Hi Cranagh, I would definitely recommend you ring your team to chase, especially as you'll want them to organise sedation in good time. We have chased and chased for my husband's scan after 6 cycles of chemo, ended up being after his 8th, probably still be waiting if we hadn't kept chasing.
One thing we've learned is you have to be your own advocate, so don't worry about having to fight for sedation, you have rights too.
Love Frances xx
I had both my camera tests in the Royal hospital. (First time I had the down the throat camera also - double whammy!) I took sedation for that one. Was also offered it for the follow up one, but took gas & air instead...
They should be able to offer it to you x
Suzy
What sort of sedation did u get Suzy su golf to here from someone with exieriebce in royal in bekfast as that be where I go I got sedation in arm
for signioscopy but by time found vein consultant wanted pricedure done I felt everything and thank gif for nurse holding me tight the consultant never gave it time to witk he was in a hurry I smelt after it all over for a hour but Remember it all dr tan was in riim
he chatted after but didn’t do pricedure
I’m not sure what they actually gave me? Also had trouble finding my veins (I always have terrible veins )
A cannula before going for the procedure.
I actually thought at the time I could feel everything & it hasn’t been that effective (like yourself)
But then when I went for the follow up scope (sigmoid too) I really felt the difference with no sedation & just the gas & air! & then knew the first sedation really HAD taken the ‘edge off’ so to speak.
Suzy
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