My arse. My poor arse.

facethemusic
on 12/13/11 10:46 am

How terrifying! I was awake for a previous endoscopy. After telling my current GI about it he made sure to reassure me that I would be unaware for my most recent endoscopy. They used propofol and it was great! I wasn't drowsy afteward and I don't remember anything from the procedure expcept the burning when they pushed the propofol in. Not everyone feels the burn, but i have ****ty veins so of course I did.

I'm supposed to have a colonoscopy next month and you can bet your ass (pun slightly intended) that I'll be asking for propofol.

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RNY April 2011, Reversal August 2011.
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royses1066
on 12/13/11 10:32 pm

RNY on 11/07/11

Glad to say I DON'T have your super powers. You keep 'em! I had my colonoscopy a year ago and didn't even know they had done it when it was over. Proper sedation is a very good friend. Sorry for your experience. Glad it wasn't me though!

M M
on 12/13/11 10:33 pm

RNY on 04/05/04

I had nightmares last night.

I wonder why.

LOL.

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paranoidmother21
on 12/13/11 10:50 pm, edited 12/14/11 4:16 am - Lake Zurich, IL

RNY on 12/16/09

Beth, let's combine our guts! Mine absorbes EVERYTHING that's supposed to knock you out and magnifies it. After surgery, I effectively have chemical narcolepsy for days: I keep falling asleep at weird times and with no warning.

If we put the two of us together, we might have one normal response to sedatives!

edited to correct spelling error

Rebecca
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M M
on 12/13/11 10:53 pm

RNY on 04/05/04

OMG!

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nfarris79
on 12/14/11 12:52 am - Germantown, MD

RNY on 04/13/11

I'm so sorry that happened to you! I was pretty darn awake for my preop Endoscopy also and was fairly traumatized from it. However my husband has Ulcerative Colitis and sees the same GI doc, same "twilighted" protocol, and has never had a problem with his colonoscopies. My only colonoscopy was done by a colorectal surgeon in a hospital.... which makes me want to write on my medic alert card "Do anything to me, just knock me the F- out!!!!".

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Loveshinesthru
on 12/14/11 4:15 pm - Mesa, AZ

I woke up while they were doing the lower one on me back in march. I made noise to let them know I was in discomfort. But thats what woke me was the pain. IVe had 2 EGD's in the last week and both have been fine. I go for my 3rd next weds. yay me. :(

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