I have to have an Endoscopy?!
Question: I have to have an Endoscopy!?
on Friday 31st Oct!.!.!.!.!.Do you know if I can be put out for the procedure or just sedated !?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I asked to be completely put out but they said it wasnt necessary!. I had 2 options, the first was to be completely awake and they just sprayed your throat with something to numb it a bit (I said no to this!)
The second option was to be sedated but obviously you are in there for a bit longer as you have to go into a seperate room to "come round" after!.
But more often than not with this sedation your body "chooses" to sleep through it!. I remember being injected then feeling all warm and fuzzy then the next thing I know a nurse was saying "wake up!"
I didnt even have a sore throat after or anything!. About an hour after once I could walk unaided I was let home!.
Trust me - it seems so scary when you hear about an endoscopy - but it wasnt one bit!. You'll be fine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The second option was to be sedated but obviously you are in there for a bit longer as you have to go into a seperate room to "come round" after!.
But more often than not with this sedation your body "chooses" to sleep through it!. I remember being injected then feeling all warm and fuzzy then the next thing I know a nurse was saying "wake up!"
I didnt even have a sore throat after or anything!. About an hour after once I could walk unaided I was let home!.
Trust me - it seems so scary when you hear about an endoscopy - but it wasnt one bit!. You'll be fine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's your choice!.!.!.I had to have an endoscopy but didn't want to be 'put out'!.!.!.unfortunately, trying to swallow the camera made me gag and I was eventually given a general anaesthetic!. I would recommend the latter!. You wake up with it all finished!.!.!.!.that's what I would choose next time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com