anethesia effects

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  Dear Dr.
  I will try to make this as short as possible. I recently underwent some minor surgery on my tongue to remove a submucosal hemangioma. The procedure took about 15minutes but I didn't wake up for 15 hours.
  Mentally I was aware of everything but my body would not respond to me or any stimulation. I remember being awakened but unable to tell them I was awake. Needless to say, there was some concern over my condition.
  During this time, my body continued to experience involuntary jerking motions similar to seizures but I was aware the whole time. This was my fifth surgery under general anesthesia having never had a problem with
  the anesthesia on the other occasions. I underwent every possible neurological test available over the next three days including a CT scan, an MRA of the carotids and the Circle of Willis, an LP, and an EEG, all of which
  were negative. Include routine bloodwork too. During the night I began to gain some control of my head and my communication improved through eye movements. My recovery was slow but eventually I improved to the point that I was discharged
  two days later with the use of a walker. The movements lessened but were still present. I was discharged on a Friday but was rushed by ambulance back to the hospital Sat. night presenting with uncontrollabe tremors.The ER doc diagnosed me with dystonic reaction and gave me Benadryl.
  I was admitted for another two days for observation but I was told there was nothing else the hospital could do for me.I want to mention that the hospital neuro didn't think my problem was neurological. I was given Dilantin which did nothing for me except make me a zombie.
  I was sent to Brigham and Womens in Boston with all my films and most of my medical charts except the anesthesia report and the p.a.c.u. report and that neuro couldn't see anything either. He tested my reflexes, strength, balance, the usual.The one thing that differentiated this
  neuro from my other docs is that he actually took my RLS seriously. I've had it to an extent all my life but it has worsened since some back surgery that I had a couple years ago. I take Quinine and Baclofen for it. The movements that I am experiencing now can only be described as
  Restless Body syndrome if there is such a thing. My question to you is, presented with these facts, would also suspect that these symptoms were something other than neurological? I've attempted to present you with as many facts as I could but if you need more, I would be more than happy
  to supply you with any info. Would you suspect an anesthesia reaction? I'm just looking for another opinion. Thank you for your time.
  Ann
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Dear Ann,
The reaction you describe after anesthesia is unusual.  The involuntary jerking
you described would be suspicious for seizures, but an EEG should be able
to address that issue.  It seems that the workup for this has been negative
to date, and they haven't suffered for a lack of studies (MRI,CT,EEG,LP...).
At this point your physicians might simply let you recover on your own, as
they have ruled out other bad and treatable causes of your condition.  This
is reasonable.  Should your symptoms persist or worsen, you may consider a
second opinion to a neurologist.
Good luck.