The amount and quality of content you produce is incredible. I recently detoxed off drugs, and when my anxiety or the pain of the withdrawals got too bad I'd watch your videos and they'd distract me. In a way you saved my life... thank you Mr. Ballen and your team ❤

@katea3524

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome. Congratulations and keep on keepin on. I went through the same thing and it sucks but the other side is so much better. 👍

@jynx3978

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 19 year old guy and i can't tie my shoes

@luismagana2059

2 жыл бұрын

Hell ya great stuff. Im over four years clean myself. Keep up the good fight. And yes hes a great story teller and great content

@MelaninSpeakzOut

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations 👏 Keep moving forward; you are strong, important, and your life has purpose!!!

@highstrangeness6329

2 жыл бұрын

The hardest thing you'll ever have to do and you got through it. Congrats and realize how powerful you are for getting through it.

It’s like bedtime stories but for adults

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks dudes!!

@linpekngulom6611

2 жыл бұрын

Yep... Exactly

@baba_yaga3456

2 жыл бұрын

I will often put on your videos and have no problem falling asleep just listening to you telling the story

@_vizla_

2 жыл бұрын

Fax

@rutherfordn7560

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of f’ed up bedtime stories did you listen to as a child

I couldn’t imagine accidentally torturing someone for sixteen minutes and then having a lawsuit be my main concern. Then to try and cover it up by giving him more drugs? It’s honestly despicable.

@cazred7882

2 жыл бұрын

imo i wouldve wanted to forget, it obviously didn't work, rip sherman.

@stellabrown909

2 жыл бұрын

Very sad and painful.

@jamescarrington5521

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I've always said this, there is something....off, sadistic even, about MANY doctors, surgeons in particular. My mother always said this as well, and I'm inclined to believe this is quite true.

@existenceisrelative

2 жыл бұрын

Personally if given the choice that i _"might"_ be able to forget an experience like that, or else just live with it; i'd take my chances with the amnesia drug. They should have disclosed that it happened though.

@Zeppelin616

2 жыл бұрын

@@existenceisrelative I think the amnesia drug made things worse. He had horrible PTSD but he didn't understand why, he probably thought he had dementia or some other mental illness. Had he understood what happened to him maybe he would have been able to come to terms with it and not take his own life.

Fun fact for those who are freaked out by the last story (so basically everyone): Most hospitals have equipment that watches your vitals and can tell if you're experiencing anesthesia awareness. Before going into surgery make sure to ask them what their anesthesia awareness prevention methods are.

@sandralinkenback1750

9 ай бұрын

I've had three surgeries and haven't woken during them that I'm aware of, but it still worries me.

@riversnow5771

9 ай бұрын

@@sandralinkenback1750 I've had one surgery before I knew about anesthesia awareness and had no issues either. It's good to know the worst that could happen before going under though lol

@liben5052

9 ай бұрын

had my wisdom teeth taken out and the anesthesia did NOT work, they literally were like "wait is the patient still awake?" because i was twitching and shaking from the pain. did not get compensated, was too young to even realize thats not what the procedure was supposed to be like.

@Anna1002

9 ай бұрын

Then how come there are 20.000 cases annually of this blunder all over the world?

@keezjordan1619

8 ай бұрын

Wrong! it happens A LOT

I cant begin to imagine what Sherman felt. To take your own life days after just because of the thought of that pain, has to be something out of this world that most of us hopefully never comprehend. That anesthesiologist should be criminally liable. RIP Sherman my deepest condolences to his family.

@metalcovers9974

9 ай бұрын

I have a feeling he may have not killed himself if it weren’t for the amnesia drug. At least being able to link your trauma to something and know where it came from definitely helps you overcome it. I can’t imagine having to experience the trauma of that type of pain and not even knowing where it all came from

@williamblackfyre4866

6 ай бұрын

....I guess. But what Sherman endure is a drop in the bucket compared to almost any surgery before the 19th century. I mean...check out the Bradmore extractor and it's first use. What Sherman dealt with sucked...but I mean, that was the way it was done for hundreds of years before anesthesia was discovered.

@ssnowstarr4985

5 ай бұрын

@@williamblackfyre4866 not in combination with the amnesia drug. part of it was the mental torment of experiencing that trauma, but not consciously

@user-yf8lb4hf2c

4 ай бұрын

I’ve felt everything during two dialysis catheter surgeries….cutting, stitches, insertion AND removal!!

@salvadoramezcua203

4 ай бұрын

​@williamblackfyre4866 I mean deTh rates of procedures was over 50% and increased with time after the procedure so I guess at least they didn't have to deal with it and they did still drink to numb sensation

That last story really is horrifying. I’ve ran anesthesia in veterinary medicine and you can tell when a patient is experiencing pain without them being able to move or vocalize just by paying attention to the monitoring equipment. For an anesthetist to not notice for that long of a period of time should require some serious repercussions and the fact they tried to cover it up by administering drugs makes this story a billion times worse. I’m so sorry for Sherman and his family.

@Gewbort

2 жыл бұрын

i say a few life sentences for everyone in on giving him amnesia

@loulabelle5082

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a nurse and even I struggled to listen to this. That poor man! He was obviously suffering from PTSD caused by the trauma but he didn't even have a concrete memory to pin his symptoms to. Imagine the confusion and terror he must have experienced! And then he killed himself! That shocked me. Poor man. And his poor family.

@UsableNumber6

2 жыл бұрын

The last story is actually a movie with Jessica alba in it from like 07’

@AnnaMaria-zm8cv

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I also wondered that. Long before a horse starts to move his legs as first visible sign, his heartbeat and breathing go up, especially when certain pain related to the surgery is invoked like cutting, stitching, or working on bones. We would give extra sedation at that point of course. I wonder why this isnt monitored in humans. Knowing that in human anesthesia often brainwaves are also monitored.

@TowGunner

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta say, of all of Ballen’s stories, this was the worst by far.

The surgery story is one of my biggest nightmares. That is beyond terrifying. Thank God for that one nurse who noticed that Sherman was conscious. The fact that they tried to give him chemical amnesia to avoid a lawsuit is beneath contempt.

@munjarez1721

2 жыл бұрын

@Instagram User wtf is this bruh?delete it

@bri-manhunter2654

2 жыл бұрын

I actually woke up during my wisdom tooth surgery for what felt like a min or so; it was pretty cool to listen to what was happening. It sounded like shop class, and I remember hearing someone say they thought I was awake, and I passed back out. Thankfully I didn’t feel anything. RIP Sherman.

@heidi2166

2 жыл бұрын

Come on you can't tell me you're surprised. The medical team probably used to work for the CDC or WHO. Nowadays in America the ends always justify the means

@jimfowley9941

2 жыл бұрын

Why would anybody want to remember this?

@munjarez1721

2 жыл бұрын

@@bri-manhunter2654 wow thats interesting..i actually had both of my wisdom teeth removed but under local anaestesia when i was like 10,to rhis day i dont understand why they didnt knock me out completely

Very very few stories ever actually distress me, but Sherman's story made me physically nauseous. You are a great story teller.

It's unconscionable that the doctors cared more about avoiding a lawsuit than about that poor man's wellbeing. ALL of them should be held criminally liable for going along with the cover-up involving that amnesia drug.

@sugarkane1571

4 ай бұрын

Not advocating for the doctors here, but I feel like using an amnesia drug was also the conscionable decision there despite the massive malpractice. What he went through was horrible and shouldn’t have happened, so making him forget about it would’ve saved a lot of misery for everyone. But the fact that the human body doesn’t work like that also doomed everyone in the situation. Not to mention the doctors using that to avoid a damn lawsuit.

@I_Love_Rainbows510

4 ай бұрын

​@@sugarkane1571 That's a really good point about how great it would've been for the amnesia drug to have actually worked!! For this poor man's sake, I wish it had!! Ugh. Yeah, it's sort of a weird issue. I have some traumas that I remember, and some that I don't. They both affect me. But it would be really cool if there was a legit way to shut it out of your mind for reallish, you know? Like in that movie, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", but I only saw it once when it came out, so I'm not sure, but it came to mind.

@dod2304

4 ай бұрын

Versed is one of the amnesia drugs and it's routinely given before surgery. Not unusual.

@I_Love_Rainbows510

4 ай бұрын

@@dod2304 Yeah, but they gave him an amnesia drug AFTER, once they discovered that he'd been awake the whole time, because they wanted to make him forget and hide their error to avoid a lawsuit.

@collingrawien6621

3 ай бұрын

I think, if i were in the hot seat, or should i say table? I would lean towards not wanting the amnesia drug just for the sake of actually knowing the root cause of the mental trauma that would inevitably follow me around my entire life either way. Might as well start the rehabilitation from a better vantage point. I also think that with him thinking they were dreams vs actual memories it might have been worse for him because being it came on so randomly yet so intensely one can only assume the worst. Recovering from seeing your insides torn open seems immensely easier, especially considering that unless you have to have surgery again, you almost certainly wont ever experience it again. And brain is really good at making you forget the intensity of pain.

The surgery story is one of my worst nightmares. Not falling asleep during surgery is literally one of the most terrifying thoughts to me

@joelschmierer3544

Жыл бұрын

There must be safeguards like taking someone with you who makes sure the doctors are doing their job

@kaymarie1246

Жыл бұрын

When I had my first child, it suddenly turned into an emergency situation, I had to have a cesarean, and they had to put me out quickly. There was no time for an epidural or spinal. I went from having constant contractions to rushing to the operating room to everyone yelling, counting off instruments, and someone holding the breathing tube above my face, waiting for me to be put out so they could secure my airway. It was terrifying. The next thing I remember was the most excruciating pain ever. I could feel them cutting, everything and tried and tried to tell them to stop - I can feel it. The pain was horrific. I could hear but I couldn’t move, I couldn’t tell them and then I was out. I woke up in the recovery room screaming my head off stop stop I’m awake I can feel everything! I can feel it. My husband who couldn’t come in to the operating room, so also missed the birth, was very upset by the scene in front of him. I was covered in blood, Betadine and screaming my head off. The nurses got my pain under control, and I just kept saying I could feel them cutting. It was so bad I didn’t even care I’d had the baby at that point. Hours later, the anesthesiologist came in and I told him that I was awake and I felt everything and he said no that was not possible and quickly left. When my doctor came in, I told him and he said yes it was possible, he believed me and that the baby was okay and I was going to be okay. 6 months later, I had to have another procedure done, from the complications and was traumatized about going under. I had the same doctor and nurses. While talking to the nurse, she told me she saw my hand move and they realized I wasn’t all the way out. The Anesthesiologist had been fired, I wasn’t the first and ultimately we were included with 4 others in the lawsuit against him. I received $150. I probably should’ve had a lawyer.

@aviationdylan3353

Жыл бұрын

@@kaymarie1246 that’s so awful, only $150 is ridiculous.

@dosidicusgigas1376

Жыл бұрын

I was getting a root canal a few years back and the local anasthetics failed, needless to say it hurt like a mf. I went about 20 minutes before stopped the procedure and had them refreeze the area. I couldnt imagine dealing with something like that in the case of more intense/invasive surgeries.

@jenljames74

Жыл бұрын

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The 16 minutes story is, by far, one of the scariest scenarios. I couldn’t imagine being sliced open while being paralyzed and unable to stop it. It’s a shame that instead of the hospital helping Sherman through his trauma and owning their mistakes, they decide to play naive to cover their own skin. Prayers to Sherman’s family ❤️

@jameswood3541

2 жыл бұрын

Smh bunch of quacks lol.

