For as long as I can remember, I was always going through surgical procedures going up. My last procedure was back when I was 15 and I started having procedures at such a young age (5 yo). I always cried before going back and I remember the machines so vividly. I hated the smell of the surgical mask and I remember being held down for not wanting to cooperate. Of course, they stopped the surgical mask as I got older. 

Just wanted to know if surgical anesthesia plays a part in the way our brain develops and if it affects memory? 


***I’ve had about 7, 8 surgeries in total***