Never mind BREXIT, something else much more important has cropped up
I suspect I’m not the only grumpy old man in here. And foc-u, as we all know, is full of knowledge. Would appreciate any thoughts on this from those who have had an endoscopy procedure.
I’m booked in for endoscopy to check my stomach and small bowel. It’s doon the throat.
Now in the past I’ve twice had a camera up ma wee winkie. I’ve got kidney stone issues, so once in a blue moon they like to have a peek inside ma bladder to make sure all is OK in there. First time I opted for the local anaesthetic. To cut a long story short, the second time I had a full general anaesthetic. No way will I ever be conscious again when they do that to me.
However, this is down my throat. I have two options. Local anaesthetic and fully conscious. Or local anaesthetic and sedated but still conscious.
I have no great fear of general anaesthetics, though I hate the cannula thing. As soon as I am conscious again, I start asking if they can take it out. I can be a bit of a pest, but once that thing is out I'm fine.
So the thought of having that cannula stuck in my hand or arm whilst still being conscious to some degree is making me think I should man up and just take the local. Plus I can just drive up and back myself so I don’t need to inconvenience others. How hard can this be?
So anybody had this examination? What’s it like? Pain is my big fear. I hate pain and further not having any control whatsoever over it.