@sealyoness

2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine it. I've been in such pain a few times where no anesthetic worked, and the medical was not incompetent, it's a quirk of my personal biology.

@jackhoff3910

2 жыл бұрын

How do you help someone through such a pain-inducing experience? You say sorry? Oops? My bad? No, the best way is to try and make them forget the whole experience by giving them midazolam "amnesia" and pray they won't remember the pain. The potential for lawsuits was not the priority for the surgeons and nurses. They would still get their paychecks regardless if their employer was sued.

@vvtor

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he thought aliens were operating on him.

@VeganV5912

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackhoff3910 kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZmuqq2bhd3fYKQ.html

Dude, you are one hell of a storyteller. That last story had me on the edge of my seat. Heart goes out to Sherman and his family. May he RIP

This was so anxiety inducing. I cant even start to imagine how horrifying it would be to be basically powerless but still have to endure that pain. I was physically shaking thinking about this.

I've been paranoid about general anesthesia not functioning properly ever since I first heard of this exact same scenario 20 years ago. What a horrifying experience. I feel so bad for poor Sherman.

@zozocecp

2 жыл бұрын

Just know if you smoke weed, DEFINITELY make sure to let the doctors know. It can mess with how well anesthesia works

@savannahjohnson633

2 жыл бұрын

Let ur dr know about any medications even otc, alcohol, cigarettes, vitamins, and especially drugs My dumbass about died from anesthesia.

@cobalt-snake6125

2 жыл бұрын

@@savannahjohnson633 You should also let your doctors know if you are a natural redhead. Anaesthesia works differently on natural redheads.

@noomoon2833

2 жыл бұрын

Hi John. Could you please do some more of the 411 Series? I know people love them as much as I do. I'd appreciate it greatly as I'm sure others would too. You're AWESOME!! THANK YOU! Thank You for your service! ( I'm also a vet).

@MKSQUADofficial

2 жыл бұрын

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So, we're they not paying attention to his heart rate?! The machines would've registered that his heart was going nuts and that he was feeling pain even though he couldn't respond! That's crazy! That anesthesiologist deserved to be sued!

@nikkid7963

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great point.

@Chewbecca101

2 жыл бұрын

That makes no sense that heart rate and blood pressure alerts were ignored for so long.

@achaides

2 жыл бұрын

That's literally the anesthesiologists entire job due9ng surgery... how incompetent. Failed both parts of their job. Should definitely be sued

@ms.prickle1651

2 жыл бұрын

My thought exactly as I was listening! Not just that, but midazolam or Versed, prevents the ability to create NEW memories (anterograde amnesia), it doesn't keep you from remembering things (retrograde amnesia). This is sus AF!

@lindaskidmore9507

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Heart rate in an operation is usually monitored. What a nightmare...poor guy. .

As an adult, I need an adult for the last one. That is so terrifying and I am physically sick even though I have had semi risky surgeries done on me that haven’t resulted in this. I’m glad this story exists so hopefully the victim could get justice

My father is a nurse anesthetist. He was a regular nurse for many years before this, and he went through many more years of school while I was a child to get to where he is now. Having seen firsthand how hard you have to work to get into anesthesia, I have to believe that last case was either laziness, malice, or both. A deliberate choice went into withholding the correct medications from that man, even if that choice was to not pay attention despite knowing full well the importance of correctly-administered anesthesia during surgery.

@JohnGardnerAlhadis

9 ай бұрын

I smell nepotism.

@harls_974

8 ай бұрын

@@JohnGardnerAlhadiswhat?

@JohnGardnerAlhadis

8 ай бұрын

@@harls_974 What part of my comment was difficult to understand?

@AnalyticalMenace

8 ай бұрын

@@JohnGardnerAlhadis Yeah...wut?!

@JohnGardnerAlhadis

8 ай бұрын

@@AnalyticalMenace Do neither of you know the meaning of the word "nepotism"...?

Poor Sherman. :/ They now have a device that attaches to the patient’s forehead and monitors muscle movement. It can tell if the patient is awake or waking, and anesthesia can be adjusted accordingly.

@danteb1926

2 жыл бұрын

Well they apparently don’t here in Australia, doctors somehow left a family member of mine just conscious enough to hear them sawing through the bone in his leg just a couple of years back, still better than what the Romans had I guess :/

@barbaramarshall8095

2 жыл бұрын

Dante B I had a hip replacement using sedation not an anaesthetic, the anaesthetist sat with me monitoring. When I had sedation I was aware of what was going on and talked to the anaethetist. Possibly your relative had the same. I didn't feel anything by the way.

@robertboudrie2234

2 жыл бұрын

This was developed at MGH (Mass General Hospital), and monitors brain wave activity, not muscle movement. When I was surged at MGH the anesthesiologist told me this is part of their routine and that it would be used during my surgery.

@1Moishele

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertboudrie2234 - I had the device used in Atlanta when I had a hysterectomy. Monitoring brain waves does make more sense as they administer a paralytic. I remember talking with the anesthesiologist about it. I may have already been lightly sedated at that point.

@mandypohl3461

2 жыл бұрын

…also watching their heart rate and blood pressure clues you in to distress! Monkeys could have done a better job, shame on that ENTIRE surgical team for now being aware or watching this patient!!!!!!!

That 3rd story😔 First time i literally struggled to finish a story. The pain must of been immense

@soupricemf1260

2 жыл бұрын

Same.. i was like 'man this is too tragic, i want to quit now'

@alexh8732

2 жыл бұрын

@@soupricemf1260 I had a similar experience with a c section in 2004 , the spinal block only took effect on one side so I could feel the whole thing

@monnke

2 жыл бұрын

MUST HAVE

@tulesg2008

2 жыл бұрын

Tought the same..ong poor Guy.

@msbling9

2 жыл бұрын

But even if they weren't looking at him, he was hooked on the monitors and any good anesthesiologist should have noticed the curve, the TOF, the spikes and the brain waves would. The machine would have been beeping!! What were they doing? Omg WTH?!? POOR MAN

@MrBallen Just for your information, you mentioned in "#2 Bug Bite" that Georgi Markov would stop on the Waterloo Bridge in late 1970's and enjoy the view of the West Minster Palace and the London Eye... There was no London Eye back in the 70's, it was made for the Millennium which opened on New Years Eve in 1999 (However only took its first passengers in Feb 2000). There was a ferris wheel before this but, that was the Great Wheel at Earl's Court that closed in 1906. He would however, definitely been still having a great view of Big Ben, the Royal Festival Hall, and Whitehall Gardens! Great video, just wanted to help :)

@magentanyx4847

5 ай бұрын

Came here for this comment! 👍

@Heykittygirrrl

4 ай бұрын

Thank god it wasn't only me thinking this lol

@myriambasoah3888

4 ай бұрын

What a lovely way to provide information. Some facts gets lost when it’s not a focal part of the story didn’t bug me at all that he included the london eye but it’s nice to gently inform people without revelling in catching someone’s oversight

@0gsamy

2 ай бұрын

nobody cares 😊

@GtMatt

2 ай бұрын

@@magentanyx4847 👍

Hey Mrballen, I had this happen to me in early 2000. A second back surgery. I was face down looking at the floor and paralyzed. Couldn't move, scream nothing! Felt the doctor cut into my lower back and rig on my spine. What a ride. I told the doctor what happened while I was in recovery. Explained to him exactly the steps he took. I finally blacked out. Wow

The anaesthesiologist forgetting to administer anaesthesia which is literally in his name is ridiculously ironic. What happened to Sherman was absolutely horrific. A nightmare.

@annemcgregor1514

Жыл бұрын

I think it was not an accident. I'm pretty sure that the drug they are referring to is propofol. The same drug that Michael Jackson got hooked on. I bet the anesthesiologist was either using it or selling it. The amnesia drug doesn't seem like something that would be necessary to have on hand during a surgical procedure.

@JinxMarie1985

Жыл бұрын

​​@@annemcgregor1514 totally agree. And yes, Michael (rip) died of a massive amount of propofol that he himself couldn't have done because he already couldn't move at that time he was so drugged up, its impossible he could have put it in his IV. His doctor is the one that gave him the final fatal dose.

@fuzzybutkus8970

Жыл бұрын

I was given Propofol for a shoulder replacement. I felt it going up my arm burning all the way up. I told gas passer and he just said hang on.I would of had plenty of time to start drip out of the IV.I’m sure Michaels tolerance was way high.

@kimberlysevastyanenko3798

Жыл бұрын

​@@annemcgregor1514 Not an accident? You really think they would knowingly put a patient through that kind of horrendous pain? Btw, that drug is routinely stocked in ORs.

@dottie3166

11 ай бұрын

​@@kimberlysevastyanenko3798 My son 's friend had back surgery a few years ago and in the middle of the operation the doctor walked out of the OR and went and bought drugs and got high. It was all over the news when it happened. I've worked in two different hospitals and you wouldn't believe what goes on.

That last story is appalling! Everyone involved in that surgery should've lost their medical licenses. Not for the initial mistake, but for the cover-up which subsequently cost Sherman his life!

@csssaundrasmith7018

2 жыл бұрын

Dear GOD

@heatherm8736

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if they did?

@missshady1760

2 жыл бұрын

Even for the initial mistake. We put all our faith in the medical staff to have us knocked out and no pain in surgery. Shit like that should be double, even triple checked.

@katie3248

2 жыл бұрын

They really traumatized him for life and then took away his ability to mentally heal from it. This story is beyond f**ked

@HandymancraftDIY

2 жыл бұрын

From my wife who is a doctor told me that if this happens, usually the Anesthesiologist lose their licenses, but the other people get fined or fired, I’m sure ppl got fire, the Anesthesiologist has one job, you f that up, you don’t deserve that job.

That anesthesia awareness story actually happened to me. I wasn't able to move but my vocal cords still worked. Right after the initial cut I remember the anesthesiologist patting my arm & whispering "You have to stop screaming now.". I was a mezzo soprano at the time so it must have been loud. Later on, one of the assisting docs told my husband "She felt everything.". Should have sued too.

I have had 17 major surgeries and the thought of anesthesia awareness goes through my mind everytime. My heart really goes out to the man and his family. What a horrible experience!

@Limelaz23

Жыл бұрын

I know it sounds weird, but you having 17 major surgeries gives me a little bit more hope that I won't die or be forever traumatised from one. Not sure what the future holds, it is scary to think about...

@gavinjenkins899

Жыл бұрын

Luckily the vast majority of the time the reason is not this kind of extreme negligence, but rather people being resistant to the drugs. So at this point, you know you are not one of those people with such a resistance, and your likelihood of experiencing it goes way down compared to average.

As an OR nurse, I know that a lot has already happened in that 16 minutes. I couldn’t imagine the unthinkable pain that patient went through. That anesthesiologist is very incompetent and shouldn’t be allowed to practice again!

@pbjt2396

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the doctor as well. I doubt any truly competent surgeon, or at least one that is concerned about the welfare of his patient and his own reputation and liabilities as a surgeon, he would require the anesthesiologist to be beside the patient throughout the surgery. So, although I’m not surgeon or doctor, I really think the surgeon is in control in the OR and definitely the main culprit so to speak.

@ThePumpingiron27

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Not an OR nurse, but my mom was an RN, my aunt and a few other ladies in my family. So I have some medical knowledge. The anesthesiologist should of been fired and investigated. The whole team should of been for not even noticing it.

