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Having had it done both ways, I'm opting for the sedation next time. Not that it was unbearable without but on balance, nicer with.

There is nothing my wife likes more than to watch me act like a groggy slurring idiot when I wake up after a colonoscopy and I would never dream of depriving her of that pleasure.

The burning question is - did you have a burrito as your first post colonoscopy meal?

The drugs make all the prep worthwhile

That's a big fuck no from here too.

rawdogmaxxxing. no thanks.

Please explain that to GYNs who do colposcopies without sedation.

Without…. Do they mean using conscious sedation vs Propyphol or…I don’t have anything else.

Knock me TF out!

Like what the actual F***?

i had ~15 of them years ago as part of a vaccine clinical trial. uncomfortable but not painful & i got to watch them use a little metal thing take little bites out of the inside of my intestines which was neat. if i had to do one now i’d probably go w/o but totally get why you wouldn’t want to lol

You have probably heard Roger Ebert said he'd watched his, and "film - can't remember which" and the first was a better viewing experience.

My colonoscopy was the best nap I'd had in years.

I'd like to have the choice...in Canada and Europe it's routinely offered without general anesthesia and it would be nice to not have to corral a friend or family member into having to spend a day babysitting you.

I did that once so the rest of you don’t have too.

But then you get to see them do the water pewpew!

Wait-- what? I have the opportunity for hospital grade narcotics on the insurance dime, and I'm going to say "No thanks! Shove that hose up my ass!"?

The drugs are the best part.

Did it. Got to narrate the procedure like David Attenborough describing a journey to the center of the earth. Had the nurses in stitches. Was able to take an Uber home after.

Absolutely.

Agreed. I had the option of the “twilight” version and I was adamant that they needed to Knock. Me. The. Fuck. Out. Medical anxiety/PTSD on my record means they didn’t argue. Thankfully.

Canadians aren’t sedated. We don’t need to be.

My best sedation experiences have occurred during colonoscopies

Aside from the afterpancakes, the sedation is the best part.

I find this desperately confusing. To me, one of the distinct wonders of modern medicine is the ability to perform what would otherwise be unpleasant (or intensely painful) procedures while the patient takes a cozy nap. *Skip* it? What kind of thankless jerk do you take me for?

I think that's coming from the same place as people who say "is you grab a cop's gun you get to keep it"

No. What? NO. Nope. Absolutely not.

I've done four of them and never been given a choice. What doctor wants to root around while you're wiggling and complaining?

Omg are these the same people who suggest natural childbirth? Because hell naw on both!

I haven't had any form of sedation on the two occasions I've had a colonoscopy. It's a weird sensation and a little uncomfortable at times but not at all painful, the effects of the preparatory laxatives were more uncomfortable than the actual colonoscopy.

Oh fuck no. Nope. WHY???????????

Send in the propophol, STAT! bsky.app/profile/cpo-...

What kind of masochists say that?

I have a buddy who found out right before his colonoscopy that anesthesia wasn’t covered by insurance, so he did it AWAKE. He said it was “not great”.

Last one I had, suppose to be sedated. I woke up when they started to insert camera. Remember one of the nurses..."How is he awake? Give him more!"

I generally wake up near the end of the procedure and it's no big deal. Woke up once when they were doing the transverse colon and no thanks to ever feeling that again. It felt like the worst gas cramps of my life...which I guess it was, since they inflate your colon like a balloon during it.

My provider asked if I wanted to watch on the video monitor

"it's interesting to watch" this is why we have TiVo, folks! I don't care how interesting it is, if it's during my nap time then record it for me.

Yeah, I have a friend who is freaked out by sedation in general and absolutely, people should have that option, enjoy.

Counterpoint: unsedated breakfast immediately after is wonderful. And the minute long farts from the insufflation made my wife giggle like a middle schooler.

I hate IVs / needles; it was not “the best nap ever” - I was in the middle of conversation then all went black - next thing I know I’m standing up with my pants half way on, I can’t really talk, I definitely shouldn’t be standing and they’re trying to take me out to the lobby - never again.

I have the memory of having had a memory of going down the hall where I'd had a memory of waking. Like, the awareness I'd had memories and that the memories themselves were now missing. But several times over, as I tracked and listed what I was forgetting.

There's nothing in my intestinal tract that I need to see that badly. If my head is there, I'm sure they can pull it out and notify the concerned parties after.

The only good part is the drug induced nap.

I've had two of them, and I prep, I show up at the place, fill out some paperwork, get undressed, put on a hospital gown… I wake up some indeterminate time later. I prefer it like that.

Agreed! I’ve had the distinct weird pleasure of having one with Fentanyl(a slow stoned slide into unconsciousness& same back into awareness that made me understand why folks abuse it)and the next one with propofol (bang! You’re out and bang! You’re alert and fully awake again). But commando? NOPE!

