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Oh, it was great today! Apparently my mom was able to snatch a doctor and ask if I could follow a CRNA around, and five minutes later I was with them in the operating room! ::glow, glow:: I oberved an abdominoplasy, which consisted of lyposuction and removing the lower stomach fat. To put it frankly, it was a disgusing proceedure. It was amazing how much fat a person could have in their lower stomach alone... and it weighed in at around 3.5 pounds. I didn't feel sick or anything watching the proceedure, but I felt lightheaded when I first went in the OR because of the surgical mask. It felt like I was being smothered... but after a while it became easier to breathe. The CRNA who was with me (Kip, he's an awesome guy!) took me to the side where the fat was cut out and jokingly said, "hey, look! You can take it home and use it as a soup base!" Needless to say, that comment made me lose my appetite. The proceedure looked very painful... I was glad that the lady was knocked out and on some very good drugs. But I liked the atmosphere in the OR compared to the recovery room... the recovery room seemed very tame compared to the OR.