"Very hard to explain the speed with which you drop from awake to sort of sleeping to "there is no me". The way back is a bit slower but harder to pinpoint, but I knew something was different in the recovery room."
There was no perception of speed in my case.
I just have a distinct memory of a mask being put over my mouth and nose and the nurse/doctor telling me to count upwards... and then I was in the recovery room.
No gap, no memory of going under or anything that happened in between. It's like the intervening time didn't happen.
> No gap, no memory of going under or anything that happened in between. It's like the intervening time didn't happen.
I had the same experience 2 weeks ago when being put under with propofol.
They asked me to hold a mask against my face and to start counting and then that's it, I woke up in recovery.
It was like I blinked and the whole thing was over.
Did not feel anything 'coming on' or like I was loosing consciousness, I was fully conscious and aware of all my surroundings, and then, bang, was in recovery.
There was no perception of speed in my case.
I just have a distinct memory of a mask being put over my mouth and nose and the nurse/doctor telling me to count upwards... and then I was in the recovery room.
No gap, no memory of going under or anything that happened in between. It's like the intervening time didn't happen.
Much like waking up from a dreamless sleep.