I'm so glad I read this post, my anxiety was lifted! I got one today and chose the sedation and honestly didn't feel a thing it was the best experience I could have asked for! I went for the procedure 2 years ago without sedation and couldn't go through with it but glad I went back and took it and it's now over and done with! I was in and out within 2 hours and I feel great now! It's really mind over matter if anyone is waiting to get this procedure don't be scared it's really straight forward and the doctors and nurses are so nice they do so many of these everyday 

I posted in here about 2 years ago following my gastroscopy telling you all that I had absolutely nothing. Yes no throat spray, no sedation and having read this forum previously to going was scared to death. It took less than 4 minutes, the doctor talked me through it I didn't particularly gag. Doctor reassured me I would not be sick as my stomach was empty, I would not chock as the tube was not big enough to chock on and I could definitely breath through my nose like I did every day and night when sleeping. I posted that I would be having another one in 8 weeks then Covid hit and it ended up being about another year before I had the next one.

It was not a fluke, the experience was identical. It was calm, relaxed, painless and was over in less than 3 minutes. Please don't spend endless hours reading these horror stories. Any experience is what you make it. I would happily hold people's hand and talk you through the whole process and happily take it for you. If I had to have one of these every single day to potentially save my life I would do it without hesitation. I promise you it is not that bad trust me.

With the right frame of mind, your glass half full (thank the lord you have a glass at all I say) and kind nurses and doctors to talk you through it you will be fine I promise.

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   ️ 

You should try and do something nice today, take your mind of it. Good luck for the future x

I had one today without sedation. They refused sedation as no one to pick me up afterwards. I asked about this a week before and was verbally told having a taxi home would be OK. Don't trust receptionists! Anyway don't have a gastroscopy without sedation - it was horrible and painful afterwards. I wished I had gone home instead of having it. 

Hello I have to have gastrostomy every 2 years I've had my 3rd one today ....ask to be sedated every time they talk me out of sedation. don't .wait to be sedated it is horrendous and should not be  allowed with out it.i don't want to scare you I'm not a wuss I like to think but  today being the third time I'm never going through it again without sedation.id just like to add l the nurses and staff are so lovely, but still ask for sedation. I just wanted to cry after it's very upsetting.