Going to have a operation. Can I ask for the anesthesia mask?

Hi,

I'm going to have an operation and I love the anesthesia mask. I know it will be just oxygen they give me, but I still love it 😃

Any suggestions to have I can ask to keep the mask with me home? Any good excuses?

Ask if you can have the mask if they are going to throw it away. Just them you think it’s really interesting. When I was a kid, my siblings and I used to ask our doctor for tongue depressors and rubber gloves and he would give them to us.

I was thinking the same thing. Anyone who has experience with doing this?

@Dr_EitherOr said

Hi,

I'm going to have an operation and I love the anesthesia mask. I know it will be just oxygen they give me, but I still love it 😃

Any suggestions to have I can ask to keep the mask with me home? Any good excuses?

All I can say is you have to be joking.

If you are having general anesthesia, your assumption that they will just be giving you oxygen is just plain wrong. There is probably more going on here than you are aware of.

Sevoflurane is one of the most commonly used general anesthetics because of its rapid induction, lack of mucosal irritation and smooth induction.

Here where I live they just give the anesthetic in the IV. That was what I meant.

Hi,

I'm going to have an operation and I love the anesthesia mask. I know it will be just oxygen they give me, but I still love it 😃

Any suggestions to have I can ask to keep the mask with me home? Any good excuses?

Since when is oxygen an anesthetic? If that is all they give you through the mask, you will be yelping in pain and shock with the first cut ... maybe they told you this to put you at ease, but I don't think that is a suitable excuse really.

Anyway, besides disabusing you of the simplicity of an operation, just ask. Just say you'd like it as a souvenir or whatever. I am certain that doctors have already heard every excuse there is.

Sorry, it came out wrong. I just call it the anesthesia mask since it used to be just that. Now its just oxygen and you get the drugs through your IV. You get gas after you sleep as well, but before you sleep its only oxygen. Or at least for some places and operations do it that way.

You could say you collect masks of all kinds and would like to have one of this type for your collection.

You are probably paying for it, just tell them you want it. I don't think it is a big deal.

You are probably paying for it, just tell them you want it. I don't think it is a big deal.

thats true. I just feel weird about asking for it