a man undergoing heart surgery who finds himself aware but paralysed during the op - is pretty damn terrifying.
i experienced a mild version of that recently, when i had oral surgery to remove my bottom wisdom teeth. we got everything set up and me lying down, and the anesthesiologist did her thing, then they left me alone for a few minutes so i could get to sleep. i don't remember going to sleep, but the next thing i remember is a clear picture of the window - couldn't see much else, like my eyes couldn't move - and the doctor talking about opening up a little bit more. and i remember thinking, 'is he talking to me? he must be, he must need a little more room.' so i tried to open my jaw a little bit more. i don't know if it was me or the nurses, but it worked. :-p
next thing i remember was waking up after the surgery. they thought this episode was weird - had never happened to a patient before. i didn't have any pain, couldn't feel them working in there or anything, just remember that snippet of conversation and the window.
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i experienced a mild version of that recently, when i had oral surgery to remove my bottom wisdom teeth. we got everything set up and me lying down, and the anesthesiologist did her thing, then they left me alone for a few minutes so i could get to sleep. i don't remember going to sleep, but the next thing i remember is a clear picture of the window - couldn't see much else, like my eyes couldn't move - and the doctor talking about opening up a little bit more. and i remember thinking, 'is he talking to me? he must be, he must need a little more room.' so i tried to open my jaw a little bit more. i don't know if it was me or the nurses, but it worked. :-p
next thing i remember was waking up after the surgery. they thought this episode was weird - had never happened to a patient before. i didn't have any pain, couldn't feel them working in there or anything, just remember that snippet of conversation and the window.
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