Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

I had a quick question. I'm allergic to nearly every kind of medication, and I was also sexually abused as a child. Can a colonoscopy be done without using versed or some other amnesiac drug? I'm more afraid of NOT remembering what happened than I am of pain.

Yes, it can be done. It is best done w/some form of analgesia. I have my scopes (at my insistence) with just Demerol and occasionally a little phenergan when we get to the proximal transverse colon/hepatic flexure if the vagus nerve gets ticked off. Much depends on the skill and the patience of the person doing the scope. Not only am I awake and aware during the procedure and watching the monitor I bring my video cam and we videotape the monitor (I have a real jewel of a gastro!!). Be aware that I have a healthy colon. I'm not at all sure if one has UC or some type of rectal involvement that a scope w/o sedation/anesthesia could be safely done.

You should find the following two articles of interest prior to discussing this with your gastro.

A Study of Pain During Colonoscopy

http://www.e-health-questions.info/h...&realm=default

Why Colonoscopy Is More Difficult In Women

http://www.e-health-questions.info/h...&realm=default

Good luck and God bless.

I would love to know why versed is necessary for a colonoscopy. Why isn't a pain killer (i.e. demerol) enough on it's own? The implication is there is something we must forget (pain?).

...I had a doc try to tell me that he could do an Endo without ANY sedation because it was SOO quick. Needless to say, I found another doctor!