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"Very hard to explain the speed with which you drop from awake to sort of sleeping to "there is no me". The way back is a bit slower but harder to pinpoint, but

"Very hard to explain the speed with which you drop from awake to sort of sleeping to "there is no me". The way back is a bit slower but harder to pinpoint, but I knew something was different in the recovery room." There was no perception of speed in my case. I just have a distinct memory of a mask being put over my mouth and nose and the nurse/doctor telling me to count upwards... and then I was in the recovery room. No gap, no memory of going under or anything that happened in between. It's like the intervening time didn't happen. Much like waking up from a dreamless sleep.

unclekev 3y ago
> No gap, no memory of going under or anything that happened in between. It's like the intervening time didn't happen. I had the same experience 2 weeks ago when being put under with propofol. They asked me to hold a mask against my face and to start counting and then that's it, I woke up in recovery. It was like I blinked and the whole thing was over. Did not feel anything 'coming on' or like I was loosing consciousness, I was fully conscious and aware of all my surroundings, and then, bang, was in recovery. Strange experience.