One experience I had with an anesthesiologist was pretty much them putting the mask on me, a moment or so passes and I ask “wait, aren’t you gonna ask me to count down from 10 or something?” and the guy was like “…what? oh, right, uh, sure… countdown from 10 or whatever.” “10-- zzzzzzzzzzzz”
The first time I ever had surgery, I was anxious in advance. My mom told me “don’t worry, usually what happens if that they ask you to count down from ten and by the time you get to nine you’re asleep.” She was right.
I’m approaching my ninth or possibly tenth surgery and I’m pretty sure I haven’t been asked to count down since. The most recent time I had surgery, when I woke up, I asked when we were going to start.
I don’t think they asked me to count down either the last time I was put under. But then again I was slightly preoccupied by the ice cold bucket of liquid fire that spread through my veins. Apparently that’s what a small fraction of people experience with the stuff they used. Would have been nice to get a warning tho.
I can feel the liquid spreading through my veins - specifically my chest - but it doesn’t feel painful. Rather it feels pleasantly cold like drinking a fresh glass of water. I’m sorry your experience was less pleasant.
Haha yeah, that was my experience. “So how are you feeling?” “Yeah, I can feel the juice spreading through my system like I’m on fire. It’s pretty painful” and then I’m out.
That whole experience was a radical way to confirm my pain tolerance seems to be above average so I ain’t complaining, though. It’s a nice change from when I was a kid and having panic attacks at the thought of needles.
One experience I had with an anesthesiologist was pretty much them putting the mask on me, a moment or so passes and I ask “wait, aren’t you gonna ask me to count down from 10 or something?” and the guy was like “…what? oh, right, uh, sure… countdown from 10 or whatever.” “10-- zzzzzzzzzzzz”
The first time I ever had surgery, I was anxious in advance. My mom told me “don’t worry, usually what happens if that they ask you to count down from ten and by the time you get to nine you’re asleep.” She was right.
I’m approaching my ninth or possibly tenth surgery and I’m pretty sure I haven’t been asked to count down since. The most recent time I had surgery, when I woke up, I asked when we were going to start.
I don’t think they asked me to count down either the last time I was put under. But then again I was slightly preoccupied by the ice cold bucket of liquid fire that spread through my veins. Apparently that’s what a small fraction of people experience with the stuff they used. Would have been nice to get a warning tho.
I can feel the liquid spreading through my veins - specifically my chest - but it doesn’t feel painful. Rather it feels pleasantly cold like drinking a fresh glass of water. I’m sorry your experience was less pleasant.
I love that feeling.
Very much the same.
Haha yeah, that was my experience. “So how are you feeling?” “Yeah, I can feel the juice spreading through my system like I’m on fire. It’s pretty painful” and then I’m out.
That whole experience was a radical way to confirm my pain tolerance seems to be above average so I ain’t complaining, though. It’s a nice change from when I was a kid and having panic attacks at the thought of needles.
I loved this. I’ve had surgery recently (2023) and as a kid—I’m always shocked at how quickly they knock you out.
i remember getting very dizzy and i asked wtf is happening. they laughed, then told me to count up. i remember getting from 1 to weirdly far, like 13