Snubby, I've had two 5 years apart, am now on the 10 year cycle 
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A word of advice, when in doubt, remember it is better to assume it's NOT gas!!
.A word of advice, when in doubt, remember it is better to assume it's NOT gas!!
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That is just wrong on so many levels.
4 inch PVC pipe.....Snubby, I hear the drugs they use are really good though.
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Excellent advice.Snubby, I've had two 5 years apart, am now on the 10 year cycle
A word of advice, when in doubt, remember it is better to assume it's NOT gas!!
I'm hoping he was referring to the main poop pipe connected to the toilet. Code requires that it's no less than 4".That is just wrong on so many levels.
Snubby, I hear the drugs they use are really good though.
Good drugs huh, I just hope they wear off quickly.
I got the cherry flavored stuff.
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Papa32129
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Hopefully you have a complete colonoscopy, in cases where they don't complete them for whatever reasons, a Barium Enema is routinely ordered. That is truly uncomfortable. Especially when they introduce air contrast to the radio graphic exam.
Wish you good health.
Wish you good health.
bhayles
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The first half hour to 45 minutes after starting the cleanse you can act normal. After that I suggest taking up residence on the can...NO EXCEPTIONS...
bhayles
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You'll be lyin' to yourself, of course, but keep telling yourself that anyway. Who knows...it MIGHT help!
rettxpo
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My first one was back on January 11, 2012 and I was scheduled to retire at the end of the month. The doc performed the colonoscopy and later came into the recovery room and told my wife and I, "I'm making an appointment for you to see a surgeon". I saw the surgeon on January 17 and he said, "We need to get you in for surgery". I had surgery 15 days later (the day after I retired), had 12" of my colon removed, and stayed in the hospital for 3 days. I had an annual colonoscopy for the next two years and everything looks good so far. I'm not due for another one for 5 years (hooray!)
The doc said that colon cancer is very curable if caught early. Mine was caught early and I am thankful that I get to enjoy my retirement.
My suggestion is don't put it off and quit worrying about a "little" inconvenience.
Chill it really good, put it in a collins glass with a slice of lime on the edge and pretend.
vigil617
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Snubby, everyone else has taken the good jokes, so I'll play this one straight.
The anesthesia is known as "conscious sedation." It is designed to put you in a state in which you are "out" but can respond to commands to turn, etc. I was very surprised, though, at the level to which the anesthesia put me out. I remember nothing, and I guess I was expecting that the "conscious" part meant I would be just very relaxed -- kinda like when you have your wisdom teeth removed. It ain't that at all. For all practical purposes, you're as out as out can be.
Be sure to have someone available to drive you home -- this is not negotiable. You will think you are awake by then, but you will realize later that you really weren't. When you get home, plan to go to bed and have some of the best sleep you've ever had in your life, for several hours. I think I slept 12 hours straight afterward.
OK, I won't play it completely straight. Before you are released from post-op, you will have to convince the nurse that, intestinally, you are ready to be released. That means you will have to pass gas before the nurse will sign off. It's a requirement, and probably the only time in your life that this will be an obligation and not just an indulgence.
Have fun with that one. I did! I don't remember this, but apparently whenever the nurse came to check on me, I asked her "What have I got to do to get out of here?" When she replied each time, "You have to pass gas," I just about died laughing. Every time. (I even put my hands up to my mouth after she left the room, and made the loudest farting sound I could, just to mess with her. "Good to go here!" is what I apparently said, according to my significant other who was in the room with me the whole time.)
The anesthesia is known as "conscious sedation." It is designed to put you in a state in which you are "out" but can respond to commands to turn, etc. I was very surprised, though, at the level to which the anesthesia put me out. I remember nothing, and I guess I was expecting that the "conscious" part meant I would be just very relaxed -- kinda like when you have your wisdom teeth removed. It ain't that at all. For all practical purposes, you're as out as out can be.
Be sure to have someone available to drive you home -- this is not negotiable. You will think you are awake by then, but you will realize later that you really weren't. When you get home, plan to go to bed and have some of the best sleep you've ever had in your life, for several hours. I think I slept 12 hours straight afterward.
