?

[ishfish]

Why would you do this?

If you are putting a turtle neck sweater over your head, but the openning is too small/tight...you won't be able to.

So think about that and then throw in hygiene issues, recreational activities and such.

[CatDog]

If you are putting a turtle neck sweater over your head, but the openning is too small/tight...you won't be able to.

So think about that and then throw in hygiene issues, recreational activities and such.

Steroid cream, warm bath to stretch, etc.

[XtremeModder]

Why would you do this?

I had to if I ever want to have kids


If you are putting a turtle neck sweater over your head, but the openning is too small/tight...you won't be able to.

So think about that and then throw in hygiene issues, recreational activities and such.

Correct, was too tight


Steroid cream, warm bath to stretch, etc.

Tried EVERYTHING, including the whole stretching thing and nothing worked. Overall, I am having a perfect experience so far and no issues. No regrets. Don't get me wrong I was worried it was going to end up looking mutilated but how many guys do you know that would step up and say alright I need to do this and I may as well do it now instead of later. A friend of mine had the same experience as me however another co worker that had it done last year went through an insane amount of pain, in his opinion at least and he was off work for 1 month and walked slow for about 6 months. It takes alot of courage to have it done and I guess the whole thing behind it is no one wants their junk worked on especially this surgery as everyone thinks the pain would be unbearable.

[Jimboski]

I had to if I ever want to have kids



Correct, was too tight



Tried EVERYTHING, including the whole stretching thing and nothing worked. Overall, I am having a perfect experience so far and no issues. No regrets. Don't get me wrong I was worried it was going to end up looking mutilated but how many guys do you know that would step up and say alright I need to do this and I may as well do it now instead of later. A friend of mine had the same experience as me however another co worker that had it done last year went through an insane amount of pain, in his opinion at least and he was off work for 1 month and walked slow for about 6 months.

If you had the choice of doing It when you were born would you have done It?
Pretty dumb question I know, LOL.

[XtremeModder]

If you had the choice of doing It when you were born would you have done It?
Pretty dumb question I know, LOL.

Of course however I was born 3 months premature and was in sick kids after I was born, from there all the doctors and whatnot though I was going to be blind and deaf. I am obviously not so at the time that was the last thing they were thinking about. And I don't blame them. My work used to run a donation/raffle for sick kids and I didn't care about winning, I probably donated close to $500-$750 for the year because of what they've done for me. Not to put anyone down but now my work does a cancer charity thing and honestly, those cancer charities get a ridiculous amount of money then raffle off ferarris and big houses and such, I'd rather put my money towards something that will go further, but thats my opinion, some people may like it or may get mad but thats just the way I feel.

The only 2 charities I will donate to: animal/humane (haven't yet but may eventually) and sick kids.


To add some laughs to the whole surgery, the second I woke up and looked at it the nurse asked how I was doing and I said 'awesome, it looks so much bigger now' lol

I have a follow up in 12 weeks (seems a bit long...) but I am making the appointment on friday and am going to see (since this dr is the same one who did my surgery) what it was that I had a reaction to. Would be nice to know so I can mention it if I ever need to be put out again and thats on the list.

[ishfish]

Wow, in the grand scheme of things this is minor then.

And hindsight is 20/20. I know some people who had it done as babies and it produced regretable results.

[XtremeModder]

Wow, in the grand scheme of things this is minor then.

And hindsight is 20/20. I know some people who had it done as babies and it produced regretable results.

like what?

[ishfish]

like what?

One very unfortunate guy I certainly never knew but read about in psych had his burnt off - they used electricity for a while back then. He the underwent sex change surgery/treatments and was made to look female. He committed suicide a few years ago. He had an identical twin and that is why he was of such interest to psychologists and so forth: gender studies.

That is the worst.

The ones that i know of personally are from friends who had the surgery performed on their sons and there were cosmetic problems (an unsightly flap of skin left behind - which as he grew up apparently made a great handle when he peed, but something the the parents will want corrected at some point). Another one also a baby and he needs corrective surgery - not cosmetic - but i don't remember the details - other than they took off too much. I looked into it when we were in the "what do we do if it is a boy" stage. My drs office does the surgery (not nice to hear I must say) and my dr said that none of the drs that he knows of who do the surgery had it done to their sons.

Sorry - child screaming gotta go.

[vero95]

so how long do you have to wait to check out the new tool?

[XtremeModder]

so how long do you have to wait to check out the new tool?

Myself: maybe 3 weeks
With my gf: 4-6 weeks

[vero95]

any pics before and after?

[Supercooled]

why didnt you get a bottle of vodka and steril scissors and be done with. what kind of health circumstance would require ab adult to cut it off? sorry to sound masichistic but thats fvcked up bro.

[tsat]

why didnt you get a bottle of vodka and steril scissors and be done with. what kind of health circumstance would require ab adult to cut it off? sorry to sound masichistic but thats fvcked up bro.

it's called phimosis

[Supercooled]

it's called phimosis
word of advice... first link to that is a picture of a penis on wiki. ghanks for enlightening me.

[ishfish]

It takes courage to do the surgery and courage to post about it.

My other reply is a little "rushed" - one day OP you'll have kids and your posts will be just as harried...I just hope this does not lead to your regretting the surgery.:razz:

[peanutz]

IV medicinal itching - it wasn't necessarily an antibiotic. It also could have been whatever they were putting you "out" with (the anaesthetic/analgesic.)

Opioid-related histamine release is a very common side effect of the class of drugs. Can make some people itch like crazy.

[peanutz]

I remember my wisdom teeth extraction surgery. I was told by the anaesthesiologist that they would just make me drowsy, and weren't aiming to put me out completely. I was excited because I wanted to see/hear what it would be like during the surgery.

Unfortunately I think they overshot because I blacked out completely and only came to when they roused me at the end! Boooourns.

[tsat]

word of advice... first link to that is a picture of a penis on wiki. ghanks for enlightening me.

Who'd have thought that a wiki article would contain penis pictures when talking about a medical condition related to the penis.

Did you giggle like a school girl?

[thrifthunter]

If you had the choice of doing It when you were born would you have done It?
Pretty dumb question I know, LOL.

Of course somebody who at a later date in their life medically needed it done would rather have had it done at birth.
But it is never necessary for 95% of men. If you ask the ones with a perfectly functional foreskin if they wish they had it cut off at birth, most of the time the answer is no.

[spintheblackcircle]

I remember my wisdom teeth extraction surgery. I was told by the anaesthesiologist that they would just make me drowsy, and weren't aiming to put me out completely. I was excited because I wanted to see/hear what it would be like during the surgery.

Unfortunately I think they overshot because I blacked out completely and only came to when they roused me at the end! Boooourns.

Conscious sedation is a wonderful thing :)

They used Ketamine, Fentanyl, Valium, and Nitrous for mine (not sure why they used Valium given the long half life, anyway...). Totally recalled everything happening, heard them talking, breaking apart my teeth, etc... I just didn't care.

[Supercooled]

why yes..yes i do.. you said penis. teeheehee. it was more for those who may have been in a sensutive place like work. chillout.



Who'd have thought that a wiki article would contain penis pictures when talking about a medical condition related to the penis.

Did you giggle like a school girl?