Seriously, the sedation is the best part

Now they've changed their protocol so that they don't allow for the partial sedation and they just knock you directly tf out.

The sedation is the best part!

That's what makes it worth all the horror of prep

Before I went under, I told them we'd split any money, gold, or gems they found in there. They said, "Split? Ha, you'll never know about it!"

Like the time I had a very delicate neck operation & was given Dilaudid along with general anesthesia. When I woke up, immediately started throwing up with blood in my throat. I was allergic to it and let's say I was not a happy camper. It isn't without side effects..

As technically a redhead I'm lucky if I'll stay put out, so I will definitely opt for sedation, hopefully it works.

...some people have a *wildly* different definition of "treat", it seems

I tried a gasteroscopy without sedation. That was fun 🤦🏻‍♂️

No sedation is the only way you can be sure to maintain eye contact with the doctor during the procedure

I won’t even do it with sedation. I get MAC anesthesia with propofol. Feel great immediately upon being woken up.

Yeah, I thought about suggesting that to you and decided that it was unlikely to be of value :-). But I really prefer it--pain's about as bad as bad gas, and I get watch the screen and take a Fantastic Voyage inside *me*!

I prefer the sedation, and not just because of the nice mental health reset it gives me. Seriously, I've only been put under three times now and every time I've come out of it with a nice mental refresh. If it wasn't for the inherent risks to it, I'd find a way to get a yearly RX for it. lol

That reminds me of the time I was seeing my urologist getting my prostate examined... after a few minutes, Doc says to me with a very serious face, "You're going to have to stop masturbating." I said, "Really?? Why?" Doc says, "Because I'm trying to examine your prostate." 🤣 Kidding, of course. 🙃

That would be a HELL NO from me

I got my tonsils out in third grade and the doctor was NOT having any of my nonsense.

LOL, I asked when it was gonna start. “We’re done”

Years ago when I had my wisdom teeth pulled, as they pushed the Pentothal, I asked “Don’t you want me to count back from 10?”. They replied: “You won’t need” and that was all I heard.

Amen

Yeah. I had one many years ago where I was not sedated. I will not be repeating that experience.

It's the part I always look forward to. Why can't propofol be a legal drug, is my question. It's better being completely out of it for this procedure. I hate pain.

I was so happy and high I was flirting, almost hitting on, with the beautiful nurse! While having half an eye on the physician's progress. Intravenous something. It was a hilarious experience because I knew what I was doing the whole time.

It's bad enough they make me look at the photos.

lmao 💀 thank you for that

Those drugs are glorious. I ask them to go light so I can watch the procedure. I sometimes break into song to entertain the team. I've had GI issues for 30 years and I've had 10 or so of these. Take the drugs.

I wasn't even offered sedation here in Canada. The whole experience is a bit weird, but it's not that painful; except for a couple of times...

Seriously. Ignorance of certain things is great, actually. I’m not here to reject the profound gift of anesthesia.

I had one with “conscious sedation” and never again. Being sort of aware during procedure itself was kinda weird but tolerable, but, unlike one afternoon nap after being 100% out, I felt “off” for 3 days.

And if you're hypermobile or ginger, the magic words are "I suspect I have EDS and/or the redheaded variant gene that affects anaesthesia", otherwise they'll give you normie doses and wonder why it's not working.

You don't need to watch the live stream. There'll be VODs later.

I came slightly awake during one of mine to the sensation of my intestine being inflated like a bicycle tire and can confirm you do want to remain unconscious.

Having not been sedated for either of mine I'd agree that the purge is more uncomfortable than the actual colonoscopy.

I was fully awake for my colonoscopy once. It wasn't terrible, but I definitely preferred the one where they said "we're going to administer the anesthetic now" and then a second later said, "okay, we're done, you can get up and go".

Oh yipes, that's scary. My sedation didn't work well and I remember everything ...including the pain as they hit 'the corner.' Suspect my cannula wasn't in right. Having another this Monday and already told them to make sure this doesn't happen again.

The sedation is literally the best part. I woke up more refreshed than I've felt in fucking *years*.

I had sedation for my two colonoscopies here in Montréal, but was wide awake for them. Got to see my liver through my intestinal wall during the first! Watched a couple of tiny polyps get snipped during the second. After they were tested, I was told that I was clear for another 10 years.

Those were some great drugs

Woke during mine to some intense cramping. Managed a moan and the anesthesiologist put me back under.

Twice I've had the sedation just not take. It was not an experience I'd care to repeat.

What about an In-Home Colonoscopy?

False, farmers won’t go to the hospital for anything unless they’re dying and you drag them there.