“Are you awake for an endoscopy?”
I am a 42 year old female and I will have an endoscopy. Are you awake for an endoscopy?
2 Answers
AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist
Depends on what kind of endoscopy and what it is for. Usually sedation is used for lower GI endoscopy. The most common type of sedation often makes you forget the procedure. You should ask the endoscopist this question.
No. Intravenous sedation is used.
