Before someone questions me, this is a phenomenon that has been documented. https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/05/24/during-general-anaesthesia-1-in-10-people-may-be-conscious-follo.html
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190313-what-happens-when-anaesthesia-fails
Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post; c/mutualaid feels like it would draw attention away from people with more urgent issues, and c/mentalhealth is very inactive and rarely anyone ever sees it.
i mean that sounds like a supremely careless oral surgeon. i don’t know what the average is but if they’re not checking for signs of the anesthesia just not working than they’re probably doing stuff that isn’t particularly on-procedure