my adventures in endoscopy

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so here is my chronicle of my adventures in endoscopy:

after repeatedly telling the nurses and then the doctor about my PTSD and gag reflex, they gave me the normal amount of sedative and then had me clench this plastic tube between my teeth.

10 seconds later I'm gagging and they had to take it out and knock me all the way out to do the procedure.

Sighs, at least it's over ...

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Information Filter

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Daphne Xu's picture

So many people have information filters. Often, one simply can't get through to them. At least this time, they saw what was happening. And at least it's over now.

And thanks for reminding me of something I'd completely forgotten. I may have to do something that requires general anesthesia. I hope that I can find the document indicating my "difficult airway". At least, the phrase is on a medical bracelet.

-- Daphne Xu

Just Knocked Me out!

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Hypatia Littlewings's picture

They just knocked me out in the first place for mine, I never saw the tube. I don't understand why they did not do that for you.

I have had to have both ends checked, more then once, chronic digestive troubles. It seems they tend to want to do that anyway when you get older.

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