“I remember waking up during my wisdom teeth surgery.
I woke up to a buzzing vibration.
That was when I knew exactly what they were doing they were sawing my teeth into pieces.”
“I woke up during a colonoscopy while they were taking the biopsy.
I remember the dude saying, ‘Its OK; Ill make it go away.’
Anesthesia makes me really sick, but I have to have a lot of it.
Also, when I broke my leg in half, I begged the ER to knock me out.
The nurse said they had to dose me three times because I wouldnt stop talking.”
gardenmom
2.
“I woke up while under for a hysterectomy and once during a hip replacement.
The hysterectomy was by far the worst.
I could feel everything but couldnt move or talk.
He seemed annoyed, but I was already at the hospital and getting ready to go under.”
shannontomlin
3.
“I remember waking up during my wisdom teeth surgery.
the nurse said ‘goodnight,’ and I was out.
Then, I woke up to a buzzing vibration.
That was when I knew exactly what they were doing they were sawing my teeth into pieces.”
“Then, all I remember after opening my eyes was ‘she needs more!’
Then, I was out again.”
holykathryn2
4.
Had scope to repair my meniscus and clean up some scar tissue.
I said, ‘What bleeding?!’
And then, I was back out."
They were surprised I remembered that."
greenwaltdanielle
5.
“I was 18 weeks pregnant when I had to get an emergency appendectomy.
While they were in there, they found and repaired an umbilical hernia.
I was awake while they cut open my belly button but couldnt move or say anything.
I could hear them talking and could feel them pulling on something inside my tummy.
Thank goodness the baby was unharmed and born healthy!”
nicolebeck1211
6.
“I woke up during my wisdom teeth removal surgery.
“I woke up normally in the chair after it was all over.”
ashleyb717
7.
“When I was in my 20s, I had cancer and had to have several surgeries.
Never had an issue until I went in for a rather major one.
I apparently woke up several times as they were trying to keep the dosage right.
I also technically died twice while I was out so theres that.”
jamesfesperman
8.
“Oh boy, my parents love to tell this story but this time I get to tell it.
So, I didn’t know what I was waking up to.
I did this about ten times.”
They laughed about it, but I thought it was theend of the world.”
zombiedolllizkah
9.
“I have been put under about 10ish times in my life.
“I mean its not even like I was a kid; I was about 25.”
kimberleymolden
10.
“I had a cardiac ablation, and I swore I woke up.
triciaa4ce8daefe
11.
“I had an emergency C-section during my first pregnancy due to a life-threatening situation.
The anesthetist promised me he would not let that happen.”
Then, I was gone again.
Not excruciating, but a burning, pulling pain.
I have never felt traumatized.
My baby survived I am very glad to say!”
jborrett793
12.
“I also woke up during my first ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) treatment.
I cried profusely and explained I’d been awake during the zap.
They told me repeatedly this was impossible, but they changed the anesthesia mixture for the remaining treatments.
The new stuff burned like hell going in, but I never woke up during the procedure again.”
wolftrickster
13.
“I too woke during a colonoscopy.
I was about 17.
I remember slowly coming to a twilight stage of sleep foggy not fully awake but aware.
Started to happen again during the procedures lol.”
selenakylecalico
14.
“I have been put under and woke up during the procedure and was put under again.
I felt like I had visited hell and never wanted to go back again.
megro108
15.
Then, I passed out.
At least that means I likely didn’t blurt out anything embarrassing afterward!
mallmoth
16.
“I had an endoscopy.
Woke up in the middle of it with the thing down my throat.
I panicked and I remembered everyone in the room scrambling.
A few seconds later, I was lights out again.”
pangalacticgargleblaster
And finally…
17.
“My dad was in the emergency room because his wrist was broken.
He yelled at them to stop because he could feel the pain so badly.”
svii
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