Xander "The memory loss you're experiencing is likely due to hypoxia," the doctor explained, flipping through the chart. "During your surgery, Succinylcholine was administered by mistake. And your body didn’t metabolize it as quickly as expected, which caused a prolonged reaction. This led to respiratory distress, and for a short period, your brain wasn’t getting enough oxygen." “When the brain is deprived of oxygen, even briefly, it can affect cognitive function, especially memory, that’s likely why you're struggling to recall certain things. For some patients, these effects are temporary, and memory gradually returns. But in other cases, the damage can be more long-term.” "In your case,” the doctor added, “it seems the hypoxia affected the part of your brain responsible for storing recent memories. Your long-term memory is intact, but your brain couldn’t properly consolidate events from the past two years. This is why you can remember everything before that period but nothing af
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