The same for me in 1992 when I had both ends done, and in 2003 and 2005 for
EGDs only. The first time I went without a full, short-action, anaesthetic
was at the end of 2005 when I had my first ileoscopy. That was great, but
I
learnt to my cost that it was only great because the gastroenterologist
used
a child's EGC scope and he didn't pump me full of air. This is why he only
managed to negotiate 25 cm of ileum. Last week my new GI pumped me so full
of air that I thought my resection site was going to tear through. He
managed to get the scope 35-40 cm along before he came to a hairpin bend.
I am still not right after last week's procedure, although the RHS lower
belly ache is not as bad as it was on Wed. evening and Thurs. I have been
extremely tired . However, this might not have anything to do with last
week, but might conceivably be because the fat-soluble vitamin injection
is
due at the beginning of June. Perhaps my depot has run out as I am sure
the
nurse hit a vein at the beginning of May and gave me one hell of a vitamin
high. The latter theory would be sup****ted because I have had cravings for
fry-ups and eggs. I have also had real cravings for fish, which I think is
related to vitamin B12 deficiency for me and liver, of course, probably
due
to a minor iron deficiency.
I think also that the action of the air has opened my intestine up a
little
because the diarrhoea has increased. It is all go within my body, but
there
is not much happening outside of it. I wrote to the taxman and asked him
for
a stay of execution and I have to prepare do***ents for my health insurers
for a refund of copayments here in Germany due to my low income. I was
supposed to have cleaned the balcony this weekend and all I can do is
sleep.
Perhaps, I should go and get an early vitamin injection tomorrow.
Vanny
"Rufus" <not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:Sf5_j.178712$yE1.166178@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Simon Scott wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 May 2008 18:56:08 +0000, Rufus wrote:
>>
>>> You're a trooper...I never would even consider being awake for an
>>> endoscopy procedure (I did both ends at once a few years back but made
>>> sure they put me out like a light - I don't seem to have any issues
>>> being put out) let alone watching it...I'd prefer to catch it in
>>> re-runs...
>>>
>>> Hope you're feeling settled post-procedure, and not in any further or
>>> lingering pain for your effort.
>>
>> When you say "put you out", do you mean full anaesthetic?
>>
>> Here they use some sort of "twilight" stuff that makes you dozey but
you
>> often wake up and talk to the doctor etc. I have woken up during all my
>> colonoscopies.
>>
>
> Yes - I mean a full general. I've always been given a choice, and I
> always tell them "you can do anything you want to me once I'm out, but
> you'd better not let me wake up and catch you doing it, or somebody's
> gonna get hurt" before they put me down.
>
> I've been completely and totally unaware during all of my procedures,
and
> I've always come though without any residual "pain in the bum" that some
> folks have complained of - not once. Other than being hungry and full
of
> air I'd never know they'd done anything to me.
>
> For my last procedure at UCLA Med I was given demerol in combination
with
> something else...I can't recall what else, but from what I gather the
> demerol was/is to lessen pain/discomfort and the "something else" was to
> put me out; some here have mentioned just getting demerol alone. I've
also
> been given pentathol for minor surgeries - like when I broke my jaw and
> had to have my mouth wired shut - and that's worked well for me too.
>
> I came out of my last procedure a bit more slowly than with whatever
I've
> been given during the previous ones (six or seven scopes now...I've lost
> count...) - I've never asked what that was, but I know that when it wore
> off and I was awake I was WIDE awake and alert before I left recovery...
>
> ...and hungry.
>
> --
> - Rufus
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