Well, as you can see, I survived just fine, as did my sister (sproutandtad, up above).
It is EXTREMELY rare for someone to die under general. I mean, twenty years ago, it was very safe. Now, it's literally orders of magnitude safer.
I think we're down to the one-in-a-million level, now, at least under first-world medical conditions. Or darned close to it.
It does knock you for a loop the next day or two -- spend the next couple days just resting as best as you can. Your body will need the time and energy to heal.
But, while there IS a non-zero chance of death, it is, I suspect, not worth worrying about.
That said, writing out your will isn't a bad idea -- life itself is risky. But tomorrow isn't going to be significantly riskier than today, or yesterday, or the day after tomorrow.
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Date: 2007-08-13 04:04 am (UTC)It is EXTREMELY rare for someone to die under general. I mean, twenty years ago, it was very safe. Now, it's literally orders of magnitude safer.
I think we're down to the one-in-a-million level, now, at least under first-world medical conditions. Or darned close to it.
It does knock you for a loop the next day or two -- spend the next couple days just resting as best as you can. Your body will need the time and energy to heal.
But, while there IS a non-zero chance of death, it is, I suspect, not worth worrying about.
That said, writing out your will isn't a bad idea -- life itself is risky. But tomorrow isn't going to be significantly riskier than today, or yesterday, or the day after tomorrow.