Things people say coming out of anaesthetic

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I had my wisdom teeth out on Friday, and when I came too the anaesthetist told me I'd been 'showing him some affection with my fingernails'. :imbar I don't even know what he meant because I couldn't talk properly and then they put the oxygen mask on me to shut me up. I hope it was something innocent, that table is pretty much on groin level :lol2:. He was quite dishy too!

Since then I've been comforting myself with the thought that the staff had probably heard worse things from patients. So, what's the funniest thing you've heard from someone coming out from under anaesthetic?

:crying2: I am 50 years old. I had one other sibling who passed when I was 16, he was 20. I have recently stood by my mother, who is 68, through her 3rd surgery in 3 years and have endured (for the 3rd time) the most abusive, horrible, verbal therefore emotional abuse from her-all in the name of "I was under the influence of the anesthesia and pain medications, I didn't know what I was saying, I didn't mean that etc....." I have come to truly believe that my mother has some sort of deep, deep hatred of me to speak to me, treat me, humiliate me in the many ways that she does at every opportunity for 4-7 days after surgery, then blame it on medications etc...

Normally, my mother is, in my opinion, is narcissistic, a pathological liar, manipulates but always does it very low key and when confronted explains it away as I misunderstood or her statement didn't come out right...

How much, if any, of the outright verbal attacks, insults, insulting remarks and other behavior that is demeaning toward me can be attributed to anesthesia, pain meds etc? It seems to me like the meds and such just take away her inhibitions and give her permission to say and do anything that is truly in her heart while giving her an excuse for bad behavior. I'm a pretty straight forward person, if you don't like/love/want me around, thats okay, just don't play games with me--I am at the end of my rope and about ready to cut off all contact with her. The only reason I stay engaged with her is out of a sense of obligation since I am her only living child and she has no one else. I would appreciate any advice or similar situations and what you may have done about them.

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