Wife wants Husband present during colonoscopy

My wife had a positive Cologuard test and is scheduled for a colonoscopy and she has stated numerous times to the doctor that she wants me in the room with her. We have been through alot lately, A death in the family and daughter in hospital with advance ms. This doctor is know for bad bed side manners and has been accused of inappropriate behavior with a female patent eight months ago.

Hi Mark, sorry to read about what your family has been dealing with this past year. I have never heard of a spouse/family member being allowed in the room during a scope. I'm sure somewhere there is legal issues that are in place for facilities too. Keep in mind that the virus is also another issue, some facilities will not allow anyone in but the patient, so this is something else you need to check on.

about the gi dr, get a different one that should help with some of the anxiety.

Take care.

As above, I've never had fewer than 3 staff (doctor plus 2 nurses) in the room during a colonoscopy.
Having family members in the room is a potential safety hazard - both for the patient (e.g. by distracting the doctor when they need to move the scope with care, and concentrate on what they see on the screen) and for the staff (coronavirus). I'd be more worried about the competence of a doctor who allowed family in the procedure room than one who didn't.

My wife wanted to be in the room with me once for my colonoscopy to no avail, and she is a registered nurse.

I agree with the others. If you're not comfortable with the doctor, see someone else. I don't think having a family member in the room doing a medical procedure is standard practice, nor do I think they should accommodate the request. It seems more risky to have additional people in the room. Every scope I've had there were a few people in the room as well. Doctor, nurse, anesthesiologist... I am sorry you've been through so much lately.