I'm thinking of suing the National Health Service (NHS). I had a hospital procedure on Friday in which I was injected with Botox. I had hoped to emerge looking less like a 75-year-old and more like a young Sweet Sixteen. Looking in the mirror, I look exactly the same, so I want to make a complaint. The fact that the Botox injection was into my stomach valve via a gastroscopy (which I mentioned here) is neither here nor there. Botox is Botox, right?
Seriously though, the procedure at St Thomas' Hospital went well and I always love seeing my consultant as she is just a lovely human. As she injected the sedative (I won't have a gastroscopy without a sedative), she said "here comes your gin and tonic". I was out for the count for the rest of it, but knew there were five people in the room, four of them nurses and one consultant, looking after me, monitoring my blood pressure, oxygen levels and making sure I was in the right position for the gastroscopes to go down. A prerequisite of the hospital agreeing to give me sedation is that I must be accompanied home and have someone stay with me overnight in case I do something stupid, like walk in front of a bus or leave the gas cooker on at home. One of my choir friends very kindly collected me from the hospital at lunchtime after the procedure and made sure I got home safely on public transport. My daughter Kay stayed with me overnight to fulfil the 24-hour rule.
Meanwhile I'm meeting an old friend for lunch today who lives in Ireland but happens to be in London for the weekend. I haven't seen her in 25 years. Do you think we'll recognise one another? We'll certainly have a lot to talk about.
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One procedure out of the way - big tick. Fingers crossed your friend recognises you or you might have to consider having Botox elsewhere - only joking!
Same here; any procedure involving a sedative is only going through when you can confirm someone will pick you up, see you home safely and stay with you (not necessarily overnight, at least I don't remember that from the last three times I had sedatives but didn't have to stay in hospital).
I am sure you and your friend will recognise each other instantly, and pick up just where you left off 25 years ago! It's lovely to meet old friends. Enjoy your lunch now that the gastroscopy is out of the way!
I had sedation for my gastroscopy procedure. It was very fast acting and I remember nothing until waking at the end. I was allowed to go home as I had P to look after me. Little did they know ! 😅
A couple of years ago I had friends visiting I hadn't seen in nearly 40 years. No problem recognising each other or picking up the connection! :)
I think botox elsewhere would have been welcome. I definitely don't look sixteen!
Have just come home from an amazing 5 hours with my friend. I even got to speak German with her German husband!
I would always choose sedation over non-sedation as I would hate to be aware of what's going on
We recognised one another instantly and the conversation flowed like we'd never been apart. We have promised not to leave it another 25 years before we meet again!!
Isn’t it lovely catching up with people after years apart, I too find that conversation just flows. Hopefully the Botox works for you, do you have any idea how long it will take to kick in, and you will be aware when it does? Marie, Melbourne, Australia
From the moment we met, we chatted non-stop for 5 hours. There was so much news to catch up on. I've been told it will take a few weeks for the botox to relax that valve.
Good Morning Addy. I mentioned your name in my post today. (Only about travel).
I had a colonoscopy three years ago and didn't have sedation because I had nobody to drive me home. It was such an experience I later wrote a poem about it as at the time I was on my poetry course. Yes, it certainly was an experience!
I think I could possibly manage a colonoscopy without sedation. It is the gagging reflex of a gastroscopy that frightens me. Thank you for the inspiration to try a singles holiday. I am getting closer to trying one!
I can tell you don't. It is painful. I was yelling.
Oh dear. Maybe not then!
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