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On surgery day, 5 days ago, after I was prepped by the nurses and after an hour they walked me into where they do the surgery, they asked me to get up onto the gurney. One of the guys I remember telling me to scoot down a bit more so my legs would be touching the black padded thing at the foot of the gurney and I remember him coming over with a pillow and me raising my legs so he could put it underneath. That's it. I remember nothing else. Nothing about them putting me under. Did I have amnesia of some sort? The next thing I knew I woke up all groggy and it was all over. It's something that's just kind of driving me crazy because I just have to know. lol it's not that important or anything, but I'm just so curious about it. How quick did I go under? Was the mask or whatever put right over my face after that? Me, ever the smartass, also had to make a remark about how I felt I was in Texas and asked the warden if I got to make a last statement as I was getting onto the gurney.

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Did you already have an IV in your hand/arm? The anesthesiologists usually give something just to relax you as they are preparing to take you to the O.R. Sometimes that medication will knock-out a person.

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I barely remember being rolled to the operating room.

I was watching Private Benjamin on the TV on the prep room and next thing know, I was being awoken after surgery.

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The last thing I remember was the prep room getting heparin shot and talking to the docs and then trying to wake up in recovery.

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Ron, I am an RN that works in the OR. They probably put Versed in your IV and that is an amnesiac. You have no memory from the time it hits you until it wears off.

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I think they usually do it pretty quick so you don't look around the OR and see all the surgical instruments and stuff. I have had 4 surgeries and they have put me under very quickly every time. For this one I transfered over from the gurney to the operating table. I was not even laying down all the way yet when the anesthesioligist told me he already put something in my I.V. All I had time to say was "sneaky" and I was out.

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I don't remember much either. I was given something to "relax" me on the way to the OR. All I remember is being told to scoot onto the OR table and looking at the clock on the wall then I was out. Next thing I know I am being wheeled to the recovery room with the nurse telling me to open my eyes they were done and I was fine.

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I enjoyed my ride to the operating theatre. I got to ask the nurses questions about all the fantastic equipment in the room (robotic arms resting against the ceiling). They transferred me from the gurney to the table. Made sure I was comfortable and chatted a bit more, then gave me a shot and I woke up in my room! Wow, I liked that!

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