lamerex4 wrote: Express your concerns to your physician and set up a 'password' in advance that means STOP! If you are lucid enough to verbalize your password, the doctor will know it's not 'just the drugs talking'.
pearlgirl wrote: I remember wondering if EVERYONE'S tests are that painful, but the drug just makes you forget about it. That terrifies me. A pain of that level has to register somewhere in the subconscious even when you have amnesic drugs to help you "forget" it.
Magnolia wrote:My understanding is the sig is more uncomfortable. People are not ususally sedated for that.
As a nurse, I used to assist with procedures other than scopes where MAC anesthesia was used. Patients were usually asleep, or nearly so. A few would squirm or moan slightly few times during parts of the procedures that could have been causing pain. None remembered a single thing. Many didn't remember getting dressed after the procedures. It would appear that, while some patients do feel some discomfort, pain is certainly blunted, and there is no memory of it... I'm sure if people were "screaming in pain" they'd remember.
Magnolia wrote: I'm sure if people were "screaming in pain" they'd remember.
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