You've been told “You need Surgery"...

Now what?

Anesthesia For Me is here to answer your questions and guide you through the entire perioperative process from the moment you enter the doors of a surgical office or hospital to the moment you are discharged.

Mission Statement

Here you will find everything you need to know about anesthesia for your surgery

Made in a simple, fun, and easy-to-understand format

Created by a board certified anesthesiologist, and clinical assistant professor at accredited U.S. university.

Surgery! Who? For Me?!

Do I only pay to wake up or to go to sleep too?
Am I going to wake up? Am I going to be AWAKE during surgery?!

Am I getting LOCAL or FOREIGN (general) anesthesia?
Am I getting Twilight (lighter) anesthesia?

If I am old, will I survive the surgery and the anesthesia?
Am I going to be paralyzed during or after anesthesia? Or forever?

Can I leave the hospital ASAP?
Am I getting "Michael Jackson's drug"? (PROPOFOL)?!
Is there a risk of drug addiction or substance abuse after anesthesia?

DO NOT WORRY, YOU WILL BE FINE
Anesthesiologists are intelligent, highly trained individuals who use certified modern therapeutics and technology.

8 Step Process

Your journey begins with a phone call from the Pre-Admission Clinic (PAC) within 14 days of your surgery. Pre-COVID, patients would visit the clinic and speak with a nurse or anesthesiologist in person, but now this is mostly done over the phone. Virtual or telehealth visits via your smart phone or tablet are getting more and more popular so anticipate more virtual-oriented processes.
This step is very important so that you have the best possible outcome.

Step 1: Pre-Admission Clinic (PAC)

This is where PAC gathers all of the information on your medical, surgical, and anesthesia history to determine if you need additional labs or any other tests beforehand.

Step 2: Day of Surgery

What to do before you come to the hospital and what to expect once you arrive.

Step 3: Delivery or Caesarean Section

Your journey will be different from many other surgeries. Here is what to expect when you are expecting.

Step 4: Types of Anesthesia

In the pre-operative area, you will meet with your anesthesiologist to decide on which type of anesthesia and pain control is best for you.

Types of Anesthesia

Step 5: Need for Lines (IV, Arterial, Central or PICC line)

In most cases, you will only need one good peripheral IV (via arm vein).
If you have small veins, are very sick, or are undergoing a more intensive surgery, you may end up with more than one of these.

More info on "LINES"

Step 6: Operating Room (OR)

Step-by-step guide on what happens in the OR from the moment you enter (get wheeled into) its doors.

What happens in OR

Step 7: Recovery Room or ICU (For Critically Ill Patients)

This is where you spend around an hour in recovery until you are awake and cognizant. We monitor your vital signs and treat any pain or nausea you may have (does not happen frequently since we work hard to prevent it beforehand).

Step 8: Regular Hospital Floors and Discharge Home

After about an hour in the recovery room, you will be taken to the post-surgical inpatient unit.

This is you going home, all happy and smiling.
Finally healthy again. This is the best part of your journey!

Hospital bills can be very scary when they arrive a few weeks later.
Try not to worry too much, otherwise, you will get sick again and end up with another trip to the hospital. Remember, a healthy recovery is your first priority.
Insurance will cover most of the cost and the rest you can work out with the hospital via a payment plan.

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Our Team

Throughout this website, you will notice Dr. GoodSleep's picture and friendly pieces of advice. This means that very important information is to follow!

Disclaimer: If you think he gives too much unsolicited fatherly pieces of advice, you are not alone, just ask his daughter!

Our team has worked hard to provide an extensive and easy-to-follow guide for YOU. Here's a little more on them:

Ms. Mela Tonin

Daughter of Dr. GoodSleep.
The brains of the operation.
Aspiring physician.
She believes in the power of education and works hard to make sure YOU are a well informed patient.
She strongly believes in the message of this site and you should too.

Dr. GoodSleep

Hard working father.
Very knowledgeable on all things anesthesia.
He is a highly-trained anesthesiologist and a good teacher, but a very poor artist (just look to the left).
Very good at giving other people advice, but not so good at following them himself (just check out the size of his chin and belly!).