Welcome and yes that is the wierdest feeling to be medically 95% unaware. I have endoscopys every year due to cancer and one of the reasons I have decided not to go through with it this past month was because of that 95% being out of it. anyway I am amazed you were able to pull out the intubation tubes. Having nursing background and going through intubations with my endoscopys I know that it takes alot of swollowing - coughing action at the same time a physician puts a special tool to in the intubation tube to deflate the rubber balloon that is anchoring the tube at the bottom of the airway and lungs so that when a patient moves the intubation tube stays in place because the rubber ballon is larger significantly larger then the airway tubes. the only way to get the intubation tubes out is by a doctor deflating the baloon and then the patient coughing and gagging while the doctor is pulling the tube straight out. The first time I had the endoscopy I woke up enough during the proceedure to start fighting and trying to pull out the tubings and it was impossible. So I give you lots of credit for being able to do that while drugged to 95% unawareness and not having that rubber balloon anchoring the tube deflated.

and again welcome to psych central.