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PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F
Waking up again during surgery.
sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M
oh man... another legitimate fear. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F
Yep. Happened in 2007. Hard to believe its been almost a decade...and if I had to go through the afterward part again, I'm not certain I could.
NotYetTooOld · 61-69, M
Been there, done that! No fun at all!
PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F
@NotYetTooOld: You know EXACTLY what I mean then when I say it's a bit of hell. I was awake 30 minutes of a 45 minute surgery for an arthroscopic surgery on my left knee. The first Awareness survivor I met had been through FIVE surgeries awake. It horrified me, and she made me meke a promise to her to never shut up what happened to me, to educate myself and others about Unintended Intra-Operative Awareness, AKA-Anesthesia Awareness, and to search for other survivors so they know they're not alone. You're the 14th survivor I've met. If you feel up to it, my experience is posted under "I am an Anesthesia Awareness Survivor." I am very sorry for what happened to you, but in a way, pleased to meet you. :-)