Colonoscopy Nap 2
Monitored Anesthesia Care = ultimate napping cheat code
So there I am, lying on this little hospital bed, all dressed up in my hospital gown. Is this what doctors think we nappers wear when we nap? Someone should talk to or , but I can attest that my cheese is not hanging out in the wind when I nap. So we are off to a rocky start.
Next, the nurse is asking me all sorts of questions, when the topic we should be discussing is my forthcoming nap. I quickly turn the tide: “So I guess you see a lot of people nap, huh? Do they enjoy it? Do you nap? How often?” She writes down my answers, but gives me nothing to write down hers.1 Strike 2.
Just when I am at my wits’ end, the nurse places a warm blanket over me. Oh, this I can get into. Now, like my friend Matt, I prefer cold.2 But this warm blanket is very cozy.
Finally, they wheel me into the napping room.3 It’s the moment of truth. They drug me up, ask me to count backwards from 100. I open my mouth to say a number and I wake up an hour later back in the hallway. Waking up without my Yellowstone themed alarm! My, this is different.
Conclusion: The biggest difference in this nap is that there was no winddown, no racing thoughts, no mouse running in a wheel. It was immediate — drugs in, eyes closed. That was a huge win. For that, and the doctor and nurse’s care and attention, I am grateful.4
Even after she asked me what my profession is, I explained that I am a contributing writer to the only napping-focused Substack blog in the world, and I needed material for my post-colonoscopy post otherwise my friend and editor will throw a fit.
Somewhere between 43-50 F is ideal, but I’m not paying for that electricity bill. I get my money’s worth at hotels, and I know how to reprogram their systems to make the temperature go below the low end of their system. Take that, the man!
Some would call it the operating room but I think we know what the main goal is here
And yes, I immediately ate back all the weight I lost from the cleanse.