First off, glad it worked out nicely for you and there were no complications. I'm gonna stretch the alcohol analogy a bit here, because that's most likely to b

First off, glad it worked out nicely for you and there were no complications. I'm gonna stretch the alcohol analogy a bit here, because that's most likely to be relatable to everyone, but of course the situation is a bit more nuanced with anesthesia. If you're a healthy adult, you could probably down a bottle of vodka. You might not enjoy it nor have a good time, but you'd most likely make it out the other end with a wicked hangover and some questions about life choices. If you're a small child, you might leave with permanent brain damage. If you have an underlying condition, you might have a kidney fail. Etc. Anesthesia is the same way. The fact that you, I'm assuming a healthy adult, walked away with few issues, doesn't make it any less risky. Most healthy adults walk away from general anesthesia without longlasting effects. But for everyone else, you can already find a number of unfortunate experiences in this comment section alone. A large portion of people who go under do so because they're already in some dire state and need emergency help. Adding general anesthesia on top of that is a large source of risk.