In 8 hours I will have general anesthesia.

[Anonymous No.10531844]

It is postulated that we don't immediately regain full cognitive function upon waking from anesthesia.

What thought experiment can I do immediately after I wake up to test this?

I'm currently planning on thinking about the block universe and the subjectivity of the present moment. I believe it requires a higher level cognitive function to do so.

[Anonymous No.10531848]

>>10531844
what if you don't remember

[Anonymous No.10531855]

>>10531848
Well I will try to. If I don't then I don't, no big deal.

[Anonymous No.10531877]

>>10531855
Write it down on your hand. Also are you going to be okay op?

[Anonymous No.10531903]

>>10531844
Not exactly a ground breaking postulate desu. It's not hard to find videos of people acting like idiots after waking up from GA.

[Anonymous No.10532264]

>>10531877
Yes just getting laser lithotripsy on a kidney stone.

>>10531903
Yes but last time I awoke from it I wasn't acting like an idiot.

[Anonymous No.10532359]

>>10531844
Depends really. Some people recover really fast and you're mainly drowsy after that, you don't really want to think much.

[Anonymous No.10532392]

>>10532264
because your brain wasn't storing memories at that point

[Anonymous No.10532395]

>>10531844
You won't feel like it. You'll feel like shit after waking up and you'll be more concerned with puking than some silly thought experiment

[Anonymous No.10532497]

As someone who's watched people wake from anesthesia in the OR, I'd say it's more than just "postulated". People remember waking in the recovery room, but the process actually starts at the end of the surgery. Usually the people are too BTFO to remember it though, but not always

[Anonymous No.10532527]

>>10531844
probably nothing.
you're going to pass out and then wakeup with someone feeding you apple juice and you'll be like yo wtf. at most you might be a little sleepy or drowsy

[Anonymous No.10533217]

>>10531848
>>10531877
>>10531903
>>10532359
>>10532392
>>10532395
>>10532497
>>10532527

UPDATE: As I opened my eyes I acknowledged what had taken place. (Perhaps it's just the point at which I regained memory) Within the first 30 seconds of memory I remember the block universe and that time is subjective, a task I deem requiring a decent level of cognition.

The weird thing is, my first GA three weeks ago, I didn't remember being taken to the operating room but this time I did remember it and having a mask slightly put over my face. (I think for oxygen)

Overall, these experiences did seem consistent with the idea that consciousness is on a spectrum and that if your memory will be erased of an event, you won't feel as if it ever happened.
For example, if I was told I would experience extreme pain for 1 minute in exchange for 10 million dollars, but my memory of the even would be wiped, I would likely do it as it would seem like it never truly happened.

[Anonymous No.10533295]

>>10531844
>It is postulated that we don't immediately regain full cognitive function upon waking from anesthesia.
When I was an orderly one of my jobs was holding down patients coming out of anaesthesia. Depending on what they were using to put them under people were usually feisty as fuck before they came out of it.
I can confirm that your body wakes up faster than the brain, I don't know how much you're going to remember either, most folks are surprised to find out that the operation is over since they had "just" closed their eyes.

[Anonymous No.10533302]

>>10533217
Epic lmao! XD I thought I was the only one! I like to do DMT

[Anonymous No.10533319]

>>10532264
>Yes but last time I awoke from it I wasn't acting like an idiot.

That you remember.

If you have a family member or friend who can be present, ask them to video you when you first come out from under. You may be in for a surprise.

Note: Hospital unlikely to let them be there when you first come around, but you will likely be loopy long enough to get something on video. If you want to get something from the first moments of regaining awareness, you could try taking to the doctor or whoever runs the unit where they care for you immediately post-surgery. I don' like your chances, but it costs nothing to try...

[Anonymous No.10533508]

>>10533319
My very first GA I had an endotracheal tube and as a result I had a very sore throat waking up.

I'm normally cracking jokes, and my family member said I kept saying "I can't sing" but I recall trying to make a joke that "I can't sing in the car on the way home now." I might not have said the sentence completely (I thought I did) and assumed they knew what I meant and assumed that they knew I had a sore throat.

So I think there might be diminished social intelligence upon waking (usually have good delivery) in that I assumed my awareness of my sore throat wasn't exclusive to my mind. (That others were thinking what I was thinking)

[Anonymous No.10534354]

If you know a language that youre not fluent in maybe you should try to use it upon waking up

I went under general anesthesia three times and everytime I lost access to the speech parts of my brain. I could "think" in french (my mother thongue) but could only speak in 'layered' languages. From least proficient to most, excluding french which was blocked.

The first time I only knew english as a second language and I wasnt really proficient in it, (speaking it) yet after the aneshesia I only had access to english. My family and friends were weirded out by my sudden "good" pronounciation and fluidity. It wore off after a few hours.

The second time I had access to spanish, third time mandarin.

When a word was unknown in mandarin, spanish would take over, then english. But french is always locked for a few hours.

Practice a language youre learning or make up your own lol