I'm scheduled for surgery on April 12th and I'm nervous, but excited. My biggest fear is honestly the breathing tube. I've heard of people waking up post-surgery with it still in and that terrifies me. Was your breathing tube out by the time you woke up from anesthesia?

It's rare but possible to wake up, the anesthesiologist should be quick to knock you back out of it happens. The drugs used for this can be tricky, not enough and the patient wakes,or too much and... well that's bad too lol bottom line... don't worry! I recall nothing of mine, but did have the mildest "itch" in my throat but it was gone by the next morning.