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(21,466 posts)frustrated when I didn't go under with the ether like they expected me to. The problem was that they gave me a task that required conscious thought from me, so I was fighting the effects of the ether.
One nurse asked if I had learned to count to 100 yet. When I said yes, she told me to try doing it backwards. Well, that required some conscious thought and mental imaging of reading numbers backwards. I did well until about 96, and then caught myself making a mistake. I remember saying "Oh sorry" and the nurse saying it was ok. But I said it wasn't and went back to 100 to start over. The ER people talked about it as if I weren't there.
I heard things like, "She's starting over? She should be out by now." And "What's wrong with this kid?" Then, "So give her more."
When I woke up in a bed with my mother beside me, I asked when they were going to do my operation. Did not believe it when she said it was over. Total time disorientation.