Anna B Â Â 1,414 #13 Posted October 24, 2017 Sedation. I had it and it turned a scary (in my mind) experience into nothing at all... Just floated through it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Itrytoplease   10 #14 Posted October 24, 2017 I've had it done three times with just the spray, the first was scary, the second and third was breeze as knew what it was like, on the third they took a biopsy off my lung which felt as though they were pulling every hair out of my nose, but that was the op. not the procedure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Samjay80 Â Â 10 #15 Posted October 24, 2017 No it doesn't sedate you they just numb your throat and put a camera down your throat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
apelike   10 #16 Posted October 24, 2017 Had the spray and it was fine, could also view it at the same time and listen to the surgeons remarks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hauxwell   243 #17 Posted October 24, 2017 I had the spray, it’s a few years ago now. It wasn’t to bad. I felt as though I had a mouthful of sawdust after they took the camera out. You can’t eat or drink for a few hours after the spray, but it could be different now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
forgeman   18 #18 Posted October 24, 2017 My wife as had the camera down today. She had sedation and she is feeling sick and dizzy. Will not let her home until doctor has seen her. Waiting for a call to collect her! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
samonosuke   10 #19 Posted October 24, 2017 I had one with the throat spray and I was constantly gagging, I also instinctively pulled the camera out and I got told off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Supertramp   10 #20 Posted October 24, 2017 I've had it done 3 times with just the spray. I would say if you are the laid-back stoical type then go with this but if you are the nervous type then go with sedation. Either way hope it goes well:)  I'm probably the most laid back person in the world but an endoscopy is really uncomfortable and unnatural so unless you need to go somewhere straight after I'd take the sedative. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Samjay80 Â Â 10 #21 Posted October 25, 2017 They sprayed something to numb my throat in 2015. I was in hospital for 6 days would have only been 4 if I signed the consent form but I didn't straight away. Â I was crapping myself but a nurse at Northern General reassured me. I signed the form and the endoscopy lasted 2 whole minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Daven   10 #22 Posted October 26, 2017 When I had my endoscopy I was given Midazolam and I don't remember a thing about it. So much so that it took me a little while to realise that it was all over - and that was only because I realised that I was in a different room from the one I was in before ! I would recommend Midazolam ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
BluePolo   10 #23 Posted October 27, 2017 I had the spray about 15-20 years ago. I found the procedure uncomfortable due to the air they pumped in causing retching type noises & feelings, but nothing came up.  Whist eating my lunch at work a couple of hours later, my throat was slightly sore but not excessively so.  I do remember reading my newspaper as I was eating, and reading about a woman who had to have three weeks off work after the same procedure.  I found it worse when I had a camera up my nose as the spray removed the lining from my nostril, which left me with a burning feeling for hours after. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...