@scotthenley1797

2 жыл бұрын

Your very VERY polite. The person responsible is what we have a lot of today a lot of people who can't be arsed to do there Jobs properly.

@suzymoroka297

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePumpingiron27 should HAVE been fired 😒

@terskataneli6457

2 жыл бұрын

Such a major blunder from the anesthesiologist. Not only did they forget to administer the anesthetic but totally neglected to monitor vital signs that would have given the whole situation away.

Both of my kids woke up in the middle of wisdom teeth removal surgery. They were almost immediately put back under. The dentist told them both that they metabolized the anesthesia more quickly than is normal, and to be sure to mention it before any future surgeries. From reading the comments, it's more common than I realized!

My stepmother did her Master's thesis in Psychology on people who survived suicide attempts made by jumping off the Golden Gate bridge. One of the people she interviewed had been a diver. Midway through his attempt, he changed his mind and changed his position in midair, to ensure his survival.

@seadragonwitchbitch

6 ай бұрын

That's beyond fascinating, I'd love to hear more if you're willing to share

@exploringdimensions4all853

6 ай бұрын

@@seadragonwitchbitch Unfortunately, that's all she told me. My stepmother died several years ago, so I can't ask her.

@Dilligaf1

5 ай бұрын

​​@@seadragonwitchbitchThere's a documentary called The Bridge. It's about suicides/attempted suicides off Golden Gate Bridge. Kevin Hines, one of the people featured, has a similar story...

This last story explains SO MUCH to me, all these years later. They always administer a drug called succinylcholine along with the narcotic painkillers used for the anesthesia; the Succinylcholine is used to prevent sudden, involuntary muscle spasms during the surgery, but that's ALL it does, it does absolutely nothing for pain, so you're fully awake but completely paralyzed. My now-deceased wife described this very thing when she had her hysterectomy; she kept trying to move, scream, do ANYTHING at all to let someone know she was still awake, but no one ever noticed. Afterward, once she was back in her room, the surgeon came in to tell her how everything went, but she interrupted him and told him that something had either gone terribly wrong, or she had had one Hell of a nightmare, as she recounted what she felt and what she heard them talking about (some Goddamned baseball game or something) and she finished by asking him if this was real or if it had just been some insane, drug-induced, terrifying nightmare. Well, he stared at her for a minute, then he slammed his tablet shut, jumped up off his chair, and he snapped at her, "Well, if you know all of THAT, then you already know how everything went!", and he stormed out of the room! In the years following this, she would be tormented with night terrors, really gruesome, blood-and-guts stuff; she would attempt suicide at least twice, she began to have unreasonable, angry outbursts, which was entirely out of character for her, because prior to this surgery, she used to be so quiet and reserved, basically seen but not heard. She became a very prolific shoplifter, eventually getting arrested for it a few times; she ended up on antidepressant drugs, and she had to eventually take drugs for the constant, crippling anxiety and panic attacks, addictive drugs that she would indeed become addicted to, along with narcotic pain killers due to permanent, chronic pain; this woman, my wife, became a stranger to me, she had changed so much from the quiet, church going lady she once was. We never did sue anyone over it; she was quite kind and very meek, and she just saw it as an accident that anyone could make, and she tried to go on with her life, but we NEVER.... neither her nor me, NEVER had it even remotely occurred to us that THIS had been the cause of her sudden onset "mental illness"!! Well, she's in a better place now, Lord willing and God rest her soul, but this just infuriates me because NOW I finally have an answer as to WHY she basically went crazy! She hadn't just suddenly become a psychopath, it was actually PTSD!

@new_to_planet4424

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God this must’ve been a horrible realization for you. I’m sorry for your loss and what your wife suffered through. Maybe you should seek legal advice as you may still be within the statute of limitations and you can help protect other people.

@dfgiuy22

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it's PTSD bro... just saying.

@AJDaniels5298

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfgiuy22 What do you think it was, then? 🤨 It sure as Hell wasn't a trip to Disney!

@donaloizzo

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for everything you both went through.. I'm glad she can rest now.. hopefully you can to...

@quickcali1377

2 жыл бұрын

My best friends gf was givin the wrong meds by a doc meant for the patient behind her last year, her hair fell out and almost died ,but since docters in high demand they take no responsibility.

That last story was probably one of the hardest to actually listen to because it could happen to anybody. The fact that tho hospital tried to cover up the trauma they caused him is absolutely unreal, they are the people who are supposed to help you, not ruin you

@rokkenrobyn9767

2 жыл бұрын

Scary when you realize what the world is REALLY like

@jaketrat3725

2 жыл бұрын

They should keep the tape off their eyes or something so they for sure the individual isn’t awake how can that happen to 20k people a year

@privateemail9755

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my mom was prescribed medicine that rotted her fingers and toes. The doctors took no responsibility. Don't ever trust anyone who associates with Monsanto. They and their doctors are evil.

@1lukarioz

2 жыл бұрын

"Saving" or ruining" you depends on what makes the most profit. In this case it was obvious wich one was the correct answer. Just the tought of becoming financially broke makes people panic and commit atrocities. Thats how scary economy is.

@kdizzle901

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely disgusting

I've watched a number of your "mature audiences only" videos now...this is the first one that seriously messed me up. The fact that last story is something that can and did actually happen is the most horrifying thing I think I may have ever heard, and I'm pretty sure I'd rather die than ever submit to surgery again...

The episode about the man who felt his surgery was definitely reality, I have been in advanced medical care as an advanced medical professional for over 20 years, first as an Expert Combat Medic to Emergency Medicine RN to PhD Health Psychology & Doctor Of Naturopathy (ND), and as a nurse, I assisted with a few surgeries and witnessed several major screwups, i.e wrong limb amputated, eye destroyed with a laser scaple, removal of the wrong section of intestine, and several other major screwups as well as countless minor ones and I came to truly believe that something, regardless of how significant, but something goes wrong during every surgical procedure, and you definiently don't want to hear what the surgical team talks about during your procedure, I've rarely seen anyone talk negative about the patient on the table, but they certainly talk about everything else and some of it is down right funny but some is extremely private information about previous or upcoming patients, I left the nursing field mainly because of the "political" nature of advanced nursing, clicks, cover ups, candles, etc, you'd think you were working for congress, but as a psychologist/ND I truly love my profession and I go out of my way to be as professional as possible but we're all human and mistakes and down right crap judgement happens every day, so I warn every one to do extensive research on any Doctor or other Professional that you entrust major medical treatment to, get to know them, I for one allow my patients to ask me any thing they won't to, and I actually answer honestly regardless of if its embarrassing or positive, and if my patient shares something embarrassing or odd or what have you with me I share a similar story of my own if I have one that is relevant and I have found that in my case at least, it builds greater trust and respect with my patient and I

@globalfamily8172

Жыл бұрын

I had to have a urology/nephrology procedure under anesthesia with an intern and trust me, as a woman, I do not like interns judging my privates. I know they try to be professional, but I'm sure if you're not perfect and get the wrong kind of person, they have some things to comment on (at least in private).

As an OR nurse, Sherman’s story breaks my heart. This is why we are always at the bedside when patients go to sleep and wake up. I know patients most likely will not remember me but I am their advocate when they are under anesthesia. I’d like to think that the extra amnesia medication was in hopes that he would not be traumatized by what he went through, not to avoid a lawsuit. But the fact that they were not forthcoming with what took place tells me this wasn’t the case. Had they informed the family of what happened they may have been able to acknowledge his trauma and work through it in therapy. Instead he had to live in paranoid fear. 💔 What a horrible thing.

@happysurvivor9038

2 жыл бұрын

Should have been handled exactly as you hope.

@stephaniehustead2585

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I definitely remember you guys being in there every time I have woken up(50+ surgeries so far) it would be freaky as all get out if you woke up alone in recovery. Reminds me too much of the movie Resident Evil. I appreciate you guys. I imagine you have stories yourself of folks being in altered states of mind when they wake up. My birth father is an OR nurse and his woman is an trauma/OR nurse. One of the most demanding jobs ever. Not just physically but psychologically/emotionally..

@theresas740

2 жыл бұрын

My OR experience is limited to my tole as Nursery personnel so always C/Sections but I have never forgotten the class day in Nursing school that we were taught that to paralyze someone without also sedating them is cruel. For a patient to be unable to move at all, to breathe, to scream, unconscionable.

@stephaniehustead2585

2 жыл бұрын

@@theresas740 and the scariest thing I ever went through. I really thought they were trying to kill me when it happened. Especially when you didn't have a clue that the paralytic lowered your breathing like that, you really feel like you can't breathe. But it is amazing to know that that is how little air you get when on a paralytic and under sedation and it's actually enough air to live.

@TheHighlanderGirl

Жыл бұрын

@Amanda Young, since you’re an OR nurse, what say you - how can this patient “see” what was happening if he’s paralyzed and draped off? There’s so many things about this story that’s sketchy. Wouldn’t he be intubated? Why weren’t his vital signs monitored? Wouldn’t his pain level be reflected in his heart rate, blood pressure and pulse? Why are they using laparoscopic equipment if Mr. Ballen’s narration makes the viewer believe his abdomen was open and retracted? I don’t doubt the man experienced an anesthetic “event”, what does the surgeon’s and anesthesiologist’s notes/summary state?

Had Sherman's doctors been honest instead of worrying about being sued, at least he may have been able to get some therapy or something... That's so tragic...

@aduckwithayoutubechannel

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. And they still got sued in the end, so the only thing they accomplished was killing an innocent man.

@braddean1247

2 жыл бұрын

The administration of Versed (midazolam) in that situation eould likely still be protocol, with the hope that it would completely remove the memory of the trauma, however some honestly after the procedure would have been nice

@Chi-Drumming

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the amnesia drug would stop the mental trauma, guess not. I have a surgery soon...Ca';t wait...

@mecahunter7092

2 жыл бұрын

This made me physically ill. I send love to his precious soul in heaven as well as love, prayers and peace to the family.

@trinitylis

2 жыл бұрын

Such evil people.

The fact that 20000 people A YEAR are traumatized during surgery is mind boggling and absolutely horrifying. all of those doctor's and nurses are probably still practicing and it makes me sick, they tried to wipe this guys mind instead of admitting they fucked up and killed a man. should be in prison

I had a heart surgery and several years later eye surgery in the hospital. They had to cut both eyes open and fiddle with the stuff inside. I normally get about 9-12 shots, at the eye drs office, in each eye every 3 weeks due to a medical condition causing my sight to fail. But this full surgery was neccessary as it was getting worse. I could still see. I'm never numb for the shots. And you very much can feel those needles and pressure of liquid into the eyes. I was fully awake for everything and could feel everything every time. Couldn't speak during the hospital surgies though. And they had administered the full dosages of everything those times. I would rather die than go through that again. And during my emergency c-section, the epidural didn't work. They shot me 3 times with a numbing agent, i felt the needle wiggling in my spine. Then they tried 3 more times with the epidural. I also felt all 3 of those wiggling in my spine. But none of it worked. I felt everything then too. But they had to do it, as both me and my son were dying. He was suffocating and my organs were failing fast. I will never go through it again.

Sherman’s case happened in 2006. Monitors to trend patient vitals during general anesthesia have been around for decades. Any mid-level or above anesthesia provider would have been able to tell something was amiss even prior to incision (increased heart rate, blood pressure, etc) due to Sherman’s nerves given that he knew what was about to happen. This was a case of gross incompetence pure and simple. Anesthesiologist must have been on the side somewhere talking to one of the nurses as the surgeon proceeded, and should never be allowed to practice again.

