Anaesthesia question

I typically have a very difficult time with general anaesthesia post-op.  I had foot surgery in May of this year and it took me 8 hours to come out of it completely.  With the VSG, do they use general anaesthesia or is it regional?  Hoping for regional vs general!

general , make shore you tell the surgeon and anesthetist  so they can adjust the dose or try a different drug , they need you out so you don't move  

First time I had general anesthesia I was really sick post-op.  I always tell the anesthesiologists now and I've never had a problem since.

Good to know, thank you so much.  I definitely didn't want a repeat of what happened to me last time.  I was so drugged and nauseous....they gave me 5 nausea pills and they did nothing at all.  Again, thanks for letting me know about that, I will definitely let the docs know.  :)

I was sick both times with my epidurals for labor - throwing up with both - do you think that would indicate a possible problem with general anesthesia? would hate to feel that way on top of everything else going on stomach wise. Maybe I will ask at the pre-op meeting next week.

I was awfully sick from the anaesthesia when I have my deviated septum done a few years ago. I gave the anastesiologist a heads up and I was given a patch behind my ear and meds in in my IV. I came out of surgery with flying colors.

Good deal!  Thanks for the tip :)

You would not want laparascopic surgery to be done with regional anesthesia.  :/  Be sure to talk with your surgeon and anesthesiologist about your issues.  There might be a different anesthesia than what you've had before.  

I had no previous issues with anaesthesia. With my VSG I was either nauseated or sleeping the day of and the following day. They had to give me medication for it. Wednesday when I woke up, I felt wonderful. Pain was even minimal. I agree that you need to talk with your team regarding your concerns, but that may not even help.

In 2013 I had a gallbladder removal from hell - took me a really long time to wake up (I was still way out of it the morning after surgery), I was super nauseous, and I wound up in the hospital for a week with complications.  One of the things we discovered during that experience was that I have an extreme sensitivity to Phenergan - a common anti-nausea med they give with surgery. (It's not really an allergy, but I have it listed on my chart as an allergy to make sure that I never get it again.)  I made sure that my surgeon and anesthesiologist knew about all of that.  For my VSG, my surgeon prescribed Emend (a single pill that was taken the morning of surgery), an anti-nausea patch, and Zofran was used in recovery. I never felt the slightest bit nauseous and I was up and walking within an hour of being in my room after surgery. The only pain I had was gas pain and I walked and walked to get rid of it.  It was a night and day experience. Hopefully your recovery will go much smoother than your last one!