Why You're Intubated for Surgery- And What Anesthesia Breathing Tubes Looks Like

[@Candy-O1776]

I love anesthesia! It’s the only time my brain stops. I feel so refreshed and calmer after it, like I finally got a good night sleep.

[@toryberch]

Exactly 💯😊

[@foxysil52]

Wish I were you, cause I'm always petrified😊

[@sahpem4425]

ADHD? ❤

[@b-chu9747]

Freaks...

[@toryberch]

@@sahpem4425 No, chronic pain for me from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Parkinson's

[@heyyall9378]

I have no idea how I was intubated. I just know I had a goiter the size of a baseball and that it was going to be a challenge for the doctors. But the thing was well on its way to choking me to death. I wasn't getting enough oxygen and just crossing the street made me light-headed. How was I intubated? Idk. I just remember counting backwards and falling asleep. I woke up without the goiter. Thank God for people like you.

[@blairakana9984]

I like how this guy acts so casual and happy like it’s a pleasant experience. Lol

[@MedicalSecrets]

It's a challenging experience for the patient that I try to demystify and empower by sharing

[@MedicalSecrets]

@@annesmith6582 excuse me? Please do not attack others in this forum that is meant to help empower patients by providing knowledge

[@RitaMBuda-tz6bi]

I've been through general anesthesia hell with the tube airway he mentioned. After watching this video, I firmly made up my mind to never ever have surgery again. This was my very first one and didn't know about any of this stuff and no one told me anything. From reading about the details of my surgery on my patient portal. I could see I was manhandled in many ways while unconscious. This will never never happen again. 😣😣😡😡

[@rosinaferrante8532]

I wish I had had you for when I had my hysterectomy,you really care about your patients and their well-being. This was a very well explained and informative video.i enjoyed it.

[@MedicalSecrets]

Thank you for the kind comments. How did your hysterectomy go? How was the recovery?

[@bryanzam1412]

You're the only anistegaligist I I've ever heard of calling the night before surgery. I commend you !

[@BW12149]

Anesthesiologist, or nurse anesthetist are the correct spellings

[@BW12149]

Every surgery I’ve had ( which is a lot!!!), once in the OR, I make it a point to talk to the anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist. I ask their name, what drugs they’ll be using, usually have a joke or two for them, and I thank them before I go under. The surgeon may do the work along with his/ her assistants, but it’s the anesthesiologist who keeps you alive and comfortable. I’ve had some post surgery problems with the dreaded endotracheal tube, sore throat, laryngitis and such. One hernia surgery I was having I woke up still on the operating table while the surgeon was finishing up, saw the Foley catheter removed, felt the endotracheal tube removed, and placed on a bed for recovery. The anesthesiologist that managed my procedure asked how I was feeling. I told him I watched and felt the trach and foley removed and he turned colors! Mostly ghost white. He didn’t hang around as the surgeon came in and I told him about it. He just acted like it wasn’t a big deal. Turned out, the surgeon implanted faulty mesh in the hernia which failed and needed to be removed 6 years later. Fortunate for him he had moved to another state and was no longer doing general surgery.

[@russelljohnson6243]

I was intubated after being diagnosed with Septic Shock. My organs were shutting down and I went into a coma for about 15 days. When I woke up I was frozen, I couldn't move anything but my head. Being awake and intubated was the worst thing I've ever been through and I still have PTSD from it after six years. I was tied down to my bed, hand and foot and I could not make a sound. I was completely at the mercy of other people and I was in agony without the ability to tell anyone. During this time my doctor went on vacation and there was no intention of removing the breathing tube until he got back, this was my worst nightmare. However there was a kind doctor who decided my remaining intubated was useless and ordered them to test me to make sure I could breathe on my own before they would remove the tube. Luckily I was barely able to push air hard enough to have the tube removed. This was the worst time of my life, but I did survive.

[@lebronshairline4768]

Wow. God is gd!!

[@gordanazakula5669]

Degrading. Glad l ran away from a wisdom tooth op!!!

[@JoseHernandez-lm3hs]

Glad you survived Really hope you never suffer from anything like that ever again. The Lord Jesus bless you!

