Muffled voices, all I can hear are muffled voices.
These voices encircle me as I try to find out where I am. I feel nothing, I see nothing, and I feel as if I am somewhere that is also nowhere. Then I see something, a minuscule circle of light in the distance. I try to move towards it but then realize that I can’t move my body. But I don’t need to move because this light gradually grows. As it swells, I see figures in this circle of illumination, and notice that the once muffled voices that surround me have now become more coherent. The darkness is suddenly banished as my vision fully returns to me, although it remains blurry. I am then embraced by the cold air and the sensation of something rubbing my torso. With my blurry sight, I take in my surroundings with my limited view. Suddenly, my vision clears, and to my horror, I register where I currently am. Surgeons and nurses surround me. Panicked thoughts race through my mind as I realized the surgeon is picking up the scalpel. My mind screams, hoping that by some miracle they can hear it.
But there’s nothing I can do besides watch as they start to make the first incision.