@Gone again I so appreciate your viewpoint and thank you for it.
I don't want to come across as though I was traumatized by my experience but it was my first surgery.
By recollection I felt a bit "out of it" as they wheeled me toward to op room....very quickly....it got colder the closer we got. I recall questioning the "frigid temps" and a nurse explaining it needs to be really cold in the operating room. I believe I was given "something" to take the edge off, possibly in the little cup of pills I had to gulp. I didn't feel normal, but a bit drugged.
I recall viewing the op theater as bigger than I'd imagined. Messier than I'd imagined also haha! This lying here, that stored there, it's a bit of a fog. I do recall thinking "where is everyone?" All moved quickly... sit me up, needle in the back, tell me when your legs feel numb, "they're numb" laid me back, down came a blue triangular mask toward my face, I told myself "just go with it". Bam.....AWAKE!!!! Craziest experience. I'm sure yours was somewhat the same.
I recall thinking later "Where were they?" Meaning OS and team. Were they all scrubbed and waiting with their elbows bent, fingertips pointing toward the ceiling as you see on tv, haha! Waiting behind swinging doors to descend on the scene. I imagine so. I do find it comforting that you were able to see / meet your team. I think that's a wonderful idea! That's unless they had creepy, scarey faces.... sneering at you as they assured you all was well and would be over in the blink of an eye.
Obsess much? .....thanks for being my sounding board.... I think I'm better now
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