@miloa5833

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I'm almost livid listening to this story, because medical malpractice especially of arrogant and ignorant anesthesiologists really irk me.

@zac1497

2 жыл бұрын

If you think about it, it's something easy to solve no? Why pump the chemicals at the same time? Why not the sleepy chemical before the paralyzing? Why didn't they loudly announce SCAPEL since if you're not asleep, you can notice the nerves as you said. Like it's so simple to prevent and yet they neglect to do so.

@Gui_Silva_GIA

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you just calmed my mind a lot with this information.

@GrizzledTanker

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@missybuchanan9631

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too, the machines should have been screaming.

Sherman’s story is probably one of the most horrific things that a human being can experience. May he Rest In Peace.

@YamaXI

Жыл бұрын

Not nearly close to the most horrific way to go.

@carolfromalbertacanada

Жыл бұрын

Good Lord I can’t even imagine!

The way you told that last story in particular was fantastic. All of them were great, but that was a zinger. An absolute nightmare of a scenario. Thanks so much for monetising your talents and skills in story telling, all success much deserved.

How does content this awesome manage to hide from me for so long? I just discovered MrBallen's KZread channel earlier today and I've lost track of how many videos I've already watched and enjoyed. You're an amazing storyteller, MrBallen! I'll keep watching!

As I listened to 16 minutes I literally had goosebumps. Thinking about this story from my point of view as a nurse in the OR makes me physically sick. We are there for our patient. When they don’t understand what is going to happen, we prepare them. When they don’t have a voice, we yell for them. When they are at their most vulnerable we protect them. And to hear how this team failed him is utterly heartbreaking. There were so many signals to look out for and they were completely ignored. I just want anyone who is reading this to know, the majority is looking out for you, and this nurse will scream justice for you at all costs.

@a_n_g_e_l_tash

2 жыл бұрын

You don't know how comforting it is to read this. Thank you.

@lesliebean4594

2 жыл бұрын

@@a_n_g_e_l_tash agreed

@Gaarakunpro

2 жыл бұрын

My sister was in a car crash due to a drunk driver when she was 14. She was heavily intoxicated and the left side of her face and chest were crushed by a phone pole. She laid on a gurney for 14 hours while they worked to get the alcohol and drugs out of her system when she was cleared she was rushed into surgery. The anesthesia didn't work for the first 6 minutes. They knew because her heart rate kept jumping and she would move her tongue with the pain. Because of all the pain and damage to her face and organs and trauma done to her they placed her into a medically induced coma to recover. My parents met with doctors and had agreed to give her this amnesia drug to help her forget the 14 hours of pain on the brink of death and the 7 minutes of surgery. My sister doesn't remember much but has had severe sleep Paralysis since. She's 35 now and has made quite a life for herself as a massage therapist and PI. She has made statements at schools about drunk driving and drug use as well as prescribed medication abuse. She amazes me that she's still with us.

@blackcat6.2.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gaarakunpro ♥️ that was super terrifying to read hope she had a great recovery take care my friend

@Gaarakunpro

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackcat6.2. she still has trauma but she can see smell taste and hear. She doesn't have much feeling in her face but it's mostly metal plated. Her left eye cries almost constantly. She's learned to live again.

My grandmother had a very similar experience as Sherman. She had to get surgery on her eye as she had multiple issues related to cancer around her eye. She was put under but they think she reacted to the anesthesia and was never made unconscious, but she was also not meant to be paralysed either. So once surgery had started she was completely conscious while they started cutting around her eye. She couldn't even move her eyes to make them aware. They only realised she was conscious was because she started crying and her blood pressure and heart rate went through the roof and eventually she passed out. She didn't have psychotic episode like Sherman, but she had nightmares almost every night for years about a surgeon running at her with a scalpel and stabbing at her eye. I have unbelievable respect for my grandmother.

@dthompsont3796

6 ай бұрын

They don't put you to sleep for eye surgery unless it's to remove the entire eye.

@fairyprincess911

5 ай бұрын

@@dthompsont3796I’m not sure you should make an assessment about her grandmother’s eye cancer surgery.

@fairyprincess911

5 ай бұрын

God bless her; so do I🥰

@underbossgamingdunce7018

5 ай бұрын

@dthompsont3796 it was probably not to put her to sleep but to relax her but it was either too string or she reacted to the anesthesia and it didn't numb her. Either way that's what happened. Not saying my details are 100% correct but what happened, happened.

@ashleymarietv2

4 ай бұрын

@@dthompsont3796this is not true, at all. I’ve had multiple eye surgeries. I was put to sleep for all of them. There are many types of eye surgery where the patient must be or can be put to sleep for.

I've had about 14 surgeries. The last one was a month ago. I know I was having a local block so I was surprised when the anesthesiologist came in and said we're going to be giving you a general anesthetic. I was shocked and told her that I was having a femoral block and sedation. She said the surgeon only uses general. She suggested a spinal and the block with sedation if the doctor approved it. He approved it and the anesthesiologist said that she was glad I opted not to have general anesthesia. I only had general once and I started to wake up. That's why I won't have it unless absolutely necessary. Thank you for letting me tell my story. And here is your fyi...if you are having any surgery below the waist you can have a spinal with sedation which is less invasive than general anesthesia. Believe me when I say that. I've had enough surgeries to know.

Your videos help me more than you know. Some of us have mental health issues. Mine is clinical depression. Your stories help me escape and get up and get life done. Best story teller I've yet to hear. Thank you. I find your kindness to the victims, making them human is amazing.

I have to admit.... I've heard several of the stories you've told us, from other sources, but somehow your way of telling them is so unique that over and over again I don't immediately regocnize them!

@kristyp2585

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@alisonmary1443

2 жыл бұрын

The explanation of the metal pellet in the reporters leg was the first time I have heard exactly how the poison was released, I new he'd been jabbed with a brolly but wax covered ball was fascinating , best story teller.

@mhail7874

2 жыл бұрын

I like how he animates with his whole body over the tense parts of the story. Really makes the story a little more…tense, haha

@sunnyscott4876

2 жыл бұрын

Yes..heard them too. There' only some many horror stories to go around.

@lovisawi02

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree, his storytelling is on another level.💯

The last story just actually caused a mild anxiety attack for me. That was too much to hear and imagine. The idea of going through that pain and terror, then adding not being able to connect the feelings to something is just too much. Your storytelling is beyond amazing!

@NekoFinland

2 жыл бұрын

Literally same, it's a whole new found fear I had never considered.

@tracieshelfer9647

2 жыл бұрын

Same…I found myself at work not working but frozen in fear and anxiety for this poor man…

@brandondaniel47

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it happens enough time that they have a machine to uh monitor your brain waves in order to make sure you are past our. I believe there's a whole movie about it about it. One of my biggest fears to be honest

@Jayissleepyy

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's worse that the hospital tried to cover it up. At least if they just took responsibility that would've been better.

@HyzerFlexOnYou

2 жыл бұрын

Yep i had to really battle through this one. And it happens to 20k people every year... how long until we can automate entire surgeries using robots?

I did an aesthetic rotation while doing my nursing degree. The pt is constantly monitored, and in a lot of cases we were actually monitoring brain activity as well. Just in case. Because it's rare, but it happens. I can also understand giving him drugs to forget what happened, but out of compation. They would have been horrified by what they had accidentally done. But it shouldn't have been covered up. We have procedures in place to handle things when they go wrong and make sure it never happens again. It's a horrific nightmare. And if they'd been honest, Sherman might have had a better outcome.

@citysick

11 ай бұрын

That’s not compassion, that’s medical negligence and they should have been criminally charged. I hope for your patients sakes you don’t “understand” giving someone amnesia drugs to forget the trauma you just caused them. And it’s “anesthetic.” - signed, a rad tech.

Every one on that surgery team should needs to be arrested for making him feel some of the worst torture anyone could feel. I can’t even imagine the horrific pain of people cutting you open and moving around your organs, then dislodging your gallbladder. The worst part is he felt everything for 16 minutes straight, and when they realized he was awake the gave him more drugs to make him forget what caused the trauma and pain. It is sad because of there choices he ended up taking his own life. 🕊️ R.I.P Sherman Sizemore 🕊️

My crazy surgery story… I went in for back surgery back in 2014. I was nervous but hopeful. The same doctor had operated on me a few years prior so I had faith that things would be ok. This surgery was a bit more intense than the last though, it was a 360 fusion. Essentially they cut your abdomen open and move your organs around and reach through and take out the bad disc. Then they stitch you up and rotate you, all whilst you’re still under anesthesia and then they cut you back and fuse the spine where the disc was removed. I woke up from surgery and was on a heck of a lot of pain medicine. I don’t really remember much of me being in the hospital except for being hooked up to a drain and pain pump. The doctor didn’t come and see me which I thought was super odd but I just shook it off and she sent her PA to come and handle my case. I should have known this was wrong of her. Well two weeks after surgery I was experiencing extreme pain. My right leg was throbbing in pain so bad and I couldn’t sit down or walk very well without being in excruciating pain. I went to the doctors office for 2wk post op check and she took X-rays and the doc was being such a bitch. I couldn’t understand why she was being so grouchy with me. Well I left the appointment and just dealt with it and she assured me I would start to feel better and my pain was just post op pain. After all I just had spine surgery. Unfortunately for me we moved to Colorado a few weeks later (husband was a US Marine!) and when we got to Colorado I just tried dealing with the pain, it did get a bit better but the physical therapy wasn’t really doing anything for me, I wasn’t feeling 100% and I couldn’t walk very far or sit for long periods of time without getting intense pain. I ended up making an appointment to see a different orthopedic surgeon. She was amazing and very thorough. She took pelvic X-rays and told me to go back the next day for an MRI. This never usually happens and you usually have to wait weeks for an appt! I went for the mri and a few days later I received a phonecall from her nurse saying I needed a new surgery. I about collapsed because if you have ever had spine surgery you know how painful it is and if just endured a really big surgery a few months earlier. Being under anesthesia for 8hrs wasn’t something I wanted to do again. A few days later my husband drove me to my appointment and the doctor was waiting for me with a few other hospital officials. She explained to me that the reason I was in so much pain was because the previous doctor has done what’s known as a Never Event. She had taken a healthy disc out of my spine and replaced it with bone and left the bad disc that had needed removing inside my spine and it had begun to calcify. The doctor said that I needed another fusion to repair the damaged disc and that it would be another extensive surgery but she had to do it otherwise I would lose function of my legs. She was surprised I hadn’t already lost control of my bowel and bladder. I was terrified of getting another surgery. A couple of weeks went by and i went into my second surgery after kissing my two babies goodbye and holding my husbands hand. Funny thing was it was the Marine Corps birthday, 10th November and we were supposed to be attending the ball that night 😔 Wasn’t going to be any dancing for me for a while!! Thankfully the surgery was a success. We had to file a lawsuit against my original doctor and because she had removed a healthy disc and it was proven she had done so, she couldn’t deny it and they had to put out. It’s just shit that the California law hasn’t been changed since the 70s (I think) and there’s a cap on the amount for malpractice cases. It’s not about the money but if I’d had the first surgery in Colorado I would have been a millionaire by now. It would have made the fact that I’ve now developed fibromyalgia a lot easier to swallow! The mental turmoil that I went through was really tough. Just knowing what the doctor did and not being able to change it has been rough. I’m just thankful that my second doctor in Colorado was able to give me my quality of life back. Long story. It’s 4am and I’m an insomniac… if you read this far, God Bless 💕

@TheMistereeSAKA

2 жыл бұрын

Bless your heart

@quixotica726

2 жыл бұрын

Your story makes me think of Christopher Duntsch aka Dr. Death. He was a spine surgeon and his story is a doozy.

