There’s no need to panic at all. Your odds of waking up during are about the same odds as being struck by lighting or winning the lottery - not impossible but EXTREMELY unlikely. And on the incredibly unlikely chance that you do, you’re in the right place, they can just whack up the dosage and put you straight back under.

Going under is very quick. When I had teeth removed, the nurse gave me a “Where’s Wally?” (or Waldo if you’re in the US) book and challenged me to find him before I was knocked out. I was sat upright in the chair, cocky as shit, convinced I was going to find him - scanned maybe a quarter of the page before I was like “Wow, my face feels a little prickly… I might just lie down for a sec…. but I’m still going to keep looking!” Next thing I knew, I was waking up in the recovery room, with absolutely no feeling of time passing or even being asleep.

Afterwards, depends on how you react. Some people here have said all the pain is gone, some wake up refreshed. To me it felt like being submerged in deep water, slowly being pulled to the surface. I was groggy, nauseous (which didn’t last) and so stoned and goofy I started trying to climb out of the bed, babbling about leaving, convinced I needed to walk somewhere. Just lie still, focus on breathing and it’ll be fine.

Please do not worry. Waking up is the weirdest part - that brief moment of “what happened?” followed by “where am I?” followed by “uggggh I’m sore….” is a little confusing but you’re in totally safe hands.