Re: speaking of Western medicine...

In alt.polyamory,  (Rob Wynne) wrote in
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>Pat Kight <kightp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>You do understand that some of the newer "sedatives" are merely
>>>>drugs that induce a retrograde amnesia so that you don't 
>>>>remember all the pain, even though you experienced it at the time.
>> 
>>> I don't care. :)
>> 
>> Beyond not caring, I say "bring it on!" I don't mind forgetting pain a 
>> bit, and am actively enthusiastic about such drugs - in part because 
>> conventional general anesthesia can have a lot more unpleasant side 
>> effects. Some of which I've experienced. Whereas I've had no problems
at 
>> all with the short-term memory blockers.
>> 
>
>What freaked me out about general aenesthesia is the time dilation.  I
>literally had no concept of the time that passed between the time I went
>under and the time I woke up.  In fact, I distinctly remember this
>sentence:
>
>"Ok, I'm going to start the gas so you will start to feel a little are
you
>waking up Mr. Wynne?"
>
>Right at the word "are" the voice changed.  It was 4 hours later.
>
>> Alas, my dentist doesn't offer that sort of sedation (he also doesn't
do 
>> major surgery - he refers patients to someone else for that). But he 
>> does let me have as much nitrous oxide as I want, has a deft hand with 
>> the numbing needle (and warns me before he gets it out so I can shut my

>> eyes), and prescribes potent pain-killers if I need them. All that
helps 
>> immensely.
>> 
>
>Yeah, my dentist has a very free hand with the nitrous.  I remember one
>time when we had this conversation:
>
>"How are you doing?"
>"I can't feel my toes."
>"Oh.  Let me turn this down a bit."
>"No, no.  I like it, it's good."

"You like it now, but you'll learn to *love* it later."
-- 
Marc

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