Oh! That’s not a doctor. That’s an insurance adjuster making sure they don’t spend money on unnecessary items like ‘anesthesia’ and experimental drugs like ‘aspirin’.
Something similar happened to me. I had heart surgery and popped awake as the anesthetic wore off. I immediately realized that I had a tube down my throat and couldn’t speak, but I was not uncomfortable. I heard a machine nearby running, and then I heard a loud buzzer. “Just breath normally and don’t fight the air tube”, someone said. In a minute or two the buzzer wen off. Again, “Just breath normally!” I thought I was, and when the buzzer went off a third time everyone started to panic, telling me not to get excited. I couldn’t tell them I was OK so I motioned that I wanted to write something. They handed me a pen and paper and although I couldn’t see what I was writing I scribbled “I’m fine. It’s the M/C” (my engineering abbreviation for ‘machine’.) I heard some scuffling and whispers and then the machine noise changed a little. And no more buzzers! ☺
SHAKEDOWNVILLE over 4 years ago
Famous western villain: “Respirado”.
Farside99 over 4 years ago
Hope you learned sign language.
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
Sounds like a page from the dentist’s playbook….
Indianapolis Smith over 4 years ago
Oh! That’s not a doctor. That’s an insurance adjuster making sure they don’t spend money on unnecessary items like ‘anesthesia’ and experimental drugs like ‘aspirin’.
diane2220 over 4 years ago
Or when they wake you up to ask you if you’d like something to help you sleep.
Leojim over 4 years ago
Mmpphhhh
MichaelMcGinnis1 over 4 years ago
It’s like when hospitals have post-surgery patients sign a release while still doped up on anaesthetic.
StephenRice over 4 years ago
I find this hard to swallow.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 4 years ago
Something similar happened to me. I had heart surgery and popped awake as the anesthetic wore off. I immediately realized that I had a tube down my throat and couldn’t speak, but I was not uncomfortable. I heard a machine nearby running, and then I heard a loud buzzer. “Just breath normally and don’t fight the air tube”, someone said. In a minute or two the buzzer wen off. Again, “Just breath normally!” I thought I was, and when the buzzer went off a third time everyone started to panic, telling me not to get excited. I couldn’t tell them I was OK so I motioned that I wanted to write something. They handed me a pen and paper and although I couldn’t see what I was writing I scribbled “I’m fine. It’s the M/C” (my engineering abbreviation for ‘machine’.) I heard some scuffling and whispers and then the machine noise changed a little. And no more buzzers! ☺