anesthesia
"I had my 1st colonoscopy yesterday on Propofal. I was incredibly nervous (I'm terrified of needles as my veins blow & roll making all needle experiences very difficult). I have multiple sclerosis which causes all sorts of fun mysterious issues. Well... when they started the Propofal (after digging for my vein that rolled) they might as well have been pumping acid through my vein. It was so insanely painful. Within 60 seconds they shot me a dose of Lidocaine and the pain eased. I was able to roll on my side and drift off to sleep. I highly recommend anyone with vein sensitivity to START with Lidocaine!! Other than that, the drug was ok. Easy wake up. Quick recovery. But today (day after) I'm still disoriented and pretty emotional."