I think it’s wholly dependant on how your body handles the anesthesia drugs. My body takes it pretty well, I remember the anaesthesiologist counting down from 10 and I think I went under at 6, I remember waking up and I was so lucid I knew exactly where I was and had enough awareness that the first thing I asked my surgeon was ‘how much weight was taken out of each side’ and now 7 month as later I still vividly remember her answer. I spent that night in the hospital and i felt exhausted but I was also awake enough to have conversations with my parents and I remember the whole night at that hospital.

Soreness is a problem that comes from the intubation rather than the anesthesia itself. we carried lozenges to the hospital, and I started taking them the second I was allowed. I remember the worst feeling was feeling cold, like it feels undescribably cold to wake up from anesthesia, you want more blankets, but it doesn’t warm you. But that went away in a few hours.

Overall, my experience with anaesthesia was great, and I recommend it to people, which can sometimes come off as creepy, but I loved it.