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Bighorn, Laser back surgery has been proven effective, long term studies haven't been completed yet. Just research your surgeon first and get at least one other opinion.

I have been practicing anesthesia for almost five years. It's in your best interest to admit steroid use just so we can be aware of interactions with other medications. Typically for an endoscopy interactions are rare (but still possible). Not knowing your whole medical history I am assuming...

Death or serious complication from anesthesia is rare. In fact your more likely to die or be seriously injured by driving 100 miles in your car. However, it does help the anesthesia provider to know what medications your are on. Steroids cause a negative feedback on the adrenal glands and...

You need to tell anesthesia what you are taking. Depending on how long the colonoscopy/egd (screening versus diagnostic) is expected to take (and what juice your taking), anesthesia may give you a stress dose of steroids (hydrocortisone) to prevent a dramatic decrease in blood pressure.