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.

 

[longspeak74]

My doc told me today that the prep is a lot better now than it used to be.
My lucky year...colonoscopy and follow-up scope for bladder issue. Not on the same day, thank God!

 

[TWard]

The pre sucks. No if ands or butts. After you wake up from a nice nap. The best food you ever ate. And not that its any good, but to truly be starving for hours goes a long way in eating "seefood" see food eat food.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Got mine knocked out. Prep wasn’t as bad as expected just got tired of the number of trips to the toilet. Down side was I got zero sleep for no reason as procedure didn’t start til around noon.

 

[rngr0194]

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!

My wife is getting it from both ends in a few weeks. As the significant other going with her, anything I need to watch out for after the procedures?

 

[johnsd16]

My wife is getting it from both ends in a few weeks. As the significant other going with her, anything I need to watch out for after the procedures?

It all depends on what they do or do not do during the procedures. If they take small biopsies or remove small polyps, then the risk of bleeding or other complications is so low it is hard to measure (one in thousands of procedures, but if they remove large polyps with broad bases, then they may to tell you that there is an increased risk of bleeding, to not take anti-inflammatory medication, or do other precautions.

Same for if they do a stretching of the esophagus if she is having trouble swallowing. They may say soft foods for a few days, etc. Overall endoscopic procedures are very low risk and are rarely met with complications, but you will get counseling before taking her home. No driving until the next day.

 

[Snowwolfe]

My wife is getting it from both ends in a few weeks. As the significant other going with her, anything I need to watch out for after the procedures?

Yea, no online shopping for 48 hours!

 

[6mm Remington]

My wife is getting it from both ends in a few weeks. As the significant other going with her, anything I need to watch out for after the procedures?

johnsd16 has a pretty good respons to your question. As did Snowwolfe. She won't remember a thing from the procedure or the immediate time after she's all finished. The meds they give you clears the memory of all of that. After my very first experience with this I was in the recovery room resting until the anesthesia wore off enough my wife could take me home. Later she tells me this with difficulty because she couldn't stop giggling about.

She described that in the recovery room the doctor was talking to her and I started getting in the chat too! For unkown reason out of the blue I pipe in and ask him if he is married in a sing song voice. He replied yes to my question and I said that's nice. She thought it was pretty funny anyway. On the way home she stopped at the Pharmacy to pick something up for me. She said I was really loopy. She went inside and left me the toddler outside in the car. Car not running and keys removed except she left her purse on the car seat. She took her small pocket purse out and took that into the store. When she came back out a few minutes later I had for some reason rooted around in her purse and had dumped ALL of the contents on her drivers seat and the floor. I guess I was exploring to see what was in the purse. It was hard for her to be angry at the adult toddler that she had left unattended.

 

[Habitat#1]

If you are considering pooping in the box test might ask questions as if you have had the colonoscopy and had polyps removed insure may not pay for box test.

 

[Mojave]

Dude I get the rotisssary chicken.

Camera up the back pipe and one down the gullet. Lucky for me I am asleep for this.

 

[Mojave]

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

My favorite joke.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

If you are considering pooping in the box test might ask questions as if you have had the colonoscopy and had polyps removed insure may not pay for box test.

This is a good point. The poop in a box is a scam. If they find ANYTHING they will order a colonoscopy anyways, and it goes from being a "screening" to a "diagnostic" and insurance likely won't cover it. Just get the colonoscopy in the first place. The prep is a PITA, but it's not painful, just an investment in time on the crapper. I actually kinda like the fact of being 100% cleaned out every so many years. God knows we put enough garbage in the cake hole.

Also not a great time for the grade 3 ‘roids to make their appearance.

If you have any 'roids, I highly recommend the heat therapy while they're down there, it isn't a permanent solution, but it dramatically improves any acute symptoms you may be having.

My wife is getting it from both ends in a few weeks. As the significant other going with her, anything I need to watch out for after the procedures?

My wife went in for her first colonoscopy last year. After months of me and my buddies telling her it would be the best nap she ever had and convincing her it was no big deal, she had a bad reaction to the anesthesia and aspirated on the table. They ended the procedure early as they were forced to intubate to bring her O2 stats back up and to suction the fluid out of her lungs. She spiked a fever the next day which is very common, but fortunately did not get pneumonia. However, she had respiratory therapy with one of those plastic machines with the beads in them you have to blow to a certain point every few hours for 3 weeks. She nearly died on the table for a simple procedure, and if she was a smoker she likely would have. My point is, prepare her the best you can, but be aware that things don't always go as planned. I hope it all goes well for her and she's singing, "Beat it!" when she gets out.