Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Endoscopy Nerves!

Bree

Recommended Posts

Bree Newbie
Bree
Posted

Hi all, just a newbie here, first time posting, but have been reading for a couple of weeks now and thank goodness I found this site, it has been most helpful!

Here is my wussy question. This Friday, Sept.7th, I am going in for an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, as my GI specialist believes I have Celiac Disease (waiting on the bloodwork) and either Crohn's or Colitis. Now she told me I would be knocked right out for the procedures, but the paperwork I have at home says the dr. could ask me to help her guide the scope down my throat. WHAT???? I asked at least 5 times if I would be "right out" and was told "absolutely." I feel like such a big baby, but I have a terrible gag reflex (the dentist is a nightmare for me!) and so while I am not even slightly bothered about the colonoscopy, I am freaking out about the throat one. I had two kids with no drugs, no freezing, nothing, you would think I could handle a 5 minute endoscopy test!

Does anyone who had both tests done at the same time remember anything from their Endoscopy? Please be brutally honest with me, I would rather know that not!

Thanks everyone, you are all so helpful and I enjoy this site almost hourly!

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Emily Elizabeth Enthusiast
Emily Elizabeth
Posted

When I had mine done, I don't remember anything after them rolling me into the room and the anesthesiologist sticking a needle in my hand and it beginning to burn. I felt totally coherent and then I found myself being rolled into the recovery room all of the sudden. I came out of it slowly and barely remember what they said to me about what they found. My mom had to explain what they said later. It was really very easy. The only thing I noticed was that it was a little uncomfortable to swallow for about a day. Other than that, I wouldn't have even known that they did anything. I hope this helps! Good luck!

Does anyone who had both tests done at the same time remember anything from their Endoscopy? Please be brutally honest with me, I would rather know that not!
psawyer Proficient
psawyer
Posted

I have had the procedure twice. The second time it was a different GI doctor and a different hospital.

The first time I was completely unaware of anything. I was given the sedative, and the next thing I knew I was in the recovery room.

The second time the sedation was lighter, and I was semi-conscious and have some memory, but it is fuzzy.

So, it can be either way. The second doctor said he prefers that the patient be semi-aware during the process so that he can talk to the patient, for example, asking to move. I was certainly too woozy to worry about anything.

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
Posted

I was in the room for my daughter's. They knocked her out completely. For my husband's (eight years ago and a different doc), the said they would have two levels of anesthesia. With the first, he would still be able to "take orders" : move, swallow, etc . . . he would be totally relaxed and wouldn't remember any of it. Then after they got the camera in, they would put him under the rest of the way. I wasn't in the room, but he doesn't remember any of it.

dlp252 Apprentice
dlp252
Posted

Yes, I had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy at the same time last year, then proceded to have two more endoscopies. I don't remember anything from any of them. WIth the first one (with the colonoscopy), I was pretty groggy for a while after coming out of it and appearently I asked the nurse the same question three times, and still don't know what the answer was. :lol: My mom said she answered me each time, but I just couldn't remember anything from the time they wheeled me into the room until we were driving home.

It was the same for the second and third endoscopies, but was less groggy coming out of it...I guess because I didn't have the extra ooomph of the drugs for the colonoscopy.

Bree Newbie
Bree
Posted
  • Author

Thanks for the replies everyone, my nerves are much calmer now! :rolleyes: I think when they call me this week to confirm and remind me (like I could forget, I have tried though!) I will reiterate to them just how freaked out I am about them going down my throat and remind them of my horrible gag reflex.

It sounds like I will remember nothing, even if I have asked something 3 times! ;) Life will be good.

Thanks again for your calming replies.

dlp252 Apprentice
dlp252
Posted
It sounds like I will remember nothing, even if I have asked something 3 times! ;) Life will be good.

Yeah, apprently I had me some good drugs. :lol:

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


rach22 Newbie
rach22
Posted

I had to have my first endoscopy when I couldn't stop throwing up stomach acid. I was extremely sick, but still worried that I would get sick on the people when they put the scope in, etc. Anyway, they knocked me out and I don't remember any of it but I was told that I didn't get sick on anyone. Don't be nervous. It is totally painless, and really it gives you an excuse to lay on the couch for the rest of the day.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Recent Activity

    1. dixonpete
      0

      Hookworm load planner

    2. AlwaysLearning
      - AlwaysLearning replied to Colleen H's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      3

      Gluten related ??

      Get tested for vitamin deficiencies. Though neuropathy can be a symptom of celiac, it can also be caused by deficiencies due to poor digestion caused by celiac and could be easier to treat.
    3. Colleen H
      - Colleen H replied to Colleen H's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      3

      Gluten related ??

