surgical shock?

Question: I just had a surgery and when I was waking up-my memories are still fuzzy-I could hear myself making these odd/chocking/gasping/ noises and thought I couldnt breath. I was also shivering and had to habe 3 warm blankets thrown on top of me, and turned very, very pale. The only reason I knew what was going on was that I could hear a nurse saying I was going into shock.What I am asking is has anyone else had a similiar situation to this? And if so, were there any long term effects from it mentally or physically?

Answers:
I was in a car accident when younger, and have had about twenty-five surgeries since then... It sounds to me like what you went through is completely normal. It's just the after-effects of waking up from anesthesia. It differs from person to person, as well as from surgery to surgery. Many people don't react at all when waking up from general anesthesia - it's as if they're waking from restful sleep. Others can have violent reactions... I find that nurses often over-react during these situations because: 1.) there is a danger to using general anesthesia and they want to be careful when monitoring you, and 2.) many nurses (and doctors) have never had the experience of having general anesthesia themselves - so they don't understand why you're doing what you're doing.

I've never had any long-term effects, mentally or physically, from all of my surgeries. Just somewhat of a lingering distaste for general anesthesia.

Other Answers:
You may have been allergic to something they gave you during surgery. Have you been to the follow-up appt yet? Ask your doc what was given to you, so u will know to avoid it in the future.

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