I am going to need general anesthesia for a surgery, and am unfortunately aware of the fact that a significant percentage of people experience pain and conscious paralysis under it. What do I do? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago by EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Before someone questions me, this is a phenomenon that has been documented. https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/05/24/during-general-anaesthesia-1-in-10-people-may-be-conscious-follo.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/12/surgical-patients-may-be-feeling-painand-mostly-forgetting-it/547439/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190313-what-happens-when-anaesthesia-fails

Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post; c/mutualaid feels like it would draw attention away from people with more urgent issues, and c/mentalhealth is very inactive and rarely anyone ever sees it.

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[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

This is a different philosophical question but I think it does matter, even if you had no memory of it. I wouldn't want to die a painful death even if I obviously wouldn't have any memory of dying, because the experience of pain is bad. OP is justified in being concerned about a potentially bad experience even if OP wouldn't remember it regardless.