One of Simone's uncle's recently underwent surgery: his carotid artery was 60% obstructed. It was a scheduled surgery, as Simone's uncle had previously suffered from a stroke and miraculously recovered completely from paraplegia with no side effects. He didn't think he would be so lucky a second time around.
He was administered a sedative and anasthesia but not so he would go to sleep. He spent the three hour operation awake and aware of everything that was going on around him.
"Hey, I can feel that!" He objected when they began the incision in his neck.
"Really?" The doctor looked startled.
"Yes, really."
More anesthesia and this time, the sensation deadened considerably. Simone's uncle, having watched carotid artery operations online so as to know precisely what to be frightened of, listened intently to the discussion surrounding the procedure. It soon became obvious that the well-seasoned surgeon he'd enlisted for the operation was letting an intern do the grunt work.
"You know," he told Simone, "I wish they'd put me to sleep just for that reason. It's not very comforting to know you're a guinea pig when someone's messing around with your carotid artery."
Apparently not.
Especially when the surgeon's voice rose alarmingly as he shouted, "No! Not there!"
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