Colonoscopy....

[Marble]

11 year survivor. 37 years old when I got diagnosed.

Gents, be aggressive with getting screened if you have any inclination of an issue. It can save your life.

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[gbflyer]

We refer to it as the "night of a thousand waterfalls" I had my first at 50, am due for another one this year.


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The clean out is horrible. I can see the need for the first jug of that stuff they make you drink but the second one is nothing but misandry / misogyny. Also not a great time for the grade 3 ‘roids to make their appearance.

 

[49ereric]

Had it done again in October no anesthesia !
last time i was loopy as can be and got a migraine so skipped it this time.
Was not pleasant but good for 10 years.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Just had one 9 days ago. The prep is a pita. The not eating is a royal pain. When you feel a fart coming on.......RUN! You have maybe 5 seconds before you destroy another pair of underwear.
Why anyone would put off getting one is beyond me. It aint worth dying over.

 

[MNGrouser]

Between the changing guidelines on when they recommend you do it and my habit of getting older each year, I now meet the criteria. I was just in for a routine check-up and establishing care with a new doctor (first time meeting him) after my old doc retired. He explained that I should get a colonoscopy and why it was a good idea.
"Is that something you'd like to do?", he asked.

I burst out laughing. Doc, you have GOT to find a better way to ask that question! I go in for my first one in March.

 

[7mm-08]

For all of those who have had it done. We're you put to sleep or sedated?

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This is a VERY good question. A bunch of open-source Internet research will take you down this rabbit hole. What I can say (after three colonoscopies all under sedation and having a close friend have a near fatal "experience" with colorectal cancer) is that the jury is out on this anesthesia subject.

 

[6mm Remington]

Last time in I had an upper endoscopy along with a colonoscopy. Thankfully they used separate tubes for each job.

I do this each time that I go in for the Colonoscopy as I have Barrett's Esophigus so they do the upper Endoscopy at the same time like you. They just go deep till they meet in the middle!

 

[Snowwolfe]

At least ask the doctor to buy you dinner afterwards.

 

[Zzyzx]

For all of those who have had it done. We're you put to sleep or sedated?

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Generally, it’s a nice propofol nap.

Propofol is generally a great drug. Michael Jackson gave it a bad rap.