Endoscopy

[Deejojo]

Hi everyone sorry not been online been poorly I’ve got to have a endoscopy 🤦🏻‍♀️I’m dreading it please tell me it’s not bad ????

[PFKAAde]

I won’t ask which end...oops. 🙂

I’ve had gastroscopies and colonoscopies and can’t actually remember very much about them. I was offered (and gladly accepted) sedation. I would suggest that being sedated makes it far less, erm, troublesome.

But there was no pain for me (some find a gastroscopy uncomfortable if they don’t have sedation), and it was all over quickly.

Good luck.

🙏🏻

[Deejojo in reply to PFKAAde]

Thank you very kindly xx

[PFKAAde in reply to Deejojo]

No worries. It’s not that bad, seriously.

Now a lumbar puncture on the other hand...😳

[Deejojo in reply to PFKAAde]

I’ve had those omg 😮

[Stm252]

Easy peasy. Sedation is great. Probably the best sleep you will have in a long time.

[Deejojo in reply to Stm252]

Cheers ladies xx

[benmaise in reply to Deejojo]

I have had one. Didn't have sedation but i would if i had another one. There are worse things.

[Mmrr]

I had a gastroscopy, no sedation , no problem. All over and done with in a few minutes and no sedative to recover from. My partner was the same, no sedation , no problem.

[nomoreheels]

Depends which hole it's going in! Seriously, I had a gastroscopy & colonoscopy recently & a sigmoidoscopy 4 years ago. For the most recent ones I opted for sedation with throat spray for the gastroscopy. The sigmoidoscopy I didn't have anything. I was aware but no pain, watched most of it on screen. All were fine. Lots who have also had them responded to my post so have a look, you'll find it here healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...

The sigmoidoscopy prep called for an an enema which I did at home, the colonoscopy Moviprep, again done at home but let's just say I'm no fan.

All the best for when you have it.

[bencar]

Easy peasy I have had two with no sedation, just throat spray, If you opt for throat spray you are able to drive straight away. You’ll be fine.

[Gnarli]

I had two. One with and one without sedation. It's not the worst without but I'd go for sedation and throat spray if given the choice

J

[dbestdeb]

I’ve had two with sedation. Didn’t even know they had done anything at all. I woke up wishing I could keep sleeping.

[pauluk60]

i have had endoscopy 3 time no major probs but they took a biopsy on 2nd one and that 3rd one was a sore point for a while and on last one said i still had food in stomach and i told them no food for 12 hrs came out with big word gastroparesi got an appointment with EXPERTS at bupa hospital oaklands salford how far up do they go with colonoscopy ALL THE WAY THATS A LONG TUBE they also TALKED ABOUT that but i went deaf and did not join conversation