Gastroscopy - sedation or not?

Hi all.

I have a friend, female, 60, who has a gastroscopy appointment next week, and doesn't know whether she should have sedation, and if she doesn't have it, should she go with someone anyway. She doesn't have any family nearby so I've offered to accompany her if she wants. 

If you've had this procedure please can I have your opinions about whether or not sedation is important, and whether or not she can go unaccompanied. Thanks in advance. 

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  • Hi, I had one last year, I had sedation and didn't feel a thing, I'm not a brave soldier. The spray on the throat for me tasted horrible but I didn't have to put up with it for long as I was out of it. I cudnt have coped with the sensation in my throat. That's just my personal opinion. . 3 out of 4 people in the day unit went for sedation. You are in hospital a few hours with sedation but out quicker with just the spray.

  • Had a awfull exerprience yesterday with getting a camra down my throat sadation didn't do a thing for me wasint relxsdor anything they spray my throat twice I start borking of it lot out Hurs in made it worse with that threw up something twice must been the spray start choking on it then then when the out camera down I borked after it went past my throat then started borking  your abit when it's going down my into my stomach awfull exerpeiece I would never do it again I am feeling so emotional over it all ️

  • I know how you feel, you feel so bad when a procedure doesn't work, I was totally out of it after the sedation I had. Hated the spray as I felt like I was choking, I don't remember anything after the injection worked. I would have asked for more sedation but a lot of hospitals don't like doing that. When I had an extremely bad colonoscopy I woke up screaming for them to stop, three times I did this,the pain was awful, they kept topping my sedation up and holding me down, my hand was black and blue, I can't tell you how bad I felt after that, I vowed I'd never have another one. They took 23 biopsies from me, no idea why. The only thing was that I was  glad they finished it as I wouldn't have gone back. I was in for three hours after it, I couldn't waken up and was extremely sick in between times. Some people sail through these procedures and some don't, we are all different. 

  • Never again it was awfull I do wish I was out of it but wasin t well aware of everything that ya the spray made me Bork and choke I had the injection in and didn't work at all so awkard of everything felt like torcher omg no was sounds so bad  I feel traumatised me emotional today like I was yesterday no way wow I wouldn't eva go back to and I deffo ain't I dunno how people sail threw as I didn't  I panicked choked gagged  cryed the lot  ( 

  • Sorry to hear that, I wonder if your cannula was in correctly, before I had my colonoscopy the nurses tried three times to get mine in and eventually they did but told me not to move my hand. When I went to get it done the doctor put the sedation in and it didn't work, it had dissipated throughout my hand and didn't go into the vein, she had to put it in othe other hand and it worked till I woke up screaming but kept getting put under again. I still have nightmares about it. It's one of these things that will stay with you. I had a gastroscopy and an endoscopy and was well out of it each time, didn't remember a thing and was still groggy when doctor was telling me the results. Do you have to go back to see your gastroenterologist, they are not the best of doctors in my experience, but maybe he could make sure the next time you are well sedated, that's  if you can go through with it again. I hope you get over it, it will take a while to get over that experience. Best wishes

  • I ain't sure it was really hurting me my arm still aky todayhage a small bruise of it makes ya think as sadation didn't work at all never again no way asif so scarey it was I can madchen it was scarey as for you to ya ili ain't gotling forgot what happend yesterday was all emotional still feel like it today wish I didn't as I was aware of everything it was brutel well sadated next time don't trust it they prob wount make sure I was well sadated aware of it all canula was pointless thanks you don't think I will get over it still thinning of it all now throat sore and insides feel strange   ️ 

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  • I ain't sure it was really hurting me my arm still aky todayhage a small bruise of it makes ya think as sadation didn't work at all never again no way asif so scarey it was I can madchen it was scarey as for you to ya ili ain't gotling forgot what happend yesterday was all emotional still feel like it today wish I didn't as I was aware of everything it was brutel well sadated next time don't trust it they prob wount make sure I was well sadated aware of it all canula was pointless thanks you don't think I will get over it still thinning of it all now throat sore and insides feel strange   ️ 

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