I had to end my TV viewing abruptly, as the nurse came in the room calling out my name. I was to sign another form; a declaration form of my personal belongings. I knew that my surgery is coming up. I kept my specs and handed over my handphone and my wallet to the nurse.
I was shown to lie down on a trolley bed. The nurse brought me to the operating theatre (OT) on the trolley bed. I was handed over to the OT staff, and they prepared me with surgical preparations.
The room was very cold, as I was shivering from head to toe. The OT staff in the room could see my persistent shiver. I was hoping the surgery begin sooner than later, so I can forget about tolerating the cold temperature in the room.
Finally, I knew the surgery was about to begin when I was give general anesthesia (GA) to breathe in. In short, GA is sleeping pill. One can doze off immediately, with a few sniffs of this GA and leave you unconscious for the whole duration of your surgery.
A beeping sound kept ringing in my ears. I opened my eyes to find out where that beeping sound came from. I noticed a monitor in front of me that seems like monitoring my heartbeat. That was where the sound came from.
I looked around my surroundings; I am still on my trolley bed. But I am in another room. There were a few people in their trolley beds too getting their heartbeat and pulses checked, just like me. Only then did I realised that the surgery was over. I asked the nurse attendant, who was checking me up; about the duration it took for my surgery.
