Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 I had " conscious sedation " with my UAE. That is where pain medications are given intravenously, and you are awake some or all of the time. I was never in pain at any time during the procedure, and I actually did sleep through a lot of it. Afterwards, my pain was controlled with the use of a PCA (pain controlled analgesic) pump, Demerol shots, then oral medications. I took the pain medication whenever the pain started to get bad, and it worked so I was never too uncomfortable. I did get very nauseous from all the medications. I was off all pain medications after 4 days, except for the anti-inflammatory which I was told to take continuously for 7 days. Of course, everyone's different in how they react to various medications. In my case, the pain medication I was given kept me comfortable but did make me nauseous. The nurse practitioner told me that it wasn't necessarily the pain medication that caused this but a combination of all the drugs they give you during and after the procedure. B. From: Jaki To: uterinefibroids Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 7:21 PM Subject: UAE Procedure Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess I'm afraid of anesthesia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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