Reply to "sedation or no sedation"

Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

Polyp removal shouldn't hurt either, but it can take more time. I've had a number of them removed, but not more than one or two during a single scope. You definitely need to be reasonably still, so the doc can snare the right thing. Some people are just more sensitive to the pain from the air that is pumped in. Plus, if you are inflamed, your gut is going to be less distendable. Even with sedation, when I had colonoscopies while in a flare, there was much more pain/discomfort. In addition, if you are very anxious going in, that will also lower your threshold.

We are all different, and it is important to know yourself.

Jan

6/15/124:28 PM

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