Ever had a colonoscopy? It may take a while to shake the aftereffects of the anesthesia. (In that case, I simply cannot forbear to call it "anusthesia.")
Actually I've had 2 of them. The first they gave me regular anesthesia because I had "both ends done" - hopefully with different scopes.. It took me several hours before I was lucid, and I still vomited on the way home.
The second one - or "number two" if you will - was done with propofol. When they brought me out, I was immediately lucid, I stayed for 1 hour in recovery because they made me, and on the way home I got tacos.
I also had my tailbone amputated due to an old military injury causing severe pain. The operation only took 45 minutes, the anesthesia was propofol, and when they brought me out of it I felt so great I hopped off of the table and about gave them a heart-attack.
I point out propofol because that stuff is so different from the old general anesthesia. I completely understand why Michael Jackson would have a doctor give it to him to help him sleep. I have never felt so good and rested like I have after propofol. It feels to me like I caught up on all of my lost sleep, and have slept for a year.
i had a colonoscopy in march and they dont put you under for that. Its not a big deal. They just shove a camera up yer jaxy. I was in and out in about 2 hours (they let you rest in a bed for an hour then send you home)
It varies. I had a "sigmoidoscopy" (only goes partway up) under tranquilizer, and it was excruciatingly painful. I had later colonoscopies under anesthesia, and thank God for that. Maybe they call it "sedation." I don't care. I was out like a light and loving it. Very interesting and abrupt "cut" from prior consciousness to post-consciousness.
Ever had a colonoscopy? It may take a while to shake the aftereffects of the anesthesia. (In that case, I simply cannot forbear to call it "anusthesia.")
Actually I've had 2 of them. The first they gave me regular anesthesia because I had "both ends done" - hopefully with different scopes.. It took me several hours before I was lucid, and I still vomited on the way home.
The second one - or "number two" if you will - was done with propofol. When they brought me out, I was immediately lucid, I stayed for 1 hour in recovery because they made me, and on the way home I got tacos.
I also had my tailbone amputated due to an old military injury causing severe pain. The operation only took 45 minutes, the anesthesia was propofol, and when they brought me out of it I felt so great I hopped off of the table and about gave them a heart-attack.
I point out propofol because that stuff is so different from the old general anesthesia. I completely understand why Michael Jackson would have a doctor give it to him to help him sleep. I have never felt so good and rested like I have after propofol. It feels to me like I caught up on all of my lost sleep, and have slept for a year.
Good one on anusthesia.
i had a colonoscopy in march and they dont put you under for that. Its not a big deal. They just shove a camera up yer jaxy. I was in and out in about 2 hours (they let you rest in a bed for an hour then send you home)
It varies. I had a "sigmoidoscopy" (only goes partway up) under tranquilizer, and it was excruciatingly painful. I had later colonoscopies under anesthesia, and thank God for that. Maybe they call it "sedation." I don't care. I was out like a light and loving it. Very interesting and abrupt "cut" from prior consciousness to post-consciousness.
I had a sigmoid first the year before, yeah it was uncomfortable, but not too painful.