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modelessyesterday at 3:55 AM1 replyview on HN

These sound like anaesthetic side effects.


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AdieuToLogicyesterday at 4:21 AM

>> But I have had a feeling of "I came back" which I have solely after waking up from anasthaesia.

> These sound like anaesthetic side effects.

General anesthesia[0] used in surgeries are effectively artificially induced comas. The pre-op discussion with the anesthesiologist includes them describing this and that there is a very real risk that you will die from its usage.

Regaining consciousness after having it applied most certainly invokes a feeling of "I came back" and has nothing to do with side effects.

Source: I have had two general anesthesia[0] and one epidural[1] surgeries.

0 - https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/anesthesia/about...

1 - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21896-epidu...

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