Afraid of vomiting after surgery?
Hello,
I have wisdom tooth surgery on Wednesday. All five of my unusual wisdom teeth will have to be removed.
I have a very strong fear of vomiting and everything that goes with it. That's why I've been to therapy several times. I know it's getting worse at the moment. For example, when I had my blood drawn a few days ago, I was afraid I'd feel sick or dizzy afterward. That's why I felt a bit nauseous beforehand and got so worked up about it. Afterward, I cried and shook a lot the whole car ride and was terrified.
Now I'm worried that I'll be just as nervous before my surgery, or maybe even more so, and also a little nervous about the injection, but especially that I won't tolerate something and that I'll feel sick or vomit after the operation. This is really, really bad, and I've been thinking about it all day since yesterday. I know the risk is relatively small, but that somehow doesn't take away my fear.
When I was about 8 (I'm 14 now), I had surgery once before, and my mom says nothing happened. So, I didn't feel sick or vomit. So the risk is generally pretty low for me, right?
Please only write things that reassure me, and not things like, "The risks of wisdom tooth surgery aren't that small. But vomiting isn't that bad!" That just makes me more worried.
Thanks in advance for your reply. Best regards
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Maybe it helps me take out all the wisdom teeth, as with my ma – with advice and anesthesia. I was not bad after that, and we could also go home relaxed – and with me everything is well cured. I’m sometimes in treatment for an anxiety disorder and got some hostage tools on my hand.
Take a trust person who will accompany you back home.
It should be someone who is left in the situation and can give you good and possibly distract you.My experience is that it will only be half as bad if you have someone on the side.
Right. Fear is all human. If she is self-employed, you need methods to get her feet on the ground again. Thank you.
Thank you
You have already received therapeutic help. What did you think? You should apply that right now.
Dentist is always doof. For your luck, it’s over. You can fill your brain with fears or something else. Especially much does not fit into a brain at the same time, so a soothing strategy would be to fill it with something harmless or even beautiful. Nearby: A doofe treatment also passes. Think about how relieved you will be. Because when the nines are out, they’re out, and you’ll never let them use you again. The problem is done and you can celebrate. Do you have a gift request? Can you get a reward? Find something.
Of course you’re afraid. It’s gonna be bad if you focus on it and get into the panic. So if you feel the fear, say, “Ah, yes, the fear. Of course I did. I’d be pathological if it were different. So here it’s okay. How was that with the reward? What did I want to choose from?”
I’ve been taking an 8s and 9s out a few months ago. I was afraid, of course. Why not. I’ve focused on the feeling of relief that finally got behind me. Such a dental surgery does not take long, 30 or 60 minutes, but the rest of life is almost eternal in comparison!
You need a hand-resistant strategy to get clear with your panic attacks. There are many possibilities. Practice them with your therapist. You’re not helpless.
When it’s over, consider very thoroughly whether it was only half (or quarter!) as bad as feared. You can use this impression if the next problem is in the future. Write these impressions, because you forget them too fast.
Thank you very much
Take it, you get a short full anaesthesia, because after the usual local betaping you don’t have to vomit.
Eat and drink nothing after midnight. You can also let yourself be sedative tablets that you take the evening before and on the OP day. Take an accompaniment. A bite of self-control also does well and prevents incoming.
In my life I’ve already got tens of Narcoses/Sedations and I’ve never been bad before. Rice on your belt and everything’s gonna be fine.
I feel like I’ve got total fear of breaking.
Hope you’ve gone well?
Yeah, everything went well. I wasn’t bad or smart. Everything went perfectly and wasn’t as bad as I thought👍
That’s what I’m looking forward to.