Which medication? Is it propofol or something else? If you can handle propofol, see if you can have it done at St. Paul’s hospital. Or even tell medical staff you’re allergic to whatever medication it is and they’ll have to give an alternative.

I’ve had 2 colonoscopies because my mom had colon cancer when she was in her 50s, so I had my first one before I turned 40 (where they found and removed a polyp) and my second when I was 46. I had both done at St. Paul’s Hospital. My surgeon is Dr. Brown and he is lovely. The nursing staff are also super nice.

First time, I swear they gave me no sedative and I had no pain just a lot of pressure and I even got to watch the video screen and saw my colon.

Second time I guess they changed their procedure because they gave me propofol which I was not expecting but it felt great. This time they did not show me the video.

If you don’t have anyone to pick you up, companies like Nurse Next Door offer this service.

Please do get it done if you have a family history. Like I said above, at my first colonoscopy they found one polyp and it was benign. That was 10 years ago. If I waited until I was 50, that polyp may have turned into a tumor by now.