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EPISODE · Oct 3, 2025 · 6 MIN

The Backstory: 10,000 Years of Surgery With No Anesthesia

from The Backstory with Patty Steele · host Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Have you ever thought about what surgery would have been like before the advent of anesthesia? Doctors did everything from amputations to mastectomies to tooth extraction with almost no pain relief for the patient. Their secret was speed, and their assistants were the original men in black.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Have you ever thought about what surgery would have been like before the advent of anesthesia? Doctors did everything from amputations to mastectomies to tooth extraction with almost no pain relief for the patient. Their secret was speed, and their...

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