colonoscopy
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i had a colonoscopy 2 days ago with sedation and pain relief.The pain was awfull and I was alert througout and after. I had this about 10 years ago with no problems. Hope I dont need it again but think I woul need to refuse this procedure. They started right away from meds given.so perhaps too soon or the doctor was new to the job!
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camille27872 elizabeth84929
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elizabeth84929 camille27872
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cjb106 elizabeth84929
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joe10258 cjb106
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I agree that it shouldn't be a painful procedure, but not all people are "built" using the same blueprint, not all doctors have the same skill level, and among other numerous facts, some doctors are in just too much of a hurry to let medication work before they begin this procedure, and in too much of a hurry to just keep pushing, pushing, pushing without paying much attention to patient discomfort (which is actually PAIN in some cases, but not all).
Pumping the air in can be quite painful, as well as "looping" which occurs when the device catches the side of the colon and keeps stretching it rather than advancing forward. It appears from everything I have read that looping is more commonplace with inexperienced (or uncaring) doctors.
I wish everyone the best, and I also do not believe it is helpful to sugarcoat this procedure as painless. Many people who are lead to believe that they will be comfortable and then are quite traumatized may actually have a longstanding distrust of the medical profession after such a disinguenuous approach. Many people do not experience anything more than minor discomfort, but many have totally opposite experiences.
babs49935 elizabeth84929
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joe10258 elizabeth84929
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If I were you after this experience, I would outline how quickly the procedure was started after sedation was administered, and ask your regular doctor if the sedation takes effect that quickly, and CLEARLY communicate that your procedure was started before your medication was working. Complain to the facility that actually did the colonoscopy as well, and TELL them that your comfort is important to you, and that perhaps it isn't as important to the those who performed that procedure.
babs49935 joe10258
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elizabeth84929 joe10258
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rsteinbach90 elizabeth84929
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elizabeth84929 rsteinbach90
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raffie elizabeth84929
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Unfortunately, patient comfort usually isn't on the minds of healthcare personnel doing this test. They want to get you in and out like cattle.
Here in the states they usually give patients a versed/fentanyl combination drug cocktail to make the patient more compliant not comfortable. They are now looking at propofol for those that want sedation.
There are in my opinion a few steps doctors and facilities can implement to make the test experience more comfortable for all that take this barbaric test.
The first and most important thing they can do is get rid of the adult colonoscope.
Replace it with the small diameter, extraflexible pediatric colonoscopes which has proved to be invaluable in adult endoscopy practice. Use of the pediatric scope should be mandatory for all colonoscopies. The pediatric scope would prove itself the first time the scope loops in the colon.
The other thing you must have for a good experience is an expert doctor or endoscopist.
Put the two together & you'll bring your patient thru the test with just some short-lived cramping when negotiating the turns and a little bloating from pushing air into the colon.
The other thing they can do better is pay better attention to the drugs being used.
Don't start the test until the drugs have had enough time to work.
Raffie