Yeah, I find it very disturbing, but I would prefer it to the alternative, which would be remembering the pain.

I remember reading that during one of the first early demonstrations of ether (I think it was a tooth extraction) to an audience of doctors, the patient moaned in the middle of it, and the use of ether was almost laughed out of the medical profession. It turned out that one of the effects of ether is suppression of the memory of the pain rather than supressing the pain itsself. I suspect that this is how anesthesia works a lot of the time, and that the fact just doesn't get advertised much. It's a horrifying thought.

Someone should notify Stephen King. I'm sure he could put the information to good use.

not at all if i don't remember does it really matter ? somethings are best left forgotten and i would prefer to be pain unaware.

Remembering the pain of burning your finger on the stove serves a useful purpose. I can see nothing whatever to be gained from remembering the pain I suffered on the operating table. Having had open heart surgery, I think not remembering is a plus.