Colonoscopy!?!

[gardenweasel]

let me say this,p.f....one thing i want to mention.....some people get deathly nauseous from twilight sleep...which is what they give you....

i`ve had the colonoscopy...and i`ve had eye surgery(traumatic glaucoma),under twilight sleep.......and was sicker than i`ve ever been both times post-op......

i got a courtesy call from the hospital after the eye surgery to see how i was doing and i told the nurse that this was the second time i puked my head off for the rest of the day after taking twilight sleep........i couldn`t stand up...


she said that sometimes people don`t tolerate twilight sleep all that well....and to mention that fact to my doctor the next time i have to go under...there`s something they can give you to keep you from getting nauseous.....i don`t know whether it`s benadryl or whatever...she didn`t say...

the procedure is a piece of cake...


just make sure they lay you on your back...if they lay you on your stomach and you notice the doctor`s hands on your shoulders,call an attorney....

g.l.,bud...

 

[gardenweasel]

here`s a picture of my nurse giving me instructions...

http://images.thisislondon.co.uk/v2/music&clubs/madonnaRUC100206_450x350.jpg

 

[cisco]

It's no big deal friend. No pain at all.
What got me was when the doctor said to me "Do you want to see this one?"
I declined but I thought it was funny.

 

[trolln4walii]

penguinfan.....

It's easy for others to say it's no big deal, but even the strongest will pucker the bunghole at the sound of the word.

I had mine in September 04 and feared the thought of it as every male does. I promise you the colonoscopy is an easy procedure with very little (or in my experience none at all) discomfort afterwards.

The preparation, as stated in other's testimonials, is the worst part. The old preparation was much worse than what they use now. In the past you had to drink a GALLON of foul tasting liquid the night before :mj02: My wife used to work at a Gastroenterology Clinic and patients who didn't drink all the prep would be on the table ready for the procedure and the Doc couldn't perform the exam because they weren't cleaned out thoroughly :scared They had to reschedule an appointment and do it all over again Now....the night before it's just an ounce & a half of laxitive mixed with a clear liquid (I used 7-up) followed by 64 ounces of GATORADE within the next 5 hours (@1 glass/hour). The next morning another dose of the laxitive mix and that's it :clap: Ohh....and there's no such thing as a fart

You do, however, get to be a contestant in a fartathon in the recovery room after. :142lmao:

GL with your's. You can read about mine.....

http://www.madjacksports.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159425

 

[Penguinfan]

Ohh....and there's no such thing as a fart

I guess I can figure out exactly what that means
:scared

To all who replied, thanks a ton!

 

[Penguinfan]

Update

Update

So I go in for the consulataion at the place that specializes in this type of stuff and talk to the very young looking female doctor, not exceptionally attractive, but young enough to get my attention. You fill out this form about your lifestyle and medical history which they tell you to be as honest as possible because they need to know this stuff.

Among the questions is drug use and alchohol use. I put no to drug use and that's the truth (just wish I could still burn em up) and I put down I drink moderatly, well she asked me what I meant by "Moderatly" and I told her I don't drink at all during the week on work nights but on the weekend I will drink the better part of a bottle of whiskey or a case of beer between the two days.

She about goes nuts (seriously) and tells me that I am binge drinking and this is a seriousl problem that I should seek help about, WTF????

Then she asks about the pain killers I am taking and where I got them, I GOT THEM FROM MY DOCTOR YOU IDIOT! She tells me how addictive they can be and that I should avoid them, at this point the conversation becomes a bit more combative. I fire back at her "look Doogie Howser, I didn't come here for you to yell at me like your my mother, are we gonna schedule this thing or not?" The conversation pretty much ended there with here telling me that she recommends having it done, GREAT, THANKS FOR TELLING ME WHAT MY DOCTOR ALREADY TOLD ME!!!

Two hours out of my day and $205 for the office visit later and I am right where I started, thanks for that.




Decided after reading the replies here that it was probably better to have it done than not, I can already see I made a HUGE mistake.

It's funny when you read the stories about the prep people posted here you still think in the back of your mind that it can't be all that bad. I mean so you have to go to the bathroom 100 in a night.

WRONG, DEAD ASS WRONG!

I'm not sure when I have been more miserable. This donkey piss they make you drink could not be much worse and still be close to tolerable. I had to drink half last night and half this morning. Last night it bloated my stomach beyond belief, made the symptoms that brought me to the doctor in the first place worse and of course my asshole is on fire right now.

Not to mention I haven't eaten for a day, my stomach and back hurt like hell and I pretty much would not want to be the first person to piss me off today.

I'm gonna choke down as much of this stuff as I can today and if I go in and they say they can't do it because I didn't drink it all then **** it, I'm not having it done, **** it.

All this just so I can go in and they either find nothing and they symptoms continue to go unexplained or they find something that's gonna kill me, WTF?

Electric chair, firing squad, what's the difference?

 

[buddy]

Post Of The Year

 

[gardenweasel]

just make sure you don`t have a saudi doctor....

we don`t want you going in for a colonoscopy.....and walking out with a clitorectomy.....

sounds like your nurse has been that route...

 

[AR182]

pf....

i've had the pleasure of taking 2 & my wife just had one a few weeks ago.......& each time we were put to sleep for each procedure....the prep work before the test is the worst part.....you know going without solid food & always running to the john (make sure you're near a bathroom at all times).....

but if your doctor wants you to take it.....imo, there is no debate...just do it....

the doctor where you had the consultation sounds like a real moron.....

good luck with the test.....

 

[eric stratton]

Make sure you ask for a copy of the video.

 

[Penguinfan]

OK guys, I'm back from the procedure and as explained earlier it was absolutly no big deal. You go in get an IV, get naked, put on a gown and they pump you full of drugs that knock your ass out, quick.

You wake up in a different room when it's over and not really sure where you are or how you got there. No pain, no recolection whatsoever of what happened.

I remember walking to the car to leave for the doctors and feeling worse than if I had the flu, honestly, my stomach hurt, my head hurt and I am sure I was at least a bit dehydrated, miserable.

All in all I think the prep and the way it makes you feel is a deal breaker, wouldn't do it again unless the doctor absolutly insisted I did, and even then they better come up with a better way to prep for this mess before I go back.

 

[bryanz]

My father died of colon cancer after a eight year fight. If anyone who reads this ever gets it you would give your right nut to go back and get the test that can save you from a living hell on earth. I will spare you the details.

 

[Mark's Moneymakers]

i have not had one yet. i am only 42. so i still have.....

7 years, 5 months, 3 days and 54 minutes to go.

seriously, i heard both. i know people who are put to sleep for it, chances are i will be one of them. all joking aside, it is something tht needs done when you hit 50.