Virtual Colonoscopy
After the Procedure (Recovery):
After the procedure, the physician will discuss the results with the family and/or the patient. In many cases, the patient will not recall having talked with their physician. This is a natural, and understandable, event since some medications used during the procedure will induce a temporary amnesia.
After the procedure, patients are returned to a recovery area where they are monitored during their stay. When the patient is stable, he or she will be discharged.
Patients must have someone to drive him or her home after conscious sedation (analgesics) have been administered.
Most patients will be lethargic and forgetful during the afternoon after the procedure. During this period of time, someone should be available to check in the with patient insure their safety. No driving, complicated or important decisions or alcoholic beverages are allowed on the day of the procedure. By the next morning, most patient are able to continue with their daily activities.
To assist our patients, a written explanation of the procedure and its findings, in lay terms, will be given to the patient. Recommendations will be made regarding any further testing, treatments or office visits.
A copy of the endoscopic record is sent to all our referring physicians. Thus, your primary care physician will be aware of your procedure, the results and your gastroenterologist's recommendations.
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