@mermaid_at_heart213

2 жыл бұрын

*hugs* I am sorry that happened to you. I understand, though. I have had Fibromyalgia (among other things) since I was a child. Over the years, various types of traumas have caused it to get worse and worse, but I keep fighting to have as normal a life as possible. Fibromyalgia affects people differently. My entire body, including my insides, hurts. The severity and portion of my body that hurts varies day to day, hour to hour. I feel for anyone living with invisible illnesses. It's difficult enough being sick. Having people not believe you can be very hard, as well. ❤

@garyjohns4711

2 жыл бұрын

GOOD GOD THIS IS A NOVEL SIZED WRITING I AINT TAKING THE TIME TO READ YOUR NOVEL

@odurthomasmande1723

2 жыл бұрын

@Gary Johns you could at least have some empathy, she suffered a very traumatizing experience that is life threatening. How you feel in her shoes? Sometimes it's better to not comment🙄

Anesthesia awareness happened to my mother when she underwent an emergency C-Section for my sibling. They didn't administer enough of the anesthetic and she felt everything they did to her. Every cut. Every break. Every stitch. She always gets anxious when she needs to get surgery and has panic attacks when she needs to lie on a hospital bed. The fact that she's still alive and (mostly) sane with us almost 30yrs later is a miracle. She's a strong woman.

@AshNikkosWife

2 жыл бұрын

Happens all the time with C-sections. They can and should numb you, but as far as actually putting you under they can’t. Not safe for the baby or mom. Why didn’t she say she could feel it? Where are you from if you don’t mind my asking cause I know all countries are different.

@pupsap7714

2 жыл бұрын

Extremely common for women’s medical problems to be horrifically neglected.

@kristencat

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I went through this during my cesarean as well. They tried to give me an epidural. I have cardiac complications and they tried to administer the medicine very slowly but my son was in such distress I had to be cut open immediately. I felt everything. I’m sure the entire hospital could hear me screaming. However, we are both doing very well now.

@meghancunningham453

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristencat this happened to me as well. It was an emergency and I told them to just cut me and get my baby out and I could feel it all. Worst experience of my life

@jamesandrews568

2 жыл бұрын

Having a cesarian makes it twice as likely your child will have ADHD. My friend was born cesarian and you would never know. Though he insists on leaving his house through the window.

You are an excellent "STORYTELLER". The way you narrated how Sherman felt during those 16 minutes (even though he didn't even remember the event) is uneasy.

It's rare that videos like this actually disturb me as a lifelong horror enthusiast. They enrage, disgust, sadden, but typically do not give me that chilling, nauseating sense of terror. The last story did that for me. There are few things I can imagine that are as horrifying as that.

@Trending_gen

2 ай бұрын

Honestly I thought I had a dark persona until I found Sherman and realized my biggest fear yet

What's bizarre for the last story is don't they monitor your heart when you're in surgery? Surely his heart rate would be through the roof

@williebeamish5879

Жыл бұрын

Cover up.

@ScrewgeMcF_ck

Жыл бұрын

It’s quite common that general anesthesia lowers heart rate in older patients, mostly caused by the paralytic. Usually 40-60 bpm. Most cases of death in the operating room in age 60+ is due to minor undetected heart issues which were exacerbated by anesthesia. That’s what makes it so risky. Despite being panicked, the medication definitely could’ve kept him in the 40-60 bpm range.

@MaranDavid

Жыл бұрын

In this day and age they definitely do measure the heart, but, more importantly, also an EEG (brain scan) to be able to see differences in consciousness. This -shouldn't- happen anymore, though it still does sometimes (as anesthesia is still a badly understood field of medicine). Keep in mind, though, that part of the anesthesiologist's job is also to keep the heart rate & blood pressure stable, so the heart rate would likely not spike as much as you'd think -- hence the EEG.

@niggo3049

Жыл бұрын

So U can amnestesiate someone and give them Trauma without even getting problems lol

@jade4994

Жыл бұрын

@@ScrewgeMcF_ck he didn't have the anaesthesia though did he? Or have I misunderstood and he had it but it just didn't work?

That last story is the most stressful and disturbing story I have ever heard. Tragic and absolutely bonkers. As usual you do a great job telling it, what a great channel and awesome job your doing!

@DSP_Gaming0

2 жыл бұрын

Bro the way he told it, I feel like I was there. That really fucked me up

@reddbabyy95

2 жыл бұрын

I was having anxiety the whole time 😭

@aron1632

2 жыл бұрын

Yea and I had to listen to it after going to bed, just trying to imagine the pain he went through will mess with your mind.

@bmaluginthevanishingman6034

2 жыл бұрын

I had to turn it off

@ThatLoud3v

2 жыл бұрын

@@DSP_Gaming0 for real I have had surgeries in the past and luckily that never happened to me and i was just horrified when I was listening to that guy's story

My brother’s son took his own life due to extreme bullying. They got him to the ER in time for them to save him. They were ridiculed and put downs and they sent him home. He died at home with his parents and brothers. My family has been torn apart. Nothing is being done about the school where he was tortured or the hospital where he was sent home to die or to the bullies. Parents pls protect your kids from bullies and adults who just don’t care.

@TheMercyah

2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss 😔🙏🏼

I've woken up twice during surgery in two separate occasions, but never felt any pain like this poor guy. Both times the doctor just said to go back to sleep and I did. I can't imagine what horrors Sherman went through.

I knew Sherman, my aunt played piano in his church. It was a very sad and tragic event. Thank you for your storytelling and the way you captivate the listener and honor the victims you cover.

@Mr.DISRESPECT

2 жыл бұрын

Stop the 🧢

@strawbawrri249

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@nirajyadu

2 жыл бұрын

It was tragic.. May his soul rest in peace

@bmoka8164

2 жыл бұрын

You menice

@michaelgoodman7830

2 жыл бұрын

That's such a sad story. I pray for that man's family. I would have a hard time dealing with knowing one of my loved ones went through so much by someone that's supposed to help you feel better.

I had my entire abdomen opened up to repair a hernia in my diaphragm when I was 17. I remember a nurse telling me that I was screaming at some point during the operation, I have no memory of it but it's rather chilling to think that I woke up somehow. On top of that, the nurse who wheeled me to my recovery room, as I had first woke up after the operation, told me to get off the gurney and get into the bed, no one helped me and I moaned the whole time because my entire body felt wooden and sore, but she really couldn't have cared less. I must say that nurses do important work but when you're that vulnerable and get looked after by one like that, it really sours your entire perspective of hospitals.

@Flutterbyebutterfly

Жыл бұрын

Oh I'm so sorry this happened to you, this kind of treatment is ridiculous. Theres no excuse for it at all.

@ritanoel2828

Жыл бұрын

How horrible for you. I am so sorry.

@jenniferscott47

Жыл бұрын

I wake up and remember. I tell the names of ppl I. The room to my Drs and they are horrified, but are still scared to do better pain control because the stigma on med-seekers! But I can remember the woman's name who handed you the saw and the student who observed- yeah, the one I said I wouldn't allow to watch. Nurses dont lift a hand to help me into a bed in my last three spinal surgeries where my spine was fused with rods and screws. They dont give a rats tail about helping.

@autarko

Жыл бұрын

Some nurses are incredibly professional and compassionate but others seem to be stone cold.

@christopherdodson4300

Жыл бұрын

I remember after a surgery the nurses rushing me out to my sister's car so they could prerpare for the next patient. I just woke up from major surgery, could barely breathe, was vomiting like crazy. Nurse tried shoving a cheese cracker and a pain killer down my throat, which was so dry my tongue felt like it could disintegrate, and then gave me a plastic baggy and pushed me out of the door! I vomited many times in the parking lot and then we just drove home. Really made the experience kinda crappy.

I just found your channel and I have to tell you that you’re the best story teller I’ve ever heard! Love your channel so much!!

Ever since I watched the "16 Minutes" story, it has haunted me. I have seen this story covered elsewhere, but Mr Ballen, youreally brought it to life. You have a real talent as a storyteller.

Poor Sherman, and his family. Pains me to think if they hadn’t been so negligent, and then shady on top of it he’d still be with us... the irony is they still had a law suit on their hands. Likely a much larger settlement after he took his own life.

@OHOE1

2 жыл бұрын

He was trying to remember something like you try to remember a horrible realistic dream

@taylamarkova6100

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so fucking sad for his story, what an embarrassment of a medic team 🙃🥺🥺

@Snapper314

2 жыл бұрын

If someone decided to locate all of those medical people involved in what happened to Sherman, and expose them to similar levels of pain... I wouldn't have a problem with that. Not at all.

@milesshepard7743

2 жыл бұрын

I hope that medical team gets what they deserve for their involvement

@The_10th_Man

2 жыл бұрын

Oh are you a doctor? Follow the science. :smug

Imagine the amount of fear that man felt when he heard the word “scalpel”

@angielichtsinn4343

2 жыл бұрын

Yes when I was awake during my surgery and the Doctor said scalpel I thought I was going to lose my mind and what came next was a pain that I cannot describe! I went through the whole surgery and felt everything!!

@swagbacon6838

2 жыл бұрын

That’s horrible! I really hope you are okay now.

@muhammadsalafiahlulhadith

2 жыл бұрын

@@angielichtsinn4343 *Did u sue them? I hope u did plzzz*

@Lebeauski

2 жыл бұрын

Almost made me puke knowing that's happened 20,000 times a year.. imagine how often that was an every day occurrence in the early studies of surgeries 😕

@PEGGLORE

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to Angie?

Man ! You find great stories and present them so well. I sent a link to this video to my Canadian-born physician son who is an internist in Louisiana. He ended up where he is after watching endless reruns of "House". I reckon he'll soon be attending your story tellings too.

that surgery gonna give me nightmare from now on smh, excellent way to tell story ,love what you do

That last story did not disappoint. I’ve built a tolerance to scary stories, but that one was on a whole other level. I legit started to have anxiety. Well done, Mr.Ballen. Well done.

@iansmith5052

2 жыл бұрын

this is my biggest fear I think this is all I thought about before my appendectomy

@jdawg119

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@Connorscarlos

2 жыл бұрын

Yea kinda left a tear, a true shock

@JohnSmith-ux1zb

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy his heart rate didn't increase at all

@janet6421

2 жыл бұрын

My mom said that this happened to her once. She was aware of them cleaning her abdomen and the doctor asking for a scalpel then the nurse noticed her eyes open. That was all she remembered. I greatly fear that this might be a genetic resistance.

I had vericocele surgery when I was 15 and this actually happened to me too, except they caught it before the surgery happened and they didn’t tape my eyes shut. They administered the pain killer and paralysis drug but when I got knocked out, I came back like 15 seconds later and I heard a nurse scream “he’s awake!” And then they put me out again. Lmao then I woke after the surgery was over, strapped to a hospital bed in the upright position, and not like, slightly elevated. It was almost completely vertical. And they had a tube down my throat pumping oxygen into my system. Then I started screaming and they came to me and started laughing and were like “we had to put a breathing tube in you because your oxygen was too low!” Then they pulled the tube out and I was coughing up blood for the rest of the day because they didn’t lubricate it properly. I still wonder what else happened during that surgery. I think surgery’s need to be recorded. Crazy.