[@rylandavis2976]

​@@gordanazakula5669 you don't get a breathing tube for a wisdom tooth op. And running away from the operation isn't going to make enough to in your mouth for the teeth to actually fit

[@sandracruzado7999]

Wow 😮. God bless you 🙏🏽

[@straighttalknomessing3934]

I have so much respect for you guys !! We just lay there dreaming away with the fairies but it’s you Doctors/surgeons who have the hardest job to ensure we stay alive ❤ Soo much admiration and respect for you 👍🏻💯❤️

[@Maririchforever]

😭😭😭 That’s all I could think of after waking up had to kiss my doctors hands for all they do 🥹💙

[@thefuzzfactor2989]

All this is utterly scary! 😟

[@CatzDolz]

No it ain't. I had surgery Wednesday 12/11/24....General Anesthesia. 4 hours in surgery. I'm 75 1/2 years old (ill be 76 in june,2025). In pre-op, they asked me LOADS of questions...while putting in an IV line. As they wheeled me into the operating room, and had me "scootch over" from the gurney to the table, the nurse asked me to also scootch upward so that my head would rest on a pillow under my neck. She asked if I was comfortable, I looked her in the eyes and said yes....that was all I remembered. 😂...I woke up back in recovery area, given a choice of ice water, apple or orange juice and crackers. I took some ice water only. Didn't feel distressed OR in pain. Was transported home and got a comfortable night sleep. Yesterday was the 12th, one day after surgery for a broken wrist. I went shopping at Walmart. Only pain medication needed was Ibuprofen ( I took two tablets) today, I'm going to scrub my kitchen and do laundry. If I feel uncomfortable later, I'll take another two Ibuprofen. The ONLY thing is a slightly irritated throat. I'll get some RICOLA throat soothing drops. Yes, I'm wearing a cast. The orthopedic surgeon had to re-break the bone because I didn't get surgery till one full month after the accident. I now have a titanium plate with screws to hold it all together. I'm on the mend and so VERY thankful and greatful!

[@danablake980]

I'm a nurse and had numerous operations but really struggle with how patients usually get to know the surgeon before hand AND praise them for successful operations yet patients rarely know the anaesthetist before hand, get 10 minutes max to discuss their fears then allow this unsung hero keep them alive - i have far more respect for the "gasman " than i do for the surgeon!!

[@lebronshairline4768]

Lol, I'd respect them both as they depend on each other to save lives

[@Merch67]

You are right on there. It's the anesthesiologist and the nurses that keep the OR running smoothly, not to take anything away from the surgeons, as they have a very important job to do, but they definitely can't do anything without everyone else in the OR. Nurses and Anesthesiologists are the unsung heroes in that room. I can attest to this as since 1994 I unfortunately have been on the or table close to 20 times and it's the anesthesiologist and the nurses who make sure are comfortable and calm your nerves even before the anesthesia starts. My hats off to all of you that work in the OR and Recovery Room, you are most certainly angels, without wings.

[@thebluehotel426]

I've been watching ER dramatizations and some people do get hung up on intubation. Anesthesiology has been an unknown land for me. Thanks for the info!

[@marylewis-cb9vk]

Wow. Great Info. magic question-severe pre-op procedure anxiety.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

I always love your videos (not always the live streams, I am distractable, but no worries). I've learned a lot. Your how to reduce anxiety really really works. Even in non surgical situations like my primary care. She was really impressed I was able to drop my near freak out heart rate down to a little bit above relaxed. I told her about you.

[@gregorydamienmech]

My 81-year-old mother totally lost her voice immediately after her general anesthesia procedure with a breathing tube. My senior citizen mother still has no voice 7 days after the procedure. I hope this isn't permanent voice loss.

[@heidi5462]

Dr.K this was a phenomenal video, you did awesome showing and explaining it all so well. Thank you for all you do, anesthia is mind blowing.

[@MedicalSecrets]

Thank you so much!

[@FatherDuck80]

Yeah it’s phenomenal how he’s putting patients lives at risk and thinks of as a show of fun and games and continues to get away with setting the wrong examples. Intubating a patient is highly dangerous and it’s not for everyone. You have 15 seconds to get it right and two tries. After that you have problems.any one with respiratory issues like asthma etc Cannot be intubated. It causes respiratory acidosis and cardiac arrest. It also causes your PH and Co2 levels to go out of whack and further endangers you the patients. I was train in the military to do this procedure and I’m telling you do your research and don’t trust these clowns. If you need surgery go to a state that has no immunity for these hospitals and doctors. A state that gives them immunity is a cautious thing to take into account. The procedure can also damage teeth, gum and internal tissue further complicating your well being during the surgery and or recovery.

