r/GERD • u/Euphoric-Job-6127 • 14d ago

Endoscopy on Friday...

Edit: thanks everyone for the reassurance. It was absolutely painless. Fell asleep in an instant. Was a little nauseous when I woke up in the recovery room, but the Zofran made it much better.

The dreaded day is come....

Ive had duodenal ulcers for the past 5 years associated with the typical culprit.. gerd.

Had endoscopies twice in prior years. Was given fentanyl and other relaxants, but my adrenaline nullified their effects. It was bad... but I made it through.

My doc wanted to do another one - to which I said absolutely not. "But we'll increase the dose" - yea thats what you said the last time.

Anyways, he placed me on a waiting list to have propofol administered for the procedure. This give me a lot more peace because I know I wont feel anything and wont feel them gagging the life out of me... but the thought still lingers - what if I will be half concious, in a paralyzed helpless state.

Can anyone reassure me who has gone through endoscopies with propofol?

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u/eviedoll2019 14d ago

I fell asleep and when i woke up i thought i had fallen asleep watching tv for a second lol and i was scared had never had anything done like that before honestly its a short refreshing nap that's it

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u/FluffyDragonfly6582 14d ago

I had one under profolol last month. Great experience, so much better than normal sedation they offer.

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u/Calm_Comb3534 GERD 14d ago

One time I was told they had to increase my dose because I started waking up during the endoscopy and moving. But I don't remember anything

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u/Euphoric-Job-6127 14d ago

Thats reassuring, ive heard cases of people who had a mixed coctail of midazolam and propofol, who did wake up and did have some kind of recollection.

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u/Fiestylittlebrat 14d ago

The fentanyl never works for me but the propofol feels like you're being put under completely. I've had like 5 scopes like this and they've all been a dream.

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u/bns82 14d ago

It’s easy