Colonoscopy & BiPap

chartle wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:51 pm

before pretty sure didn't have an anesthesiologist, no oxygen and was not totally out. I recall looking at the monitor.

My previous 2 Colonoscopies were done under those conditions as well.
During the last colonoscopy, they even repositioned the monitor so I could see it better.
Talk about looking into the Great Beyond (or was that the Great Behind?)

Never used (nor needed) my CPAP for any Colonoscopy.

StuUnderPressure wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:33 am

During the last colonoscopy, they even repositioned the monitor so I could see it better.
Talk about looking into the Great Beyond (or was that the Great Behind?)

First one I looked at the "probe" and I was like I know how long 1.9 meters is!

1.9 meters--long enough to check everything they need to check.
Note: they will not use any more than they need to.
Probably.

I too was required to have my colonoscopy in a hospital instead of in a clinic setting. I've always had a BiPAP (never CPAP), so I can't say if it would have been different with the different machine. The explanation I was given is that the "twilight sedation" used in a clinic setting is administered by the same doctor conducting the colonoscopy, using drugs that are fairly long-lasting. Deep sedation uses much shorter acting drugs, so the sedation can be adjusted very quickly if breathing issues occur -- but this requires a separate anesthesiologist.

The one upside to being required to do the deep sedation is that they can reverse it very quickly at the end of the procedure -- no extended grogginess. I was walking out the door of the hospital less than half an hour after my procedure.

I just had a colonoscopy and endoscopy in the hospital. I asked why in the hospital and it was my weight and my sleep apnea. The endoscopy went well under Propofol, they woke me up to get me to lay on my side and gave me more Propofol. In the recovery room the nurses and the nurse anesthesiologist told me my apnea was so severe that I was not breathing most of the time so they had to push on my jaw to open up the airway so I can breathe. I did not bring my CPAP machine but they said I always would have to have tests like this done in a hospital and I would have to be intubated next time. It really frightened me but I'm glad I will be prepared. I have no idea if they would have allowed a CPAP in the OR. 5 years ago I had no problem and I had severe apnea in a regular endoscopy/co center. I have gained some weight but this scared the you know what out of me!.

Gasper000 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:00 pm

this scared the you know what out of me!

They should have told you that before the colonoscopy. Then you wouldn't have had to drink that nasty polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution.