Any anaesthetists about?? Sore throat after GA - making me miserable

[friendlymum67]

Hoping someone -anaesthetists - can reassure/advise me regarding a sore throat after minor op.

Onset of sore throat was about 8 hrs after the procedure - is it linked to the GA or just an unlucky coincidence? It's getting me down as other than that I have felt fine!

TIA.

How long ago? You are normally intubated during a GA so that can give you a sore throat. I am not an expert but had an op last week.

'Op' was yesterday morning and only a minor procedure so I wasn't 'under' for long, hence why I wonder if it is connected to GA?

Not a medic but I have always had a sore throat (feels bruised) after a GA. I thought it was due to the tube down your throat whilst unconscious? I know it doesn't happen to everyone so assumed it was something specific to me - ie small throat or oversensitive in some way!
Hope you are not coming down with anything, and feel better soon.

You will have had a breathing tube of one sort or another in your throat during the op as part of your anaesthetic. This can be irritating to the throat, and in some cases the process of putting it in can cause minor damage to the sensitive tissues back there, which leaves some patients feeling sore afterwards. It usually heals up and gets better within a few days though.