Well that’s an experience! Awake surgery. Anaesthetist was 😊 one of my old regs but been a boss for a while. But I know is high cognitive load when you have awake colleague! A thread…
Feb 3, 2026 03:45When you say you're going to change your language, what are you going to say?
You’re going to feel some sensations you’ve never felt before. Because of that it might seem very strange but I’m especially concerned about sharp pain. Pins and needles is very common.
That's very useful. I'll probably adapt and adopt that.
Great thread! I find the proprioception changes like you described fascinating. I have many C-section patients ask during spinal anesthesia, “Are my legs still bent?” because they were in the frog-leg position for bladder catheter placement when they lost sensation.
