Item 54: Friedrich Meier diary, 18 August 1914-August 1915 - Page 127
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<p>[Page 127]</p><p>that same morning. My protest went unheeded, but afterwards the day nurse told me that there had been a misunderstanding and that I was indeed to be operated on the following day. In the afternoon I was given again a glass of castor oil and my arm was shaved and washed with ether. In the evening I was told to have a bath and put on clean underwear. On Wednesday, 4th/9/1918, at 4.30am I was given a bowl of porridge and afterwards an enema. I received no further breakfast and at 10 minutes to 9am I was brought into the operating theatre. After about 10 minute's wait on the operating table, Dr MacInnes came in, checked my heart and then put the [anaesthesia] mask (a mix of ether and chloroform) on my face, telling me to breathe fast and deep. The smell was so repulsively sweet I began coughing. But then I managed to breathe fast and deep. After a few inhalations my head began to rush, my heart started palpitating</p>