@chevyforever4420

2 жыл бұрын

I think recording surgeries would be a great idea

@paranoyd70

2 жыл бұрын

I had something similar happen when I was a kid (decades ago). They put me out and began the procedure. There was no cutting, but it involved inserting a tube down my pee-hole, and at some point I woke up and saw what they were doing and felt it. They noticed I was awake and put me out again, but the experience caused long lasting fear & mental trauma. I was just a kid (maybe 5 or 6 years old) and couldn't tell anyone, as I was so young and just couldn't explain anything, other than it happened during the surgery, but my Mother didn't think anything of it and just attributed it to fear of a kid & didn't question any further. Over the years the memory would get triggered on rare occasions and I would remember waking up and experiencing the pain, followed by slowly drifting off again and waking up after the procedure in a hospital bed in extreme pain. It wasn't until I was much older that I could piece it together and figure out what happened. And I did some research to be sure and I found out that it was actually a medical procedure performed way back then, but has since been done away with long ago. So I know it actually happened.

@bari2883

2 жыл бұрын

I agree surgery should be recorded. It will never happen as then they will be open to lawsuits.

@ruthie_rosario

2 жыл бұрын

The anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist should be present during any procedure for this reason and they are supposed to monitor the patient the entire time. They should be monitoring brain activity the entire time. They don’t want to administer too little anesthetic so you don’t wake up, but they don’t want to give you a little too much so you don’t overdose either. I too have woken up during surgery, don’t remember feeling any pain, I do remember hearing the nurse anesthetist that introduced herself to me before surgery, but I promptly fell back “asleep.” God bless that woman. No doctor should just come in, knock you out, then go to the next person. They should also be monitoring what’s going on at all times.

@wendywalser6859

2 жыл бұрын

@@paranoyd70 :(

being paralyzed and awake but still feeling everything during surgery is literally my worst fear. when i got surgery i told every nurse and doctor i saw how afraid i was so they would be on top of it

This is beyond a nightmare - if I happen to go through a surgery, I am going to tell this story to whoever my surgeon is and make sure every imaginable measure is taken that it doesn't happen and heck I'm going to tell this story on the day of the surgery, to every single person in the surgery room until I get knocked out.

@rhysmodica2892

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a plan.

It’s truly heartbreaking how those medical “professionals” valued avoiding a lawsuit over the life of another human being alike. No wonder we’re all so divided and distrusting of each other nowadays :(

@chrisa8283

2 жыл бұрын

Those are suppose to be the "higher class higher society" people as well. People that make big money over time become evil I'm convinced.

@lauren9004

2 жыл бұрын

Literally. So disgusting

@morgan.mets5700

2 жыл бұрын

@@T00q86 everyone is different. people with compassion and sympathy would not have done something like that.

@rasenganchidori3544

2 жыл бұрын

@@T00q86 it's just money, what they did was unacceptable

@amandapreece8362

2 жыл бұрын

@Emmett00q8 exactly but that's the problem. What you are saying is that we should just settle for living in a world with no compassion?? That's depressing.. not very inspiring. Money really means nothing trust me...

I’m a doctor myself and listening to the last story made me tearful and gave goosebumps.. I can’t even imagine what he must have gone through and what he felt for those 16 mins. I just can’t.. its scary to even think about it.

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

Ya it’s just so horrifying!!! Good on you for being a doctor!

@josephvanwie6706

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 70 years old and could write a book about medical malpractice on personal experiences with family, friends, and acquaintances! I had medical training during the Vietnam War so I understand more than the average Joe. Many in your field are butchers! I choose DNR instead of the meat factory! I pray that you make a difference in those who's lives are placed in your hands.

@ctrl8337

2 жыл бұрын

As an MD, can you think of any reason as to why he wouldn't have experienced tachycardia and increased BP under those circumstances? I've heard these stories before and always wonder why that is. Surely the monitor would alarm if the Anesthesiologist wasn't paying close attention to vitals throughout. Do certain paralytic drugs have an effect on vasoconstriction?

@laurenw3300

2 жыл бұрын

Not only did they make that mistake, but they tried to cover it up. Unbelievable, I’m glad they got sued. They ruined a man’s life and permanently traumatized him and his family. Everyone involved should’ve been fired and barred from any medical occupation in the future.

@NoNo_IStay

2 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine being the nurse that noticed. My god

That’s so wonderful that you do that. I watch a really popular storyteller called MrBallen who talked about a guy who woke up during surgery. They put him back to sleep and gave him some kind of amnesia drug. The guy couldn’t consciously remember anything, but subconsciously he did. He would have horrible flashbacks and just a strong sense of dread all the time, but he didn’t know why because he couldn’t consciously remember what had happened during the surgery. The guy ended up taking his life because of it. It’s good you’re mindful of how it might affect the patient and try to prevent that from happening.

Sometimes I re-watch some of the episodes, and every time I think the same thing: the most brilliant storyteller ever!!! Now I'm recovering from surgery, and recovering mentally thanks to my laptop - and re-watching some of the older episodes, enjoying the way mr.Ballen portrays everything with his incredible intellect, rich vocabulary and amazing gift for keeping your attention (in my case far from pain)...Thank you Mr.Ballen, and God bless you! Regards from Serbia!

I love how intense you get while telling the last one. I can only imagine how traumatic that 16 minutes was for him.

@spvillano

2 жыл бұрын

As soon as he said camera, I knew what the procedure is and the incision is around an inch or two, depending upon the camera/light unit (it's fiberoptic, but has dual channels for video and light to be piped in, as the human body is rather poorly illuminated inside for some reason). Still, that's still not the most pleasant experience in the world, given one's opening skin and then muscle and widening the opening with hemostats and fingers, then inserting a trochar to guide the fiberoptic unit. It's not quite as severe as many cases each year, where major open surgery is performed on a patient who had anesthesia fail. My wife was lucky. Went in for a C section, had a migraine and didn't think to tell doctor. She was wide awake when someone noticed tears and the surgeon lost all sense of decorum in a manner much akin to this retired US Army NCO's command of profanity. The anesthesiologist then increased the dosage, rendering her unconscious and shortly after birth, coding. Something undocumented, but the electrode burns are distinctive and it was in her chart.

Sherman's story of "anesthesia awareness" happened to me 10 years ago during kidney surgery. I was also 8 months pregnant. You explained it very well. It's a terrifying and extremely painful experience. I was completely helpless and was trying so hard to indicate that I was awake but I couldn't move or do anything else and just had to lay there and endure the TORTURE. I was also intubated, which is not supposed to happen when someone is conscious. The apparatus breathes for you, so you can't feel yourself breathing but also somehow aren't dying. It feels like drowning without dying. Then add the pain of the tubes and surgical devices and other medical interventions. Then add the fact of knowing your baby could be at risk too during this whole situation. It was absolutely the worst experience and felt like an eternity. The anesthesiologist also tried to give me an amnesia drug right after (I started screaming when the paralytic wore off and the tube was out of my trachea at the end of the surgery when they would normally be waking the patient up). My mom was there thankfully and she refused to allow it and blocked them from touching me because the drug was not healthy for my baby and could pose a huge risk if I was to go into labor from the shock of this incredibly traumatic experience. The anesthesiologist sent me a letter a few weeks later apologizing and claiming that the hospital had started some educational classes in hopes to avoid this happening ever again. I never sued them, but I should have. I was overwhelmed by that time, with a new baby and horrible flashbacks keeping me awake at all hours. I was exhausted and traumatized and alone. I still think about it and have night terrors about it. I still have emergency level blood pressure and heart rate spikes when entering ANY healthcare facility due to the PTSD this experience left me with. I have been waiting for a really popular KZreadr to talk about this subject and how horrible it really is. Many people have heard of it, but think it's probably a myth or an exaggeration. Or they think it's extremely rare and basically never happens. As you said, it happens to thousands every year but the majority do not remember it. More people need to know about this and something needs to be done about it (there IS a way to confirm a patient is completely unconscious before starting a surgery, but it's time consuming and expensive so they don't do it). I wouldn't wish this horror on even my worst enemy. Thank you for talking about this!

@TASmith-ou3is

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, what you went through!! So many things happening -- and while you were pregnant! Thank God your Mother was there to stop them from giving you the amnesia drug!

@matthewcrispin4070

2 жыл бұрын

OH MY LORD!!! That sounds incredibly painful. I'm so sorry you went through that. I've never had surgery but if I do I'm going to make sure to remind them to give me the drug that will knock me out. Honestly surgery scares me half to death and this just makes it even more terrifying. Again I'm so sorry you had to go through that and I hope you have gotten the help you need to overcome the trauma.

@ankith1729

2 жыл бұрын

I can't even imagine the pain u had to go through, I'm so sorry u had to experience that nightmare

@TASmith-ou3is

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcrispin4070 I've been thinking about this as well. If they adminster the anesthesia first, they can check to see if you are feeling anything -- then administer the paralytic drug. My husband had to have surgery on his leg. The doctor & anesthesiologist were planning general anesthesia, but we convinced them to anesthetize only the leg. Reluctantly they agreed. Afterwards the doctor commented on how well the surgery went that way and that he may suggest it to future patients. I know general anesthesia is necessary for a lot of surgeries, but they use it sometimes when they don't need to -- for their own convenience.

@Mooserinde

2 жыл бұрын

I am so so sorry that happened to you Melinda. What an absolute nightmare! Big hugs ❤️

I had to have multiple surgeries in my 20s, because doctors playing God with MY life were more worried about lawsuits than listening to ME and paying attention to my MEDICAL situation, so that they were actually torturing me rather than truly treating me with the ONE total hysterectomy that I needed! During ONE of those surgeries, I experienced just a couple of seconds of paralysis while still aware, and although I thankfully then lost consciousness before the cutting started, I've NEVER forgotten that feeling and terror!!! When I had my next anesthesia consultation before the next surgery as they piecemeal cut bits of me away, I mentioned to the surgeon/anesthesiologist what had happened and to please make sure to give me the knock out drug BEFORE the paralytic, as I'd assumed the problem was a timing/order-of-drugs issue. That's when they told me about anesthesia awareness, giving me a caveat that they could NOT swear and guarantee I wouldn't experience it despite the anesthesiologist's best efforts along with the explanation, precisely because even in the best of circumstances it still happens to a number of people every year! THAT is bad enough, but to KNOW you screwed up and just hide it is utterly despicable!!! I know that, too, because they don't routinely do general anesthesia and open you up stem to stern in a laparotomy to take a looksie anymore, with laparoscopies involving small incisions and insertion of cameras to help doctors guide instruments the standard. (Fair warning: I'm going to talk about what might seem TMI if you don't like medical details about the female body!) I got a tape of every surgery as a result of those cameras, including the one when my ovary RUPTURED BEFORE they actually touched it with anything--the ovary they'd been telling me LOOKED healthy every time they did surgery despite me being on the couch more than able to stand up for weeks each month as things progressed. See, it was NOT healthy; the problems just weren't visible on the exterior surface, with old blood, endometrial tissue that shouldn't have been implanted deeply in there, and infection building up INSIDE it. As the gunk gushed into my abdominal cavity (to use the technical terms), I could hear the doctor order in a terse whisper, "Cut the feed," right before the video abruptly stopped! Although it is routine for them to give patients the tapes, many queasy and grossed-out people never watch them, and I guess he hoped I wouldn't if he just acted like everything was normal--just like they said my remaining ovary was. After all, the outside surface LOOKED fine, so what were the odds a SECOND ovary was being destroyed from the inside out?!? If I hadn't been on the table already when that rupture occurred after that bit of jostling of my side, I'd have been dead, but they just left a second ticking time bomb from which I was saved by another year of repeatedly begging, demanding, and throwing fits to get a doctor finally to listen to me and just take the rest out! Why?!? Well, if they did a hysterectomy "too young" without going through fertility treatments--however fruitless and NEVER going to work they were--I might come back later and sue them. So, they wanted to make sure there was a record of appropriate medical torture along the way making it clear they had tried other options, even though my body and all the intensifying excruciating pain I'd experienced most of my post-puberty life told me babies weren't happening AND they KNEW the outcome was always going to be that I needed it all cleared out! It is frightening the power doctors have to mess with US!!!