[@heidi5462]

@@FatherDuck80 Funny you say that…. My husband was in the Military and is an anesthesiologist. Don’t tell me what to believe and not. You are pissed off and it is obvious, take it somewhere else and not here, let alone with me. Have the day you deserve!

[@heidi5462]

@@FatherDuck80 also, I know Dr.K he is not a clown, do your research before you run your mouth. He has explained the whole process on his lives. You must be new to the internet? I can lead you to “real drs” that set the wrong examples, not this Dr!

[@lucythompson6412]

I have a big fear of doctors, and especially surgery this helps me understand and not feel as stressed about it.

[@MedicalSecrets]

They's awesome to hear!

[@lucythompson6412]

@@MedicalSecrets could you do a video on how to over come fears and phobias of surgery and doctors, it would really help??

[@MedicalSecrets]

@@lucythompson6412 have you seen my live on phobias? I also have an upcoming video!

[@adamseden1330]

@@MedicalSecrets I have had a laproscopy, ovum pick up,both under anesthesia. Are you telling me that they inserted this big thing inside my throat?? Omg!! Was this the reason my throat was hurting bad?

[@FatherDuck80]

I wouldn’t trust a damn word this ass clown says. From experience I can tell you if you as a patient suffer from any kind of asthma related or breathing issues like bronchitis, COPD asthma. “YOU CANNOT BE INTUBATED!” This procedure can cause you to have respiratory acidosis and cardiac arrest. They also don’t tell you that they in the process can break teeth and cause damage to your throat and lips/ gums. This clown is a liar and makes it all a joke. He’s exactly like the ass clowns at Cleveland clinic who know this is severely dangerous but still insist on forcing you to go through the surgery. I lawyered up and files criminal charges against these butchers.

[@Phoenix333Rising]

I have medical phobia and your videos help a bit, so thank you. If only all health professionals were as caring and approachable as you, and took the time to explain things to patients! Understanding what's happening or about to happen, is so important in reducing anxiety! Sorry if these questions are dumb, but so is there always some kind of breathing tube used in every single surgery requiring general anaesthesia? Aren't there some kinds of general anesthesia that don't require intubation? How about for surgeries of the mouth/throat - don't the tubes get in the way?

[@williamleedy8821]

We don't place a breathing tube for every procedure, but you will always have an oxygen mask or oxygen through the nose ( nasal cannula). For oral surgeries, we will frequently place a breathing tube through your nose (nasal intubation).

[@rosemaryskeen9670]

Thanks doctor!! What a great video. I just had a surgery yesterday, not sure which one they used, but it hurt a lot for 1/2 day. Feeling much better now.

[@Mace4301]

I had to get surgery for a VNS recently (which takes place right next to the jugular vein, so it's very risky, and needs me to be paralyzed). So I got a breathing tube, though I was out cold before they inserted it. I only vaguely remember the feeling of them pulling it out while I was barely awake and just starting to come out of from under anesthesia. I had a sore throat for only a couple days, and in that time, I played it safe and only ate soft/liquid foods like protein shakes and apple sauce. Big shout out to VCU for taking such great care of me during the procedure!

[@lindafriesen6375]

All doctors should be this informative. Im so glad ypu do these videos. I have had upwards 20 surgeries & these videos are mindblowing. Only had 1 bad experience aside from vomitting.

[@PrettyPink7]

I love your videos. ☺️ They are soooo easy to understand. It’s so scary to go into the operating room.

[@MedicalSecrets]

Thank you!

[@KS-sf2vo]

Thank you Dr. Kaveh I learn having fun watching your videos!

[@MedicalSecrets]

Thank you!

[@voyagerdawg]

I had an airway today for a colonoscopy and it went well. Love this video really making it easy to understand. Last year I had one and lost my voice for a month and I’m a singer. Asked the folks to be gentle with me this morning and they did a great job. Thanks for this video.

[@smile4me433]

Such a fascinating part about surgery! Thank you doctor!

[@MedicalSecrets]

You're welcome!

