Why? The sedation is easy to deal with. Don’t put it off. My wife had to use a bag for six months. You don’t want to risk that.
Every cell in your body is "pre-cancerous" but having that word on the report is all about 1) defensive medicine and 2) scare tactics to help convince patients to sign up for more scheduled diagnostic procedures.
Just in case.
And you’ve got to beware. The one my buddy Darryl went to was strange. Before the exam, he gave him a prostate exam. It was just Darryl and the doctor in the room. Once the doctor put in the instrument, Darryl said it felt weird, and he started to worry. But the doctor put both hands on Darrel’s shoulders and assured him everything was good. But he always thought something about that particular visit wasn’t right...
The last time that I ran the numbers, the probability of finding something (in an otherwise healthy person with no family history) was roughly the same as an ‘accident’ happening during the procedure (roughly 1% for both).
So, no thanks, I’ll play the odds here.
You don’t want one with NO sedation. Trust me on that.
I was putting off the colonoscopy and my doctor recommended
the Cologuard test.
They send you a kit.
And you mail off some poop.
They test it and can tell if there are precancerous lesions.
Insurance covers it. But I read that if it comes back positive, mine was negative, a colonoscopy is then required.
And it shifts the colonoscopy from being preventative to diagnostic and that can change insurance reimbursement, making the colonoscopy more expensive.
It takes longer without sedation. My first colonoscopy was sans sedation because I arrived alone—no driver assistance (wife on travel). It was fine, but occasional “cramp” feeling, which was uncomfortable, and introducing air causes cramps as well.
After reading more about this, you MUST be sure that using the CG approach, does not cancel out normally covered colonoscopy procedure. I see some peeps were billed 1900-2000$ out of pocket.
The sedation I received was good. I was apparently slightly conscious because they had to twist and turn me because my bowels have weird twists and turns in them. As I was awakening, the nurse asked me if I remembered it and I said no. Coming out of anesthesia was relatively quick and easy. It simply blocks your memory.
Anesthesia today is very different from years ago. You can be sitting up and talking in an hour or less without massive hangover.
I have to have stent surgeries...all to often. My first one was great. Following surgeries were done by a different doctor and he tends to go as light as he can with anesthesia, therefore the surgeries are absolute traumatic torture. It’s horrible. And then he doesn’t want to give pain meds post surgically.
I’m moving to a different state, therefore I will be seeing different doctors...thank God.
Don’t complain if your procedures are painless. I tend to be cautious about chemicals, too, but some simply are necessary at times.
The sedation I received was good. I was apparently slightly conscious because they had to twist and turn me because my bowels have weird twists and turns in them. As I was awakening, the nurse asked me if I remembered it and I said no. Coming out of anesthesia was relatively quick and easy. It simply blocks your memory.
Anesthesia today is very different from years ago. You can be sitting up and talking in an hour or less without massive hangover.
I have to have stent surgeries...all to often. My first one was great. Following surgeries were done by a different doctor and he tends to go as light as he can with anesthesia, therefore the surgeries are absolute traumatic torture. It’s horrible. And then he doesn’t want to give pain meds post surgically.
I’m moving to a different state, therefore I will be seeing different doctors...thank God.
Don’t complain if your procedures are painless. I tend to be cautious about chemicals, too, but some simply are necessary at times.
The sedation I received was good. I was apparently slightly conscious because they had to twist and turn me because my bowels have weird twists and turns in them. As I was awakening, the nurse asked me if I remembered it and I said no. Coming out of anesthesia was relatively quick and easy. It simply blocks your memory.
Anesthesia today is very different from years ago. You can be sitting up and talking in an hour or less without massive hangover.
I have to have stent surgeries...all to often. My first one was great. Following surgeries were done by a different doctor and he tends to go as light as he can with anesthesia, therefore the surgeries are absolute traumatic torture. It’s horrible. And then he doesn’t want to give pain meds post surgically.
I’m moving to a different state, therefore I will be seeing different doctors...thank God.
Don’t complain if your procedures are painless. I tend to be cautious about chemicals, too, but some simply are necessary at times.
The sedation I received was good. I was apparently slightly conscious because they had to twist and turn me because my bowels have weird twists and turns in them. As I was awakening, the nurse asked me if I remembered it and I said no. Coming out of anesthesia was relatively quick and easy. It simply blocks your memory.
Anesthesia today is very different from years ago. You can be sitting up and talking in an hour or less without massive hangover.
I have to have stent surgeries...all to often. My first one was great. Following surgeries were done by a different doctor and he tends to go as light as he can with anesthesia, therefore the surgeries are absolute traumatic torture. It’s horrible. And then he doesn’t want to give pain meds post surgically.
I’m moving to a different state, therefore I will be seeing different doctors...thank God.
Don’t complain if your procedures are painless. I tend to be cautious about chemicals, too, but some simply are necessary at times.
The sedation I received was good. I was apparently slightly conscious because they had to twist and turn me because my bowels have weird twists and turns in them. As I was awakening, the nurse asked me if I remembered it and I said no. Coming out of anesthesia was relatively quick and easy. It simply blocks your memory.
Anesthesia today is very different from years ago. You can be sitting up and talking in an hour or less without massive hangover.
I have to have stent surgeries...all to often. My first one was great. Following surgeries were done by a different doctor and he tends to go as light as he can with anesthesia, therefore the surgeries are absolute traumatic torture. It’s horrible. And then he doesn’t want to give pain meds post surgically.
I’m moving to a different state, therefore I will be seeing different doctors...thank God.
Don’t complain if your procedures are painless. I tend to be cautious about chemicals, too, but some simply are necessary at times.