If you were having open surgery feel no pain, but be awake to see everything happens or be asleep during the surgery, but wake up in pain

If you were having open surgery

feel no pain, but be awake to see everything happens

be asleep during the surgery, but wake up in pain

Anesthesia

Feb 14, 2012

feel no pain, but be awake to see everything happens

Experiencing surgery completely pain-free is the clearest possible outcome — the procedure itself is entirely comfortable
You do not have to watch; closing your eyes gives you all the benefits of no pain without any visual distress

be asleep during the surgery, but wake up in pain

Being awake during surgery causes anxiety and psychological stress that no amount of physical comfort can fully eliminate
Post-surgical pain is predictable and manageable with medication, making recovery far more controllable than waking distress
Some people faint or become physically ill at the sight of medical procedures; sleep is a far better state for the body during surgery

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If you were having open surgery

feel no pain, but be awake to see everything happens

be asleep during the surgery, but wake up in pain