@katehardwick4283

11 ай бұрын

I’m sorry hun that happened to you😢🙁😔🤬

@kathymitchell2822

11 ай бұрын

My son is Allergic to Anesthesia and I almost lost him, he has a Rare Disability ~ Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and over 14 surgeries, he would have high fevers of 104°, congestive. Once he stopping Breathing 😲😢 & I am Grateful to Have a Strong Mother's Instinct cause that night, I didn't go to sleep and just watched him Breathing 😔 At 11p.m He told me he couldn't breathe and was getting scared, Everyone Was Frightened & I'm Forever Thankful He is still around today 💞 They finally did a test and he was Allergic 😢 It took almost losing my Baby to find that out 💔

You're such a gifted story teller. Absolute supreme content! I'm so hooked on this channel! ❤

As a nurse this really pisses me off. Anaesthatists have ONE job to do, and they get paid a Shit ton of money to do it. If the family hasnt done their own investigations, that incompetent anaesthatist would have gone and done it to the next patient. In my country New Zealand the patients must be informed of such incidents by law, and they are covered by a national accident compensation insurance that gives them extremely well funded, lifelong care if needed. There was no justice for Sherman though. Now I have to go to bed feeling upset.

@natethegoat1697

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, its so triggering knowing that if that one stupid person didnt do that one stupid and extremely avoidable mistake could've potentially saved an innocent man from commiting suicide.

@loulabelle5082

2 жыл бұрын

Same here in the UK. Never mind the law it's your ethical responsibility to inform the patient and be totally transparent. Then you offer support, whether it be mental health or physical health. I'm a nurse too, and mistakes are made, but this was purely putting a patient at risk to save their arses.

@claresmith7437

2 жыл бұрын

If it is a FACT, as you stated, provide the proof please.

@loulabelle5082

2 жыл бұрын

@@constitution_8939 I administer Midazolam all the time and like any drug that can have sedative effects there is always the possibility of an overdose. Which is basically what's happening if the kidneys begin to fail, or you get respiratory depression. However, in elderly patients the kidneys tend not to work optimally and I'm sure COVID was already causing massive problems in their respiratory system. The problem I have with your comment is this: was it the Midazolam that caused the death of these patients and how on earth do you know that they weren't going to die anyway? Kidney failure is often a part of old age, with or without this drug. COVID-19s effect on the physiology of the elderly patients will have been destructive anyway. The 2 points you made about kidney failure and respiratory failure ARE components of overdose BUT they are also components of Covid AND old age. I don't get how you know that ALL these deaths were attributed to ONE DRUG, when there are alternative possibilities for these deaths. Where did you get this info?

@rorygentry6802

2 жыл бұрын

"If the family hasnt done their own investigations, that incompetent anaesthatist would have gone and done it to the next patient." So you are saying this happens in every one of his surgeries? He never gets it right? I would also think that a nurse would know how to spell "anesthetist", but I guess you never make mistakes. (How ironic!)

Sherman's story made me cry. That poor man. It made me think of every trauma I've ever been through, and the body keeps the score. Even if you don't exactly remember those events, something really has changed inside of you and healing needs to occur.

@FreedomAndJustice4All

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the body, soul and spirit all are still aware of what has happened... as is God. What those doctors did is evil.

@blues3000

2 жыл бұрын

@@FreedomAndJustice4All I don’t think they meant it. Most professionals in that field want to help and fix problems. This experience is more common than we’d like to believe. What happened is shocking and horrific but I don’t think this type of thing is intentional.

@IncendiaT1990

2 жыл бұрын

@@blues3000 intentional or not, the failed to do their job and on top of that, tried to cover it up. They have no fucking excuse! They are pure evil. 🤬

@blues3000

2 жыл бұрын

@@IncendiaT1990 the anesthesiologist failed at their job. The doctor isn’t evil for doing his/her job which is to operate on the patient . 20,000 people this will happen to in one year according to this video. That is a lot of people in the7billion people on the planet. And clearly shows it can be caused by something other than a failure on the medical professionals part. Just a thought tho , obviously the entire story is horrific

@spvillano

2 жыл бұрын

@@IncendiaT1990 well, for covering it up, they did a really, really lousy job, what with documenting it so thoroughly. Sounds totally evil, huh? Rather than hoping that the benzodiazapene induced amnesia of the procedure (not a full sized incision, but a couple of inches does feel like a mile being cut and blunt dissected (for better healing than if simply cut)). They could've instead went with propofol, aka "Milk of Amnesia" to obliterate memory, but that's a general, even if it's short acting (also, the drug that killed Michael Jackson). They fucked up, documented it and hoped to not have their malpractice insurance go up due to litigation. But, fucking up is pure evil, therefor everyone who ever lived is evil, as we've all fucked up at some time or another. Well, except for me. I'm a perfect 10, alas, on the Richter scale... Pretty sure that the illustrated dictionary has my picture under fuck up. ;)

I actually fainted last year listening to the surgery mixup story 😂. It was brief but still nothing I've experienced before or since. Now that's good storytelling right there.

My daughter broke her arm at 6 years old. The doctor had to reset her arm, forgot to administer pain medication and I heard her screaming in recovery and went in. I completely lost my shit of the arrogance. Unreal. Poor Sherman.

I just had surgery 2 days ago. I thank the Lord that I did not see story #3 before that. That poor man.

@chrischeetham1652

Жыл бұрын

I just had a major lung surgery about a month ago. About an hour before they came to bring me down to get prepped and whatnot and my mother had just gotten there. She was going to wait in my room for me to be done surgery and be wheeled back up. As they are wheeling me out she says, "You remembered to tell them you can't have any succinycholine, right? " . So they stopped rolling my bed out and I was like... "Uh, no, what the hell is that?".... Long story short, apparently it's a paralytic to keep people still when having surgery, and my great grandfather just never woke up again after it was given to him for a surgery back in his 50s. He was alive, but basically in a permanent vegetative state. It turns out that side of my family are all highly allergic to this stuff, and after my mother was tested as was her father and many of their siblings, and all were positive for this allergy she was told don't waste time with testing, future generations should just assume and not use it as they're all going to likely have the same gene and be allergic as well.... She had thought she had told me at some point, I'm 44 now and never had any major health issues before, so it just never came up. As it turns out its use isnt as common as it used to be and my anesthesiologist hadn't planned on me having any anyways... But that sucks that I could have possibly been all done over something I either didnt remember or never knew. My 2 year old boy had a major surgery last year and I'm so grateful nothing happened to him either because I'd be so lost without my little guy. I love Mrballen stories, but I never want to be the subject of one.

@chocofudge4638

Жыл бұрын

yeah.now i'm wfrqid to have one

@cooterville4916

Жыл бұрын

I’m about to have 7 surgeries, and I really wish I didn’t see this

@maryeckel9682

Жыл бұрын

Same here! I saved this one until well after my January surgery.

@maryeckel9682

Жыл бұрын

@@cooterville4916 talk to the anesthesiology team about it. Seriously.

The worst part, is that if they hadn’t taken away the memory. He wouldn’t have felt insane, it still would’ve been traumatizing but he would know that the images that plagued him were from an event that has past and he could get therapy and heal. They basically forced him into a position where he could only be gaslit. What an awful thing to put someone through.

@W0lfMan26

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I'm surprised he handled it as well as he did.

@Elena-tq9vs

2 жыл бұрын

They might have thought they were doing him a favour; if you can't remember pain, can it still hurt you? (Obviously the answer is yes in this case, but they might not have known that.)

@intuitivemischief3167

2 жыл бұрын

@@Elena-tq9vs they were just trying to cover up their mistake to avoid being sued.

@squagz5830

2 жыл бұрын

I don't blame him for taking his life. It's sad but I've had a traumatic childhood that my family forced me to try and forget. They constantly gaslit me and told me it was all just my imagination. They finally told me the trauma I am experiencing was real and it all happened the day after I tried to take my life. It's horrible, it makes you feel so crazy and just out of touch with the world. It makes you feel like you're attention seeking and you can't get help. It's a horrible hopeless feeling that seems like it never has an answer and you just can't escape it. I have nothing but pure love and empathy for Sherman. I have ever since I first heard about this and I can never ever stop coming back to it.

@Miss.Demeanour

2 жыл бұрын

@@intuitivemischief3167 - I think if they were trying to do that, they could have just stopped his heart & killed him... so I don't think that's what they were trying to do. I sincerely think they were trying to help him AND themselves, both

The only thing worse then making a mistake like that is not owning up to that mistake and making the victim suffer even more.

Holy moly, Sherman’s case is so incredibly screwed up. The fact that doctors made the decision to give him an amnesiac unwillingly because of something they screwed up with? That is horrible!

@zaculliz

2 жыл бұрын

Might not be the first or last time.

@AztecDannyboy

2 жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder about those that do not like going to a doctor.

@juicedup14

2 жыл бұрын

I heard doctors have a god complex.

@duckarmy4416

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe They did it so he would not be scared for life but in the end it did not work either way it was a bad choice and should of instead got the family and ask them if that’s what they want them to do and then give him mental help.

@AmericanPatriot-cw9xe

2 жыл бұрын

@@juicedup14 not all nor most doctors, but a few doctors do have a chip on their shoulder something about the power to kill someone n have the knowledge to bring them back to life so dont mess with me, or their worried about the higher cost of malpractice insurance rates going up

My Stepfather experienced "Anesthesia Awareness" for the entire surgery to fix his torn Achilles tendon. When he finally came out of it and told the nurse and doctors what happened, they didn't believe him..... Until he repeated back all the various conversations the doctors and nurses had between them during the surgery. They were shocked....my Stepfather said it was the most brutal experience of his lifetime.

