I have to get a colonoscopy tomorrow

[alva]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
Remember: the fun part isn't the camera up your ass. The fun part is the hose attached to the camera, which is used to inflate your colon so they can see what's going on.

And if they don't position you in front of the monitor, so you can watch, demand your money back.

Yeah, they're a blast.

I've always been put to sleep.

I have seen several of my inside parts on live monitor though and it is quite cool.

[alva]

Originally posted by Mrs. Tuberski
Thet realy arent that bad considering that your nurse will be pushing narcotics through out the whole procedure if ya need them. versed so you wont remember after the fact and fentynal the one that helps ya sleep. depending on how much alochol you consume in a day, the normal amount of the drugs work very well and you usualy sleep right through it

The time before my last one, they overdid it a little and was out until late in the evening. I mentioned this last time, so they gave me a little less, while I was out, I had a "nightmare" about stomach pain and generally being in real agony, afterwards the doctor said he had to give me more as I was clearly in a lot of pain.
But yeah, you don't really remember it.

[Arrian]

Could be Diverticulitis...

Best of luck, Asleep.

-Arrian

[alva]

Originally posted by Asher
My team lead's father is getting 1/3 of his colon removed today (cancer).

So stop whining...

I was just 18 when they - unnecessary - removed 1.2M.

So I will wine as much as I want!!!

[Asher]

Originally posted by alva
I was just 18 when they - unnecessary - removed 1.2M.

So I will wine as much as I want!!!

Were they bored, or typical incompetent EuroDocs?

[alva]

The latter.

I got Crohn's disease while I was in the army. Back then it wasn't as well known as it is now, so for them, the best option was to cut out anything that seemed even in the least affected (completely the reversal of how it is done nowadays). Actually, at first, they thought I had a bowl perforation...idiots.
I then spent the next flippin' year in hospital, undergoing several operations before they finally came up with the right answer (believe me, you really don't want to know the stuff the tried on me).

[Asher]

Wow, that's brutal.

[Pekka]

Dude, you'll be fine. It will prolly suck some, but it's not the end of things. They'll just do the thing, you'll be there, and then it'll be over, and you're done with it. THis wait is far more worse, because you're nervous. Once it starts, it's actually going on so this is better.

Plus, a lot of people have to go through that stuff, I have a friend who has to get this done on a regular basis once a year. Sure, it sucks, but it's not the worst of things, and you'll be just fine. He says the actual tube thing isn't so bad, it's weird and kind of sucky, but it's not too bad. Mostly it's just weird. If you get a little pain from it, you exaggarate it easily. You've had a lot worse pains, but because you have this tube in your ass, you figure it's worse. But it isn't, the pain part isn't so much, it's just weird and it makes oyu feel uncomfortable because it's more mental. The painful part is if they have to 'blow air', so the tube thing can advance. That can hurt a bit, but it's not the worst of things either.

Just get over the waiting period, you know you'll need to get it done, it'll be done and it'll be over and you'll be fine. And the uncomfortable feeling will only be temporary anyway.

I'd rather take that tube up my ass than the one where they put it in your stomach through your mouth. They did that to my dad and to my other friend, both said it sucked but wasn't so bad. I mean kind of bad, but you can do it. To me, tha twould be different. I have a sensitive gag reaction, so I'd be gagging that tube the whole way, and when you do that, well your throat closes into the tube and you feel like choking. So I couldn't be very relaxed. So I'd take it in my butt instead the mouth, if there was a choice.

But yeah , it's not going to be too bad. You can handle it.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly


Texans are offered drugs during colonoscopies? What wimps. I was given a disposable enema, a hanger for my pants, and a choice of whether or not I wanted a view of my innards on the 32" Sony Trinitron. That's how a man takes a camera up the ass.

But I guess Texans are more dainty and delicate.

Its not just the texans rufus, for i have helped the docs perform these procedures in over 7 states and 15 different cities and they all recieved drugs for the pain. From what i understand here this procedure is not for a regular screening seems the doctors think he might have diverticuli and to rule out chrons disease . In cases of severe diverticlous they will remove the affected area of the colon so as the patient doesnt suffer The constant pain.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

oh by the way guys its not the size of the scope that is in question that casues pain the width of that scope is the same size as a normal size mans index finger. Its the air the push in your colon to inflate it to manuever ths scope and the water they use to clean the walls of the colon that causes the pain.

[asleepathewheel]

Yeah, I'm supposedly going to be heavily sedated, though conscious enough to follow commands.

Going to the hospital in about 30 minutes. Should be fun!


Thanks for the well wishes, this is weird stuff for me.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

The procedure is bout 30 minutes long, just to give ya a heads up. It will be over before you know it. Good luck i hope they dont find anything serious.

[Arrian]

Its the air the push in your colon to inflate it to manuever ths scope and the water they use to clean the walls of the colon that causes the pain.

Well, that's much better, then.

-Arrian, not looking forward to the first time *I* have to deal with this...

[Mrs. Tuberski]

[Pekka]

See, it's going to be over soon. You'll be back here in no time telling us how it went