@tekkie50 Yes, eyes open, take it all in, ask reasonable questions, and let them do their work. You can relax. You'll be 'out' anyway, and won't be conscious again until you awaken in your cubicle and tucked-in. The toughest part, for most adults, is lying on your back for the next three/four hours letting the incision begin to heal and to seal. Your nurse will caution to be lie still, try not even to strain by lifting your head. You'll be asked to drink at some point, then eat a sandwich or whatever they offer, and if you can keep it down, they'll ask you to rise and to walk around the ward for several minutes to see if your BP is sound. Then they call your ride and you get wheeled out of the cath lab and taken home. It's a long (at the hospital by request NLT 0730) day in some ways, but you DO get a nap! 😀