Terrified of colonoscopy/endoscopy. Is it worth it?
Hello all, I've been dealing with mcas symptoms for quite some time. I have about 7 safe foods and am on cromolyn sodium which helps alot but isnt perfect.
Still undiagnosed and have bounced around so many dismissive doctors. I manage to find a gastro doctor who finally said I could have the possibility of MCAS and scheduled a colonoscopy/endoscopy.
I've never but put under anesthesia and I take a good amount of cannabis for sleep, pain and as a mast cell stabilizer. I'm afraid the anesthesia won't work and prep might put in a flair undoing all recovery I've worked so hard for. I REFUSE to stop taking cromolyn sodium for anything bc it has helped significantly much in certain areas.
I've been reading posts but I'm struggling to convince myself if it's worth going through all of it just for a slight chance of diagnosis and to be taken seriously by doctors. On the other hand I have a horrible feeling I will go through all this prep/procedure and the suffering for them to tell me they didn't find jack shit and it was all for fucking nothing.
It is worth the risk? Thank for any input.