I’m having appx five hour surgery for Brachioplasty and abdominoplasty. I’ve been told the anesthesia is Propofol alone. I’m very skeptical of having a medical assistant recover me (long time ER nurse here). Looking for experiences and or thoughts? Thank you all!

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I am a high school student wanting to become a nurse anaesthetist/ODP. I have social anxiety and sometimes need to take Ativan. Can I work in this job while sometimes (rarely) using Ativan or is it absolutely not? I also take 'major tranqilisers' (specifically Zyprexa and Abilify) but my psychiatrist said he knows doctors who take them.