Hi,

Just thought it would be interesting to read what the last thing you said before being wheeled into surgery?

Or,

what did your surgeon say to you?!!

the last thing he said to me was that the mask the anesthesiologist was putting on my mouth smells like shower curtain. I don't think I said anything to him ... too nervous.

When the OR nurses came to wheel me to the OR, my eyes started to well up. I wasn't sad or scared. As they wheeled me away from my bf and my mom I just got emotional I guess. By the time I got into the OR I was crying. The nurses wiped my tears and said "everything is going to be ok" and next thing I know I was out.

The anesthesiologist probably took one look at me and was like, "oh crap, we got a crybaby...let's put her down fast!"...I don't blame him!!!

Oh, after surgery my mom and bf told me I kept asking them, the nurses and the doctor "did you guys do it (perform surgery) yet???", "is my liver ok? (I wasn't ordered to go on a pre-op diet and was afraid my liver was too fat for surgery because I was on a farewell to food tour for a couple weeks prior to my surgery date) and "did everything inside look normal? (I have never had surgery so I didn't know if my insides looked umm normal)".

I said, "Cozumel."

The resident surgeon said, " I've never been there."

I replied, "Me either."

The last thing I remember as the wheels started to roll to the OR.

crazy!

I said, "Don't break anything." He laughed, then I saw the OR lights and said, "Wow, cool lights."

Then I woke up.

The last thing "Make sure I wake up."

The first thing "Was my liver small enough?" (He snickered at that one because I was still half unconsious!)

I said "low profile port please!".

The surgeon said something like "okay mary we're going to put this mask on you, breathe deeply" or something... and I waved and said "bye!!" and she laughed and said "bye!".... love those relaxation drugs they put you on right before surgery <br /> <br /> When I woke up, I tried asking if they had to convert to open.. or if I woke up during surgery, but noone answered me... Maybe I just thought I asked, or they're used to dealing with drugged up ppl lol. Oh I also said "i love anasthesia"...

I don't remember what I said, but I remember what he said just before I went into the o.r. He came into the room where they were prepping me and he was at the foot end of the stretcher. He held both of my feet and said "I'll take good care of you." That was comforting.

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surgery 7/26/07 287

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ahhhh, Sue, that is a truly comforting statement.

Thanks for sharing and to all others.

So interesting to read what is exchanged at such an important moment in your life!

The doctor wasn't in the room when I was put under, and I didn't get to see him before hand either, he was behind schedual. However the nurse and anesthesiologist were there. I handed the anesthesiologist a picture of my daughter (4 at the time) and told him that was why I had to wake up. He said he was going to make me fly, and I was out. I remember hearing them counting the instuments as I nodded off. ~Mandy

The last thing I remember saying or doing was when they were about to give me the medicine to make me go to sleep in my iv, I asked how long would it take to make me go to sleep. The nurse told me about 30 seconds. I responded yea right. About 20 seconds later, I remember cranking up laughing because sure enough I was started to feel silly. Than I think I remember them wrapping warm towels around my arms?

The last thing I said was to my anesthesiologist. He asked me what I did for a living. That's the last thing I remember telling him. I don't recall ever seeing the surgeon in the OR. He did come in while I was waiting before surgery and that's a blurr now.

My anesthesiologist was absolutely the BEST! He worked with Dr. Sanchez in Monterrey for years before Dr. Sanchez died. He had such amazing sense of humor & was super nice. He said I would start to feel a wonderful peaceful sleep & then he cracked me up saying lots of people asked him for what he was injecting in the IV "To Go" because it was such wonderful stuff. My surgeon said to pretend I was on a hammock in Cancun. I was told right after the surgery that in the OR I asked if they were ready to start the surgery & they said "We're done". Wonderful group of folks I had working on me!!

I said "Damn it's cold in here", and told the Doc "This cold definitely dosn't help on the 'Shrinkage' front. Make sure the nurses don't peek" Last thing I heard was an operating room full of laughter.

The last thing I said was 98.

Anesthesiologist: Count backwards from 100

Me: 99, 98

Recovery room nurse: Wake up, it's all over!

Right before they wheeled me in I started crying, too. A nice, thin nurse was standing with me and whispered, "You'll be fine. It was the best thing I ever did." Then we were moving.