[pavulon]

We sedate for all of the endo procedures at my place of work. If you like Versed and Demerol, you'd really like Versed, fentanyl and Propofol...but you're unlikely to remember the "best" parts.

Patients are instructed to not consume solids pre-procedure because those solids can coat/cake the bowel and obscure small details (like small polyps) as well as plug the scope when irrigating and suctioning irrigant or "native" fluids. The scope doesn't have wiper blades so being unable to see can make the procedure almost pointless... unless you have some large tumor or problem...which could also be missed if it looks like every other turd in there or is submerged in a puddle of "mud". Being hungry sucks but surgery and/or chemotherapy and/or hospice is even worse.