A first-hand experience of anesthesia, life reflections, and memories of lost friends during a hospital stay.
All I could see was neon-lit light fixtures flashing past above my head and the odd glimpse of sundry body parts of people walking by. It was like starring in my very own episode ofThen: “Just breathe deeply”, as the oxygen mask was clamped to my face and someone busied themselves with the IV line in my right arm.
And given the sort of things I’ve got up to in my life – both willingly and unwillingly – I’d have to consider that a bonus, or perhaps something on the way to a miracle.And consider – or ponder or think – is what you do, both before and after you end up under a surgeon’s hands. Among my pondering was the concern that perhaps the anaesthetist may have missed something in my pre-op assessment and that I might go wheels-up on the table.More than anything, the contemplation brought confirmation that, while I may have lived fast on many occasions, I certainly wouldn’t go leaving behind that good-looking corpse.
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