[noduerme]

You're suggesting people undergo endoscopy without anesthesia? You go first, bud.

[elric]

Which end are we scoping? Colonoscopy is often done without anaesthesia but tends to take longer than 2 minutes, so I'm not sure if that's what OC is referring to. It's uncomfortable, but that's ok. Scoping nose/mouth->stomach also doesn't come with any drugs, just some lube.

[lambdaone]

Conscious sedation, which is not the same thing as general anesthesia, is often used for endoscopy:

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/patient-information/...

[elric]

And sometimes it doesn't work. Patients are then given the option of going ahead without sedation, or rescheduling for general anaesthesia.

[imtringued]

But even "general anesthesia" still has differing categories.

Surgery uses propofol plus a gas anesthesia for "general anesthesia", but it is considered "general anesthesia" even if only propofol is used.

[colordrops]

Hmm, I got one and they used ketamine and an amnesiatic. Not considered general anesthesia but I don't remember a thing. This was in the US.

[sersi]

I've done it (it's standard in many countries). Honestly, it's a bit horrifying because you are completely at the mercy of someone else but it's bearable. Colonoscopy is definitely easier.

My only experience with global anesthesia was as a child waking up with a massive asthma attack unable to breathe so I try to avoid it.

[eru]

> Honestly, it's a bit horrifying because you are completely at the mercy of someone else but it's bearable.

Probably not as horrifying as brain surgery or getting your eyes lasered.

[ekianjo]

very common. doing it routinely. you never heard of it?