The Inability to Wake Up from Surgery
Original Post: I had cataract surgery on one eye three weeks ago. The anesthesiologist said he understood PPS. It was supposedly a “twilight” sleep and I would be able to follow commands in the surgical room. The minute I felt that medication, I was OUT. I remember nothing. It took days to feel halfway alert. I’m going back for other eye, and I’m concerned.
Dr. Bruno’s Response: Your surgeon needs to know that this happened. If you require any more surgeries, ask both your surgeon and anesthesiologist to read the articles referenced on this Anesthesia Warning Card and revise the dose they used.
This updated, wallet sized Anesthesia Warning Card (easily downloaded in both English and Spanish) was designed with an easy to use “QR” code, easily scanned with a phone. It not only accesses multiple articles regarding anesthesia for polio survivors, but of equal importance, it has the biographies of the professional contributors.
If you are unable to download the card, please email info@polionetwork.org for assistance.
Look in the Index under the topic “Anesthesia” in the Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS.