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Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze
Thank you. I'm nervous. I will be partially awake during the surgery, so I hope I don't see any lights and what not. I want to be as unaware as possible.
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Just a bit of reassurance. Chances are your doctor will give you a drug that has an amnesiac effect. You will be awake enough to respond if the doctor should give you an order, like asking you to swallow, but you will feel no pain, and will remember nothing of the surgery once you are fully conscious. One of the most common drugs for any procedure where they need the patient's cooperation is a drug called Versette. It sedates you, and provides the amnesiac effect. You might ask your ENT if he is planning to use a medication like this.