@pbpb-he6gx

Жыл бұрын

always get spinal ansethetic tfor limb surgery then you are awake and you can tell them if it hurts

@dakshinanair2398

Жыл бұрын

for lower limb surgeries,u remain awake.u can talk,joke move ur hands,anything other than movement and sensations below belly button

@dakshinanair2398

Жыл бұрын

people get terrified coz they cam hear and understand staffs talking with each other.they probably imagine it when they say,cut the ligament or suture the skin

@bobbywinston116

Жыл бұрын

​@@dakshinanair2398i had 3 knee surgeries, 2 of them i was put to sleep and the first of those 2 was so much work they gave me a 36 hour nerve block in my hip down to ease the pain a little when it wore off. Not being a smartass, im not a nurse or anything but in my case, [acl, mcl, meniscus & patellar tendon surgery] i was put out twice. The 3rd surgery on the same knee months later was just for scar tissue removal and i was awake for that one

@anntunaley9974

Жыл бұрын

Yes its awful. They didnt believe me either until i repeated their conversations and told them everything i saw and felt

I have been (repeatedly) misdiagnosed with cancer, leading to it becoming incurable by the time they realised, but the worst experience I have ever had amounted to the equivalent of surviving the electric chair..😔 I had a relapsed tumour on the side of my neck, I explained to them that I felt it had grafted onto something else and I had lost mobility and couldn't turn my head, they ignored me and ordered a scan and biopsy and went right into the brachial plexus nerve, what the tumour had grafted onto, I have never experienced horror like that, my whole body exploded in what felt like a massive electric shock, I shook like a leaf for 15 minutes after, the nurses had to hold me to stop me bouncing off the bed 😳 and I never even got acknowledgement let alone an apology 😪

@seadragonwitchbitch

6 ай бұрын

This reminds me of the nerve test they had to do after I had compressed both ulnar nerves in my elbows, however the test took 2 years to be approved, the test was them stabbing metal probes of varying diameters and lengths to varying depths from my finger tips all the way up to my spine and up my neck on both arms, which were connected to a machine the doctor would periodically turn on up then down then off for about 90 minutes each arm to tell me it healed on its own, I was shaky and spazamy for days and my nerves and pain levels/tolerance have never been the same

Oh no. I've watched and listened to like hundreds of your videos and this one - of the surgery - is the only one to make me hit pause and question if i wanted to keep watching it. I do this weird thing when people get hurt or describe getting hurt sometimes and i can like feel it. Not their pain, but hearing them talk about it causes me physical discomfort. This one did it for me omg.

@AnimaSola3o4

3 ай бұрын

This is why I never became a nurse or a doctor because I couldn't hack it

"Did I make a good jump?" What a legend. Even on the cusp of death, his concern was pleasing the crowd

@alexandriaburnett2801

2 жыл бұрын

He probably needed a distraction from the fear.

@Jaketheaxman

2 жыл бұрын

This guy mustve been one of steve-o's past lives

@CS-uc2oh

2 жыл бұрын

A legendary fool but not a true legend. Legends aren't attention seeking fools.

@buffyd5737

2 жыл бұрын

Nope not your best jump

The last story about the surgery gives me flashbacks. When I was in 4th grade, I had bad stomach pains for days. Little did I know, it was my appendix. The doctors I went to, had no clue what was wrong with me, or why stomach was hurting. My parents finally take me to the ER. The last thing I honestly remember, was talking to the receptionist and telling them how I felt. Next thing you know, I get this bad taste in my mouth. All I see is bright lights gleaming down on me, I pull whatever is clinging to my face that's giving me the bad taste. (it was the oxygen mask) I leaned my head up, shaking of the groggy feeling, as the blurred surgeon and nurses started clear. I heard a soft, "ooop, woah buddy, you're not supposed to be awake" they proceed to reapply my mask. I then woke up in my room to recover. Still a crazy memory I have, never left my mind.

@multiply67

2 жыл бұрын

was it any painful? sounds funny

@seanjr7913

2 жыл бұрын

@@multiply67 Not at all lol I always wondered what went thru the nurses mind, as well as the doctor's 😂

@KristiContemplates

2 жыл бұрын

Glad they noticed

@Carmen-us1ew

2 жыл бұрын

Good thing you couldn't feel it.

@acidrazor66

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool to hear dude, I have a similar story to this but never heard of anyone who also went through similar stuff. I had a couple of knee surgeries when I was a teenager, and on the third time I had to undergo surgery I remember of a flashback I had during the operation; I just remember my vision going from very dark and blurry to just blurry but getting brighter, and soon enough I could distinguish some colours, which were mainly that light green from medical staff clothes and white. I also remember bringing my head slightly up and trying to change the focus of my sight, and when I tilted my eyes to the side, I just remember that it took quite a while for the image to become concrete. The best way I can describe this is: imagine you’re playing a first-person video game and when you control the camera, there’s a delay to display the image related to how fast you turned your head to look to the side; I don’t know if I was clear enough here but I tried. Last thing I remember is seeing the silhouette in the shape of a human standing tall right next to my lying body, which was obviously either a doctor or a nurse, and soon enough everything went black again, so I assume they noticed me awake and set me back asleep. This probably lasted something around 30 seconds only and I didn’t feel any pain at all too; to this day, 6-7 years later, I am not fully sure if this really happened or if that was a hallucination or something alike, but reading your story kind of reassured that for me

That anestesia story is probably one of the most egregious examples of medical negligence I’ve ever heard, I hope those doctors never ever got to work in medicine again. The fact they tried to cover it up too is pure evil.

Dude you're a great storyteller, keep up the good work.

I've had multiple surgeries over the years. And the last story, is literally my worst nightmare. I can't imagine what that man was going through. The story gave me chills, just hearing it.

@SeneeuhVision

2 жыл бұрын

I’m scheduled for a surgery on 2/21 and now I’m even more anxious/nervous than I was before 😫

@adamhudson4349

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeneeuhVision its gonna hurt SO much!

@SeneeuhVision

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamhudson4349 staaaahhhp 😭😫😅

@Melissa-rb6ct

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeneeuhVision for what omg

@tanyalarose8907

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeneeuhVision Remind the anesthesiologist to be sure he/she gives you both drugs!

In Sherman Sizemore's story, MrBallen spent a little less than 16 minutes of story telling, but that felt like an hour or two! I just can't imagine the pain he went through.

@petrri323

2 жыл бұрын

oh my god. U just broke me. I can't even imagine.

@estelleschneider9033

2 жыл бұрын

The drug propofol does the mobilizing feels like being paralyzed ..I had it for a colonoscopy ..I would never have ever again ..if I needed to say help while under it I could not ..scared me They use it was told because patient wakes up quickly and has no side affects No one discussed what would be used..always did before He may of had that Horrible experience

@constitution_8939

2 жыл бұрын

The sedative Midazolam is a drug that was given to thousands of elderly C - 19 patients in hospitals in England in 2020 & 2021 and given so much of either before or while on ventilators that shutdown their kidneys flooding their bodies with water and bodily fluids that made it's way to their lungs to the point of drowning them while on these ventilators and Killed them. This was One method of how these Murdering Criminals have increased the "C 19 Death" numbers by killing all these people that would Not have died otherwise. This is a FACT and I'd go on but even this statement may be Deleted by KZread so I'll leave it at that not even sure if this information can found on the net because of this whole Criminal Conspiracy begun by Fauci and others who should have already been Hanged for "Crimes Against Humanity" and Mass Murder.

Man 7.6 mil. I remember discovering Mr ballen right after a million. Not long ago. Absolutely blowing up. Couldn't happen to anyone better

This happened to me in '79 when I had a c-section! I was wide awake and quickly realized that I couldn't move. I tried everything that I could think of, my final effort was to focus everything on my middle finger and hopefully alert someone. It didn't work. I remembered all the conversations including all the stats on my new baby.More importantly though, whenever I heard this particular sound I would burst into tears. The passage of time has helped and I have filed it away as PTSD. That poor man, what a loss for his family and community, God bless.

You'd think a person's heart rate and blood pressure would react violently to sooo much pain?! Poor Poor Sherman! My condolences to his family.💔

@FoofyWoo

Жыл бұрын

You would think, but it doesn't for some reason.

@ivyrose5153

Жыл бұрын

@@FoofyWoothe sedative decreases vitals

@ZetoKero

Жыл бұрын

Certain drugs administered into the body lower heart rate, part of it is required for surgery to keep a patient from bleeding out too fast. Heart rate too high blood kinda gets all over, heart rate low they can keep the patient alive

@johnw8984

Жыл бұрын

I guess just don't get an operation in West Virginia???

@JinxMarie1985

Жыл бұрын

Someone saw something and it was covered up. To save their ass. Doctors are extremely corrupt!!! I do not trust them at all. Theyre bullies, narcissists, insane inhumane pieces of garbage.

“16 mins” was the first time I’ve ever felt personally connected to a story you’ve told. Having been awake for about 2mins while they cut me open for an emergency C-section, that pain and fear is on a whole different level. To this day I still can’t be put under, due to panic attacks going in and coming out. So horrific what they did to him and the pain his family has to live with now.

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s so scary!!!

@ckay8145

2 жыл бұрын

you're like the third person in 20 minuts saying they've had this happen during a c-section. What's wrong with doctors and c-sections?

@henrybrousseau5214

2 жыл бұрын

@@ckay8145 it’s due to the fact that planned/less emergent c-sections aren’t done under full anesthesia like other surgeries, rather regional anesthesia with epidurals

@erinniccoinn1gh

2 жыл бұрын

@@ckay8145 it's a very big issue. modern obstetrics and gynecology is not based in any way on evidence for what works best during birth, and ignores traditional midwifery techniques which were proven. it has a lot to do with racism and colonialism. it's very, very sad. the worst countries for it are america, ireland, and the uk. the best countries for giving birth are places like france, ghana, finland, jamaica, places with a strong midwife culture that resisted victorian "science" around birth.

@jaysherriff3086

2 жыл бұрын

Scary stuff... Women deserve praise/respect for childbirth definitely.

In my 41yrs on Earth I've had 22 surgeries. I was born with a form of spina bifida, and have had everything from several spinal surgeries to having a hip and knee replacements, and for good measure my left ankle completely fused. That said, the older I get the more the surgeries freak me out! And I had one where I wasnt falling asleep deep enough once and started pounding the operation table while trying to yell that I am aware of whats going on. When I did wake up I honestly thought I died on the table! It was one of the scariest feelings I've ever had, and to this day some 20yrs later after that surgery, I still get the chills remembering that!

Anaesthesia Awareness is the one thing I fear the most, I came to learn about it in 2007 with the movie 'Awake' released in that same year. I was a 2nd year med student at the time! Here in Sherman's case, the drug was not ministered which makes sense but the worst thing is it can happen to an unlucky patient even after administering the drug. Something like this happened a close friend of mine when she underwent a general anaesthesia, in her case the awareness happened at the final stages of the surgery meaning she was awake a bit too early than was intended. She was completely awake during the entire time when we carried her out of the operating room, down the stairs and on to her bed, and she even felt the pain of the surgery, she could hear us, knew everything what was going on and she said she had trouble breathing and she thought she was dying without being able to move or say anything to us... But I don't know how it happened, when we were about to put her on the bed we kinda dropped her about 2 feet high on to the bed and then she made a loud breathing sound and started to breath heavily while still paralysed. We panicked and we though we had made her unable to breath properly from the drop and we were all scared she was going to die from it but fortunately.. she told after she wokeup that it was the drop that made her able to breath again while she was in anaesthesia awareness.. I'm not saying it was a miracle or some sort of intervention or anything but that was some lucky accident we made that day. By the way, Mr.Ballen should have told the story about this now that im thinking about it :)

The surgery story is terrifying. I’m not even scared of this happening to me but it’s just terrifying that he felt every second of it but then was drugged into forgetting it.

@RonBest

2 жыл бұрын

I am scared of this happening to me. So scared in fact that when i did a small surgery a few years ago i opted to be awake and instead only use local anesthetic on the area they did surgery on. It went all fine and i almost felt nothing, and i felt in control and most importantly, safe.

@multiply67

2 жыл бұрын

murica healthcare moment

@T00q86

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why its my biggest fear, surgeries scares the hell out of me

@lizc6393

2 жыл бұрын

It happened to me. The anesthesiologist hadn't screwed up, but I was in organ failure and couldn't metabolize anything but the paralytic. I didn't know pain like that was possible. It actually sent me into shock and I died briefly on the table.