[@velvastewart1892]

It makes you don’t want to have surgery, but Thank God that He gives the doctors wisdom to do what needs to be done, To God Be The Glory

[@lizziefaith]

i never knew i was intubated until my sweetheart of a nurse explained it to me after surgery. my voice was hoarse and my throat felt raw so she got me water instantly and explained that i was intubated and that’s my throat was sore. she was a flipping saint to me after surgery and i’ll never forget her

[@MR-rp3xr]

After seeing this the only local anesthetic thank you

[@kmdn1]

Ok, I'm not bragging or anything but I was kinda getting psyched and screaming at the video when you told me you human anesthesiologists have cameras to assist with intubation! With cats and dogs in veterinary anesthesia we intubate with nothing but a laryngoscope, ideally with a working light bulb, and a thin coating of lube. Cats are notorious for being tricky to intubate. Their vocal cords sometimes clamp shut and they inhale/exhale with just the tiniest minimal little fluttering of an opening. We have all sorts of tricks and ways to get the job done and I have to say- I've gotten pretty good at getting even a little 6 pound kitten intubated within seconds. It's so interesting to hear about and see the technologies in human medicine. The veterinary world is constantly progressing and has come a long long way in the past few decades but still, when compared to the advancements in human medicine, it feels a bit slap-dash. On the one hand, you have to really hone your skills when doing these things by hand, by sight, by feel and by intuition, which feels like a badge of honor but on the other hand, your patients are ultimately safer with these helpful tools and tech devices.

[@hhk740]

Thank you Dr K. I love it!

[@dang2648]

Thank you it was very interesting. Love it

[@natashacaine6340]

Amazingly informative, the complexity of keeping a patient alive. I've had a procedure to remove a calcium stone from a salivary gland. The condition had left me so weak and underweight I was frightened of the outcome. It did take me far longer to come back than was expected, and I had the worst nausea I had ever experienced. I will always be grateful to my anethioligist and surgical team for saving my life. Thank you for all your videos, it would of been far better to have been informed.

[@joederochemont6219]

Very interesting. Thank you for this.

[@dalantebatchan1705]

Dr. Kaveh, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. This is excellent study material. Some of it I recognize from my hospital 💡

[@MedicalSecrets]

You're welcome! What are you studying for?

[@patriciaparsons2655]

Anxiety just watching this! Woke up after surgery with one still down my throat! No one told me this would happen!

[@michaelangelo6378]

I had two down mine after I woke up from triple bypass. Nurse told me just breath normal I have a few things to do and I'll be back to remove. A half hour later after chatting with another nurse in hallway she came in and removed them. Then I fell asleep again and woke up gasping from snoring, my snore woke me. I asked her why she let me snore like that, she answered I was ok I would stop breathing but restart on my own.

[@lebronshairline4768]

​@@michaelangelo6378wow

[@candux3004]

Love this video! im having an septorhinoplasty in July and knowing this makes me much calmer. Anesthesiologist is going to be surprised when i ask him wich tube is he gonna use haha. Also im a medical interpreter and your channel has been so helpfull with vocabulary, thank u!

[@B-T619]

I had a triple bypass a couple weeks ago. Waking up with the breathing tube was rough.

[@andromacha83]

This is precisely my utmost fear!

[@B-T619]

@@andromacha83 about 20-30 mins of discomfort. Once they removed it, it was instant relief.

[@roxsanakourov.4513]

I had a torn rotator cuff, and the doctor who put me to sleep asked me if I wanted to be awake, my answer was NO, put me out, I've had 3 torn rotator cuff surgeries, a total hip replacement, and then an artifical rotator cuff, then my doctor didtwo spinal repair jobs. Then two years later my Gall bladder literally exploded. The Anestologist put me to sleep on the way to the operating room. I've never had any kind of problem being put to sleep. You doctor you are awesome.

[@_The_Worst_]

Happy to now be an expert...🤘🏼💯✔️

[@WeatherMoon]

#3 for me 7 days ago. Sore throat afterwards. Still have a cough at times. No complaints. Blood pressure bottomed 3x during surgery - makes sense as I have low pressure anyway. 3x more med to keep me under - again makes sense as I don't stay under like average person, and bless em zofran in operating room and another infusion before leaving recovery. They did say I wasn't belligerent - I asked - but that flailed like I couldn't tell up from down. Again makes sense because it's what I do. Big plus : cutest male nurse ever took care of me. Excellent anesthesiologist and surgeon and team. Shoulder surgery. Love that nerve block in the neck.

