Fighting Mantle Cell Lymphoma(All Posts)

During my various colonoscopies (4), I've encountered several differnt types of sedatives. Each one had a vastly different effect, and I've been meaning to document them, and my experience with them:
- Fentanyl (100 mcg) and Versed (4mg) IV - "Conscious sedation" - you're awake, and can see what's going on - via the tv monitor that's being fed a signal from the camera in you (gross, yet neat). No pain or discomfort. Seems like an out of body experience, where you can see what's going on, and it's kind of cloudy after, but like I said, no pain.
*I had this for procedure 1 and 4.
- Fentanyl (100 mcg) and Versed (10mg) IV - Note the Versed change from 4 to 10. That extra 6mg's packs a punch! I felt the stuff 'wash over' me, and for about 10 seconds, everything was very weird - but in a good way. I don't remember anything after that.
- Propofol - This was administered by an anesthesiologist, and it was like hitting a light switch, one moment I was awake, the next moment, out, and then back again.

10mg's of Versed seemed the best!

Good meeting with Dr. Goy.

My Father accompanied on the trip, as Chris had some other stuff to tend to, and it's good to get out with Dad! Thanks for the company Dad! (BTW, Dad turned 70 this past week!)

The feedback was good - no changes since the last visit. Things like that are good. You have no idea (or maybe you do), how good it is to be 'unremarkable' - they're great words to see on your scans. That, and 'physiological' uptake is a good thing.

Blood work came back good, it's posted on this site as well.

Had a great chat with Dr. Goy. He's seeing the most patients with MCL nationwide I believe, and Hackensack University Medical Center is treating a tremendous number of cancer patients - rivling MDA I believe. Not something you like to hear on one side, but they're doing good work. He's getting more help, and can hopefully get more involved in research, and finding a cure/cures.

I asked about Steve, Jim, and James - all patients of Dr. Goy's, and friends of ours - all are doing well. Much hope for continued good news.

It's ironic, it's great to see the group up there - Coleen, Jessie, Alex, etc - but - I do like keeping my distance! (Also got to hear about some of the 5PE nurses, and all are well.)

Also - a buddy is doing an amazing job chronicalling his battle with Cancer, having just undergone a SCT. His blog is: http://1speeder.com/tiki/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=1
He has AMAZING resolve.