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There are no word how frightening this must have been  I honestly don't know what to say.  Do talk to your surgeon, give him/her a chance.  Usually I would say go to another surgeon but you did say you had to go through this one.  Above all "BE SAFE".

Good luck to you and keep us posted!

It is not fair and not what you were told. I like to say that "everyone has a boss" because we all do - whether it is the head of the department, the hospital CEO, the medical licensing board, etc. I would talk to the surgeon and write a letter of complaint to the hospital. You are in such a vulnerable position in any type of medical situation and you have to rely on medical personnel to have your best interests at heart, which it seems he did not. This is totally unfair! So sorry you had to experience this.

For some people that semi- sleep state does not work. .. I was semi conscious.. And i was trying to grab the tube..but at the end...i ended up "Falling asleep " and did not suffer any drama from that. I did not remember pain..

However....i woke up and I was in pain during my colonoscopy...i felt pain, and did hear them talking about me...it was horrible...

Sometimes the best doc can't predict how your body is going to react to some of the chemicals..

I really feel for you. 

Unfortunately that happens more often that we are told. 

I also understand that sometimes, it just doesn't work. My main issue is that they didn't spend ANY time trying anything else or even take 2 seconds to explain to me that it wasn't going to work and they were gonna try without it. It was probably 30 seconds in between the time she started the Propofol and when he started to put the scope in, and the nurses were telling him it wasn't working and he kept telling them he was almost done.

I am so sorry this happened.

I don't think it is'complaining to go see the surgeon and ask flat out what they are going to do to prevent a future episode.

I would be blunt on how scary it was to go through, and that you are very concerned about being thoroughly anesthitized during your surgery.

I would expect an apology .... But don't count on one!!

I'm so sorry you had that experience.

I had a very traumatic experience in an ER a couple years ago, which was different than yours but in some ways I think similar.  I ended up having some deep cuts stapled shut with no local anesthetic, no pain meds.  It was very traumatic and I'm not over it two years later.

Most people are asleep for an EGD.  I don't know why the drugs didn't work for you but they should have given you more or given you something else.  You're not overreacting.  It wasn't fair at all.

Making an appointment to talk with the surgeon is a good idea.  You can also talk with the anesthesiologist before your surgery and ask how he or she will make sure the anesthesia is working during your WLS.

I would be incredibly upset, angry and also scared, if I was in your shoes.  Actually, I'm upset and angry for you.  I'm just so sorry you had to go through that.

I am so sorry you had this experience.  I had pretty much the exact same experience with an EGD some years prior to the whole WLS thing so I was VERY nervous when I had to have an EGD pre-op.  But I was very clear about my fears to the staff and they explained that I would, indeed, be totally out.  

Which, of course, doesn't change your horrible experience, but it might help in the future.  :/  

I woke up once during an EGD and gagged so hard I blew out the veins in both eyes which were then bloody looking for weeks after. They did get me back to sleep tho. I've had MANY since and have had no problems. Thing is, you'll have an anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist for your surgery. I told mine of my fear that the "numbing" part of the anesthesia would not work as I'd seen on TV. Irrational but real fear, nonetheless.  They assured me they'd take good care of me and they did. The anesthesiologist will be part of your entire surgery, so hopefully you can have a good talk with him prior.

So sorry you had this terrifying and seemingly cruel experience.