Colonoscopy "Adventure" Time

[The JD]

Yep, the prep is the worst part. Drinking that gallon of horrid salty lemon-lime gatorade was way worse than the procedure. It helps to keep it cold- tastes WAY worse when it warms up.

I've only had one colonoscopy, and that was over 10 years ago. My doc first ordered a procedure that only went in for 12 inches or so, and I pulled a no-show. On my next office visit, he said, "oh, I see what kind of patient you are", and ordered the "the works," so that I'd get the good drugs and not be so freaked by it.

If you have an option, definitely go for the good drugs. You won't care about farting and you won't feel pain. I want to say I got an IV drip of Demerol and Valium. Is that possible?? Anyway, I was pretty blissed out, but coherent enough to roll over when they told me to.

And who knows, you might even have fun. I did. There was a monitor mounted on the wall that projected the live camera view as the scope snaked along. I was so fascinated with the "show" that I pointed at the monitor and yelled out, "Look!! It's the Discovery Channel, and I'm the STAR!!!"

Come to think of it, the doctor and his staff had a lot of fun laughing over that too.