“Okay, we’re going to begin the surgery now. You’ll feel that you’ll start t
“Okay, we’re going to begin the surgery now. You’ll feel that you’ll start to go numb from the neck down, that’s perfectly normal. It’s just the medicine we use so that you feel no pain. We’ll put a curtain up at your neck, because you don’t want to see this. But you won’t feel anything, I promise. I’ll make a small test incision and you can tell me whether you feel anything, and if you’re happy that you feel no pain I’ll go ahead and open you up. The procedure will take about 3 hours to complete, and it’s important that you keep chatting to the nurse.. I need you to stay wide awake for me. I’ll be talking to you throughout the procedure too. You’ll be up and about in no time, and if you stay nice and calm and relaxed, maybe you can take me out for that drink we talked about when you’re better x” -- source link