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I'm not a hypochondriac, but from time to time I will become preoccupied with health related things. It has never occurred to me that anesthesia might in some w

I'm not a hypochondriac, but from time to time I will become preoccupied with health related things. It has never occurred to me that anesthesia might in some way be harmful or potentially result in cognitive decline. I'm now afraid I might get a false positive feeling that my mind isn't as sharp after my next surgery (whatever it may be).

BizarroLand 4y ago
My opinion is that in most cases the side effects are going to be less awful than the thing that you were put under for is. Further, I'm willing to bet most people have no side effects from anesthesia, since most of the time they are only sedating you enough for you to be unconscious.