cheetah, I felt similarly to you, but I had surgery in January, and my first ever general anesthesia. It went very well. They gave me some kind of sedative in an IV to knock me out so I don't even remember them putting the tube down my throat. I was already asleep. When I woke up, the tube was out of my throat. I don't remember a thing about the surgery. I threw up once while in the recovery room, but I guess that is not uncommon, and if you are just really nauseous they will give you some medicine to help. If I ever need surgery again, I will not be so apprehensive.