Dr. Alopi (Alopi Patel)

And it was my first time listening.

Very spirited.

Very, yeah.

And, you know, we just listened to music and I held her hand and I sat with her and the surgeon did his stuff as fast as he could to evacuate the hematoma.

We stabilized, put on pressure dressing, all of that stuff.

And the patient was so grateful.

It is such a big part of the patient experience to be there as a human next to that person and not just a face peering down like that human aspect of anesthesiology is why I love this field.

Absolutely.

So always be honest with your anesthesiologist is what I would say.

Your anesthesiologist and your grandmother have one thing in common, which is we want to know when did you eat last because we want to make sure that you can have a safe anesthetic on an empty stomach, as we say.

But really be honest with your anesthesiologist is the most important thing.

Don't lie.

Do not lie.

Whether it's whether you used cocaine or marijuana, we do not judge.

We are there to protect you and to help you.

And also, it's super safe.

Anesthesia has evolved so much over the last 30 years, especially since the invention of certain monitors for heart rate and oxygen.

Anesthesiologists are trained physicians with thousands of hours of care, and we're here to help you and walk you through the process.

We'd get away.