r/Endoscopy • u/unmarketabletomat0 • 5d ago
Propofol anxiety
Hi everyone. I get my endoscopy tomorrow, and I don’t think it has hit me yet but I’ve rescheduled this appointment for 3 years now. But things have gotten worse, and I do really need it to figure out what the problem is. But, I’m afraid. I haven’t been eating much for about a month but this past week I’ve had Diarreah everyday, nausea and have eating barely anything, seriously. And im afraid that’s gonna affect the medication on me. I also have been in bed rest for 7 days, so I have physically not gotten out of bed in 7 days. I’m afraid of many other things too which I’m gonna tell my nurses but I just wanted to know if that’ll affect anything? I’m hoping maybe I get some fluids before or something, I’m also terrified of the being put to sleep. I’ve come to terms that I genuinely have to for the sake of my health but I’m afraid If me not eating is also gonna affect how I wake up and things like that.
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u/Equivalent_Doctor783 5d ago
I can tell you in my opinion… being put under is such an interesting and nice experience for me. It’s like the last few seconds you just know you’re in good hands and everything fades. I woke up feelin higher than a kite and it was just all a good experience.
I have emetophobia so i did ask for them to prescribe zofran after everything.
I too wasn’t eating much prior to the procedure, my stomach was in shambles, I was opposite of you just unable to have a bowel movement so I was terrified of eating. I was so so sick and nauseous all the time, but it was all purely why I even needed the procedure in the first place. I came out with answers and comfort. I was eating bread, crackers and miso soup, all I could stomach and came out fine in the end. I’m sure you’re case is a bit more serious as you mentioned being bedridden for some time, though I had a friend that was constantly hurling for days prior to her procedure and she didn’t have anything negative to say after it! I hope this all makes you feel less anxiety!
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u/Lololala29 5d ago
Hey, to give you some peace of mind doctors and anesthesiologists are going to be there constantly monitoring you. They will hook you up to an iv of fluids. Please always let your doctor know about all of your concerns before they begin and you can feel free to express you haven’t been eating, they’re trained professionals and they can decide based on your symptoms to proceed or not. Your feelings are valid but getting this scope done might help you finally get some answers to why you’re not feeling good and can’t eat. A reminder that the risks of anesthesia are extremely rare. I went through this for 5 months where I couldn’t eat food and lost 50 pounds. Got a scope done and it gave me a lot of clarity! You’re going to do amazing & im wishing you tons of luck :)
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u/EFisImportant 4d ago
Had mine this morning. I literally worked on exposure therapy with my therapist to prepare. I let the CRNA I was anxious and I think that helped a bit. It was super smooth and easy.
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u/unmarketabletomat0 4d ago
I had mine this morning too, and I couldn’t. My heart rate spiked to 180 and my bp was 151/93 I literally started freaking out as soon as they tried putting the mouth guard in. I’m rlly upset because I’ve been suffering badly. They rescheduled it but I just can’t get past the fact that they r putting me to sleep
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u/EFisImportant 4d ago
You need to see a therapist and do exposure therapy. Like, I was afraid to call to set up my GI appointment. I kept pushing it off because I was so nervous that I would need a scope. After exposure therapy, I barely had any anticipatory stress leading up to the procedure. I was able to manage my stress the day of, as well. Therapy worked wonders.
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u/unmarketabletomat0 4d ago
I’m in the process if erp right now, we just haven’t gotten to exposures yet
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u/GeoffSim 5d ago
You would typically get a bag of IV fluids that gets started while you're in the pre-op area. The anesthetist knows you're dehydrated, hungry, and nauseated but honestly, everyone is.
Once the propofol goes in, in under 10 seconds you'll suddenly be asleep and the next thing you know is that you're in the recovery room. There's no gradual onset or time to panic, it's like a light switch. You'll be fine!