[@rosalindabarrett7508]

Excellent sharing what goes on. Why do some patients get nausea after surgery.? I recently had TNA decompression which went well. But I was very nausea after drinking some water and food. Yikes. They put a patch on my neck because I let the anesthesiologist know I was very motion sickness candidate? But after all this experience I felt wonderful.

[@karenmessinger9609]

That gives me some comfort. I have a small airway with scar tissue from drinking drano when I was 2.

[@lebronshairline4768]

😮

[@thespia]

I'm a professional singer and terrified of a vocal cord injury. I always speak to the anesthesiologist and tell him I want an LMA. It's worked every time so far.

[@Mansmatters]

Such a vital part of surgery, thank you

[@bakinglady1009]

Soooo...if a person is "awake" while you are putting that tube down their throat, how do you stop the normal reflux or gagging? I was gagging just thinking about it! 😆 BTW, I am totally hooked on your videos! Thank you!

[@MedicalSecrets]

Thank you for the kind comments! 🙏 we have to use LOTS of numbing medication in the throat

[@ginapolman4968]

❤​@@MedicalSecrets

[@SarahLax-n5c]

Glad you asked as I am having this awake intubation in a few weeks and it's so scary looking 🥺

[@snehashrestha949]

The fiber optic bronchoscope is super interesting

[@Rouqaya.]

Anesthesia were The best moments of my life.. i felt heaven 🥹💖 but it turns to HELL when i just woke up because my throat hurttttssss 😭😵‍💫 ew i hate that

[@charlottearns2027]

Thank you so much for your informative an excellent videos.

[@Steve-zq8ge]

Great video and explanations!

[@lulumoon6942]

Very enlightening! 🤔 I was told I coded at the beginning of my first ever surgery (brain), and have wondered if it had to do with my airway...

[@jacobhillanbrand7988]

I see it now dr thank you. The behind the tongue one works better for me instead of down my throat because I have chronic asthma

[@ruscherry7985]

Quite informative!!

[@wandacason1792]

Appreciate the content.

[@MedicalSecrets]

Thank you!

[@Cali_Girl1]

What do you do if your patient has to undergo surgery, but has cancer tumors in their throat and esophagus? How do you insert tube without rupturing tumors, and causing cancer to metastasis to other areas?

[@sahpem4425]

This actually makes lots of sense why I didn’t have a sore throat or anything, like I’ve read about. And it didn’t make sense to me that my airway wouldn’t be taken care of. I would’ve gotten the first or second options in airway maintenance.

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

In 1960 I went in for a Tonsillectomy (age 5 chronic inf). I was a tiny petite thing of 37 lbs. They had run out of child size tubes and decided to cram an adult size down my airway. I lost a lot of blood, and weight, during my stay. They let me go after a few weeks, I had slipped down to 17lbs, they told my parents they couldn't do anymore for me, just make me comfortable with the time I had left. Well, I still have my tonsils, at least 1.5 anyway, have some kind of blood disease that only occ. rears it's ugly head, and it only took me 45 years to gain some weight! They sure have come a long way!!

[@AMStationEngineer]

That "LMA" churned memories of "EGTA's" prior to 1980, how much gastric distension with those?? (ran ALS on a MICU for 20 years)

[@MedicalSecrets]

With a well-placed airway, and not running positive pressure ventilation, the distention should be very minimal!

[@lesleynyborg2093]

Dr. Kaveh, interestingly I had more throat soreness after my lumpectomy surgery with a LMA than 3 month later when I a classic airway with my robotic nephrectomy. I loved watching videos before my surgeries! The hospital staff thought I was nuts! I just wish I was cognizant when I got to the OR for my robotic surgery!

[@lebronshairline4768]

I'd rather be awake with oxygen, than a breathing tube if possible

[@natashak3387]

I am having a laproscopic partial hysterectomy coming up chronic iron deficiency anemia. I have been having to get weekly iron infusions for over a year. My ablation last year was a fail so this is the next step. Looking forward to get this done and the recovery behind me. I asked if I could have a spinal, but was told no because of it being laproscopic and needing to protect my airway.

[@kathleengroff2182]

What causes postoperative delirium?? I have had several surgeries in the past 10 years and had the delirium and amnesia for about 5days.

