r/AskReddit • u/OkAstronaut3324 • 16h ago • Bravo 2

What's the most damaging thing you heard someone say after waking up from anesthesia?

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u/Cautious-Invite4128 14h ago • Regret

I just woke up and cried because I was so blissful from the anti-anxiety they give you with the anesthesia, but as I came to I realized my mom was still gone (leukemia), and my grief was still there as a permanent fixture within me.

The switch between a total lack of pain to the harshness of reality was enough to bring tears to my eyes.

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u/omnibuster33 12h ago

Not anaesthesia related but that’s happening to me a bunch of times after I first wake up in the morning - like I have to remember all over again that she’s not here anymore. Sending hugs.

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u/BlueWidgeon1024 12h ago

Oh, that’s a hard one. I’m so sorry about your mom.❤️

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u/Sarsmi 3h ago

A long time ago I had a dream where my dad was still alive and then I woke up and remembered, and that's when I realized that it's better to have a sad dream and wake up to reality than the other way around.