Had a colonoscopy yesterday--still groggy today. Normal?

[UncleChuckSucks]

Hello, my brothers and sisters of the porcelain throne!

I have a question... Does anyone else feel like the propofol makes them feel weird the day after a procedure? Like, weird, woozy, or energy depleted?

Background: I have had UC for 13 years, and am not currently in a flare. Well, not a blood flare, but maybe a small "goo" flare. If that makes sense.

I just had a colonoscopy yesterday, and came home and slept for 4 hours. I felt mostly okay for the rest of the day, but a little "out of it." I'd feel fine while sitting and think about going for a walk, and then stand up and feel... Not woozy, but a little weak or something, like my limbs were full of air instead of muscle and bone. It was a little like having had a bit to drink, except without the buzz (or any alcohol in my system).

Now it's the next day, and I still feel a little weird/tired. Not like I want to lie down or nap, but like I can't concentrate as well and just feel kind of like I'm operating at half percent. It's like my body and mind feel tired, except I am not tired.

I have had several colonoscopies (yesterday was #5), but never seem to remember how I felt after the last one. I should start taking notes. I also feel like I react differently to things as I get older, as my first colonoscopy was in my early 20's and I'm now 34.

I only slept two hours the night before the colonoscopy because of the prep schedule, but this feels like more than that. I would usually have felt more caught up from the all nighter by now, after sleeping. I had that 4 hour nap and got about 8 hours of sleep last night.

Does anyone else out there feel kind of "weird," woozy, out of it, or energy depleted in the days after a colonoscopy? I know it's probably just the propofol, but would feel less nervous if I could hear from real people instead of the stupid Internet at large.

Thank you!

 

[Scipio]

Any time you get general anesthesia or even "twilight sleep" it's not at all surprising to still be a little "off" the next day. Plus in my case it affects me differently on different occasions - probably due to differences in my general health at the time combined with differences in the type and/or dose of drug they used.

 

[JessPeper]

The last one I had I don't remember feeling groggy or woozy. I was tired my energy was gone but I think that had something more to do with the prep and lack of sleep. The one I had 7ish years ago, I felt completely out of it the next. I slept as much of the day away as I could, was difficult having a three year old to look after.

They've always used Demerol as the sedative for mine. Not sure how different that is from the propofol.

 

[aypues]

Propofol did not give me any hangover at all. However, I've had colonoscopies before with Versed and Fentanyl - that combination made me off for a WEEK after. Groggy and depressed, low energy feeling - terrible.