[@PetsNPatients]

Now I'm interested to know more about spinal anesthesia given for hip replacement surgery. How about it?

[@MedicalSecrets]

I have a few videos on that, but it's time for a follow-up, longer format one!

[@paulpoppenfuse7071]

Thank you I learned a lot

[@lm3049]

How does the patient know which one is used? I know for my spine surgery I was intubated but have no idea what happened during ureteroscopy. I wasn’t told. It’s great that the doctors know but honestly there have been times the anesthesiologist hasn’t even introduced themselves, let alone tell me what was going to happen during surgery. I find it so amazing that there are anesthesiologists here on KZbin that explain things in detail, yet whenever I’ve had surgery I have never met one that actually explains a thing….

[@MedicalSecrets]

I'm sorry you've had that experience. I usually don't discuss the specific type of breathing tube with the patient (unless it comes up in conversation!), but I try to select the one that is always safest and least invasive. Whenever there is an option, I always ask the patient to keep them in the loop and empowered in the decision making!

[@lazmotron]

Great video explanation

[@mikeschulte4271]

Sound like a pilots job. Stressful taking off aka placing breathing tube. Then cool and calm crusing altitude aka during surgery. Then stressful again on landing aka breathing tube comes out and wake up process

[@ginapolman4968]

❤❤❤😂

[@jeffm9227]

Are the LMAs reused (after sterilization) or is it more common practice today to use disposable?

[@cmclem1959]

I have had several surgeries including three knee surgeries (two replacements and one revision) on my left knee, anyway the doctor never mentioned a breathing tube before the surgery but I always woke up with a sore throat and that's when they tell me, And now I know why I had to have it but why they never said anything before, I don't know.

[@AlexiKaruna]

I'd like to know what the patient goes through in the moments at the end of surgery before and while the tube is removed. I have some it seems like remembered trauma after a surgery where my body seems to go into some sort of felt memory of not being able to breathe and I'm wondering if it had to do with the intubation removal process and the timing of such. In the months after the surgery sometimes when I'd lie on the floor and relax I'd go in to this feeling - and of course it's scary feeling like you don't know if you have another breath. (As an aside... no one has ever explained to me what they were going to do regards to intubation to me and I've been through 5-7 surgeries in my life... I think it's great you talk to your patients before)

[@MedicalSecrets]

I'm sorry you haven't had that consultation before surgery before. Your observation is very powerful and can lead to PTSD in some patients because of how the anesthesia affects memory formation. You can see my videos on it and can also bring it up on the next live stream

[@nova136565]

(Long)....I had a heart ablation done 4 years ago (2nd one). I couldn't talk for almost 6 weeks afterwards. No voice would come out. Finally started get some sound but I have never fully got my voice back. I have some good days but most of the time when I try to talk to this day, it's just air or sounds like I'm EXTREMMELY horse. I blame the anesthesiologist for this. He and I didn't get along before the surgery and he even walked out on me pre-op saying "FINE, you don't have to have anything" (exact words). I have been under general several times know how I react going into it and (according to my wife and nurses) coming out of it but this guy wasn't listening to any of my concerns. He had an attitude of "you don't know what you're talking about" and I'm going to just do things my way". Blowing off whatever I said. I HATE the drugs they give you. When they try to give me something to relax me, I get more anxious because I don't like how they make me feel. So I'm EXTREMMELY anxious going into the OR to the point of just rocking and moving my legs. Can't be still. When I come out I'm VERY combative and mean. I've pulled my IVs out and had to be strapped down. When I came out of it this last ablation my wife was there and said I has having bad hallucinations and no one could calm me down. Finally was given Haloperidol to sedate me again and bring me out of it slower. I apparently tried hitting my wife but she said I didn't know who she was. I was looking "through" her at something that wasn't there. Lights were on but no one was home. It scared her and doesn't want to ever be back in recovery with me again. 4 years later and still can't vocalize speech very well. Have been intubated a few times since and every time I have no voice for weeks afterwards. I've had multiple bad experiences with anesthesiologists and going under except one guy actually listen to me. Still was a rough go though. I would have and should have canceled this ablation because of this guy's attitude and I should have walked out but it was an "elective" and not "emergency" surgery for my AFib. I couldn't put it off because it was December, end of year and was not enough time to reschedule before years end. Insurance deductible/out of pocket would have started over. All I can say is the day of surgery, if you aren't comfortable with something/someone, seriously think about rescheduling if you can. Even at the last minute. It could save you from having complications the rest of your life.

