To ask you what general anaesthetic is actually like?

Make sure you tell the anaesthetist you are on Mounjaro. They will choose the right airway options to keep you safe.

How easily you fall asleep naturally has no bearing on how easy it is to anaesthetise you.

You should have a pre-op appointment and that's probably a good time to ask any questions about the operation and the procedure that you're having done. Do the surgical team know you're on Mounjaro? They may ask you to fast for longer or possibly don't inject for a period of time before the operation.

This happens to me every time too!

Like falling quickly into a deep deep sleep. They ask you to count down from 10, don't think I ever made it to 8 😃

Coming round is probably a bit slower. You might feel sick (I haven't done but it is common). You'll start talking before you're fully aware of what you're saying (I told everyone I'd had lovely dreams and asked many many times what time it was because I couldn't believe it had been so quick). Once you're conscious you're still very relaxed for awhile.

No driving for 48hrs.

I have had a few, last one was for hysterectomy, I was laid on the bed and the anaesthetist was messing with my left hand and the nurse on the other side of the bed asked me if I was going on holiday that year, I turned my head to answer her and the next thing I knew I was waking up 4 hours later!

I have had GA twice and both times I woke up thinking I hadn’t had the op yet and the anaesthetic hadn’t put me to sleep yet. I was like helloooo I’m still awake and the nurses were like no love it’s all done 😂

Like going to sleep. One minute I was awake and very nervous, then next minute I was in recovery being brought a cup of tea.

I've had it a few times, it's nothing to worry about. You will be injected and you then quickly fall asleep. When you wake up you will feel groggy for a little bit and that's it. You will wake up in a recovery ward and then you are moved to whichever ward you will be staying on. That was my experience anyway. Although I remember waking up after having my tonsils out wondering why everyone was looking down at the floor and it turns out my mum had just fainted. 😂

You won't see the needle going in. It goes into your hand when you're lying flat on the operating table.

It does hurt a little going in and then they tell you to count and you think "this probably won't work on me" (or at least I do, every time!) and then you're asleep.

It is the best sleep of your life. I love a general anaesthetic.

Both generals I have had one at 22, one at 40 when I came round I burst into tears - this is apparently really normal.
My first I was a day case for all 4 wisdom teeth out, honestly can't remember much about the general more the eating after losing 4 teeth!
The second was for appendicitis but not rushed in so not emergency, again was home the day after more due to the abdominal surgery and being pregnant!

I’ve only been under general once when I was 11.
I remember trying to hold my breath while they put the oxygen mask on me because it tasted horrible 😂 turns out… they knew I was holding my breath.
When I came round I felt really frustrated and “out of it” and kept trying to sit up. I then apparently demanded a Mars Bar (I was not a child who demanded anything usually).
I think I just felt a bit sleepy/lethargic afterwards.

I had one and was really nervous. I hate the thought of being out of control so I asked anaesthetist to just knock me out without any woozy in between or counting down crap. He did just that. 🤣 I came round and was absolutely fine. I would have had no idea I had been unconscious at all.