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Parker · 10-08-2012, 09:05 AM

I hated having mine (at least 2 that I remember) - because of what you said: the passing of gas in front of strangers.

But, if you are sedated, which I HIGHLY recommend that you are, you wont even know you are doing it and believe me when I tell you, they are used to it -- not only have I had a couple of these done to me, but when I was a hospital corpsman in the Navy many years ago, I worked a stint in the minor surgery dept and that's where they did colonoscopies and I assisted with them - it is completely normal to toot up the room. I know that isnt a great comfort and I feel you on it, but try to remind yourself of that when you are there.

The reason why I recommend the sedation (they dont knock you out, you are just more relaxed) is because of how far up they need to go - it is so uncomfortable and so crampy (feels kinda like a bad case of constipation to me) that the 2 times I did it, they couldnt go up as far as they wanted because I was in so much distress; and I wasnt the one who stopped them - they had a nurse up near me talking me through it and she could see the distress on my face so she told the doc and they stopped.

The first time I had one, I was all "how bad can this really be?" lol - and the second time I had one, I just forgot what it was like to have one and didnt get the sedation, but from now on, I will so they can go up as far as they need to. I think I actually told them to put in my medical record that the next one willbe under sedation so I dont forget! lol

Also, if you dont get sedated and are trying not to let loose with the farts, it could make it harder for them to advance the scope (all the clenching), which will make it both harder on you and last longer.

Those are the 2 best things I can tell another colonoscopy vict-err patient -- say yes to sedation and go ahead and let loose with the toots, no matter how embarrassing it is -- all that air and water going up there HAS to come back out eventually!

Good luck and I hope you get good results and are ok.

10-08-2012, 09:05 AM	#3
Parker Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: Butch. Lesbian. Dyke. Woman. Female. Preferred Pronoun?: She, of course! Relationship Status: Content Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Small Town Life Posts: 2,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,858 Thanked 11,727 Times in 2,429 Posts Rep Power: 0	I hated having mine (at least 2 that I remember) - because of what you said: the passing of gas in front of strangers. But, if you are sedated, which I HIGHLY recommend that you are, you wont even know you are doing it and believe me when I tell you, they are used to it -- not only have I had a couple of these done to me, but when I was a hospital corpsman in the Navy many years ago, I worked a stint in the minor surgery dept and that's where they did colonoscopies and I assisted with them - it is completely normal to toot up the room. I know that isnt a great comfort and I feel you on it, but try to remind yourself of that when you are there. The reason why I recommend the sedation (they dont knock you out, you are just more relaxed) is because of how far up they need to go - it is so uncomfortable and so crampy (feels kinda like a bad case of constipation to me) that the 2 times I did it, they couldnt go up as far as they wanted because I was in so much distress; and I wasnt the one who stopped them - they had a nurse up near me talking me through it and she could see the distress on my face so she told the doc and they stopped. The first time I had one, I was all "how bad can this really be?" lol - and the second time I had one, I just forgot what it was like to have one and didnt get the sedation, but from now on, I will so they can go up as far as they need to. I think I actually told them to put in my medical record that the next one willbe under sedation so I dont forget! lol Also, if you dont get sedated and are trying not to let loose with the farts, it could make it harder for them to advance the scope (all the clenching), which will make it both harder on you and last longer. Those are the 2 best things I can tell another colonoscopy vict-err patient -- say yes to sedation and go ahead and let loose with the toots, no matter how embarrassing it is -- all that air and water going up there HAS to come back out eventually! Good luck and I hope you get good results and are ok.