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POV: You're too shy to tell the medical staff that you just woke up during surgery.
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this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2025
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I had a colonoscopy about five years ago ... not only is the idea of having one of these procedures embarrassing (I know it's important) but having to wake up like you just respawned into a game in a random location without knowing what the hell just happened is completely weird. You might as well have died for an hour or two and came back to life in a hospital bed.
And it's not just an easy wake up either .... your brain reboots itself and it takes about half an hour for all systems to come back online and in the meantime, it feels like some kind of weird drug that is preventing you from properly functioning or even thinking while your brain reoganizes itself and brings everything back up to normal.
It's terrible .... which is why I started eating properly, more fiber, less sugar, get my weight down and eat better ... because I never want to go through that again unless I really, really have to.
Just thought I would add that there is nothing to be embarrassed about having a probe going where you typically wouldn't want one. The doctors should have a very mechanical view of the human body and they shouldn't care about anatomy. I am a huge proponent of getting a colonoscopy when needed. They can save your life. Most of all, you need them at regular intervals. Thankfully, they should be a few years apart.
I actually woke up during my last colonoscopy, to the weird feeling getting poked at from inside my body. (Get your giggles out of the way, kids.) My recovery time from anesthesia is super-quick usually, and will mention that for my next colonoscopy. I'll be on my feet in about 10mins from when I open my eyes. The experience is always different from person to person. (I also was a serious drunk for a number of years, so operating at 25% was kinda normal, I suppose.)
Wow, new fear 🥶. Gonna start eating every plant in sight...
Funniest story I ever heard from a friend who had the same procedure was in them telling me about how they went under the aesthetic.
The specialist told them to get ready to count to ten and told them to start .... he started counting and then said 'I want to go home mommy' .... all this coming from a 50 year old mine worker
He said all he could remember was the surprised look at of the specialist's face as everything went dark.
When he came to again ... he said no one said anything and he could not remember if what happened, happened or not .. he couldn't remember if he was hallucinating, dreaming or making stuff up ... it's messed with him ever since and turned into a funny story he could never prove or disprove (he never worked up the courage to ask the staff about it all)
I had one a few months ago, woke up smiling, as the doc told me it’s usually a nice nap, and it was. But yeah, it’s a weird and vulnerable situation, of course reaquires trust towards the doc.
And I was told, even if on a good diet and no symptoms, it should be repeated every 5 years.