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How painful is a colonoscopy without sedation?
Background: I didn't scream or yell at all when my appendix burst, about a 7 on the pain scale, and in fact that was not the worst painful medical procedure ever. I am used to painful medical procedures like donating double red cells.
I got a colonoscopy about 20 years ago and don't remember a thing due to the Versed. I was groggy for at least the full day of the procedure. I hated that feeling and I felt cheated.
I really want to see my colon from the inside and remember it. I think it would be awesome! Will I be able a gastro to allow me to do this?
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- MichelleLv 66 years agoFavorite Answer
My dad did, and he said that it was pretty painful. He was very lightly sedated because his body would not handle heavy sedation, but was fully awake. This is a man who did not take pain meds after his heart bypass surgery because he normally feels very little pain. After the procedure, he told them that unless he could be totally out, he was not going to do it again. He didn't.
