Helping a child detox from general anesthesia
 

Anything I can do to help it along? How about dealing with lingering effects? I was shocked at how comatose she still was when they said we could bring her home.

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The best clearing out after that can be O2 for a bit but dont know if they would do that.Liquid chlorophyll is good for cleansing.They might sedate that way on purpose to also cover need for ay pain meds but woud mention effects last time, they ay want to adjust dosage

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Lots of vitamin c and milk thistle for liver support.

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I was thinking about milk thistle, too. I can't give anything orally yet, though- she's just puking too much to give her anything.

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Did she do that last time too?

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She's never had GA before. My son did twice, but the meds were totally different.

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Could call and ask for something like topical phergan tho maybe this is way her body is detoxing itself

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topical Phenergan? How do you administer it- rub it on her skin or something?

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puking is a fairly common side effect from GA, and sleeping the effects off has honestly been the best route here. Can you set her up on the couch with a puke bucket and something quiet to watch on TV and let her doze?

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She's on a blanket in the back yard right now and pretty happy there. The back yard is an awesome place to puke- less clean-up. The kids are out there so she can watch them play. She's been going in and out of sleep much like kids with viral illnesses do.

At what point do I really need to be able to get something in her, though? She wasn't allowed to drink after bedtime last night (we made sure to get her a good drink before bed). She's had one sip of water (dd didn't know not to give it to her) and she's puked three times since then so I'm sure that is gone and then some. She's not throwing up much volume, though. When should she stop having nausea? When should I call if I can't get anything to stay down?

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can you give her something with electrolytes - smartwater or pedialyte? those are easier on your stomach than straight water.

I've had nausea last 24 hours after GA, don't know if that's normal. I would call either her pediatrician or whoever did the surgery. I hope it stops soon :hug

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oh and bland but salty snacks - when my kids are puking, salty snacks tend to stay down the best. during our last big stomach bug here (rotovirus) goldfish stayed down with my 3yo, for instance...I've had pretzels and saltines also work well.

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Yeah, I wouldn't have started her with water, but dd1 gave it to her. I can give her some Gatorade.

She can't have anything solid (that requires chewing) all day because of her teeth. So I made some jello (yes, I'm vegetarian but she's not ;) ) and that will be ready later and I also thought I'd give her some applesauce later. I'd rather have her keep down some Gatorade first, though. I guess it's good she's not drinking a lot, though, because I have no idea how I'd take her to the bathroom when she can't even hold her head up. Of course she can just pee in her pants if she wants but I'm not sure she'd be comfortable with that.

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oooh, I didn't realize it was teeth surgery. Jello sounds like a great idea. I hope it works!

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This thread is super old but I want to clarify some things since it was pointed out to me that it might be confusing.

What dd had wasn't actual general anesthesia- it was completely different meds, mostly ketamine. The anesthesiologist didn't bother to weigh her before administering it and overestimated her weight by 10%- not sure if that matters (I did report him to the state licensing bureau but he was cleared of any wrongdoing). I will never do in-office fake general anesthesia again. She continued to throw up and be unable to so much as hold her own head up for about 12 hours after "surgery". She subsequently got up and ate a normal dinner and played normally in the evening and has been fine ever since.

A year and a half later, ds needed dental work (we have genetically terrible teeth) and he was only 2. We went to a hospital and the GA worked great- we took him home awake and he was running around (maybe a little lopsided) an hour later. So I've learned my lesson- always go for regular GA, not in-office sedation!

Anyway, just wanted to update and clarify so I'm not freaking people out unnecessarily.

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This is helpful :yes My oldest needed GA for a surgery and did fine. My middle could use some dental work, but we've been putting it off :bag Since I live near a big city, they actually referred us out. They don't do any of the work in the regular dentist office.