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Is it scary being put to sleep for surgery/operation?

I'm going to get a couple of my teeth taken out today and I'm scared about being put to sleep! What will they do and is it scary? Thanks!

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    No its not its just like falling asleep. If its gas that they use all you will do is count backwards from 10 and you will be out before you reach 10 (sometimes its backwards) and if its through a IV its like you just feel asleep. Like you will have memory of before you go under but just like when you really do go to sleep at night you wont be able to remember the exact moment you fell asleep.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    When they put you under general anesthetic you get two injections, two substances that will put you to sleep. When I had my wisdom teeth removed it was the suspense in the waiting room/reception that was the worst, I just wanted it to be all over. Being put to sleep is not a big deal you just will not be conscious for several hours of your life and when you wake up you'll be drowsy, not thinking clearly and may or may not have an apatite. You'll be fine as long as you don't have a problem with injections.

  • 8 years ago

    I've had countless surgeries. It definitely isn't bad at all. Through the IV they'll give you sedation and you'll quickly just go to sleep, the weirdest part for me is that right before I do go unconscious I hear a weird noise like a million bees, but it goes pretty fast. For me the worst part is definitely waking up, as I get VERY sick (vomiting and nausea). If you do feel nauseous, just tell someone and they'll give you something quick to ease that. Good luck!

  • LFant
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Nope not scary at all! It literally feels like you are falling asleep. I remember they stuck an IV into my arm. It didn't hurt, so don't worry. Then I started feeling sleepy and the next thing I knew I was awake and the operation was done. You'll be fine!

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  • 8 years ago

    You just count down from 100 and you fall asleep before you get ten digits in, then you get woken up after and you won't remember a thing. Not scary at all. Just like going to bed after an exhausting day.

    Source(s): Been put to sleep for several surgeries, wisdom teeth included.
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I had the exact same thing done when I was 8 and I was terrified but its all fine you don't feel a thing! They put a mask over your mouth and tell you to breathe in and out with your nose i think ( i can't remember!) then you're asleep and you wake up after the operation!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    have faith Me, Falling To Sleep Will Make The surgical treatment lots much less complicated and much less soreness. think of Having to computer screen Your heart Being Taken Out Or Your Eye Being Surgecially Corrected On. Sleep is a solid ingredient.

  • 8 years ago

    Honestly I was sketched out at first when I went to get my wisdom teeth out. It's not scary at all you want up with a weird taste in your mouth but your so high you don't even care

    Source(s): Just happened to me 2 weeks ago
  • Orla C
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    No, it's not. They give you an injection and you just drift off. Next thing you know you're waking up. It happened to me that I thought I had just dozed off before a procedure, I woke up again and asked the nurse when I'd be going in for it, and she smiled at me and said it was all finished, and that several hours had passed since I was last awake.

  • 8 years ago

    not scary at all...when I was put under i had a metallic taste in my mouth, became swimmy in the head. The doctor told me to close my eyes and next thing i remember is waking up in the recovery room.

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