Alright I will make this short. I'm really shaken up right now, a girl that I'm really close to just went through a 3 hour surgery to remove 2 cancerous tumors.

After the surgery she was still knocked out and shortly after she stopped breathing...

Does anyone know if this is "normal" for a longer surgery due to the anestesia? I found out through her brother but I have not recieved any updates since...

I can't find any info on the web about this and hospitals wont give me the info either...

Anyone???

 

3 hour surgery is not a long surgery.

If she's young and light, the "standard" doses of narcotics for anesthesia can depress the respiratory drive (which is part of the point of the medication at higher doses).

Don't read too much into that.

I'll let S2000raj chime in more, since he's an Anesthesiologist.

 

Any more info?... I'm so scared of losing this girl...

 

No doctor here, but will pray that she gets better.

 

Yeah shes young and light... I'm just really frustrated that I can't get any updates at all right now, I'm going crazy with anger, frustration and sadness...

I hope youre right and I hope s2000raj chimes in soon...

 

Also, what actions are taken after they stop breathing???

 

She just texted me to call her, thank god... at least I know shes doing good enough to talk on the phone. I tried calling but I dont think she has good signal so... I will post when I talk with her...

Thanks guys

 

Glad to hear she's doing alright. I hate people being in the hospital. My aunt is in the hospital for lung cancer right now... I pray she recovers from this temporary lapse soon.

 

hope you were able to have a good nights sleep and everything is fine now

 

Good that she called you. It's not usual, but it's not that unusual. Exactly like Ckit said, not knowing anything about the case it could have been narcotic, residual anesthetic, or other residual drug and is not a big deal at all as that it would have had no long term effect.

That's my assumption from the little information presented here.