You will be drowsy and have mild confusion as you emerge from general anesthesia. You should awaken from your anesthetic with minimal pain and nausea. If you have either, ask the nurse for medication that will have been ordered by your anesthesiologist to help you. You may feel drowsy or tired for a couple of days or longer depending on your surgery. Sore throats are common after anesthesia, but should not last more than 24-48 hours if it is unrelated to your surgery.
Some patients do experience nausea after anesthesia and surgery.
This may be related to the anesthetic as well as to the surgical procedure itself. If you have experienced this after a previous surgery and anesthetic, it is important that you inform your anesthesiologist so that appropriate preventative medication can be given. The majority of anesthetics provide for some relief of postoperative pain. Narcotic pain medications are often given during the anesthetic. When you arrive in the recovery room, you may require more intravenous pain medicine.