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[flabbergasted]

Hi,
Have you ever posted a thread and then realized you had already posted that info...maybe in less detail, but the same thing??? I just did that. Sorry for confusion or for repeating myself.
I have two MRI's and a colo/endo procedure coming up in the next two weeks.
Does anybody have any experience with being heavily/fully sedated with these procedures? Is there anything I should be looking out for?
Thanks for any advice?

 

[Dexky]

EJ was fully sedated for his endo/colo and there were no problems. The prep for him, and from what I've read for everybody, is the bad part. It sucked having to give a kid who had been having d for two months laxatives. He was awake for his MRI and performed like a champ.

 

[Crohns08]

Mark is right, the prep for the colonoscopy is the worst part imo. Being fully sedated wasn't a problem. Went to sleep, woke up in the recovery room and felt a bit loopy. Just be sure you have someone to drive you

 

[Entchen]

Hi!

I had no problems with the effects of the sedation, either.

Especially if you do not have a history of using sedatives, painkillers, and so on, be prepared that you might not be 100% yourself for about 12+ hours after the procedure, while the meds trickle out of your system. I am very unaccustomed to putting anything in my system, even coffee, so I really noticed the after-effects of feeling giddy, repeating myself, checking in with my mom about whether certain things really happened (she tells me I have a false memory about a conversation we had, but it feels very real to me!).

It was a happy time that evening, I'm not gonna lie. I was feeling GOOD.

Something else to be aware of is that, very occasionally, Versed (one of the more common sedatives used in colonoscopy) will cause a reaction in younger women at the point that the drug is just starting to wear off. The drug might turn you into a teenager with PMS. I was sobbing in the recovery room, setting off the blood pressure monitor because my distress was so acute, being sulky about getting the wrong flavour of popsicle...and 20 minutes later it was a Jekyl and Hyde transformation and I was back to my usual self, smiling and chatting with my mom and the staff. The nurses are more accustomed to seniors having colonoscopies, not 31 year olds, so it took them a few minutes to figure out what on earth was going on. Just one of those strange things to laugh about afterward!

I haven't been through MRIs yet, but you'll likely find info on that somewhere on this forum.

 

[flabbergasted]

Thanks everybody for the advice and warnings....you are all awesome

 

[CrohnsSucks]

I just got mine done yesterday for the first time in 20 something years. Completely different from the old way they used to do it and I think different drugs too. Mine went very well. Got the first shot in of Versed and was completely aware of my surroundings. They rolled me back to the procedure room and talked to them as they injected a big shot of milky looking drug that I forgot the name of. After that it was lights out! It really went very well. No pain at all getting the IV in or after pains in my butt. The drugs even cleared this TERRIBLE headache I had that morning.
In recovery my wife came back and told me that I had been very very bad! Seems that I didn't like the IV in my hand and ripped it out, blood came out and they tried to put it back in, told them I didn't need it anymore and got quite combative. I even tried to bribe the nurses to tell my wife that I was able to eat steak as soon as I got out and I would take her with me if she lied for me. They must have told me I could because I started yelling "Hear that? I can eat steak!" a couple of times. All of this happened plus I carried on a conversation with my doctor and her before I really woke up. Pretty weird. I have been known to talk to people while I'm asleep and not remember it, but this took the cake. To any of the nurses that had to deal with me, I AM SO SORRY! Next time I go in, when they ask do I have any problems with anesthesia I'm going to tell them to chain me to the table and cover my mouth with duct tape so I dont say nothing stupid and wind up on a Youtube video somewhere. I can only imagine how funny it was.
All in all it wasn't bad except drinking the MoviPrep. It's nasty but you can do it! Drink plenty of water so you don't dehydrate! To give you an idea how fast this procedure went, The Versed shot started at 10AM and I was out the door at 12. I was totally alert and good to go afterwards. And I was eating regular foods as soon as I got home.
Good luck with yours. It won't be half as bad as you think!

 

[Dexky]

Next time I go in, when they ask do I have any problems with anesthesia I'm going to tell them to chain me to the table and cover my mouth with duct tape so I dont say nothing stupid and wind up on a Youtube video somewhere.

Ahh c'mon CS!! It would make for a great laugh. You've obviously got the sense of humor to laugh about it yourself.

 

[Entchen]

This is hilarious! I think you should bring them a present next time... say, steak. And for sure you need to tape the next one.

 

[CrohnsSucks]

No, no no. I'm bringing my own duct tape and tie downs next time!:ybatty:
I don't know why or how I can talk to people while I'm asleep, but I do it frequently. Can carry on whole conversations and look around like I'm awake. The lights are on, but nobody's home for real! I guess the anesthesia just makes it easier to happen for people like me.