It is traumatic for sure. The best coping method I can think of is to remember that these are professionals providing the best possible care for you using pract

It is traumatic for sure. The best coping method I can think of is to remember that these are professionals providing the best possible care for you using practices that have been refined over decades. Everything they do is in an effort to eventually make you feel better. I had a gastroscopy which involves putting a tube down your gullet and it was pretty unpleasant but not too bad all things considered. However I can only imagine having a tube down your windpipe would feel incredibly distressing.