dreaming

[shopaholic]

I am going to have surgery in september and am worried about having bad dreams!! under anesthetic (sorry about spelling) will i be out for the count or do you dream ???  I am having trouble with sleeping and bad dreams at the moment due to this upcoming surgery and the thought of having a nightmare whilst under is worrying me even more.

[wubbie3]

I worried about the same thing, since I'm really restless when I sleep (didn't want to be tossing around on the table with a scalpel in me!), but you get that shot, and nothing.... you wake up with a vague recollection of maybe being asleep, and nothing else.
~Marianne

[Anna-maria74]

You're unconscious not asleep - no dreams!

Anna x

[ddemaso]

I have had six surgeries, all on the abdomen and although I dream all of the time, usually not good ones, I go to sleep under anesthesia and seem to be under only a second and then I am awake again. My last surgery was 10 to 11 hours long and it seemed like a second to me, with no dreaming at all. Don't worry, you will be fine.

I might call the doctor and ask him for some xanax or something to calm you down prior to surgery. It worked for me before and after surgery.  

Take Care,
Danielle

[brthbbs]

Lack of dreaming with anesthesia is actually one of the more disturbing things about having it.  One minute you're awake and then bam you're asleep and then you're awake.  Weird.

[crazyturtle]

I was actually worried about this too because I dream ALL the time and I did not while under anethesia. I did not even feel like I had been asleep. I remember being taken into the operating room and the last thing I remember was being introduced to everyone in there and then I woke up with oxygen on. I was not even sure I had already had the surgery or not. I actually was feeling around my belly to see if it was still big but as soon as the nurse saw me awake she told me I was OK and the surgery was over. It was not near as scary feeling as I had imagined. Good Luck!

[mairi]

iv been under a few times, to me its like blinking. gone one second then back. mairi....

[ShawnP]

Same here.  I've had general anesthesia and slept like a baby.  I am a vivid dreamer and during surgery....nothing.  Don't worry.

Shawn

[sheila67]

I have had surgery 7 times and I have never had any bad experiences with bad dreams...good luck...and don't worry...

[sk2006a]

it may vary from person to person; however, i've had general anesthesia four times since june and i don't remember having any sort of dreams while under.