I understand they want to know when we pass out, but why count backwards from 10? Why not count forward from 1?
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I was “put under” to have my impacted wisdom teeth surgically removed back in 1978. I remember being told to count backwards from 100 and getting as far as 96. I never had another surgery until last November when I underwent a lumpectomy. I was administered anesthesia and don’t recall being asked to count…in fact, the last thing I remember was being rolled on my bed/gurney through the operating room doors feet first and I commented “Just like *Ben Casey*!” Next thing I knew I was in recovery, and a nurse was concerned because my nose was bleeding slightly.
(I used to watch the reruns of Ben Casey with my Mom when I was a wee little kid….[This is the scene I was reminded of.](https://youtu.be/juN1mgR3VBQ)…._ )
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