Consultant to contact me

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  • my consultant said he would contact me in four weeks I presumed it would be to talk about getting a Canera year for stomach but I haven’t heard a word and it five weeks now I am anxious about test as I would want sedation but presume I wint get it as I fought and cryed for sedation for signioscopy and end result sedation did not work as it was administered at same time as scope test so no effect which I was terrified about in start I dint no should I be ringing hodpital to see what cinsultant was going to want or leave it as I will
  • hsve a fight on my hands getting sedation in thee covid times in Northern Ireland  
  • 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 

  • In Northern Ireland rhey dint like to give sedation as say it a small pricedure it takes a fight to get anywhere 

  • 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 See no evil

    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

  • I hope I get something for camera in stomach but I must try ring royal

    to see results and what consultant wants to do if anything 

  • Aye, maybe best to ring.

    Good luck & let us know how you go x

    Suzy

  • I am fap gene had bowel

    resection long time ago does anyone no what can happen in stomach anxious about this endoscopy tryed getting soeak tommy doctor all This week with no

    success no appointments available