Comment on POV: You're too shy to tell the medical staff that you just woke up during surgery.

• ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Funniest story I ever heard from a friend who had the same procedure was in them telling me about how they went under the aesthetic.

  The specialist told them to get ready to count to ten and told them to start … he started counting and then said ‘I want to go home mommy’ … all this coming from a 50 year old mine worker

  He said all he could remember was the surprised look at of the specialist’s face as everything went dark.

  When he came to again … he said no one said anything and he could not remember if what happened, happened or not … he couldn’t remember if he was hallucinating, dreaming or making stuff up … it’s messed with him ever since and turned into a funny story he could never prove or disprove (he never worked up the courage to ask the staff about it all)

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  • slaacaa@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I had one a few months ago, woke up smiling, as the doc told me it’s usually a nice nap, and it was. But yeah, it’s a weird and vulnerable situation, of course reaquires trust towards the doc.

    And I was told, even if on a good diet and no symptoms, it should be repeated every 5 years.

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