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I've had two colonoscopies done in the last 10 years. The second was possibly unnecessary, but I pushed for it because I just really enjoy propofol. Maybe if mo

I've had two colonoscopies done in the last 10 years. The second was possibly unnecessary, but I pushed for it because I just really enjoy propofol. Maybe if more people knew that the sedative drugs used in the procedure are fun, they'd be more inclined to have it done. Edit: downvotes? Really!? I'm 100% fucking serious! Work any angle to get people to test!

polotics 3y ago
I am really curious as to why you enjoy propofol: is this in any way producing euphoria? Normally you should just feel really sedated then pass out, with little difference between this experience and being just tired then asleep. is the large-ish quantity of white fluid getting into you not off-putting?
- theodric 3y ago
  Nah, it's fine. At colonoscopy doses, if you fight it, you can remain semi-conscious, and the process of coming out from sedation is pretty trippy as bits of your brain that have been muted come back online at different rates. It's unique, it's legal, it won't show up on a drug test, and it's as near to 100% safe as any drug use can be. (You're in a hospital, for crying out loud!) (Plus I like watching the video feed from the camera. How many other people have seen the inside of their colon, live? It's cool!)
  - Obscurity4340 3y ago
    Cartoons are amazing in this context ;)
- Supermancho 3y ago
  > I pushed for it because I just really enjoy propofol After about the 4th? time I had it (I've had 9 cardioversions, along with many types of surgeries), I realized I liked propofol. By the 6th time, it was the highlight of any procedure. I found that the high comes from trying to fight the anesthetic and the amazing quality of sleep you get, plus I will agree the wakeup is tricky. Be careful about what you're really obsessed with, as you'll likely talk about random aspects of your hobby as you come out of the stupor. The next best thing, I would say is Demoral, which gives me the instant feeling of being peak-drunk without the need for all the troublesome alcohol. Anything acute and severe, that cannot be immediately triaged, can justify getting an injection. This drug is very tightly controlled now. I do avoid pain killers as a personal policy, to ensure I am aware of what's going on in my body at all time (since it's a delicate thing). That being said, I can understand Michael Jackson's addiction.
  - theodric 3y ago
    This one knows what's up
  - garciasn 3y ago
    You avoid pain killers but love Demoral? I don’t understand.
Arch-TK 3y ago
Sedatives are not mandatory. They take you out for a day and in my personal (informed by direct experience) opinion are not worth it (I would rather have the time to spend doing things I want to rather than have a day of recovery from sedatives).
greedo 3y ago
People really shouldn't get tested unless they meet several criteria. Obviously any bleeding from your rectum should get checked out, and if hemorrhoids are rules out, a colonoscopy is probably the next course of action. And around 45, you should have one since that's the most likely age for colo/rectal cancer occurring. Family history can also affect this timeline. My kids are now stuck having colonoscopies five years earlier than the normal recommendation since I had rectal cancer at 40. And while I've found colonoscopies to be uneventful, they can have side effects. A perforated colon can happen in the worst case, or bleeding and infection. These are considered rare though and colonoscopies are considered pretty safe overall. But this doesn't mean you should get one just because you like getting high...
- theodric 3y ago
  In the end, hehe, it was a medical doctor who greenlit the procedure. Patients don't get to decide their own treatment trajectory, but they can certainly respond enthusiastically when the Certified Medical Doctor suggests it as a possible route. And yes, I was bleeding heavily out my ass and had recurrent stomach and intestinal pain for months that went away and then came back the next year. Not as if I went in for a cut finger and demanded an anal probe for it. Turns out I'm sporadically - not consistently - lactose intolerant. Russian Roulette. Makes me shit acid that tears up all my soft tissue causing bleeding and eventually clotting. FODMAP, or just lots of oatmeal until it clears up, is the way out again. The lactose sugar-based colon purge laxatives they give you to prep for the procedure work REALLY well on me.

polotics 3y ago

I am really curious as to why you enjoy propofol: is this in any way producing euphoria? Normally you should just feel really sedated then pass out, with little difference between this experience and being just tired then asleep. is the large-ish quantity of white fluid getting into you not off-putting?

theodric 3y ago
Nah, it's fine. At colonoscopy doses, if you fight it, you can remain semi-conscious, and the process of coming out from sedation is pretty trippy as bits of your brain that have been muted come back online at different rates. It's unique, it's legal, it won't show up on a drug test, and it's as near to 100% safe as any drug use can be. (You're in a hospital, for crying out loud!) (Plus I like watching the video feed from the camera. How many other people have seen the inside of their colon, live? It's cool!)
- Obscurity4340 3y ago
  Cartoons are amazing in this context ;)
Supermancho 3y ago
> I pushed for it because I just really enjoy propofol After about the 4th? time I had it (I've had 9 cardioversions, along with many types of surgeries), I realized I liked propofol. By the 6th time, it was the highlight of any procedure. I found that the high comes from trying to fight the anesthetic and the amazing quality of sleep you get, plus I will agree the wakeup is tricky. Be careful about what you're really obsessed with, as you'll likely talk about random aspects of your hobby as you come out of the stupor. The next best thing, I would say is Demoral, which gives me the instant feeling of being peak-drunk without the need for all the troublesome alcohol. Anything acute and severe, that cannot be immediately triaged, can justify getting an injection. This drug is very tightly controlled now. I do avoid pain killers as a personal policy, to ensure I am aware of what's going on in my body at all time (since it's a delicate thing). That being said, I can understand Michael Jackson's addiction.
- theodric 3y ago
  This one knows what's up
- garciasn 3y ago
  You avoid pain killers but love Demoral? I don’t understand.

Arch-TK 3y ago

Sedatives are not mandatory. They take you out for a day and in my personal (informed by direct experience) opinion are not worth it (I would rather have the time to spend doing things I want to rather than have a day of recovery from sedatives).

greedo 3y ago

People really shouldn't get tested unless they meet several criteria. Obviously any bleeding from your rectum should get checked out, and if hemorrhoids are rules out, a colonoscopy is probably the next course of action. And around 45, you should have one since that's the most likely age for colo/rectal cancer occurring. Family history can also affect this timeline. My kids are now stuck having colonoscopies five years earlier than the normal recommendation since I had rectal cancer at 40. And while I've found colonoscopies to be uneventful, they can have side effects. A perforated colon can happen in the worst case, or bleeding and infection. These are considered rare though and colonoscopies are considered pretty safe overall. But this doesn't mean you should get one just because you like getting high...

theodric 3y ago
In the end, hehe, it was a medical doctor who greenlit the procedure. Patients don't get to decide their own treatment trajectory, but they can certainly respond enthusiastically when the Certified Medical Doctor suggests it as a possible route. And yes, I was bleeding heavily out my ass and had recurrent stomach and intestinal pain for months that went away and then came back the next year. Not as if I went in for a cut finger and demanded an anal probe for it. Turns out I'm sporadically - not consistently - lactose intolerant. Russian Roulette. Makes me shit acid that tears up all my soft tissue causing bleeding and eventually clotting. FODMAP, or just lots of oatmeal until it clears up, is the way out again. The lactose sugar-based colon purge laxatives they give you to prep for the procedure work REALLY well on me.