Anyone else cry with anesthesia?

Toni79 · April 2011

Ok, no one told me that crying when you wake up from anesthesia is common!?!?!?

They tell you that you will be tired, groggy, confused, forgetful, etc. But not tearful?!?!

I had my ER yesterday. I remember waking up and feeling a little teary eyed. A few mins later the nurse was asking me "are you in pain". "No". "Then why are you crying?" As soon as she brought it to my attention that I was crying, I just started balling. She asked again, "are you in pain?". "No". "If your not in pain, why are you crying?" "I don't know". Then she told me "not to worry, crying from anesthesia is common", she just wanted to make sure I wasn't crying because I was in pain.

Anyone else cry when they woke up from anesthesia? Or am I the only crazy one???

BeeBee08 · April 2011

I didn't wake up crying. I woke up angry at them for letting me pee my pants...I didn't pee my pants but I was convinced I did. I think the anesthesia can do funny things to people. You're definitely not crazy Wink

Edit: Did you have your ER yesterday?

MarriedinCali · April 2011

Oh yes- I usually wake myself up bawling. For me it is a reaction to Morphine they think... I woke up sobbing after 1) Wisdom Teeth, 2) Knee Surgery #1, 3) Knee Surgery #2, 4) Tonsils, then they realized I may be affected by Morphine or Morphine derivatives, and ever since (Knee surgery 3&4 and D&C), I haven't cried while waking up.

Tanya+Da · April 2011

bfarrell:

I didn't wake up crying. I woke up angry at them for letting me pee my pants...I didn't pee my pants but I was convinced I did. I think the anesthesia can do funny things to people. You're definitely not crazy

Edit: Did you have your ER yesterday?

I am sorry, but I actually laughed LOUDLY at this.

tlcW0714 · April 2011

I've only been put under once to have my wisdom teeth pulled, I personally didn't wake up crying, but I've seen tons of women wake up crying on Dr 90210.

CluckyEV · April 2011

Yes, I cry like a baby Crying . Plus I demand my sunglasses Cool ; the lights are WAY too bright. It has been 19 months and the recovery nurse still remembers me for how I woke up from the anesthesia.

aq32 · April 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3Olh9DnaE

I always watch this when I need laugh and when I think about waking up from anesthesia!

kzawisl · April 2011

Me! I bawled like a baby after my wisdom teeth, because the dr said I couldn't go camping. My dad had no idea what to do with his snot-sobbing teenage daughter....so he took me camping with my friends.

may2806 · April 2011

This did not happen to me during any IF procedures, but when I had my wisdom teeth out I woke up crying hysterically! I have no idea why.

naybird · April 2011

I didn't wake up crying.. instead I told my RE and her whole staff how much I loved them! hahaha

mbiondich · April 2011

No tears after (before was another story as it was my first surgery for anything!)... I did however think I needed to use the bathroom quite badly and the nurse said, "No honey, you have a catheter in" and I said, "no I have to do the other thing!" I guess it was from all that pressure from the laporatomy! Anesthesia is definitely the goofiest thing ever! The morphine I cried but mostly because it made me soo sick and it took forever to discover that was the cause!