colonoscopy pain?

Question

when i had a colonoscopy as a response to "symptoms" i was assured that i would feel no pain at all, would be totally sedated and just wake up when it was all over. WRONG!! i woke up twice during the test, due to breakthrough pain in my abdomen...SEVERE CRAMPY PAIN like i needed to have a bowel movement. they didn't tell me why i woke up. has anyone ever experienced that and found out why it happened? does it mean there's some sort of obstruction there? no results yet, so i'm really in the dark.

Answer 1

I woke up during mine too. I don't remember it, but they said that I was moaning and they had to give me more pain killers.
The pain is a normal part of the procedure, but many times they don't give you enough for pain to get you through it.
Of course, they never TELL you how painful it can be, and since THEY are not the ones in pain, it's no big deal.

Answer 2

A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation
think they are being given General Anesthesia!

There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient. On occasion some
some patients will remember a bad experience. Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!
I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!
Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!
In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.

Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!

A note from an anesthesiologist
I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.

A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.

Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed
I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

I feel that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me!

A strange development in medical thinking that it's okay for a patient to have
pain as long as they don't remember it and think they slept thru the procedure..


Here is a link for some info

http://www.freehelpforcancer.com/manages-meds/sedation

Answer 3

I woke up during my colonoscopy too. They warned me that I might because the tube they insert has to make a turn in your intestine and that can be painful. They told me to take deep breaths so I would relax. I did and my muscles relaxed to let the tube make its way around turn. I went right back to sleep as soon as the pain stopped.

Answer 4

I woke up in the middle of mine as well. Unfortunately I woke up screaming, so they gave me more sedative and then I woke up in recovery. I do remember begging them to stop because I was in pain. And my husband confirmed that the doctor told him that they had to give me extra sedation so yea..not a great experience when it was suppose to be "pain free".

Answer 5

I went right to sleep and woke up when it was over with mine. I am sure you got a powerful laxative for it, and if that worked you are not obstructed.