procedure gone wrong ?

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HI everyone I need, advice, thoughts, opinions

Last Tuesday the 22 I had a colonosopy done and I was awake

thought the whole procedure. It was extremely painful and told the

surgeon to stop I was screaming in pain I rarely do that . it was

as if something was both tearing and bursting though my abdomen .

The surgeon uses " conscious sedation " his meds of choice for this

are Midazolam (Versed) and Demerol. 100 mgs

I take MS – Contin 30 mgs 3 x a day , along with Gabapentin

(Neurontin ), Xanax and Clonazepam (Klonopin)

There is not a chance that 100 mgs of Demerol and a small amount of

versed would have me asleep in fact I was able to move and was wide

awake. Even after being given a lot of fentanyl, as I was so scared

and in agony at tat point.

I yelled for him to stop and get the scope

out he did not and said let the drugs work and relax, Ha Ha you relax

with a tube in your intestines, along with air to inflate it . I felt

as if I was going to explode at one point.

In fact they had to give

me even more meds to sedate me after the procedure. And relive the

pain. Then they stopped.

Two days later I was in agony again and called both the surgeon and

my PCP who both told me to get a ride to the ER immediately.

I did so. I was put on a dilaudid drip and a saline solution, as I

was dehydrated.

I had a CT scan and it seems normal. but I am still

in pain and I have hyoscyamine (Levsin) for it that helps but even

with it and the MS _ contin I am still in pain . When the meds wear

off it is very bad. I can eat lightly . I do have Lyme disease and

it could be a aggravating factor .

I am not sure what to do I am having vivid memories of the colonoscopy

I was told tby the my mother who is a nurse practitioner that she

has never heard of a person being awake for that and all the medical

staff at the hospital Went to said they have never heard of a person

being awake for itor seing it .

That it sounds nightmarish, it is I

still think about it a lot and have Very disturbing vivid thoughts of

the colonoscopy .

I am wondering If any one else experienced this and or if I should

talk to a attorney. I have to get the records and a copy of the

colonoscopy .

But that is easy I just release them to myself .

But I am afraid if I do take him to court I will be blacklisted by

MDs and surgeons . and I do need medical care and still more

surgery on my hand as my dequerviens as I wrote earlier is acting

up

I also have heard conflicting opinions on what happens when you

tell a docotor to stop! espcailly if you are experinceing extream pan

that not even fentanyl will reduce .

Iam conflicted abpout even taking legal action .

Any help thoughts ect is greatly appreciated also feel free to

contact me off list

Thanks again

Rick