Gastroscopy today - sedation or not?

You're a brave woman, flaxseed.
Well done!

For me, I didnt feel anywhere near sedated as much as I wanted to be.

Well done flaxseed. Glad all’s well. Not nice to have things like that hanging over you. I bet you feel better now it’s all over!?

Thanks all. It’s a relief it’s done and all normal although I’m left wondering why I get such awful reflux/indigestion. I wasn’t going to ask the endoscopist anything though .
I’ve eaten now (had to wait for the local anaesthetic to wear off) so am feeling more human

DD having one tomorrow (both ends) and was v anxious so being given benzos and fentanyl. About to embark on clearing out her colon which sounds worse to me though I gag easily too.

Well done Flaxseed, are you glad you didn't have sedation?

Glad all is well with you Flaxseed. humptydumpty, Hope your daughter’s procedures go well tomorrow x

Elless I’m not actually sure , I had to have local up my nose, but he then realised it was impossible to use that route due to a deviated septum, (despite me warning him of this) so I then had some down my throat too. I’m not sure if it was the double whammy of local, but I only now feel that it’s totally worn off. It’s felt so uncomfortable that I haven’t been able to do much at all. The effects of the sedation probably would have lasted the same amount of time!
However, it did mean I was aware of what he was seeing on the screen, and could walk in a straight line immediately afterwards
The endoscopist obviously wanted me out of there ASAP so at least I could oblige
I honestly don’t know what I would do should I ever have to have another endoscopy!

humptydumpty Good luck to your DD. I can understand her wanting sedation for both ends!

Weirdly and annoyingly I’ve just been told I have to have an endoscopy ……..what I thought were pains related to diverticula disease apparently are not and I need further investigation. Hey ho.
I shall go for sedation!!

Good luck lucca!

You are a braver woman than I am Flaxseed. I’ve had one with and the second without. I wouldn’t do it again without sedation, which gave me no after effects.

I am also claustrophobic so had sedation for an MRI scan , having freaked out the first time, if anyone is having one of those!

Atqui, I share that problem. MY MRI scan was in turns claustrophobic and ludicrous. I had one when I had breast cancer and without exaggeration, I had to tape a cod liver oil capsule over each nipple, before going in AND had to dangle my boobs through a frame with two boob sized holes so they were swinging free. And then put headphones on and listened to a favourite album of mine. All while having a dye injected through a canula in the middle of the MRI which made me feel like I'd peed myself.

At least the ridiculous elements stopped me from freaking out in the middle of the scan. Hard to take yourself seriously when you've got your naked boobs swinging, with capsules taped to them.

GagaJo Definitely a case for sedation. I’m presuming and hoping your cancer was cured .

It's horrible but bearable without sedation and soon forgotten.
My mantra is that if I can give birth I can do anything!!!