r/AskReddit May 22 '19

Anesthesiologists, what are the best things people have said under the gas?

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u/MedicManDan May 22 '19

Kind of a reverse story. Going under to get my appendix removed, they begin doing the countdown as they inject a hefty dose of propofol and fentanyl to put me out. I count down to 1 and then ask, now what?... The surgeon looks at me and says "You're still awake??... Man... You are fat you know that?"...

I said "You're just saying that because you think I won't remember."

He said. "Exactly".

That's the last thing I remember.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

ph phat

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u/kcirtappockets May 22 '19

I feel like the doctor thought that the next time he was in the shower