How will you feel when you wake up after flap replacement surgery?

When the patient wakes up after the surgery, he or she is already in the intensive care unit. The patient will feel unconscious, have the feeling of wanting to move, and will also have a feeling of thirst. Due to the general anesthesia, the patient’s spontaneous respiratory function is not fully restored at the beginning and he needs a ventilator to help him breathe. There is a tube in the mouth called “tracheal intubation”, which can be very uncomfortable, but most of them can tolerate it. In addition, in the early postoperative period, patients cannot urinate on their own, and a catheter is placed in the urethra to drain the urine produced. It is normal for the catheter to cause a little irritation to the urethra, causing the patient to feel the urge to urinate or to hold urine. This is normal. The catheter can be removed when the patient can control urination on his or her own. Also, when the patient wakes up, you will be immediately noticed by the medical staff and will communicate with you, such as calling your name, asking you to open your eyes, nod your head, shake your hand, lift your leg, etc. If you are able to hear clearly, please ask the patient to open your eyes. If you can hear clearly, please try to cooperate and respond, so that we can make an accurate judgment of your state of consciousness. The discomfort mentioned above will disappear soon and is an integral part of the whole treatment process. Many patients are concerned about the pain of the incision after they wake up from anesthesia. Please rest assured that we will provide targeted treatment according to the patient’s pain level, and if necessary, we can also provide continuous analgesia (analgesic pump) to reduce the patient’s postoperative pain discomfort. Some patients are unusually sensitive to pain and should inform your supervising physician and anesthesiologist before surgery so that the physician can prepare for analgesic treatment in advance. In the monitoring room, some actions of the medical staff may be misunderstood by the patient due to the patient’s initial awakening stage, the lack of full recovery of consciousness, and the discomfort caused by the various intubations and connections throughout the body plus the nervousness and fear of pain. Once the patient regains consciousness and is able to cooperate, the restraints are removed. To prevent lung infections, we will give the patient a strong back pat, etc. We hope the patients and their families will understand. Patients in the care unit are in serious condition, so they are not allowed to move on the floor.