Anesthesia

Thank God for anesthesia! Right? I guess... I am torn on the subject. I do have to qualify this though, I have had procedures done with no anesthesia, like tooth extraction and cornea removal, but not any internal organ surgey. I know I wouldn't want to have any major surgery without it. For sure.
However, I am hypersensitive to drugs. Really, no joking. I had both general anesthesia, and the lighter one - the "twilight". I was supposed to be awake (tired, but awake) anywhere from 1 - 4 hours after each procedure/surgery. It actually takes days for me... Days of sleeping, of having halucinations, nightmares and panic attacks, headache and nausea. It's a miserable feeling. So, I am torn between the convenience of not feeling pain for minor procedures and being out of it for a few days after it.
I was reading this article before my procedure the other day and it started like this: "When facing surgery or an invasive procedure, anesthesia is one of the things we worry about. Will we feel pain? Will we be completely asleep? Will we wake up?" I admit, none of those questions crossed my mind. My one and only question was: "How bad am I going to feel after that and for how long". I have an answer now: "pretty bad and for about three days".

Why is this? Am I alone in experiencing these side effects. I have done some research and what I can find makes me feel very lonely...

Does anyone have any input?