How rough do kids feel after having teeth out under general anaesthetic?

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My son is having 5 teeth out under general on Saturday. He is desperate to go to his drum lesson on Sunday as he has a concert coming up. I’m not sure he’d feel up to it. Can anyone shed any light on this from experience?

from a GA perspective: on coming round, first 30 mins 45 mins they are a bit distressed, but after an hour they are fine. That night he will sleep really well and deeply.

Not sure what the impact will be from a teeth pain perspective.

Depends on the person. DS has had 2 GA and was fine apart from pain relief. DM is vomits profusely post operation

I think he needs to rest. The recommendation for adults is 2-4 days off work after extraction under GA.

I would ask the hospital if there is any advice - because if they say he needs to rest then you should follow that, five teeth out is not a small thing in terms of body shock.

I would have already cancelled I think, has the hospital said he will be at school on the Monday? I would have expected some rest after this.

If you google things like dental surgery or tooth removal aftercare you can find various guidance produced by different NHS trusts. Even for one simple tooth removal not under GA, they advise things like don't do anything strenuous for 24 hours, and the pain and swelling will be worst on day 2. Five teeth is quite a few, plus the anaesthetic. And yes drumming isn't a contact sport or running cross country, but presumably he would nod his head up and down quite a bit while doing it, even unconsciously? That sounds like a potential issue for dislodging the very fresh clots, which you really don't want to do.

I had teeth out twice under GA as a child. I think both times were 4 teeth (small mouth!)
Both times I was definitely back in school the next day, I'm not certain I didn't go back in the afternoon.

I don't remember it being particularly traumatic. I sat in the chair, they gave me an injection, and then I opened my eyes, and only reason I knew they'd gone was I could feel the gaps.

But it does depend on the person how well they react to GA. My ds takes ages to come round after GA. There's normally children on the ward who went in after him, and had much longer GA who are running round while he's still only up to dozing and vomiting. The next day he's still pretty fragile and dopey.

I would say if he wants to go at this point, I'd say to him he can, but if when it comes to it, he doesn't feel up to it then cancel it. Let the drum teacher know this might be the case. Obviously you'd then be paying for it, but I think you'll find he is better for it.

Yeah, the vomiting. I had to stay overnight after a GA as a child due to the vomiting.