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ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts) Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:29 PM Mar 2018

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

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts)

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

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:31 PM

Mar 2018

No big deal!

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)

2. He said I will get twilight sleep

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:32 PM

Mar 2018

Thanks Floyd!

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts)

3. You likely wont remember anything!

Reply to ChubbyStar (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:33 PM

Mar 2018

You are welcome!

Lochloosa

(16,063 posts)

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

Reply to ChubbyStar (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 03:19 PM

Mar 2018

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

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

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:36 PM

Mar 2018

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

Best wishes to you!

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)

6. I feel better already!

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:48 PM

Mar 2018

Appreciate the kind words.

dameatball

(7,397 posts)

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

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 02:47 PM

Mar 2018

safeinOhio

(32,674 posts)

7. I have one done every 3 years for the

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 03:03 PM

Mar 2018

last 30 years. Never a problem.

Skittles

(153,150 posts)

8. I had one

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 03:05 PM

Mar 2018

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

MuseRider

(34,105 posts)

9. Propofol is a wonderful drug!

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 03:16 PM

Mar 2018

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.

Laffy Kat

(16,377 posts)

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

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 03:58 PM

Mar 2018

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.

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

12. It's nothing.

Reply to ChubbyStar (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 04:04 PM

Mar 2018

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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