Counterproductive
‘This won’t take long’ they told him
wheeling his gurney into surgery.
‘Okay’ he said, ‘Oh! Did I mention…’
But it was already too late.
Mumble. Mask. Gas. Mumble.
Needle. Dark. Mum.
Mum.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge
~ Counterproductive ~
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Scrambled, Not Fried 
Uh oh!
I woke once during a surgery and all I remember is them saying, “she’s waking up, trying to take out the tube”. Apparently, I had a breathing tube and was trying to pull it out. Talk about a sore throat after!
I can relate!