Cardsfan wrote:I'm planning for a routine colonoscopy. I called the Dr and talked to the nurse. I asked about my cpap machine. She said "you do not need it, you will be on oxygen and monitored the whole time". That doesn't sound right to me, I said. She said, well, you can bring it with you if you want.
How does oxygen keep my airway open? I need my machine right? My consultationn appt. with this Dr isn't for a month, and I'm trying to get informed before I meet him.
I called my sleep Dr, and his staff told me she didn't take her machine when she had her colonoscopy.
Yep, you don't have to bring it for a routine screening. However, my hospital said to have it in the car on the very small chance that I would have to stay overnight. Keep the machine out of direct sunlight and it should be fine.
Yes, oxygen can keep your airway open. You are typically only getting 'conscious sedation', if any at all, from which you recover quickly. Full sedation is only given, these days, if you have certain medical complications or difficulties or are obese.
Why would you stay overnight? They told me that the most common reason to stay overnight would be that you don't recover from the anesthesia used. In rare cases, it's because they want to do immediate surgery (pretty uncommon when it's just a standard screening).
