Tue Mar 13, 2018, 01:29 PM

ChubbyStar (2,740 posts)

My DR. has ordered an endoscopy, I'm nervous AF

I had the nose tube at the ER last week and it was pretty awful. Any thoughts....

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My DR. has ordered an endoscopy, I'm nervous AF (Original post)	ChubbyStar	Mar 2018	OP
When I had one it was under general anesthetic!	Floyd R. Turbo	Mar 2018	#1
He said I will get twilight sleep	ChubbyStar	Mar 2018	#2
You likely wont remember anything!	Floyd R. Turbo	Mar 2018	#3
Sorry throat maybe. Other than it's a fun drug.	Lochloosa	Mar 2018	#10
Hi Star - my sister has had two, and expressed no awful terrible horrible experience during	Leghorn21	Mar 2018	#4
I feel better already!	ChubbyStar	Mar 2018	#6
Always better to have more fear for the problem than for the procedure.	dameatball	Mar 2018	#5
I have one done every 3 years for the	safeinOhio	Mar 2018	#7
I had one	Skittles	Mar 2018	#8
Propofol is a wonderful drug!	MuseRider	Mar 2018	#9
Don't worry, it'll be fine.	Laffy Kat	Mar 2018	#11
It's nothing.	NutmegYankee	Mar 2018	#12

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 01:31 PM

Floyd R. Turbo (14,465 posts)

1. When I had one it was under general anesthetic!

No big deal!

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 01:32 PM

ChubbyStar (2,740 posts)

2. He said I will get twilight sleep

Thanks Floyd!

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 01:33 PM

Floyd R. Turbo (14,465 posts)

3. You likely wont remember anything!

You are welcome!

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:19 PM

Lochloosa (13,965 posts)

10. Sorry throat maybe. Other than it's a fun drug.

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 01:36 PM

Leghorn21 (12,145 posts)

4. Hi Star - my sister has had two, and expressed no awful terrible horrible experience during

either one- !! I think you will be just FINE!!

Best wishes to you!

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 01:48 PM

ChubbyStar (2,740 posts)

6. I feel better already!

Appreciate the kind words.

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 01:47 PM

dameatball (5,983 posts)

5. Always better to have more fear for the problem than for the procedure.

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:03 PM

safeinOhio (21,792 posts)

7. I have one done every 3 years for the

last 30 years. Never a problem.

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:05 PM

Skittles (133,099 posts)

8. I had one

didn't know anything during the procedure, was out of it......did not care for the mustache band-aid though

on edit: a nasal endoscopy

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:16 PM

MuseRider (30,771 posts)

9. Propofol is a wonderful drug!

Mine went down my throat and then the colonoscopy, not my throat lol. Awake, asleep, awake and home. Easy peasy.

I cannot believe anyone would do this without putting you into a light sleep. Are we really so afraid that we are going that way now? I hope you have no memory except the guy who says, "Goodnight" and, "Hey, you are awake!" you can go home in about 10 minutes.

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:58 PM

Laffy Kat (13,394 posts)

11. Don't worry, it'll be fine.

I had one due to swallowing difficulties and feelings of heartburn. They gave me conscious sedation via IV and I don't remember a thing. First they sprayed some lidocaine or something like that down my throat and that's the last thing I remember. They didn't find a thing, yet the procedure itself was therapeutic and I haven't had any symptoms since. The doc told me that very often the dilation during the procedure is all you need. He was right. I walked out thirty minutes later.

Relax.

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 03:04 PM

NutmegYankee (14,586 posts)

12. It's nothing.

You have an IV and get put out before they ever run anything down your throat. No after affects other than being groggy from the meds. I have one every three years.

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