JonF
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When it is Colonoscopy prep time.....never trust a fart !
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Why are there so many food commercials?
I think they also check your prostate while they're up there. Put on the gown, lay on the table and cover up with a nice blanket, have the IV put in, get wheeled in to the operating room, they give you a nice shot to relax you and then wake you and tell you to get up, get dressed and go home. You miss all the fun and excitement.
When I had my first one about 20 years ago the liquid laxative was different. It didn't taste so bad but I had to drink about a gallon (literally) of the stuff. One glass every 15 minutes IIRC.
Whoever advised me to refrigerate the stuff should be shot. By the time I got down to the last pint I had developed chills. When I finished I was so cold that even an electric blanket didn't help. The chill was internal. Took about four hours before I started to warm back up. I was really miserable.
Last time I took the cleanser while in the hospital. It was one bottle (maybe 12 oz) at room temp. Putting up with that sour/bitter taste was worth it. NO CHILLS. I think it took about an hour before I completely emptied out. They had a special potty chair next to the bed and I STILL didn't make it about three times. NURSES HAVE MY RESPECT!
Whoever advised me to refrigerate the stuff should be shot. By the time I got down to the last pint I had developed chills. When I finished I was so cold that even an electric blanket didn't help. The chill was internal. Took about four hours before I started to warm back up. I was really miserable.
Last time I took the cleanser while in the hospital. It was one bottle (maybe 12 oz) at room temp. Putting up with that sour/bitter taste was worth it. NO CHILLS. I think it took about an hour before I completely emptied out. They had a special potty chair next to the bed and I STILL didn't make it about three times. NURSES HAVE MY RESPECT!
Another comment. After my last one, a few days later I went out to eat at the local Olive Garden. In line in front of me was the doctor that did my procedure. He never recognized me I guess cause I didn't pull my pants down and moon him. What other way can he recognize his patients?
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I just choked down the last bottle of mag. cit.,nasty stuff. At least I'm not hungry anymore.
4barrel
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I woke up during mine & looking at the screen it reminded me of the movie JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. No pain at all. The helper was pretty-"girl" And the doc was telling jokes. He was a member of the gun club. Smooth as SILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLKKKKKKKKKKKK.
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I had a flex-sig 20 years ago, performed by Doogie Houser on his maiden voyage, supervised by a nurse. I was conscious for the whole thing and lay doubled up in pain on the bathroom floor for about half an hour while Nurse Ratched knocked and asked if I was ready to leave (not did I need help, but could I clear out). Bloody stool for a week.
I swore I would let them do exploratory surgery the next time, but not another rectal invasion.
In December at my wife's insistence I agreed to a colonoscopy, checked my life insurance, updated my will, teed up all my sick leave and kissed her goodbye.
I woke up hearing the Doc say "see you in 10 years".
Funny thing, though. Because there was no anesthesia involved I drove myself to and from the flex-sig, but had to be driven to and from the colonoscopy.
I swore I would let them do exploratory surgery the next time, but not another rectal invasion.
In December at my wife's insistence I agreed to a colonoscopy, checked my life insurance, updated my will, teed up all my sick leave and kissed her goodbye.
I woke up hearing the Doc say "see you in 10 years".
Funny thing, though. Because there was no anesthesia involved I drove myself to and from the flex-sig, but had to be driven to and from the colonoscopy.
Long Barrel
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Lemme tell you sumpin'...
I've had two open heart operations, a robotic prostatectomy, cardiac stenting, heart valve replacements, bone grafts, MRIs, CTs, been shot and stabbed, and I still think that colonoscopy is the worst! And yes, I'm really way overdue for it.
I've had two open heart operations, a robotic prostatectomy, cardiac stenting, heart valve replacements, bone grafts, MRIs, CTs, been shot and stabbed, and I still think that colonoscopy is the worst! And yes, I'm really way overdue for it.
I spoke with a good friend who was a nurse in a GI lab. Here was her very good advice.
Over hydrate with gator ade before you start your prep. You will lose a lot of fluid as you empty your bowels. Put some A D ointment on your bottom. Reapply often. Otherwise you will burn your butt.
Helped me get through it.
Over hydrate with gator ade before you start your prep. You will lose a lot of fluid as you empty your bowels. Put some A D ointment on your bottom. Reapply often. Otherwise you will burn your butt.
Helped me get through it.
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GreyRider
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+1 on Bugkiller's A&D! Snub, I hope you're on your way to clean as a whistle! Good luck tomorrow.
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SW_shooter, went from about 11AM to around 11PM. I did wake up at around 4AM to take care of another eruption. I never had to get up in a hurry and scamper to the toilet. Just had to make sure to "clench" until I was comfortably seated.
I never had an enema before but the last step was to flush the bowels with an enema prior to seeing the doctor. My wife seemed just a bit too aggressive with that part.
We got there a few minutes early and then were delayed about an hour waiting for them to figure out a new computer system.
They took me to the prep/recovery room and about an hour later it was off to the treatment room. I saw a male nurse heading toward my IV with a hypodermic and the next thing I new I was back in the prep/recovery room trying to form words.
They called it "consious sedation with amnesia" and that I came out of it really fast.
Everything was fine, no polyps or anything else out of the ordinary. "See ya in ten years."
I never had an enema before but the last step was to flush the bowels with an enema prior to seeing the doctor. My wife seemed just a bit too aggressive with that part.
We got there a few minutes early and then were delayed about an hour waiting for them to figure out a new computer system.
They took me to the prep/recovery room and about an hour later it was off to the treatment room. I saw a male nurse heading toward my IV with a hypodermic and the next thing I new I was back in the prep/recovery room trying to form words.
They called it "consious sedation with amnesia" and that I came out of it really fast.
Everything was fine, no polyps or anything else out of the ordinary. "See ya in ten years."
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Congrats snub! It's nice to hear that 10 year thing, ain't it?
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Great news snubby! Have a great next Decade.
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Snubby, Yeah when I worked as a surgery tech for an eye surgeon we used a drug that allowed the patient to be conscious but have no memory. It was for the nervous and jittery patients. My ex went thru the colon search a couple times and I remember her never having any recollection of what happened. She would ask the same questions all the way home, each time it was as if she had never asked.
Glad to hear all went well and they removed the scope.
Glad to hear all went well and they removed the scope.
kozmic
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I'm glad you volunteered telling us your results as I was very leery about asking you if "everything came out alright"!!!!
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