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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed
Is there some kind of risk if they don’t intubate me, why wouldn’t I be happy? Not everyone who gets general anesthesia gets intubated. I wasn’t during my last top surgery but that was less then an hour. My mom wasn’t intubated during her hysterectomy. I’m just trying to understand why they do it with some people and surgeries and not others even if they are all going under general anesthesia.
With my first surgery the first thing I said when I woke up was “my throat hurts” you can’t feel it when your asleep but you can feel the after effects of it. And it sucks. My throat hurt for several days.
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Maybe I'm wrong. Your doctor can confirm one way or another. I do suppose if you are knocked out (unconscious) there is a strong chance you might need intubation, especially if some form of muscle relaxant is administered as part of it. See
What Is Intubation and Why Is It Done? If there is a muscle relaxant as part of it, it would be the case that you would not be able to sufficiently breathe on your own. I've been under general anethesia for ECT and had to be intubated. The very first time I came to with a sore throat. A lot worse could result, in my view. Surgeries are always a big deal. It's not like simply having a tooth pulled.