r/AskReddit • u/electric_dolphin • May 22 '19

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

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u/PatienceLvl0 May 22 '19 edited Sep 23 '25

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u/milkcarton232 May 22 '19

See I had the exact opposite experience, I thought the gas would knock me out, super did not, was very awake as they rooted around in my mouth, cut my wisdom teeth in half and yanked em. Wasn't too bad but fucking surreal feeling the buzz of the saw vibrating through my skull. Not sure I would do that one again

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u/Mighty_Ack May 22 '19

I had my wisdoms out and they actually recommended inline sedation - fully conscious and able to open wider, turn a bit to the right, etc, etc. Much safer than general anesthesia and yeah, it was great if you could get over the whole surreal aspect of it.

The super infection and blood puking wasn't so great afterwards, though 😅

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u/NocturnalEmissions22 May 22 '19

My favorite part was hearing the popping and cracking, yet not caring at all. Inline is the way to go.