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Replies to "Actually, no. However, i was very i pressed with the attending nurse and the anesthesiologist who..."
@cm Anesthesia does depress the reflexes for breathing a little bit. It is much more so for a person under general anesthesia where they have to intubate the patient and breathe for you with a machine until you come out of the anesthesia. Colonoscopies are usually done under very light anesthesia like Propaphol. With asthma, you may have resistance to breathing or some phlegm interfering with oxygen absorption, so they are right to be concerned about how well you are breathing and your oxygen levels before they put you under. When I did have major surgery, they did have me use my rescue inhaler right before the surgery.