[@aishapac]

How I wish I knew these before my cancelled scheduled maxillary sinus surgery last week . I could have asked my anesth if they had any video laryngoscope before they failed to intubate me on the 19th and another one on the 20th😢

[@RabiaRiaz-g8g]

Sir plz make a video on surgery of sore throat

[@redhairinasaree5967]

The dumbass anesthesiologist that I had intubated me while I was conscious didn't even stop to see if I was awake or not and I remember everything it is so so tramatic!

[@donnam5060]

Feedback. Tell them so they learn....one hopes.

[@RitaMBuda-tz6bi]

I agree. I detest surgery, hospitals and fish-eyed insensitive doctors. 😡😡😡😡

[@Tiggmuffin]

Are there any precautions for putting the tube in for someone with eds and has easily ripped tissues? I have to be so careful eating, toast ripped my mouth like it was made of titanium Cap'n crunch, it can take months to heal. I think the dr thought I was teasing when I told him I think it roughed me up.

[@MedicalSecrets]

Oh yes there are. Patients who have had esophageal surgery are also at very high risk, and special intubation techniques must be used

[@Vivianharper4249]

I had to have emergency surgery on Christmas Day so of course I had ate so I was informed I would have to be woke up before they removed the breathing tube. It was horrible I remember gagging and the pressure

[@brenadavis8131]

how do you learn about which one to use? Brena

[@jenniferirvine7827]

My throat as an adult is pretty small where they have had to use a pediatric tube on me.

[@N0N4M30]

Can you get a Breast augmentation without the intubation ? My throat was f up afterwards.

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

Probably not.

[@lisazappala4381]

Ok Dr, I had the easiest turbinate reduction surgery. I had zero pain and if I could breathe they my nose, I wouldn’t even know I had it except for one thing. .. My throat was trashed. It hurt and burned so badly It was worse than any strept throat I’ve had. I had bubbly type sores, my uvula was swollen to the size of my thumb and such a red throat that Bremen into my ears. What causes that? I needed pain meds for my throat along with other prescriptions to numb and soothe my throat. I was miserable for weeks yet zero pain from the surgery. It never happened before and I don’t want it to happen again

[@MedicalSecrets]

I'm so sorry you had that experience, but I greatly admire your vulnerability in sharing that. I hope you feel empowered to discuss that with your doctors for any future surgeries so they can reduce the risk of that happening again

[@cindyedmonds8878]

​@@MedicalSecretsI've had the same problem for all 10 of my surgeries over 24 yrs. Now have the throat growth and into my esophagus. Biopsy this week then I'm hoping they can take it all out. Right now we have no diagnosis and it's been 6 months!

[@jillianchiles6259]

I’m going to be getting a colonoscopy and upper scope under general anesthesia. Would they put a breathing tube in still with doing the upper-scope??

[@Nesoartwork]

Has anyone ever heard of a "pull and pray" ? I had emergency surgery for bile blockage and the operation was stop twice due to blood pressure drop on the first stoppage. The second time was due to my oxygen level was dangerously low. After the operation they kept me on the ventilator and I believe they also kept me intubated for another day, because I have no memory of this. My wife told me this later and that she thought she overheard a member of the surgery team tell a nurse "they had to do a pull and pray". She didn't tell me this until after I was released and at home because she was afraid it would have effected my recovery. I am not sure what all of this means?

[@DyLemmaOG]

Imagine being the first people to test these things, spooky science

[@suewilliams4555]

Wow, omg I didn’t know I had a tube down my throat when I have an operation. How do you get ours tounsells out when you have toncellitis

[@surferbob9419]

Intubation is the worst part of surgery for me because I end up with a sore throat. I have had 21 procedures and most all of them I have had a sore throat.

[@onilly122oni9]

soooo uhh what you do about scoliosis?

[@shortcake66]

Hi Dr. Secrets. I’m wondering what constitutes a “difficult airway”?

