Sedated for real medical procedure

Versed is used to subdue prisoners when they get violent.

RN1993 that was a fascinating and easy to take in explanation, thank you!

Thanks thingsekg I always try to post in a manner that anyone interested will gain a valuable insight in what is being discussed. I'm glad it was useful too you and may be of some use in the future.

The minimally documented side effect of Versed is that in about 10% of patients, the drug can permanently interfere with memory. In my case, it caused a long term reduction in the ability to remember names and occasional loss of common words in conversation. Others have reported loss of critical knowledge for work or loss of personal information such as PIN numbers.

The short duration memory loss is scary to me since I've experienced it, but 10% of pats with some permanent interference is on another level wow.

On a funny but also scary and serious note, I know I've read that some forms of anesthesia can sometimes cause an erection. Any HCPs on here ever heard or seen something like that? The thought of having a procedure and as you're going out you're also getting hard with no chance of covering up...yikes. And you wouldn't know since they wouldn't tell right?

Medguy99 I have seen propofol induced an erection in a couple patient that was sedated with it for optimal ventilation in my 21 years as an ITU nurse. But this is a relatively infrequent occurrence. In 2013 there was a study by West China Hospital in which they compared the erection rates from an estimated 300 male patients. The subjects received propofol, isoflurane or sevoflurane as the general anesthetic for their elective urologic surgery.

Five percent (5% ) of the men had an erection while in the operating room and even then, the number breakdown was not evenly distributed. From the group of men who received isoflurane, only one man had an erection. From the group that received sevoflurane, four had an erection. Finally, in the group that was administered propofol, 11 patients developed an erection.

RN even 5% seems like an embarrassing side effect that could happen daily at large hospitals. Could you elaborate a bit on your experiences with that, was it before, during or after a procedure, how long were the patients erect etc? That's interesting the study involved urologic surgery, maybe that's not a coincidence, if it is a combination of the sedative and physical contact with the genitals? I thought I read that docs sometimes resort to treatments for priapism if the erection won't go down depending what the procedure is i guess.

I've had a colonscopy. I remember nothing past being wheeled into the procedure room until I was at home in my own bed half a day later.

So, versed is the one that made me a temporary Alzheimer's sufferer? I did not like that at all. I was told I was a babbling moron for several hours afterwards, asking the same questions every few minutes. I will not want that in several years when I have my next colonscopy!

Being a little braver now, I may just opt for no sedation!

The only time I was sedated for a real medical procedure was for my cystoscopy when I was ten years old. I got an ointment for local anesthesia on my left arm vene and then an iv via I got the sleeping injection.

I was sedated for my rhinoplasty/fix my deviated septum (nose job) when I was 17. That was a crazy experience. And don't really remember much of those few weeks of healing time. All I remember is feeling like a truck hit my face 😢

I have been recently yes

Medguy99 sorry I have not looked at this thread for a very long time . Its a very rare occurrence what what I have observed like I said a couple in 21 years. It was a spontaneous occurrence, no physical contact to their genital area. I resolved itself within 15 -20 mins . Yes for a sustained episode of priapism you have to treat otherwise the penis may be permanently damaged and the individual may have difficulties getting an erection in the future.

I do know that they do treat if it occurs during surgery and they usually treat it if its sustained either by injecting meds directly into the penis or intravenously ( sympathomimetic meds), IV being the more common approach.

Sedation for a colon scope, is for me, useless. There is no pain other than that created by the air. The pain from the air has only occurred once, and that was the last one. I suspect he was trying to move me along and used more air than necessary. When I passed gas the nurse assured me it was them not me that caused the problem. Who knows, I

Will keep doing them without meds.

Course

Course, they don't inject air during a colonoscopy. They use compressed CO2. It causes far less cramping than room air. I've had about 10 scopes and have watched about 50 lowers and 25 uppers.

That's good information. The nurse believed it was air. Either way ....no sedation.

Course

I was recently sedated for dental surgery, a tooth extraction to be accurate.

We started with nitrous, but I didn't feel anything from it. My surgeon said my nerves negated it, but whatever the reason, I didn't have a reaction to it.

Thankfully, I hadn't eaten or had anything to drink in 10+ hours, so they were able to sedate me for the procedure. They put the IV in, amongst other nodes on my body, hooked me up to oxygen and the last thing I remember is them pushing a bite block in my mouth.

Then I went home and slept all day. 😃

As correctly stated by jimmyt44:

They use compressed CO2. It causes far less cramping than room air.

For endoscopic as well as laparoscopy ( key hole) procedures. You still do suffer from cramping at times due to the large volumes used , but peppermint waters helps .

With regards to the pain some experience during a colonoscopy , there are a few factors to consider :

- The skill and experience of the person using the scope, especially important when navigating the " bends" of the colon which can cause looping of the scope. To me this is the most important factor, skill, experience and practice are the key to having a tolerable procedure .

- I think we all have different pain thresholds , so what might be uncomfortable for some may be excruciating for others

- We all react different to the type of sedation and analgesic used , so something that works well with one person , may not with another .

I wish I could remember all of my knee surgeries because I think medicine/surgery is very cool and would like to see what they did. I wanted to watch one minor knee procedure and they only gave me relaxing medication, but I apparently started complaining that it hurt and they decided to put me out all the way. That's the second reason I'd like to remember what was done: I want to know what I say and do while under anesthesia! I'm pretty sure I ramble a lot and tell people what I really think about them, which could be very embarrassing if I'm not nice OR if I think someone is cute...

