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Gastroscopy with no sedation

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Luckygirl Tue 10-Oct-17 15:49:36

I have had several oscopies up the rear end with no sedation and no problems; and a gastroscopy with sedation several years ago.

I have to have another on Thursday, but am looking after my GS all day on the Friday. I am quite keen to have the gastroscopy without sedation to avoid the "hangover" - has anyone done this? How did it go?

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Willow500 Sat 21-Oct-17 16:35:37

I've not had it done but took my dad some years ago for one. He wasn't sedated but had the 'banana' spray - he spent the next half hour as we sat in the waiting room spitting as the taste was so bad - he was just beginning with dementia by then but it was still pretty embarrassing. There's no way I could do it without sedation - I've had a lot of dental surgery and sedation is amazing!

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Fennel Sat 21-Oct-17 19:27:59

I had one this week, without sedation. Just the throat spray. They said before it's not very 'agréable' and I felt like telling them afterwards it was 'très désagréable'!
At one point I grabbed hold of the doctor's overall - he was surprised.
Anyway it was over quickly.

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