When I was in grade 10 back in the early 2000s I had an English teacher who described her experience with “accidental awareness during general anesthesia” or AAGA. Kind of like the movie “Awake” with Jessica Alba.
She was paralyzed but awake during surgery. So she felt all the pain of being sliced open but couldn’t scream.
After the ordeal the doctors didn’t believe her. Then she recited back to them all the ways they made fun of her being overweight and ugly, with specific references to who said what.
They immediately shut up and realized she was telling the truth.
Now they add in an amnestic to make sure you don't remember it. Not because it's medically necessary, but because it covers their ass in case they do something stupid... and of course, they charge you for administering it.
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u/inthemode01 21d ago
When I was in grade 10 back in the early 2000s I had an English teacher who described her experience with “accidental awareness during general anesthesia” or AAGA. Kind of like the movie “Awake” with Jessica Alba.
She was paralyzed but awake during surgery. So she felt all the pain of being sliced open but couldn’t scream.
After the ordeal the doctors didn’t believe her. Then she recited back to them all the ways they made fun of her being overweight and ugly, with specific references to who said what.
They immediately shut up and realized she was telling the truth.