As for endoscopies and colonoscopies, the medication they gave me for those was not effective at all and I remember every horrible moment of each procedure. I hate feeling like I am gagging, and apparently the physician who performed my colonoscopy wasn't skilled (or didn't care) as it was incredibly painful. The next time I have those done, I am requesting that they put me out all the way. I would prefer not to endure or remember anything associated with those.

That is fascinating. I do not use sedation, and my Doctor gives me a verbal guided tour, The whole procedure is interesting and I find the human body. I am an Engineer and our bodies act as though follow the science of the outside world. That is not entirely true but the Doctors understand the differences. I am happy not being sedated, and I enjoy the tour.

Course

I had vertebral fusion at two levels, and I definitely didn't want to be awake for that, but they catheterized me and I wish I had been awake for that part. Having worked in the OR many times, I can picture how that went. Pt. sedated, room full of people, the nurse just completely uncovers you because no one cares about sedated people's modesty. Then she grabs your penis with one hand and scrubs it with betadine with the other, while anybody that wants to watch looks on. Then they dip the tip of the catheter in surgilube, and slide that thing inside you.

Sedated for circumcision at age 36. Arrived in morning, taken back and told to undress completely, given hospital socks, gown and head covering. Given IV and barrage of questions of course, said the word circumcision more that day than I ever thought possible (of course to make sure you have the right patient and are doing the right procedure). I was told at first I was going to be completely knocked out, I told them that I had agreed to sedation only, not full anaesthesia.

They wanted to argue and change my mind, but I know the procedure can even be done in doctors office with local anaesthetic. My reasoning is that I had panic attacks and that coming out of full anaesthesia I might freak out. They thought that was a good reason to full knock me out ,but I held my ground. They relented and agreed to sedation only. Was done in hospital operating room. I was awake the whole trip up to the operating room, greeted the doctor, saw the sheet put up between me and them, so I couldn't see what was going on.

Needless to say, not sure why they wanted full anaesthesia as the sedation knocked me out. Apparently under sedation I was cracking jokes and I do remember when a cauterizing pad was placed on my thigh, stating "of course, the one place I didn't trim". Remember that made a nurse laugh and the doctor clearing throat reprovingly. At one point I could feel tugging and realized that I was being stitched. My eyes must have opened enough cause I heard doctor ask "Can you feel that?", I said yes and then back into oblivion.

Next thing I remember was being wheeled out of the operating room, then back out again, until I woke up about an hour later. Apparently it doesn't take much to knock me out! Wish I had been awake for it all, but glad I didn't feel any discomfort as operation took about 45 mins. Though when they billed, they tried to charge for two anaesthesiologists , and the insurance company would only pay for one as that's all that was needed for sedation. Have colonoscopy in 6 weeks, will take as little sedation as they can give.

I was given Versed for the surgical removal of a cyst in my jaw of which I had been very scared beforehand. I am glad that I do not remember a lot of details.

Jedi, you can do the colonoscopy with no sedation. I have done 5 of them without any sedation. I have one coming in January that I will not be sedated for.

Course

Jedi, I'm going for my 4th drug free colonoscopy next month. It's not comfortable, but no worse than the results of a bad enchilada that only lasts for 25 minutes.

I have had several colonoscopies, all with sedation. I worry that the procedure will be too uncomfortable without it.

I had a spinal for my hernia repair so I could watch, but all I could see was a blurred reflection in the light. Was sedated for my first colonoscopy. I could watch the video screen, but all I saw was a lot of pink. The last two colonoscopies I was knocked out.

A guy goes to his doctor and says, "I want to get ummm castrated." His doctor says, "You're a young guy. I can't do that." The guy says, "Look, I'll give you $10,000 to do it." The doctor says, "O K. If you insist."So they check him into the hospital, take him to the OR and castrate him. As he's waking up in Recovery he sees a guy in the next bed. "What are you here for?" The second guy says, "Circumcision." The first guy says, "That's the word!"

I went in for a colonoscopy last month (I described in another thread the humiliation involved in being led essentially naked in back (no tie on the gown) through a crowded ward to get to the surgery room.)

I had been told in advance that I would be completely unconscious during the colonoscopy, and that the doctor might call in as many of his staff as were available, to observe my procedure.

With the anesthetic breather in place over my mouth and nose, the last thing I remember after being asked to lie on my left side—with the door to the outer ward still open!—was one of the nurses lifting my gown completely out of the way in back, folding it across my chest and tummy, so that I was totally bare in front of everyone.

I wish I could remember the rest...at least, how many people were watching me, and what the doctor showed them.

I was sedated three times in December, 2004. IV sedation for a dental procedure, IV sedation for eye surgery then Valium sedation for a second dental procedure😃

I, too, was completely sedated for my colonoscopy a few years ago. I believe I was given Propofol.

I remember the nurse positioning me on my left side and lifting the gown to expose my buttocks at the same time the anesthesiologist was preparing the drip.

The only other thing I remember about the experience was seeing rows and rows of boxes of lube nestled among the equipment.

Not sure when I'm due for another one, but I might have to look into having it done w/o the general anesthesia next time.