Waking Up to Anesthesia

Anesthesia awareness is a rare but worrisome occurrence that can happen during a procedure where general anesthesia is used. The goal of general anesthesia is to put you into a form of reversible coma. You shouldn’t be able to feel pain or have any awareness of what’s going on. However, in some rare instances, people can become “aware” during general anesthesia, even if they aren’t exactly awake.