GI Procedures: You may wish have a Will

I’m a retired RN. You may wish to have a will prepared because theybusually give you a sedative, such as propofol or something else. Depending on a person’s age or health status (the facility or the anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist) should have noted if u are a candidate for office procedure/ out patient procedure via an assigned patient aedation category, if not,then you would assigned to a hospital facility for the procedure. Please note, that NO MATTER WHAT PROCEDURES YOU HAVE DONE, there is always a risk. Nowadays we always ask if you have a will or power of attorney signwd for your health/ medical care. It’s up to you really.

PLEASE DO ASK the facility if they are using Propofol m3dication in you, and do they have an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist administering it you you. If not, do not go there. Only those professionals are authorized to administer it.
The physician may have been trained and credentialed to do it too. However,the doctor can’t do fo a procedure and give the medications.
Ask if the facility is accredited with the state, Joint Commission, QuadA, or other. You will be fine,get the colonoscopy because it saves lives! If yiu have a history of a family member with colon cancer,please make sure your doctor knows this bc colonscopies may be performed earlier.