[@Stenuarts5287]

Wish I had you giving me my meds needed. I was given too much anesthesia and pd a price for it. Vomitted during surgery..multiple times...suffered some memory loss afterwards. Took a while before I trusted another dr again. I hate when anesthesiologists just sit by the bed and think there just a side bar. I had to ask him who he was???

[@jakehamilton4534]

@MedicalSecrets I woke up with the lma in me in recovery room last surgery I had im assuming it’s because I wasn’t awake enough for it to be out or something

[@MsVanessa512]

That was my worst nightmare being intubated and waking up with the tube down my throat, when I was scheduled for my second surgery i made them promise to remove the tube before I woke up and when I woke up the tube wasn't in my throat, I don't know why the first time it was in, I was trying to get the nurses attention to remove it but they were more interested in finding out the delivery guy from Uber eats name because they thought he was cute smh and the one nurse left to go to find the guy and a patient fell out of bed, there was another nurse there but she was on her phone it was a horrible exoerience

[@lebronshairline4768]

Smh, that sucks

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

I have a question. I am a 40 year old male about 5'8 and 160 pounds. Generally fit and active, at least as much as I can be lately. In December 2019, I developed what is believed to be some form of autonomic dysfunction/Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. I have seen a few Cardiologists (and I am under treatment by a Cardiologist who specifically treats POTS/autonomic dysfunction aka 'dysautonomia'), have a gastroenterologist, an endocrinologist, have seen a number of primary care docs, neurology, etc. I have also had brain scans (healthy brain), 2 sleep studies (one in 2018 showed only 4.7 apnea-hypopnea index and no central apneas, but 50 respiratory effort-related arousals aka RERAs in 2.75 housr of sleep; a second study at another lab showed 29 central apneas in just 89 total minutes of sleep for the night. BiPap and CPAP didn't help my symptoms), have had all kinds of blood work, wore a couple of Holter monitors for a month, etc. I get blood pooling in the hands and feet, shortness of breath. Frequent variation in heart rate and blood pressure 24/7, even at rest; say the resting heart rate is 60...about twice per minute my pulse will go 62, 65, 68, 70, 73, 75, 78, 80 and hold for a few seconds and then go back to 60. Will I be okay to have a colonoscopy in the future under sedation? I had an upper endoscopy in early 2020 and that sedation went okay, but symptoms worsened a bit since then. How do I communicate all of this properly to my anesthesiologist?

[@bellab4797]

What is a lumen tube? In relation to bronchomalacia in an adult.

[@jeffdo9195]

Do they use this for a colonospocy?

[@amybe3]

Love anesthesia ❤

[@mikedavis4411]

How do you deal with someone who gags easily ( like me). Thank you).

[@elkiepops]

How do you know which one to use on a patient, what if you try to use one and it doesn’t go in and time is running out? Xxx

[@MedicalSecrets]

Oh boy, that is one of the scariest moments in an anesthesiologist's life. It's why we train for so many years. There is no one simple answer, but we can definitely discuss it on the next live stream!

[@milwaukeeroadjim9253]

I was having an upper gi done with endoscopy. I remember choking on the tube in my throat and someone saying NO NO NO and then I was out . Were they putting the tube in or taking it out when this happened?

[@MedicalSecrets]

Impossible to know without having been there. I hope you weren't traumatized be the situation, were you?

[@steviebarrios5137]

What happens when they do a blood patch due to getting an epidural?

[@paigy_waigy]

What about a nasal breathing tube? I recently had a dental surgery and was told I had a nasal breathing tube... how does that work???

[@gloriastanley2156]

A lot less scary Thank you

[@luisarojas7566]

Very good video but I would like to see how to put it in a patient, I am more visual 😳

[@MedicalSecrets]

I have quite a few videos on this! Check them out!

[@lebronshairline4768]

Me too

[@danielledinenno8714]

Is this what ill deal with for gallbladder removal

[@1AlexanderCole]

Do you have any insight about why NG (nasogastric) tubes hurt so much despite all other pain (after a GSW through the abdomen and spine, laparotomy, thoracotomy, etc) being well controlled? Every person I’ve ever spoken to who’s had an NG tube have all felt the same way.

[@MedicalSecrets]

Pardon the delayed response here. Those tubes are very uncomfortable because of how sensitive the nasopharynx is. Just think of why we sneeze when we have any type of tickle in the nose. Those nerve endings are sensitive! I'm so sorry you experienced that :(