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[–] 54 points 5 months ago (11 children)

You don't really know who you are until those last five seconds before the anesthesia takes you down.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago

    The last time I went under, I was talking to the nurses about the equipment in the room and stuff and the last thing I really remember is asking what drug they gave me, and when I learned it was fentanyl I was like “oh, this is fentanyl? It’s pretty nice. I can see why it’s a controlled substance, yeah.”

    I’m entirely sure I continued to be annoying though, even if I don’t remember it. Mostly because they don’t tend to bother trying to get me to count, they just kept me chattering. Same thing when they wake me up. I tend to be.. “helpful”.. removing monitor pads and such and slurring my way through asking how it went, if I gave them any trouble, and when I come around a bit more, asking if they amputated the wrong limb (I’ve never had a limb removed).

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    I know someone who has had quite a few general anesthetics. They've taken to warning the nurses involved that they are a puncher. Several have not taken it seriously and ended up with some impressive bruises (including black eyes).

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    They also happen to be a (retired) nurse themselves. It's uncommon, but not that uncommon. Most nurses would have seen it before. Its only for 5-10 seconds after waking up. Coming from a relatively skinny woman is quite a bit more unexpected. She also has unusually good aim.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Good aim after waking from anesthesia might be the best superpower humans can get.

    Would love to see that. Also the explanation afterwards :D

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Every time Ive been under it's been like a nap for me. Like for my wisdom teeth it was like "oh yeah gotta take my earrings out" then when I woke up it was "oh gotta put my earrings in, why's it so dark, oh open my eyes, right. How'd it go?"

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