I went in to have a sigmoidoscopy and was told by the nurse that no sedation was usually given.
When I had it the pain was barely tolerable and I cried the whole way through it.
I read my notes that said I'd had mild discomfort which wasn't true. Its taken me three days off work to recover.
"Sedation for endoscopy "
About: Royal Oldham Hospital / General surgery Royal Oldham Hospital General surgery OL1 2JH
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