Colonoscopy "Adventure" Time

princessbelle · 10-08-2012, 02:45 PM

I've had a colonoscopy due to having IBS several years ago.

How did i deal with it mentally? I'll be very honest....not good. I dreaded it horribly. So bad that i rescheduled it twice. Finally my doc called and basically said "DO IT".

I cried about it. I'm a medical person and constantly talk people into getting tests done that are needed. But when it comes to my veins and my innards it's a whole different ballgame.

The worst part of it, for me, was the prep. It was gross and it was difficult. But, like so many things in life, it passed (literally) and was over quickly.

The procedure was a piece of cake. I remember them telling me to lie on my side and i was cracking jokes begging them to use a "barbie size hose". I saw the nurse start the cocktail into my veins which included Versed and then...lights out.

Next thing i knew it was over and they were waking me up to tell me all was well. I was starving and went out to eat right after leaving. Still a little groggy it was good times. I remember being so freaking relieved because i had dreaded it so very bad. I promise you, it wasn't bad at all. And to be frank, i wasn't even sore. It was like it never happened.

I will not be scared next time and i will not put it off. Again the worst of it for me was the night before drinking the yuk that cleans you out.

The rest was easy.

I commend you for doing this and making this thread. Sometimes it is not easy to discuss things like this. But, it is so, SO important.

You will do just fine. I cry when someone draws my blood i'm such a wuss. If i can do it...anyone can.

Corkey · 10-08-2012, 03:05 PM

I've had 3 in 3 years. The most draining is the night before, the "prep". Oy' I'm usually starving too much to pay attention to much else. You won't feel a thing, and you may not remember it at all. Enjoy the drug and don't fret.

tapu · 10-08-2012, 04:00 PM

Don't bother asking if you can just get a semi-colonoscopy. They laughed at me.

Corkey · 10-08-2012, 04:40 PM

I used Propel the water that is more of a sports drink than anything, 4 lax tabs and voila' clean as a whistle. One must drink 64oz of the stuff, and you will never drink it again. But it is not as bad as the other stuff on the market. You don't need a script for it.

skeeter_01 · 10-08-2012, 06:26 PM

i've had 2..the first when i turned 50...and the second this last march....polups were found in both and they just sniped them out! they gave me verised...(not sure how to spell it)...a medicine that they put in the IV...supposedly you're still awake but you have no memory of the procedure..couldn't prove it by me...i don't remember a THING~!!

....i LOVE verised!!...LoL!!

next week i'm having my second endoscopy since march (they put a scope in i GUESS my nose and take a look into my stomach...been having tummy troubles...not too happy about it especially since it's on my birthday...but once again...gimme that magic drug!!

skeet

10-08-2012, 02:45 PM	#1
princessbelle Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: femme ones Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,100 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,380 Thanked 30,496 Times in 5,198 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Admitting to being a huge wuss.... I've had a colonoscopy due to having IBS several years ago. How did i deal with it mentally? I'll be very honest....not good. I dreaded it horribly. So bad that i rescheduled it twice. Finally my doc called and basically said "DO IT". I cried about it. I'm a medical person and constantly talk people into getting tests done that are needed. But when it comes to my veins and my innards it's a whole different ballgame. The worst part of it, for me, was the prep. It was gross and it was difficult. But, like so many things in life, it passed (literally) and was over quickly. The procedure was a piece of cake. I remember them telling me to lie on my side and i was cracking jokes begging them to use a "barbie size hose". I saw the nurse start the cocktail into my veins which included Versed and then...lights out. Next thing i knew it was over and they were waking me up to tell me all was well. I was starving and went out to eat right after leaving. Still a little groggy it was good times. I remember being so freaking relieved because i had dreaded it so very bad. I promise you, it wasn't bad at all. And to be frank, i wasn't even sore. It was like it never happened. I will not be scared next time and i will not put it off. Again the worst of it for me was the night before drinking the yuk that cleans you out. The rest was easy. I commend you for doing this and making this thread. Sometimes it is not easy to discuss things like this. But, it is so, SO important. You will do just fine. I cry when someone draws my blood i'm such a wuss. If i can do it...anyone can. __________________ ~ I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou

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Corkey Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Very Married Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Where I want to be Posts: 8,155 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 47,491 Thanked 29,268 Times in 6,637 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	I used Propel the water that is more of a sports drink than anything, 4 lax tabs and voila' clean as a whistle. One must drink 64oz of the stuff, and you will never drink it again. But it is not as bad as the other stuff on the market. You don't need a script for it. __________________ "Many proposals have been made to us to adopt your laws, your religion, your manners and your customs. We would be better pleased with beholding the good effects of these doctrines in your own practices, than with hearing you talk about them". ~Old Tassel, Chief of the Tsalagi (Cherokee)

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