      Thank you so much for your response Yes it seems as though things get very painful as time goes on. I'm not eating gluten as far as I know. However, I'm not sure of cross contamination. My system seems to weaken to hidden spices and other possibilities. ??? if cross contamination is possible...I am in a super sensitive mode of celiac disease...
    4. Jmartes71
      - Jmartes71 replied to Jmartes71's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      4

      My only proof

      EXACTLY! I was asked yesterday on my LAST video call with Standford and I stated exactly yes absolutely this is why I need the name! One, get proper care, two, not get worse.Im falling apart, stressed out, in pain and just opened email from Stanford stating I was rude ect.I want that video reviewed by higher ups and see if that women still has a job or not...
    5. AlwaysLearning
      - AlwaysLearning replied to Jmartes71's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
      4

      My only proof

      We feel your pain. It took me 20+ years of regularly going to doctors desperate for answers only to be told there was nothing wrong with me … when I was 20 pounds underweight, suffering from severe nutritional deficiencies, and in a great deal of pain. I had to figure it out for myself. If you're in the U.S., not having an official diagnosis does m...
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      132,090
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Jamie B
    Newest Member
    Jamie B
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • AlwaysLearning
      Gluten related ??

      By AlwaysLearning · Posted

      Get tested for vitamin deficiencies.  Though neuropathy can be a symptom of celiac, it can also be caused by deficiencies due to poor digestion caused by celiac and could be easier to treat.
    • Colleen H
      Gluten related ??

      By Colleen H · Posted

      Thank you so much for your response  Yes it seems as though things get very painful as time goes on.  I'm not eating gluten as far as I know.  However, I'm not sure of cross contamination.  My system seems to weaken to hidden spices and other possibilities. ???  if cross contamination is possible...I am in a super sensitive mode of celiac disease.. Neuropathy from head to toes
    • Jmartes71
      My only proof

      By Jmartes71 · Posted

      EXACTLY! I was asked yesterday on my LAST video call with Standford and I stated exactly yes absolutely this is why I need the name! One, get proper care, two, not get worse.Im falling apart, stressed out, in pain and just opened email from Stanford stating I was rude ect.I want that video reviewed by higher ups and see if that women still has a job or not.Im saying this because I've been medically screwed and asking for help because bills don't pay itself. This could be malpratice siit but im not good at finding lawyers
    • AlwaysLearning
      My only proof

      By AlwaysLearning · Posted

      We feel your pain. It took me 20+ years of regularly going to doctors desperate for answers only to be told there was nothing wrong with me … when I was 20 pounds underweight, suffering from severe nutritional deficiencies, and in a great deal of pain. I had to figure it out for myself. If you're in the U.S., not having an official diagnosis does mean you can't claim a tax deduction for the extra expense of gluten-free foods. But it can also be a good thing. Pre-existing conditions might be a reason why a health insurance company might reject your application or charge you more money. No official diagnosis means you don't have a pre-existing condition. I really hope you don't live in the U.S. and don't have these challenges. Do you need an official diagnosis for a specific reason? Else, I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you're diligent in remaining gluten free, your body should be healing as much as possible so there isn't much else you could do anyway. And there are plenty of us out here who never got that official diagnosis because we couldn't eat enough gluten to get tested. Now that the IL-2 test is available, I suppose I could take it, but I don't feel the need. Someone else not believing me really isn't my problem as long as I can stay in control of my own food.
    • AlwaysLearning
      Gluten related ??

      By AlwaysLearning · Posted

      If you're just starting out in being gluten free, I would expect it to take months before you learned enough about hidden sources of gluten before you stopped making major mistakes. Ice cream? Not safe unless they say it is gluten free. Spaghetti sauce? Not safe unless is says gluten-free. Natural ingredients? Who knows what's in there. You pretty much need to cook with whole ingredients yourself to avoid it completely. Most gluten-free products should be safe, but while you're in the hypersensitive phase right after going gluten free, you may notice that when something like a microwave meal seems to not be gluten-free … then you find out that it is produced in a shared facility where it can become contaminated. My reactions were much-more severe after going gluten free. The analogy that I use is that you had a whole army of soldiers waiting for some gluten to attack, and now that you took away their target, when the stragglers from the gluten army accidentally wander onto the battlefield, you still have your entire army going out and attacking them. Expect it to take two years before all of the training facilities that were producing your soldiers have fallen into disrepair and are no longer producing soldiers. But that is two years after you stop accidentally glutening yourself. Every time you do eat gluten, another training facility can be built and more soldiers will be waiting to attack. Good luck figuring things out.   
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.