Can I recommend no anesthesia next time? Literally all you need to do is take some Gas-X an hour or two beforehand, ask for a little bit of numbing gel at the opening, and it’s 1000 times easier than an endoscopy.
There’s simply zero reason anyone needs anesthesia for a colonoscopy.
I finally bit the bullet and did it without. I was literally chatting with the nurse the whole time and five minutes later he said he was done. It’s the biggest nothing burger on the planet.
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u/Tater-Sprout 23d ago
Can I recommend no anesthesia next time? Literally all you need to do is take some Gas-X an hour or two beforehand, ask for a little bit of numbing gel at the opening, and it’s 1000 times easier than an endoscopy.
There’s simply zero reason anyone needs anesthesia for a colonoscopy.
I finally bit the bullet and did it without. I was literally chatting with the nurse the whole time and five minutes later he said he was done. It’s the biggest nothing burger on the planet.