colonoscopy?

Question

when getting a colonoscopy, are you sleeping??
i have heard from some people you sleep the
whole way through, and from others you dont ??

Answer 1

It depends on the surgeon performing the procedure. Some surgeons put you all the way under, others don't. Talk to your doctor about how your anesthesia will be administered. I have had 2 colonoscopies by 2 different doctors and was out for both (which is what i preferred anyway!!). The doctor can explain it all to you so you know exactly how your procedure will go.

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 had a colonoscopy a couple of years ago under "twilight surgery".
They don't put you out completely, but you get a valium based sedative. You may feel them putting the camera up your bum, but it's a fleeting feeling that last no more than a couple of seconds at most.
Also, you don't have the gnarly after-effects of general aneasthesia.

Answer 4

A colonoscopy is not just a screening tool. It is performed to check for cancerous lesions and to either take biopsies or remove abnormal tissue. Dr. Berookim uses the colonoscope equipment to carefully remove small growths called adenomas . These are areas of tissue that may eventually develop into cancer as the abnormal cells continue to change and multiply over the years. Most polyps are not cancerous, so finding them does not mean you have cancer. However, removing them does give you extra assurance that you will remain safe and healthy year after year.

Answer 5

You get some medicine so you will forget what happens to you. Some sleep some dont. Usually you stay away but you are groggy. The test really isnt that big of a deal. If you can handle what you have to do before the test, the test isnt so bad. Its better to get the test and take care of everything then to find out later you have colon cancer and cant do anything for you. Good luck.

Answer 6

no you do not sleep when you are having a colonoscopy done but they do give you a local anesthetic because they need you to be alert when it is being done and there is nothing to worry about.

Answer 7

They give you lots of medication and you can stay awake but for me the medication just knocked me right out. I was asleep through the whole thing and felt great when it was over. You really don't even feel like they did anything to you.

Answer 8

DEAR
NO THEY JUST PUT YOU UNDER A ENOUGH WHERE YOU CAN NOT FILL IT THEY GIVE YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING YOU ARE ALMOST A SLEEP BUT NOT I HAD IT DONE AND I CRY THE HOLE TIME THEY DID IT ON ME
TAKE CARE