Propofol is well known to cause discomfort when administered (was the medication white like milk?). The cuff stopped the medication in the vein---ouchy!! Many will mix and/or administer some IV xylocaine prior to propofol which attenuates the discomfort.
It's entertaining and educational to read the commentary in this thread!
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Originally Posted by R K T
I hope everything goes well.
My last colonoscopy was almost uneventful......
I was laying there on the table with the IV port in my wrist. Here comes the doc with the syringe of happy juice and plugs it in and injects. IMMEDIATELY I feel like my arm is on fire. Then my arm feels like it is going to explode. I'm yelling. I'm screaming. They are standing there just looking at me and finally (about 15 seconds) the nurse realizes that the blood pressure cuff was pumped UP! There was no room in my vein for my blood plus the contents of the syringe. The nurse rips the cuff off and the juice surges and I'm out. If that vein had ruptured it would have gotten really intense fast.
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