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Laffy Kat

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

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.

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My DR. has ordered an endoscopy, I'm nervous AF [View all] 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