On the day of my operation, a nurse who had previously introduced herself to me as "Miyuki of the Nurse" helped me put on a hospital gown and I was then put under anesthesia.
There is no mistake why you go "under" anesthesia. It's not quite six feet under, but it's at least four. You're as good as temporarily dead, and in this condition, you are merely a giant rag doll the nurses have to deal with.
From here it was a two-hour operation to remove some UFOs that had taken up residence in my abdomen. It was a routine operation with little risk but required a two-week hospital stay.