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carmel83758
carmel83758

Having this soon. Please contact if you have had it. Scared stiff.  Have nobody to go with me and if I have the sedation I would be returning to an empty house with nobody able to come over, is that ok?

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  • alan11628
    alan11628 carmel83758

    Posted

    I had a few intermittent problems before ie acid snd hesrtburn but the bulk of the problems started when I vomited after the barbecue literally 8 hours later, thats when the persistant problems started ie nausea after eating weight loss excessive stomach gas

    Im not sure if the barbecue caused this as no-one else was ill from it

    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 alan11628

      Posted

      Dont think it means much if no one else was ill from it. Yo might be allergic to somethung they are not or something imbalanced your flora but not thiers. The main thing is you know it cannot be cancer. So stop worrying.
  • claira67
    claira67 carmel83758

    Posted

    Hi Carmel

    I had this a few months ago and had the sedation.  I was surprised how quick it was and can't remember gagging.  I would definitely go for the sedation if you can.

    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 claira67

      Posted

      Yes I would like to Claira,  but the say you have to have someone with yo for twelve hours after so think I will have to say no to it as I will be alone.   Is it really necessary to have someone with you after? If not I can say I will have someone with me just so they go ahead with it.
  • claira67
    claira67 carmel83758

    Posted

    Yes, I would say you have someone there.  I think as long as you are near a phone to contact someone if you start to not feel good, that would be a compromise.
    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 claira67

      Posted

      THANK YOU Claira.  But the only person I could contact is abroad, it is not someone who can come over, which is why they cannot come with me.
  • claira67
    claira67 carmel83758

    Posted

    Oh, that's difficult.  But if you didn't feel right you could always call 999 for an ambulance...if you felt comfortable with that?
    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 claira67

      Posted

      Don't think that wojld help Claira.  The ambulance would take me back to the same hospital 25 miles away and then I would have to pay out £30 for a taxi home, it wold just waste a lot of time and money (have had this before).  Surely once I am home I would be ok on my own, what could happen?
  • claira67
    claira67 carmel83758

    Posted

    Carmel, if you think it will be okay when you get home then you've sort of answered your own question- you don't think you would need to call someone and you feel it's unlikely that you'd need an ambulance.  There are possible side effects (you could probably look them up).  At the end of the day, I would go with your gut instinct if you feel you'd be okay then go ahead with the sedation. If you feel you won't be okay then either try without the sedation or maybe reschedule to a time when someone could be there when you've been sedated.  I find our instincts tell us the best course of action if we listen to them.
    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 claira67

      Posted

      Hi Claira. I was not going by gut instinct.    I asked about this because I do not know,  have never had this done before,  someone said they had had it done and thought it was fine to go home alone so long  as you could phone someone -  so I went by that.   Thing is the only person I can phone is too far away to come over, which is why they cannot come with me to hospital.   It is no good rescheduling it, nobody can be there.
    • jenny33426
      jenny33426 carmel83758

      Posted

      Hello Carmel,

      As much as I had sedation and I was absolutely fine, the hospital put "you must be accompanied" for a reason as with anything, everybody reacts differently to things.  So the sedation was fine with me however you could have some reaction which is why they say someone must be there.

      If i was you I would contact the hospital and see what they suggest as they may say you can stay there until the sedation has worn off, explain your situation to them and take there advise (the medical experts) only.

    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 jenny33426

      Posted

      Thanks for the thoughts Jenny, but I dont think it would be ok to stay there for twelve hours.  And I dont drive and have to organise for council transport to take me and bring me back. So if I say to the transport to bring me back in four hours that is when they do it they cannot change it later. It is a long journey too.

      When I had an operation on my nose a few years ago they said I could only go home if I said I had someone at home.  I was all alone and nobody could come over so I lied and came home and I was fine.

    • jenny33426
      jenny33426 carmel83758

      Posted

      As i say Carmel, the only people who can answer your questions is the hospital, see what they say and take it from there and make your decesion from then.

      Sounds to me your best having no sedation so you can go straight home on your own without any worries.

      It will all be over in a flash with or without sedation so don't worry.

    • tambdy
      tambdy carmel83758

      Posted

      Would you not consider doing it without sedation? It is over in a flash and worse bit is the small chocking.
    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 tambdy

      Posted

      Hi Tamby thanks for that. You have answered my question and I really do appreciate it God bless you. My question was put to those who had had an endoscomy and if they thought it was really necessary to have someone with yo becaue this is not possible with me. And you answered it for me thanks.
    • carmel83758
      carmel83758 jenny33426

      Posted

      The hospital cannot tell me if they think someone can cope when they get home Jenny, they have not had this done to them, it is other people who have had it who will know.

      And it is obvoius that if you could get hold of anyone at the hospital they would say refer to leaflet where it says you must have someone with you for twelve hours. They will hardly say something that contradicts it. Did you know that when you ring the hospital you never get an answer it is always engaged or an answer phone and they never ring back? I am having a lot of problems getting hold of them simply to arrange the day and time! I will do it without the sedation and thanks for your input.

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