I'm having minor surgery in the morning where I will be awake and for which I've been prescribed some Valium prior to the surgery.

If you've taken Valium or are knowledgeable about it, I would appreciate learning about what you know.

For instance:

How did or does it make you feel?
What side effects, if any have you had or could there be?
Does it make you not feel pain?
If it was prescribed to you prior to having surgery, did it help to calm you before having surgery and during the surgery?
Have you ever been prescribed it on an ongoing basis?
How did you feel overall, when taking it?
Is it addictive?

Thanks!

Sorry for not going into much detail here, my partner is in bed but I know when he used to take Valium for an illness it just used to make him feel really drowsy and he would go to sleep.

My mum also used to take it for sleep problems.

Is it a surgery where you NEED to be awake, or just one where they are using local anesthetic?
Hopefully you can just sleep through the surgery if it's the latter!

Although I haven't taken it, it is a mild sedative. It's commonly used for people for, for instance, are claustrophobic for procedures such as MRI's.

It should relax you. http://www.mentalmeds.org/prescription_meds/Valium.pdf

I can't help you with the valium, I just wanted to wish you luck and a speedy recovery.

Take care of yourself Clough. This better not effect your time here. ;)

Hugs dear. Be well.

Hi, shazy!

It was decided by the surgeon that I would be awake. It is also just local anesthetic.

Thanks!

Hi, KISS!

I'm hoping that it will really relax me to the point that I'm not as nervous about what's happening.

Thanks!

Hi Clough,

Valium is a commonly used as a drug for conscious sedation alone or in combination with narcotics to help produce a state of relaxation and/or pain relief during a minor surgical procedure. I've had it prescribed to me for such purpose and I've assisted with many patients who have been prescribed valium.

Valium is a diazapam, in the benzodiazapine class of tranquilizer. After taking valium the person would normally feel relaxed and a little sleepy, maybe a little wobbly or dizzy, but usually not unpleasant. Valium is prescribed for a variety of things, such as anxiety, muscle spasm, alcohol withdrawal, epilepsy, stress, to name a few. It is addictive, however most people can take it for short periods without ever developing an addiction. Most people who take it as prescribed do not develop an addiction. If you have been prescribed valium for a prolonged period at a high dose, you could get addicted.

When I took it, I felt fine. The effects wear off in a few hours.

Be sure to take the valium exactly as prescribed and you should not have any problems. I'll be thinking of you.

Be sure to rest all day tomorrow, even if you feel up to doing things, you better rest! Don't bend over or lean forward, and no straining.

Thank you so much, Alty! Your thoughts and well-wishes are much appreciated! :)

Gosh! I would hate to see my pay here get docked because of my being gone! :D

Hey, thisisit!

Thanks so much for the information and caring so much! :)

I'd best be getting to bed. Have been waiting for my daughter to get home from work. She'll be driving me to and from the hospital.

We both need to get up really early!

Let us know how it goes and that you're all right.

Good luck Clough and don't worry, you'll be fine. :)

You get paid! :(

Yeah. Those of us who've been around awhile here know that your caring and concern goes far beyond that of the average person!

Thanks!

I have been given valium. It relaxes you--a lot. It keeps you from worrying or stressing out. And to the extent it relaxes you, you are less likely to worry about and feel pain. It's a good thing to take before surgery. But you should not drive or operate any machinery while on it.

Also, and this is very important, don't keep taking it. I was prescribed it for back pain and they kept giving it to me for several months. It was VERY unpleasant to get off because people experience extreme anxiety when they stop taking it. But that won't happen if you just take it once or for a day or two.

Hope your surgery is minor and goes off without a hitch!
Take care.

Oh, no! I shouldn't have let that be known! ;)

Yeah, you bet I do! My payments in love, friendship and the sharing of knowledge and caring with people like you might be jeopardized if I didn't show up for awhile!

Oh, that pay. I get that pay too. :)

Now go to bed young man, you need to be well rested for tomorrow. That's my best mom voice so you better listen, otherwise no TV for a day. Oh, okay, 1 hour. Oh, okay, forget it, just go to bed and sleep. :)

Hi, asking!

I was told to take two before walking in the door of the hospital, and then one when I went inside.

I don't plan to keep taking it. Although, I do suffer from extreme back pain.

The surgery is minor. But, I'm sure that anyone who has had any kind of cutting by a surgeon, especially if they have been awake during the surgery, can identify with what I'm thinking and experiencing!

Thanks!

The valium should work very well if you take it just like that. Take 2 before you go, then another one when you get inside... you won't be worrying about anything :)

Oh, no! Does that mean no piano praticing for a day! :eek: I don't watch T.V.

How did you know? :confused: I thought that I had everyone fooled! :p

Yes, and thanks, MOM! :D

They're 2 MG tablets.

Even when the surgeon is slicing the skin off my collarbone like cheese? :eek: :confused:

The valium is going to help. If they offer you an IV with narcotics to go along with the valium, say yes. Though even with just the valium, you are also going to get local shots to make you numb. You'll probably be OK, but if you are anxious at all tell the doctor. They have all the medicine you will need to feel comfortable, all you have to do is tell the doctor if you are scared or in pain. They are going to want you relaxed enough to hold still, and if you are tense you are more likely to not hold still. So be sure to tell the doctor if you feel scared or worried at all.