The surgery was meant to be simple. The doctors explained that it was exploratory, just to confirm what scans had already shown.
My family waited calmly outside, confident I would be out within hours and talking again before sunset.
Nothing in the consent form warned us of what came next. When I woke up, the room felt wrong.
I tried to ask for water, but no sound came out. I tried again, forcing my throat, but only air escaped. Nurses thought it was normal shock from anesthesia and told me to rest.…CONTINUE READING