I've been under general anaesthetic 3 times in my life...
The first time was at a teaching hospital - I know the patient before me had created a bit of a bloody mess. One of the juniors was struggling to fit the bracket that would keep my cannulated arm from flopping off the table - a senior came over and fixed it, then asked the junior
"Have you changed your gloves?"
"uhhh ...no?"
"CHANGE YOUR GLOVES!"
The last time I went under, I was chatting with the anaesthetist as he was prepping to put me under - seemed like a nice guy, but a bit of a loose cannon. As he put me under, he said something along the lines of
"We'll take care of you - this was the stuff that Michael Jackson was on."
"...wait what?"
I've gone under five times in my life for minor surgeries. Nothing ever happened ... but on the fifth on, it was about the same time I got to know a few long time nurses and a doctor friend of mine. They gave me a huge insight into the medical profession. That was when I realized that one of the things that can happen when you go under is .... you just never wake up.
When you go unconscious, you aren't going to sleep or going into some dream world ... you're more or less dead for a while.
I went into a my fifth surgery to fix a tendon in my arm and it was probably the most scared I'd been as the world went black. As soon as the anaesthetist injected me and told me to count ... the only thing I could think of was that this was the last thing I would ever experience.
Thank you for sharing that fact with the rest of us 👍
It's why local anesthesia is preferred if that is possible, I believe.
I get that, but we're all destined to die. Better to die to anaesthetic than to a bear right? It seems about the most peaceful way to go
"count backwards from 100"
I got to 95 and some dude comes out in a clown outfit.
"We'll take care of you - this was the stuff that Michael Jackson was on."
"...wait what?"
Reminds me of that time in 1989 when I was a little girl, going under general anesthesia, the last thing the doctor asked me was "Do you like Bill Cosby?"
Yes read into it all you want. I do. This really happened.
Ive been under once and they said the exact same thing about Michael Jackson.
The last thing you hear: "What's up guys! Welcome back to another open heart surgery tutorial! Today's video is brought to you by NordVPN!"
You joke but a doctor recently got her license revoked for it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/13/tiktok-plastic-surgeon-dr-roxy-license/
This is how the punchline panel of this comic should have been written
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Maybe not during the surgery, but it's pretty normal to do some review before a surgery that hasn't been done recently.
In the past they'd skim the books, but videos provide additional insight nowadays. A lot of those videos are published on YouTube
So it feels weird, but it's not. You're (most likely) in great hands
(most likely)
I'd be worried if the video was "Heart surgery for dummies'
True story, just before my open heart surgery, I had the top two surgeons arguing over who was going to do it. LOL. I'm like "guys, guys, I'm sure you're both great, I'm just the guy on the table... flip a coin, do rock paper scissors..."
Lol
The red thing connected to my wrist watch!
Hi Dr Nick!
I’d probably crack up when I came to. That shit’s funny.
Plot twist: That's not an eyelid.
Simpsons did it.
Homer passing out for surgery.
Dr Nick: what the hell is that?
