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by SOLAR_FIELDS 2658 days ago
I’ve also woken up during surgery to remove a hematoma. I was so high off the anesthesia that it was less fear/pain and more of a disassociation/dreamlike state. I was comprehending what was going on around me but didn’t have full control over my faculties.

I expect that kind of thing happens pretty regularly because once the anesthesiologist realized it they re-dosed me pretty quickly and I was back out again. They didn’t seem alarmed at all. The whole situation, while it felt like a decent amount of time, probably lasted less than 30 seconds and only felt more stretched because of the drugs.

Tangentially I do remember the doctors and nurses having some sort of conversation that seemed ridiculously mismatched to the current situation but I am guessing more mundane talk happens during people’s surgeries than a normal person would expect.