My son had a minor operation yesterday.  

That sounds pretty awful. I'm glad he's fine now. Hopefully he'll get over the fear really soon and it won't bother him for a long time.

I think perhaps you should complain anyway. If that happens to enough parents and enough of them complain, perhaps there's a chance that they will change the procedure.

Skye-

Oh, how I know the feeling. Our daughter had ear surgery back in March and I remember feeling so anxious over it. It seems very odd though that they didn't let him wake up fully in the dental office, though I am not familiar with how that sort of surgery works.

Perhaps the best thing you can do is simply reassure him as you have been and let him know he will wake up if he goes to sleep. Maybe if you sit with him in his room as he sleeps he can be assured that if he does wake up you'll be there.

Have a lovely night and my best to your little one.

Namaste, Anora

Awwwww, poor baby. I'm sure your son was very confused about everything happening to him!!! Complaining will do absolutely NO good as the medical profession are sure to collect their fees, but cut expenses on the other side. They turn the children back over to their parents way too soon so they have NO recovery expenses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs

Here's a Youtube video where the Dad recorded his son coming out of anesthesia after dental work. With the type of care your son received, be thankful they let you take him home as you could give him MUCH BETTER care!!! He would have just been a royal pain in their bum in that they would have had to work & would have resented it. Mummy can give him a LOT MORE love & BETTER care!!! Just hope he doesn't have to be put to sleep again anytime soon!!! Children just don't know how to control what they are feeling after being drugged heavily!!!! I hope he is back to normal today. HUGGGGS to his Mum for taking such good care of him!!!

Hi Sky,

This is a common practice in the dental surgery and also
the dental center usually send the patients to the home after
he feels more comfort, on the other hand your son still feels the
sleepy because the dose of anesthetic would put him in deep sleep
in the surgery and also it would be on the blood for some time
then he would also feels the sleep mood . So better to inform your
son to have the good sleep in the home and follows the prescribed
medicines properly in order to have the good and peaceful day.

Have a nice day.

Each person reacts very differently to those types of medications. It would be normal that he would not recognize you as they give you something to make sure you don't remember the surgery. I don't know if complain is the right word, but I would certainly let the staff know that no one prepared you, as the primary caregiver, what to expect. You would not want someone else to be unprepared. They explained it to me, so I knew what to expect and was able to cope. Just random thoughts.

Most luckily, he has recovered and you all are at home. You can thank Almighty as the baby was not kept at hospital for one more day. That would made the baby more nervous, i believe.
These experiences are horrible foe a kid. I wish and pray as he remains safe in future days.
Give more time to your baby. Thank you.

Putting anyone under anesthesia for the first time always carries a risk. Especially a child should be monitored closly. Two of my girls had to be put under for surgeries when they were very young. It was not a quick ordeal. They did stay until they were alert and coherent. Never did we experience what you described. You should speak out not only for your sons sake but for others as well.