General anaesthesia at Great Ormond Street Hospital

[debi623]

Wow I hope you made out ok.

[WishfulFancy]

Wow that knocked her out fast when she went under.

[monkeyface769]

that was funny at how you went under

[jammcc100]

its pure strangw cause 2 seconds later you out of it

[haha47ful]

can u tell me what was the feeling of passing out ?

[nukex1989]

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!! that must feels good

[UnKn0wN619]

ive bee put to sleep with the gas mask like once u ihalei it ur asleep

[taffytats]

Thank you for putting this video up. I am due surgery soon and I am scared of being put to sleep.

[pacuto12]

Hey I have been watching your vids for a while now. How are you feeling after being shunt free.. Is it better?? I also have a shunt because I have a cyst in my brain . Doctors also told me I could be shunt free but it'll be risky. Any advise?? Btw you cute

[tobybelchy]

@pacuto12 Hey :)

I was only ever shunt free for 3 weeks back in june/july 09 :( my cyst fenestration failed miserably. So have had numerous shunts since.

If you are having problems with your shunt, then I would suggest going for it, however if your shunt is not causing you much trouble, then I would say just hang in there. It is a big op with big risks, much bigger risks than a shunt surgery. And thank you :$ x

[davids21m]

Have you never been put to sleep with the gas rather than injection?

[iluvbabies17]

I HATE general anaesthesia... I was in a lot of pain when they gave me the med :(

[ventilator98]

HEY. I looooooooooove it when I get anesthesia. When you put the mask on, when you breathed in, did you feel pressure? Life your lungs were being inflated, and it was easier to breathe? What did it feel like?

[deejaydaze]

Can you please tell me what they used for IV? I was told they gave me Propofol and it hurt so bad for about 15 seconds till I went under.

[tobybelchy]

@deejaydaze It was propofol that was used here too.

Ive never had a bad experience with it, perhaps your pain was caused by a dodgy cannula? Ive had dodgy ones before and when ive had stuff such as fluids and pain relief pushed through them, its really really hurt. :)

[spectorkid31]

This is the best way to go through surgery! When I got my wisdom teeth taken out, they injected it and it was the weirdest feeling in the world. My legs started to feel like they were floating, and it worked its way up to my head. The weirdest thing I have ever gone through but it was so smooth that it didnt even phase me hahaa

[spackhollogay]

This would scare the shit out of me.

[CadaverHat]

God bless the NHS. I've been under 11 times and they make me feel so at ease every time. Looking forward to my next one in 6 weeks :)

[Docmartha900]

Now I know how I went to sleep considering I can't remember a thing about it, I went in hospital with appendicitus on my birthday... Terrible experience isn't it :( well maybe not for you but for me it was horrible.

[acfbrown1]

Hi, I saw your article in the metro last year and I wondered how things were.

I attended the Hydrocephalus conference in Copenhagen last year and met some interesting people.

I was planning on setting up a group for people with VP shunts but I haven't got round to it yet.

[Shez1991Palmer]

When I was put to sleep it was like injection half way in, heard no machines then was out like a light no mask remembered or anything.

[SW19AQUATICS]

Great video hope your recovery is going well :-)

[themagicschoolbusxD]

i think that male nurse liked you ;)

[ninaronstadt1]

@themagicschoolbusxD I dont think he was a nurse, I think its an anesthesiologist? correct me if im wrong

[themagicschoolbusxD]

@ninaronstadt1 haha you know what? i think you are right. :)

[ninaronstadt1]

@themagicschoolbusxD I thought so hahaha xD

[quaresma7besiktas]

had this two times so far and when i woke up i felt reborn

[rkrickeberg3535]

Im 19 years old. and have two shunts. i have had over 50 surgeries since 2004 and still to this day have problems. Its been a rough road but i have gotten through it. I just had surgery 13 days ago because of a blockage in the right shunt and over drainage .

[rkrickeberg3535]

they placed a siphon device to help the drainage. i continue to heal and recover. im praying for you. =)

[ChelseaDewey]

You are very beautiful! :)

[Mw2BoStuff]

Magic milk :)

[luvATL4ever]

I had a endoscopy three years ago and they gave me twilight sleep through IV and it was horrible. I had huge chunks of memory just gone, stuff that I was conscious for but don't recall. And when I woke up, it took me almost 20 minutes to become coherent, so when I had to have a revision recently, they gave me a choice and I opted for the mask and I had a much better experience. Also, when I had the mask on, I heard a rushing in my ears and everything got louder. Has anyone had that experience?

[korkeykat]

@luvATL4ever Yes its very common to get the ringing in your ears - did they give you an IV shot as well or just gas? It does feel good going under with the mask though doesn't it!

[luvATL4ever]

@korkeykat Oh okay, and no IV shot. It did kind of feel good though.

[HadynsTVdoc]

This video really gives me the shivers! Those rooms always make me feel like that. Bless ya! I've never actually seen it being done to someone. And I hate those pins n needles! And the quietness as it's about to kick in.

