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well, that's not just a worrying possibility [1]. bears the question what was going wrong?

a) that you woke up

b) that you remember having woken up

1: https://www.asahq.org/madeforthismoment/preparing-for-surger...



> The condition, called anesthesia awareness (waking up) during surgery, means the patient can recall their surroundings, or an event related to the surgery, while under general anesthesia.

That's something else though. You could be very aware but forget it.


i don't see why this is sth else.


The website talks about remembering being conscious. But you could be conscious without remembering it later, which was what I originally talked about.




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