Most feared medical procedure

I think eye surgery would terrify me too , good luck with it lovely

I think eye surgery would terrify me too , good luck with it lovely

Thank you

NG tube and cystoscopy

Im terrified as well regarding anything eye related. Though my mom a few years back had her cataracts removed and she said it wasnt too bad. Another of my fears is upper endoscopy. I cant take things being crammed down my throat. Keep thinking of the scene in Fire in the sky.

Definitely a colonoscopy. The thought of it gives me the creeps!

I have undergone TVU when I fell ill last month. It is the first and only procedure I have undergone in my life as far as I remember however now that will top the list of feared procedure for the rest of my life I guess.

You all can read about the whole experience in the stories section

Anything involving sedation or general anesthesia. Reacted to the drugs and was messed up for quite a while (though I did not die, so evidently in the mind of some doctors I "have no reason to be concerned").

I will now go a long way to avoid, though at this point I'm not sure exactly when I would allow it yet. Local and regional are OK, and they should be able to do most things that might come up under one of those two options.

I guess things might be added if I find that I react to other drugs, but I definitely found out that being seriously mentally impaired is one of my nightmare scenarios, so much so that even thinking about the sedation experience (it was much worse than the general) gets me worked up a bit.

I'm with you @moliere about anesthesia - to a point. I've chosen to have propofol for my upcoming cataract surgery. They use it for the very painful anesthetic injection around the eyeball. I'm asking for them to continue the drug until they're done.

Carol 460 said "Definitely a colonoscopy", Carol. don't fear a colonoscopy, the procedure itself is nothing, it's the preparation that's not really any fun and it's always in your mind that if i don't do a thorough clean out i must start all over. the feeling when you wake up and the tech tells you you have nothing to worry about is likely the 4th or 5th best feeling ever.

Moliere I would be curious to know which sedative you had that caused the bad reaction? 99% of the time anesthesiologists love propofol which is a fantastic overall sedative with very short half life, but unfortunately there are always those who have bad experiences :/ If you happened to see the IV syringe and it looked like it had milk in it, you had propofol 😉

As a patient I completely relate. Now that I'm older and have training in the area it freaks me out even more if I let myself think about the process of ME being sedated. Of course the only time I had it I was so sick I could have cared less what they did.

Moliere I would be curious to know which sedative you had that caused the bad reaction? 99% of the time anesthesiologists love propofol which is a fantastic overall sedative with very short half life, but unfortunately there are always those who have bad experiences :/ If you happened to see the IV syringe and it looked like it had milk in it, you had propofol 😉

As a patient I completely relate. Now that I'm older and have training in the area it freaks me out even more if I let myself think about the process of ME being sedated. Of course the only time I had it I was so sick I could have cared less what they did.

BIG reaction to Versed, lesser reaction to Propofol. If I had to choose between the two I guess I'd go with Propofol, but planning on using local/regional + desensitization + grit mostly from here on out. I like my brain and want to keep it functional as long as possible.

It seems a lot of people fear a colonoscopy. It's not my favorite activity, but it really is not that bad. The procedure itself is available with (and without sedation with some doctors). My last three have been without sedation - it's not a big thing for me (particularly as I've had half of my colon removed - cancer 17yrs ago). With sedation, the process is literally not rememberable . The prep is something I would rather avoid, but not really all that bed either.

If it came to a choice between a colonoscopy and colon cancer - there is no choice.

Anything where a tube is involved, i.e. Colonoscopy, Endoscopy or Cystoscopy. Ive had them all and its not a pleasant experience. Here in the UK no sedation offered.

I'd say colonoscopy and cystoscopy are a piece of cake compared to a spinal tap....

I've heard that a bone marrow biopsy is extremely painful. Also spinal tap and intra-arterial line insertion are quite painful. I've had an "A" line put in , but I was asleep when it was done.

Anything ...without anesthetic

Waking up in the middle of surgery.

Colonoscopy - well, more the prep.

Major surgery

Having a catheter in

Sedation

Sedation. It will be a fight for any doctor there. Give me a local or regional and do what you need to. Had it, bad reaction, not going back.

Wouldn't mind waking up so much, as long as I know what they're doing watching surgery could be interesting. I haven't seen very far into my body yet.

Had a catheter, big whoop there. Bit uncomfortable but not bad.

The most painful procedure I've had done was the insertion of an NG tube while I was awake. That hurt!

Being catheterized. First time for about three weeks followed my prostatectomy. Second time of ten days followed removal of scar tissue (from former surgery) from my urethra without anesthetic (it's illegal to drive in Ontario within twenty-four hours of receiving a general). Third time for same reason for ten days with a thorough surgical procedure.

Permanent nerve block in my knee. On the first test the nurse forgot to open my iv so i was fully awake and aware when they did the injections into the nerves. The "big show " went pefectly.

The only one I fear is my own autopsy. But then, I suppose I won't be awake to experience it. So long as I'm "out" I don't care what any qualified medical professional does to my body just so long as when I awaken I am still in one piece and functioning as I should. After quad by-pass and a radical prostatectomy, not much of a medical nature seems to concern me.

Bone marrow aspiration.

The main one i have always feared is chemotherapy.

The main one i have always feared is chemotherapy.

There are probably as many types of chemotherapy as there are types of cancer. Some can cause severe reactions, some you hardly even notice.

Besides, all chemotherapy really means is that you are given a specific type of drug for a specific type of ailment, usually chemical compounds that are very disease specific and need to be closely monitored for dosage.

I had both radiotherapy and a (short) chemotherapy after my lung was removed some 30 years ago, and all I ever experienced was being tired afterwards and falling asleep in the afternoons. I too was afraid of all the stories I'd heard about nausea and hair loss and what not, but I never experienced any of it.

So, just saying to hopefully lessen your dread.

Being burned from having casts removed. My startle reflex, had me jumping around like a muppet.

Well I woke up following knee replacement surgery with a catheter in my pecker. I had to piss something terrible! They had to yank it out and give me a urinal. So much for their catheter job! I was pissing blood for the rest of the day. The knee replacement was really painful, but I broke my hip in November and that really hurt a lot. Still does even now.

Having to pee right before the x ray for my kidney infection but he was very good

Getting stuck with a needle

Just as soon kiss a rattlesnake

I said a bone marrow aspiration earlier in the thread, but I haven't actually had one. I did, however, endsure many finger pricks as a kid, and I hated those.