General Anesthetic - terrified!!! ?!

Its brilliant.
There is nothing to worry about its like going into a nice heavy sleep and people pay loads of money for this every night.
They don't always give you something to relax your muscles so he might have to ask specifically for this if he is really anxious. (I had an eye op where I was awake and i didnt get a muscle relaxant even though i asked. :-(
People are looking after everything his breathing, heart rate the whole lot so nothing can happen to him.
I think you need to relax with it too its no good you stressing as well, theres nothing to it honestly.

When he wakes he will have an oxygen mask on his face tell him not to rip it off like what i did, its helping him to recover quicker. He might also have a strange taste in his mouth, thats normal too and just where the tube has been.
When i woke the last time i couldnt stop shaking but the nurses said it was completely normal and just my body getting rid of the anaesthetic in my body. (it wasnt unpleasant i just felt funny)
All the comments sound really scary but theyre not. Its really not that bad

They give you something to relax your muscles before they give you the General Anaesthetic, so you're not tense when they put you under meaning it is easier for them to put you on a ventilator once you're unconscious (down the throat to make it easier to administer the gas needed to keep you unconscious) and its easier for them to move you're limbs if they have to. It also stops you panicking at the last minute.

That little relaxant leaves you feeling like you've had a bit to much to drink - since you feel sort of floaty. It also makes you quite sleepy. After that, they administer the anaesthetic, ask you to count upwards, downwards of maybe even ask you a question.

You won't finish counting or answering the question - since you'll start feeling that you're getting heavier and heavier, the world may seem to shift sideways (it does for me) and the next thing you know you're waking up in Recovery.

Just remember that if you go in to sit with him afterwards, chances are you won't get much sense out of him for an hour or so - he'll keep falling to sleep.

Okay, so i had general anaesthetic for the first time a few months ago..
i was also terrified.
but honestly, there is nothing at all to worry about!
the anaesthetist (special doctor) monitors your whole body throughout the operation and makes sure your breathing etc..
& the whole going to sleep part.. well its literally like your going to sleep, you just feel a little drowsy but your gone within seconds.
some people do say that general anaesthetic is quite a good feeling.

I've had this done once and I remember being so scared that I was crying. What happens is that nurses fuss over you sticking those little wires on your body then a doctor comes along and injects the anaesthetic. I remember saying that my neck hurt and then I was out! The next thing I could recall was waking up after the operation was over and feeling really sleepy. It happens so quickly that you don't even notice what is happening.

Personal experience

There is no sensation. He can have a pre med tranquilliser if he feels nervous. But they pop an injection into the back of his hand and ask him to count to ten. He may get to three or four and the next thing is he will wake up in the recovery room with an oxygen mask on and some gorgeous nurse gazing into his eyes. That's my experience and I found it bordering on enjoyable.

If you are twitchy about it, but he isn't, don't say anything to him at all. Why transfer your nervousness to him?

If that isn't it, then I can tell you that it doesn't "feel" like anything because it happens so fast you are unaware of it.

It's no different than going to sleep normally. Think of those time when you're really really tired and you climb into bed, and are asleep within 15 seconds, it's like that.