CrohnieToo

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1. recent colonoscopy experience

   CrohnieToo replied to mat/childnurse's topic in Gastroenterology

   Yes, as has been suggested you can request better sedation your next colonoscopy. Personally, I would find a different gastro between now and then to do my scopes. Your scopist obviousy got carried away w/the amount of air he felt he needed to advanc...

2. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

   CrohnieToo replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

   Oh, yeah. There are Nurse's Notes separate from the doctor's dictated report for each of these procedures. There are sedation/anesthesia reports separate from the doctor's dictated reports. There is much more included in the full medical record from ...

3. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

   CrohnieToo replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

   And I could NEVER get past the curiosity! I would request a copy of the full reports AND nurses' notes. NOT a wise idea to leave me visible souveniers like that w/o at least a casual mention of them. Pooh happens, some times strange "reactions" occu...

4. recent colonoscopy experience

   CrohnieToo replied to mat/childnurse's topic in Gastroenterology

   Was this "just" a routine colon cancer screening or have you had something going on that indicated a scope would be in order? The major source of pain during a colonoscopy is due to the flexible scope shaft looping back on itself and stretching the w...

5. Colonoscopy & Conscious Sedation

   CrohnieToo replied to GlennRoss's topic in Gastroenterology

   In our area our gastros see patients in their office ONE DAY a week! Three days a week they are doing scopes at one of two local hospitals and a free standing endosocpy facility. None are available on Fridays. If they insist on two "well visits" a ye...

6. Can a patient refuse sedation?

   CrohnieToo replied to Web-G.I.nurse's topic in Gastroenterology

   Yes, a colonoscopy can be done w/just a pain killer and no sedation. The examining doctor also has the right to refuse to do the scope w/o sedation in which case it would be necessary to find another doctor who would be willing to do so w/o sedation....

7. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

   CrohnieToo replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

   Right on, Trama1RN!!! Kudos to you!

8. lower endoscopy usual pracctice

   CrohnieToo replied to laurentrilli's topic in Gastroenterology

   I understand. But that is why I questioned the IBS and inflammation. Personally, I would NOT accept an IBS Dx. I would be insisting on a pill camera endoscopy. They don't call the small intestine "the dark continent" for nothing. Altho THE most comm...

9. lower endoscopy usual pracctice

   CrohnieToo replied to laurentrilli's topic in Gastroenterology

   Did you mean that you have IBD? IBD is inflammatory bowel disease which could be ulcertive colitis or Crohn's colitis which is Crohn's disease found in the colon or Crohn's disease which can appear anywhere from the mouth to the anus. IBS is irrita...

10. Can a patient refuse sedation?

    CrohnieToo replied to Web-G.I.nurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    I've only had one sigmoidoscopy. It was quite an .... experience. It was done at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota back in early 1976. I had NO idea back then what I was getting into!!! I stripped to a gown and my socks. A nurse instructed me to kn...

11. recent colonoscopy experience

    CrohnieToo replied to mat/childnurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    Bite me on the stool studies bit. Unless it has been more than 6 hours (I think it is 6 hours anyway) since your last dose of the prep you colon should be squeaky clean. There "might" be some small clumps of yellow "slime" called chyme here and there...

12. recent colonoscopy experience

    CrohnieToo replied to mat/childnurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    You will LOVE propofol. You are awake and aware almost immediately after they stop administering it unlike Versed or Valum where you take awhile in recovery to wake up and be able to stay aware and you sure aren't alert for quite some time afterwards...

13. recent colonoscopy experience

    CrohnieToo replied to mat/childnurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    You will be okay, JeanArt. I've had multiple colonoscopies w/o sedation so that I could watch the monitor. You are well covered aside from your backside. My nurses have been very good about even keeping as much of my backside covered as possible. And...

14. lower endoscopy usual pracctice

    CrohnieToo replied to laurentrilli's topic in Gastroenterology

    The degree of discomfort or pain a patient encounters is DIRECTLY RELATED to the SKILL of the person conducting the scope procedure and to the degree of disease involvement or stricturing of the colon. The pain tolerance of a patient is also a factor...

15. post colonosocpy positioning

    CrohnieToo replied to L's in a jam's topic in Gastroenterology

    Somewhat off-topic ... nevertheless: many Crohn's disease patients suffer from bloating and resulting pain from the disease itself. Its been attested to many times in the various Crohn's disease support forums that laying on your chest w/knees folde...