OK, I won't play it completely straight.
Before you are released from post-op, you will have to convince the nurse that, intestinally, you are ready to be released. That means you will have to pass gas before the nurse will sign off. It's a requirement, and probably the only time in your life that this will be an obligation and not just an indulgence.Have fun with that one. I did! I don't remember this, but apparently whenever the nurse came to check on me, I asked her "What have I got to do to get out of here?" When she replied each time, "You have to pass gas," I just about died laughing. Every time. (I even put my hands up to my mouth after she left the room, and made the loudest farting sound I could, just to mess with her. "Good to go here!" is what I apparently said, according to my significant other who was in the room with me the whole time.)
4" PVC pipe? I thought they used a paper towel tube and a hamster...
This thread is going to **** in a hand basket quick.
It's good to know that friends can get together and discuss anal probing in an adult fashion. (trying to hold back the laughter)
My first is July 2nd. should make for an interesting holiday.
Good luck Snubby
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bhayles
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4" PVC pipe? I thought they used a paper towel tube and a hamster...
dmar...you are really Richard Gere in disguise?
Had my first about six weeks ago (at age 66) and except for the inconvenience of the cleanse, everything went well. I remember parts of it, and really enjoyed being encouraged, for once, to let one rip. They took out a couple of polyps; a week later the doc called to tell me everything was hunky dory and I was on the ten year schedule.
Just wanted to say, that the procedure is really nothing to fear. I know, hindsight is 20/20, but it is just not bad, and the drugs are really good.
Just wanted to say, that the procedure is really nothing to fear. I know, hindsight is 20/20, but it is just not bad, and the drugs are really good.
SW_shooter
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I watched my ex go through three of them (colon cancer in her family). Each time the worst part appeared to be the cleanse. She would drink and a few minutes later run for the throne.
I need to have one but have been putting it off. Why? With my mobility problem I cannot get to and on the throne very fast. I'm afraid I'd end up soiling myself everytime. I asked a gastrologist if there was any other way and he said no. He said I'd have to just sit on the throne until it was over. Not a very appealing thought.
So Snubby, let me know how long from the first trip to the final trip it turns out to be? I'd like to know about how many hours I'd be camped out on the porcelain throne. And good luck to you and hope all turns out clean and clear.
I need to have one but have been putting it off. Why? With my mobility problem I cannot get to and on the throne very fast. I'm afraid I'd end up soiling myself everytime. I asked a gastrologist if there was any other way and he said no. He said I'd have to just sit on the throne until it was over. Not a very appealing thought.
So Snubby, let me know how long from the first trip to the final trip it turns out to be? I'd like to know about how many hours I'd be camped out on the porcelain throne. And good luck to you and hope all turns out clean and clear.
Had my first one last year. My doc and the nurses were comedians. One asked if I saw Michael Jackson while I was out. I told here yup, and he said to say, "Ohhh-hoo-hoo". Then I asked them for 8×10 glossies for my Christmas cards......
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That's the thing, I won't be taking any of the supplements that help with my mobility. They increase peripheral blood flow and that's probably not a good thing with a colonoscopy. I'm supposed to start drinking the stuff at 10 am.I watched my ex go through three of them (colon cancer in her family). Each time the worst part appeared to be the cleanse. She would drink and a few minutes later run for the throne.
I need to have one but have been putting it off. Why? With my mobility problem I cannot get to and on the throne very fast. I'm afraid I'd end up soiling myself everytime. I asked a gastrologist if there was any other way and he said no. He said I'd have to just sit on the throne until it was over. Not a very appealing thought.
So Snubby, let me know how long from the first trip to the final trip it turns out to be? I'd like to know about how many hours I'd be camped out on the porcelain throne. And good luck to you and hope all turns out clean and clear.
Should be an interesting day.
pineappleshooter
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Do yourself a favor and don't eat anything spicy for your first meal after the procedure or you will have some truly epic gas, pain, and bloating (ask me how I know).
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