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Many doctors truly believe themselves to know more about PH than what they really do. And that includes general pulmonologists and general cardiologists.
If you are going to consider having a colonoscopy, insist on it being in a hospital setting with a cardiac anesthesiologist. They go through a special cardiology fellowship including some focus on PH. Chances are they will give you propofol combined with something else but the cardiac anesthesiologist will know they right blend to give you and how to monitor you.
See this bothers me. The doctor said he knows what Ph is.. but does not see the need for me to see a pulmonologist. He wants me to have a colonoscopy.. but I am a little concerned about it with this disease
@A myPHteam Member Are you still in Spain? Here in the US there is a higher level in the pecking order of anesthesiologists called Cardiac Anesthesiologists. There might be the same kind of thing in Spain. That is the level required for PH patients to have procedures under anesthesia. I am having a Transesophogeal Endoscopy next week and made arrangements for a cardiac anesthesiologist to be there.
Remember what happened to me! This passed August. Colonoscopy they could not wake me up! Took 2 1/2 hours to wake me. I had a aspiration, because I laid on my left side 2 1/2 hours and fluid leaked into mu lung! The hospital and Dr. did not know what to do! You must be incurvated! Good luck and God Bless!
Are you wondering about sedation options for a colonoscopy and endoscopy when you have PAH, and why your experience might differ from what you had in Spain?
Having PAH does make sedation decisions more complex. Because PAH affects blood flow and oxygen levels, your medical team needs to be extra careful about which Show Full Answer
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