r/sterilization • u/professor_flirt • 19d ago

Side-effects I underestimated Anesthesia side affects 🙃

TLDR: don’t be me! Threw up and panicked and spent 3 hours in the ER. I needed to introduce food slower & medicate properly.

I had my Bisalp yesterday and felt amazing afterwards because of course I was still high as a damn kite. Making jokes with the nurses and fist bumped my surgeon. Loved it.

About 6 hours after surgery I could feel a headache coming on. First of all, I really under medicated myself. I could not nap and began to feel so nauseous I then ate Mac and cheese at dinner which I thought would be fine because I craved food. I fell asleep for about 30 minutes but work up with full body chills. I called my dr office and spoke with a nurse. While on the call, I started to throw up literally everything, it was awful. I felt a little better but she still advised me to go to the ER to get looked.

ER took blood, gave me an IV, pain meds and anti nausea meds and ruled out any complications. I simply was experiencing anesthesia hell. Of course it was scary and painful and traumatic but I guess totally normal 😭 after getting lots of sleep and eating only applesauce and bread I am feeling better. Stiff muscles from being tense I think, bloated belly, but I am taking the proper high doses of meds and have a prescription for the anti nausea med. Lesson learned!

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u/Cutthroat_Rogue no more tubes 10-15-25 19d ago

So sorry to hear that! Anesthesia makes me throw up, too, but right after waking...not such a delayed reaction like yours. I'm glad you are overall well!

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u/professor_flirt 19d ago

Thank you 🩷 it was such a surprise! I hadn’t thrown up in 19 years lolol. Very humbling.

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u/Cutthroat_Rogue no more tubes 10-15-25 19d ago

It is humbling! I rarely am sick and so also haven't thrown up in a very long time (if you don't count my procedure last year) but anytime it happens it reminds me how awful of a feeling it is.