Today, my surgeon was giving me the lowdown of what was going to happen on the operating table. I was anxious enough without him saying stuff like "cut you open", "quite a bit of blood" and "it's all quite risky." That's all I remember before fainting. My wife won't stop mocking me for it. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my surgeon was talking to me about my upcoming heart bypass operation. I was extremely nervous from the start, but he somehow managed to keep saying things like "death", "fatalities", "high-risk", and "never wake up" throughout. FML
Today, I heard my surgeon mutter to a nurse how easy it would be to kill me on the operating table and make it look like an accident. FML
Today, I was operating on a young girl, when she began to awaken during the surgery. We quickly put her back under, of course, but now I'm terrified that she'll remember my profuse cursing and get me in the shit with my curmudgeonly killjoy of a boss. FML
Today, I went into hospital for knee surgery. When I awoke, I was surprised to find a bandage wrapped around my throbbing head. The nurse explained that a student observer had fainted in the operating room and his head had smashed against mine on the way down. FML
Today, I went in for surgery. All my life, my biggest fear has been that the anesthesia would paralyze me, but not actually put me to sleep. The doctors assured me the chances of that are almost none. You can probably guess how my surgery went. FML
Today, I got surgery on one of my hands. I opted for a local anesthetic instead of being put all the way under. I soon discovered my hand hadn't gone completely numb when the doctor started slicing into the finger that needed operating on. FML
Today, I'm recovering from an emergency room visit. I was vomiting, sweating, shaking, crying, and couldn't even speak properly. I was scared of that, and scared of hospitals after a routine surgery nearly killed me two years ago. Most of my family are convinced I was faking all of it. FML
Today, I got my wisdom teeth pulled. Apparently the medicines don't work on me. I woke up in the middle of the surgery and felt EVERYTHING. One of the nurses asked if I was okay, and the doctor just kept saying "Don't worry she's just dreaming", while tears were pouring down my face. FML
Today, I was taken to the hospital after I fell down the stairs. The physician who saw me bit his lip and said he would have to amputate my foot, and I fainted in terror. One of the nurses later told me to "learn to take a damn joke." FML
Today, I started to come to during dental surgery. I clearly heard someone behind me say "Shit! Get this fucker back under!" then another person mentioning they'd have to kill me to avoid "another lawsuit", followed by laughter and the blackness of sleep. FML
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devildog562 33
It's a serious thing no matter what. No one should mock or joke about some one having anesthesia or surgery . You wait until they are sedated to mock them and joke around .
giantsfan2010 23
She wouldn't be making fun of you if she was the one having surgery.
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Comments (43)
[email protected] 14
I had to go get surgery once because I almost died from my impendext how ever you spell it, it's nothing to joke about.
Dahvood 6
I had the same reaction with my dentist talking about nerve damage and half my face going slack etc with some dental surgery. I didn't faint but it was close
CAC_Boomerang 24
Ridiculous... You'd think years of university would have professionalised them already.
CAC_Boomerang 24
Ridiculous... You'd think years of university would have professionalised them already.
yourlifeisfine 4
Isn't that a line from monty pythons the meaning of life?
devildog562 33
I passed out on my first surgery. I almost made it into the operating room before I went into deep sedation.
Brandi_Faith 34
I agree that doctors should be sensitive and understanding to a patient, however they are legally required to tell you what's involved in the procedure as well as all of the risks involved, even if the risk is one in a million. They legally have to tell you about the risks of dying under anesthesia, blood clots, infections, etc as well as explain the surgery almost step by step; so really you can't fault the doctor in this situation. I've actually known a few people, including my uncle, to pass out while the procedure is being explained to them, I think it's actually fairly common. I wouldn't worry about it op, it's fairly common and I'm sure they deal with it often enough. Just let your wife mock you and laugh along. Glad everything went well!
BlindlyWandering 17
I've been on the operating table twice, its no joke. fyl for sure.
bunnylady08 13
In my experience, some of the most brilliant medical professionals have the worst bedside manners. Nurses excluded... of course.
LittleMissShadow 16
It was a serious matter and should be handled as such. Don't feel bad about passing out either, allot of people are squeamish when it comes to that stuff.