Posted by SandyWeb on May 7, 2007, at 21:19:06
Hi all. I just had some dental extractions done myself today, but it was just an out-patient situation where I needed a driver to take me home.
I have a question: I was given IV of both Fentanyl (15 ml) and Versed (200 ml). The oral surgeon had to keep checking on me to see if the Versed was working, and it wasn't. So then he increased it to 200 ml. I was still conscious, but was told to close my eyes. It only hurt about 3 times during the surgery, but they kept telling me I was doing real good when I'd start to groan.
Anyways, afterwards he told the nurse Recovery Room nurse to log the 15 ml and the 200 ml. She looked up at him and said in a shocked voice, "200?!". And he shook his head up and down with an amazed look on his face. Was that dose way off the charts? I had told him that I had an anxiety disorder, but maybe he didn't realize that I'd need an inordinate amount of Versed?? I really don't know. Does anyone know the usual dose? It was only a surgery that lasted half an hour.
God bless,
Sandy
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