In addition, your anesthesiologist will want to know about:

• Any medical problems that you might have. These will need to be reviewed in detail. Be prepared to tell about medications you are currently taking, recent hospitalizations, recent illnesses, etc.
• You should also be prepared to discuss any dietary supplements or herbal products you may be taking.
• If you are taking other drugs - including illegal substances. The purpose of this is not to turn you in to the police or make value judgments about your character - it is important information to help avoid complications or interactions with other medications during your anesthesia.
• Whether you drink alcohol and smoke tobacco - how much and how often. Again, this is not asked in order to make value judgments about your character but because long-term usage of these substances can affect the way medications work in your body as well as have certain implications for things like how your heart works, how your lungs work, etc.
• Any allergies that you might have
• Any previous problems with anesthesia or any family history of problems with anesthesia

Will I wake up during my surgery?
I won't tell you that it is impossible - I am sure that everyone has heard the news reports of patients that had this problem. I will, however, tell you that it is extremely unlikely. If you are especially concerned about this issue, you should definitely discuss it with your anesthesiologist. They can assure you by explaining the medications and techniques that they are using to prevent this problem There have been recent advances in medications that make this problem very uncommon - and a recently introduced monitor (called the Bispectral Index Monitor or BIS monitor) may help to reduce this problem even more.