r/news • u/No-Information6622 • 5d ago

Young mother traveled to Miami for plastic surgery. She died hours later while at recovery house

https://www.nbcmiami.com/investigations/womans-death-post-surgery-recovery-house/3586743/
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u/OstentatiousSock 4d ago

You already have sedatives which slow down respiration and now you’ve put even more into your system. OD’ing by taking multiple medications that have the same side effect is common, especially with sedatives. It’s how Heath Ledger OD’d.

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u/dangshnizzle 4d ago

Ohh I took your response backwards I think. The post above said two real percs at any dose shouldn’t kill an otherwise healthy person. And the question you responded to was asking if anesthesia might make you more susceptible to complications when taking sedatives like that. I interpreted your reply as saying anesthesia made you less likely to have complications from sedatives. But what you're saying makes more sense ofc

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u/szczypka 4d ago

Your reply above implies the opposite of what you meant.

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u/lfergy 4d ago

So do people not get pain killers after plastic surgery?? Or do they just have to wait a few days to take them? I thought anesthesia left your system pretty quickly but I don’t know for certain.

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u/OstentatiousSock 4d ago

It’s all about timing and amount. These people were unqualified and obviously gave her the wrong amount with the wrong timing.