Sedation and Flex Sig

Every single flex sig (I've had about 15 of them) I've had was with no sedation. It was mildly uncomfortable but for the most part it wasn't that bad.

Never had sedation and done a bunch of them.

I'd need the sedation too....some don't have a problem with it, but the last time I was really ulcerated so I'm sure that was the problem.

Back from flex sig. Opted for sedation again because of the severe flaring and I have just been so sick. The nurses stuck me three times and couldn't find a vein. The third try they blew a vein and I fainted. Woke up laid out in chair with oxygen mask, monitors, cold compresses and something going into the IV to get the heart and pressure going. Pressure was a mere 45. Very scary. I thought I was going to die on that one. Unbeleivable.

Test showed active colitis still with no improvement even after four Remicade infusions. I have been getting sicker every day with nausea and vomiting from the Imuran. Severe stomach pains from it. Refuse to take another pill. Have been on them for a month. Started Entecort yesterday and they are filing the appeal for Humira.

What a terrible day.

Yikes!  Hang in there!

Sorry to hear so many bad things goingon with you now.

Why are you taking the vitamin C and D in addition to the multivitamen?

OMG....how freaking unbelievable and scary to hear of what happened to you.. Must have scared the hell out of the medical staff and doc as well! What med did they give you for sedation? maybe that's one you shouldn't have again....ever!


I sure hope you're able to get the Humira soon.

This has been a horrific flare with little to no improvement. Please let us know how you're doing tomorrow . Hope you were able to rest this evening and sleep OK.


quincy xx

OH wow, Boxermom, I feel so bad for you! That is a horrible ordeal to go through. Guess you won't want to be sedated before a sigmoidoscope again. Don't you sometimes wonder about the training of these so called "professionals"? When I was hospitalized in May of 08, three different lab techs came in to take my blood before I blew my stack and demanded they send someone in who knew what they were doing. Enough was enough already. I know what you mean by blowing the vein. I worked as a lab tech for years and believe me, I would just stick the patient once. If the veins were that bad, I would tell the nurse that the doctor would have to do a "cut down" procedure on the patient. That only happened twice in all my years working (20). I just couldn't see sticking the poor soul so often.
Talking about scary....during my very first colonoscopy performed while I was hospitalized in 98, I had a severe reaction to the Demerol. The top of my head felt like it was going to blow right off. I remember saying..."my head, my head". Here, my blood pressure had soared to 210/110! I never saw doctors move so fast in my life. Must have been how fast they were working around you..lol. They took the IV out of one vein, placed another IV in another vein and then I vomited. They aborted the procedure, never even started it I should say, rolled my stretcher into the hallway and there I lay...all day, from 9 a.m till they took me back to my room at 3 p.m. My roommate thought they let me go home..lol. Oy vey! Needless to say, the doctors made sure they never gave me Demerol again.

     Peety, you are soooo right!

I have had five Remicade infusions. The scope shows no healing since the last one. The Remicade is not working so we are going to the Humira. I will never put another Imuran pill in my mouth. I would rather go to the bathroom 500x a day than be that sick from those pills. Even the Zofran for nausea didn't help. Hoping the Entocort and Humira are the answer. I can't believe there was no change at all with the Remi treatments. All that money down the toilet literally.

I'm eager to know if coverage for Humira gets approved.
Have you tried prednisone? For 20 years it helped me get out of tough flares, and I didn't get any long-term health problems from using it. It can be a miracle drug...

Boxermom....I see you were on 100 mgm of the Imuran. Before Remicade my doctor had me on 100 mgm of the 6MP for awhile...ugh....was I ever SICK!!! It also lowered my white count down to 1.6 (normal being 3.5 - 10.0) Good thing I never caught a bug, I wouldn't have any antibodies to fight it off. He took me off the 6MP completely before starting Remicade. So far, so good with the Remicade, although I did have either an adverse effect or caught some virus two days after my third infusion on Dec. 31st. I feel much better now though. Geez, I hope Humira works for you.