A poor system for post-procedure care?
Reading this thread I see that other folks had problems AFTER the colonoscopy that indicate room for improvement at the medical center. The anesthetic drug (fentanyl) knocked me completely out in seconds. In my lay opinion I was encouraged by staff to just go home, the faster the better. I was still drugged (fentanyl, too much and you're dead), I was totally dehydrated and hungry as hell. So I fainted on the living room floor, my friend called 911, my heart was beating 40 instead of normal 50, they took me to the ER. After the fentanyl wore off and I had several bags of fluid dripping into me I got sober and fed up and signed myself out against the wishes of that young doctor. Medicare took it on the chin because the post colonoscopy care was non-existent in my opinion. Of course being drugged on my ass may have clouded my judgement of the day.