I hope you're well. I miss G.O.S.H. :< xx

[Supermassively]

I HEARD YOUR HEAD EXPLODED! WAS IT FUN?

[tobybelchy]

@Supermassively

You could say that ;)

[fallyhag]

Interesting video, thanks. Hope your recovery is going well :)

[blitz7079]

@tobybelchy

I'm glad to see that you got the vid back up. Did you ever figure out why Youtube keeps removing it? They have taken it down twice now, right?

[TAquino11]

I'm blessed not to have any complications with my shunt for 20 plus years

[xcalabur18]

What do you remember from this video?

[tobybelchy]

@xcalabur18

All of it,

Although I must say the reason behind this video was the fact that, for a number of surgeries beforehand after the propofol had been injected, I would say silly things- there was even a time i confessed my undying love for my doctor (which i had seen once!) lol

Yet I would never remember saying any of this silly stuff. So yeah there would usually come a point where you dont remember whats going on :)

[Jonz8]

I have been three Achilles tendon surgeryes. When I was a child. I have mild cerebral palsy.

[MissMichelleCollins]

@tobybelchy

Sorry it didn't all come through!

*She is having the shunt replaced next week at GOSH but I just wanted to ask..is there anything your parents have done that have helped you through this illness a little? I know Lily is only 7 months but if this is going to continue, I want it so that the illness lives with her rather than she lives with the illness, I want her to have the best life possible, I hope everything is okay with you?

Michelle xx

[MissMichelleCollins]

@tobybelchy

Hi Jade,

I am really sorry to bother you but I just wanted to ask a few questions? My daughter is also a patient at GOSH and is 7 months old and was born 12 weeks premature which caused severe bleeding to the brain which in turn caused her to get Hydrocephalus. They inserted a shunt about 4 months ago which helped, but then like you, developed an infection. She went very lifeless, wasn't feeding and had a temperature of about 40 degrees. They removed the Shunt and are replacing it a

[korkeykat]

Good to see this video back up - it remains one of the best informative videos on general anaesthetic ever put on youtube

[BethPBaby]

@tobybelchy

It's lovely, yeah! I mean you've kids on the ward that have to stay on the ward for a while and then you get the ones who may never come out, so I am just really grateful:)

Yeah okay that's fine, thankyou:)

xx

[BethPBaby]

@tobybelchy

Yeah it's not too bad thankyou:) I've gotta go back in later because I'm only on leave :( but I'll live :L aww thankyou!:) sounds like a plan:) I'm actually making a new fb right now! So as soon as I have finished I'll try and add you, is your last name Lucas?:) x

[tobybelchy]

@BethPBaby

Ahh :( but must be nice to get out from time to time eh?

I really do hope you can put it behind you real soon!!

Yeah thats my surname, there will be a lot of people with the same name, so i will send you my email address by pm so you can search by that :) x

[BethPBaby]

@tobybelchy

Ahh glad to hear! I've been in and out of hospital lately and hate seeing/hearing other people suffering like you who has been suffering all your life:( So glad Casey's okay, horrible to hear that she was in hospital again but thankful it wasn't to do with her heart, and thankyou for saying you'll have a word with her, also just to say..Jade, you're an inspiration to everyone and I truly hope that you get well soon and you don't suffer at all/as much as you have been, keep smiling

[tobybelchy]

@BethPBaby

Oh no that sucks :( Sorry to hear that, I hope you're okay at the moment?

Aw thank you so much, really does mean alot <3

If you like and you have fb, I can get in touch and get you in touch with Casey too? We are always fooling about on there like a pair of loonies- so feel free to join in lol x

[BethPBaby]

You put up with waaaaay too much! Hope everything's going okay? Also, I'm not sure if you know but how is Casey..(VideoCrazyBaby)? Casey's stopped putting videos up for updates etc and was just wondering how she is if you know?:) x

[tobybelchy]

@BethPBaby

Hey, everything is going great at the moment thank you :)

Casey is doing good too :) She was in hospital the other day though but not to do with her heart, thank god.

I will have a word with her and ask her to put a new video up, she is away with the fairies at the moment, becoming a modelling superstar lol xx

[HadynsTVdoc]

@BethPBaby You might wanna check my Channel, ;)

[MrWeatherman10]

I got a question to ask, Did you have to wait on a "waiting list" before doing this surgery.The reason I'm asking the stupid Republicans said that the Obama's Healthcare Law said to be the same as Canada,and UK

[tobybelchy]

@MrWeatherman10

Hey,

For things such as this, no.

Simply because it was an emergency and had to happen there and then.

Whenever there is something wrong with my shunt and it shows obvious symptoms, it will get operated on within hours at my specialist hospital.

However, if it was something such as a Hernia op, then yeah, would be put onto a waiting list for what seems like forever.

Cant be waiting around when theres problems with a shunt :)