Waking Up During Surgery
November 18, 2008 / 10:54 am • By Dr. Melissa ClouthierWaking Up During Surgery
This happens more than it’s reported. Yikes.
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2 Responses to “Waking Up During Surgery”
By Viola Jaynes on Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
When I was about 10 years old or so, I had to have my appendix removed. I woke up during surgery but I don’t recall feeling any pain. I do recall sitting up and a big old mama nurse slapped me in the face and I went back to sleep. I won’t ever forget that either.
By Trish on Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
This gives me the absolute ultimate creeps.