Reddit useru/LawAbidingPotatoasked: “People who woke up mid-surgery, what happened?”

and thousands of people provided their stories.

Here are some of them below.

A dentist wearing glasses and a face mask examines a patient's open mouth with gloved hands in a dental office

“I had IV sedation for wisdom teeth.

I woke up partway through.

The dentist said, ‘Oh fuck, hes awake.’

Close-up of surgeons' gloved hands performing surgery on a patient's foot. Surgical instruments and a blue drape are visible

I pointed at the IV bag, and everyone laughed.

Someone said, ‘He wants more.’

They put me back under.”

X-ray image of a human pelvis showing a noticeable fracture or abnormality on the left femur near the hip joint

“I kinda woke up during twilight sleep when I was having my wisdom teeth removed.

u/VividCheesecake69

3.

“I was awake for both of my hand surgeries in 2023.

Surgeons in an operating room performing surgery under bright surgical lights, wearing scrubs, caps, and masks

I said, ‘Have you ever tried (local taco place)?’

and the assistant said, ‘Holy shit, I forgot you were awake.’

I guess they dont operate on a lot of local anesthetic patients.

An older man with a surprised expression lies in a hospital bed, wearing a medical gown and connected to a ventilator. A medical professional's gloved hands are on his forehead and near his arm

We all got a good laugh.”

“Woke up mid-colonoscopy.

I turned my head to look at the screen.

Doctors perform surgery on a patient, focusing on the incision area with various surgical instruments in use

I said is that my colon?

The doctor said, ‘Say night night.’

I went back to sleep.

A surgeon in blue gloves hands a medical instrument to another surgeon under bright operating room lights

I remembered it all.”

u/Ruby-Skylar

5.

“I woke up while they were putting my femur back into my leg.

I didnt see much, but I remember feeling like I was being shaken.

Surgery sometimes requires some violent movements, I guess.”

“They were talking about buying vintage lunchboxes on eBay.

The anesthesiologist noticed my eyes were open.

Then, I woke up again properly when they were wheeling me into recovery.”

u/Proverr91

7.

“Woke up during a cardiac ablation.

“A fire alarm had gone off, and they were evacuating.

It was a stressful experience.”

u/Birdlord420

9.

“I woke up and said, ‘That tickles.’

The doctor laughed and said she was almost done.”

“I woke up during an endoscopy.

The doctors noticed because my heart rate started going crazy, and then I stopped breathing altogether.

They took out the tube, I started breathing again and gave me more anesthesia.

I’ve had two other procedures since then and have not woken up during them.”

u/pg67awx

11.

“I woke up during stomach surgery.

I couldnt move, speak, or open my eyes to let them know I was awake.

I could feel everything they were doing inside of me, the most excruciating pain of my life.

I was told I came out of the anesthesia screaming after all was said and done.

I’m petrified to ever have to have surgery again now.”

All I remember from the appendectomy was trying unsuccessfully to move.

I remember the anesthesiologist patting my forehead as I drifted back out.”

A yellow lab was tugging on the toy with me like a tug of war.

I didnt feel panicked at all.

It didnt hurt, and I trusted the people around me, so it was just an odd experience.

I was there to fix a dog bite injury.

If I werent sedated, Id obviously have freaked out.”