Hi I wasn’t with MYA although I’m sure they will do the same for you as mine did with me. I’m not scared of needles but am prone to fainting and ever since I was little seeing IVs have made me feel sick/feel faint (I had never had one before). I told the anaesthetist and he was amazing. He offered me the mask and although I didn’t like the idea of the IV, at the time of my op, I didn’t know which to have so he ended up choosing for me and used the mask. I breathed in a few times (no more ban 5 deep breaths) and just felt like I was dozing off/ had had a good drink haha. I must have been out of it within 5-10 seconds. When I woke up I had the IV in and realised there was actually nothing to worry about, it didn’t hurt and i had to much going on elsewhere to care about what it looked like! Taking it out was absolutely fine too, no pain. Hope this puts your mind at rest a little! Xxx
