My 10-year-old son had eye surgery this past Weds. (He's doing great, thanks)
They asked him what "scent" he wanted to breathe for the anesthesia and he said "cherry"....cool.
Well, my husband and I got to walk him back to the room where he goes to sleep. The anesthesiaologist (sp) had several bottles that were plain, squeeze-type bottles for different scents. They weren't factory-made or anything, just had some computer-printed label on them for the different "scents" they use for the anesthesia.
Lo and behold...they all said "Lorann oil, cherry" or "Lorann oil, coconut"....
I was very nervous about this surgery, but seeing that seemed to distract me a bit...it was kinda neat! I even remarked about it to my husband.
It's the weirdest things, sometimes.
My daughter is having spinal surgery in December, so I'll tell her about that. Maybe they'll give her a choice, but she might be so out of it she won't notice!
It's never easy...that's for sure! This was my son's 6th surgery but the one I was most nervous about! (He has an eye disease that detiorates the retinas) and they thought his retina detached again....come to find out later it didn't, it was a hemorrhaged blood vessel! (Praise God!)
At Cincinnati Children's, they give them "laughing gas" first, to relax them, and then the anesthesia "mask". The anesthesiologist, once the "good" smell starts to dissipate, tells them they are getting "rocket fuel".
They really have it all down to a science, behaviorally and psychologically.
My son was cool as a cucumber....I was a freakazoid.
i work in surgery, at my hospital, we just use scented avon chapstick...
i work in surgery, at my hospital, we just use scented avon chapstick...
How do they get it into the tube? At our hospital, they put it on a cotton ball.
I've always dislike "Skin so Soft" because it smells like melted chap stick.
My daughter's 12, so she probably won't feel like she needs it 
My daughter's 12, so she probably won't feel like she needs it
Yeah, she's getting of "that age". Ask her if she likes the smell of "rocket fuel".
The anesthesialogist said some people say it smells like gasoline, others say it smells like chicken!
I've never had to have it, so I don't really know, though you CAN smell it on them when they are done. It is very distinct.
I always thought if he had a bad experience with it that he wouldn't like "that" smell anymore (like cherries) but he still likes cherries.
i work in surgery, at my hospital, we just use scented avon chapstick...
How do they get it into the tube? At our hospital, they put it on a cotton ball.
I've always dislike "Skin so Soft" because it smells like melted chap stick.
Ahh yes, I remember those days. I would sit in the pediatric dental office scared to death. Until the scented nitrous gas was put on. I found out later in life, They rubbed chapstick in to nitrous nose piece.
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