http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/30/Does-Anesthesia-Lead-to-Greater-Pain.aspxMost general anesthetics, which are used to put patients to sleep during surgery, can actually increase the discomfort patients feel when they wake up. "Noxious" anesthesia drugs -- a category which includes most general anesthetics -- activate and thenenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/30/Does-Anesthesia-Lead-to-Greater-Pain.aspx#127353Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:46:14 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:127353Katie BWhen I got all four of my wisdom teeth pulled, I didn't let them knock me out (I have this fear of not waking up)--I just had them shoot my gums with Novocain, no problems.<br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=127353" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/30/Does-Anesthesia-Lead-to-Greater-Pain.aspx#127352Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:26:58 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:127352healthiswealth"Noxious" should be the key word for everyone here. Don't get general anesthesia unless you ABSOLUTELY have to.<br /><br />Anesthesiologists making $500k a year and Big Pharma won't like it, but we all have to do what is best for us, not them. <br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=127352" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/30/Does-Anesthesia-Lead-to-Greater-Pain.aspx#127348Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:44:55 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:127348WellnessMomAbout a month ago I had to have a back tooth extracted and I was put under for it. When it came time to wake up, I had the most terrible time and they ended up giving me something to help me wake up better. However, I was <strong>very </strong>dizzy and off balance for a whole week afterwards. I've&nbsp;been put under before, but never had these issues. It was very scary.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=127348" width="1" height="1">