Colonoscopy

[mongielife]

colonoscopy

Hi Everyone,

I am glad I have found this forum. I am at the moment going through my first litre of Klean-prep and it is not nice at all.

I think the worst part is the waiting of the final outcome.

I shall be having the procedure on Wednesday morning, so I have to go through the 4 satchets between today and tomorrow. At the moment it has done nothing for me, but I suppose it will soon.

Thankyou for letting me share your experiences.

I believe I am having a full colonoscopy and that I am going to have some sedation, do you think I should ask for a full sedation?

 

[Grant]

Hi mongielife. Sedation is different to general anaesthetic. Sedation means you can obey requests to roll over etc but without really knowing about it. A general comes with risks & for a procedure that may only last 25mins IMO is not worth the risk. I've had Colonoscopys whilst fully awake (1985/1986). My last one was December last year when I was only initially sedated, but it wasn't so bad. Its the air they pump in which makes it a bit uncomfortable.
A consensus on one of the threads about colonoscopys on here was that the prepping is the worst bit-I'd go along with that TBH.
I've got one on the 21st June & now use Picolax as I cant tolerate Fleet or Klean-prep so you are doing very well it. Hope it goes well for you, its all over so quickly so try not to get worked up about it.
Rgds
Grant

1st symptoms 1983
Diagnosed 1985
1997 Right Hemicolectomy & Resection
2002 Laperotomy & Resection
2010 Laproscopic Ileocolic Resection

Been on Azathioprine & Pred

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[Lisa]

hi and welcome to the forum.....yes, the worst part is the waiting, AND the prep!.....

It usually takesa a little bit for hte prep to work, but when it doesn, have a clear path to the bathroom!

As for the sedation, don't be afraid to ask for more, I have watched my scopes, had some pain from them in the past (when I've been flaring), my current doc uses propofol so I don't feel or remember a thing!

 

[Mayflower537]

Yes, the prep and having to starve yourself are the worst! My doctor's office uses something called Propofol for sedation/anesthesia, and it was great. Didn't feel or remember anything. And you get your head back fairly quickly compared to other meds.

Hope all goes well with you!

 

[Tanachild]

I agree prep is the worst part! For my next colonoscopy, I'm thinking about just taking a pillow to the toilet and sleeping there

I couldn't do just a sedation. I'm incredibly modest so I can't do that awake and will always ask to be knocked out no matter what. Good luck with everything!

 

[xJillx]

Hi mongielife and welcome! As everyone before me has said, the prep is the worst part of the colonoscopy. Thanks to general anaesthetic, the procedure is a breeze!

I hope all goes well and you get some answers. Keep us posted!

 

[closedingirl]

I agree. Prep is the worst. I had a bad experience with drinking a gallon of laxative. I usually get twilight sleep when i have a colonoscopy, which is amazing.

 

[penguin]

Hello mongielife, I too am having a colonoscopy tomorrow morning so shall be thinking of you. Good luck.
Penguin x