Good advice

[egg]

good advice

Hi Well the time has come im off into the hospital on tuesday for a throat camera thing and the bum camera thing, sorry cant spell the technical words for this. Tomorrow I start all this prep from 7.30 am I have to take this laxitive stuff, you have probally all been through it I dont mind admitting that im scared. I have read the leaflets a hundred times but still am not sure If i will be awake or a sleep. I dont know which one they will do first and well i am thinking of not going through with it. i have been feeling a bit better on and off for a few days maybe what ever I have has cleared up. Maybe all this is a waste of time and they wont find anything wrong with me. I dont know it seems to have been going on for so long I cant remeber why I went to the doctors in the first place. My last really bad day was wednesday so its now sunday maybe thats it. Maybe it is just IBS like the nurse told me. Maybe I should just stick with that and get on with it. Alot of people just live with it maybe I dont really need to know what it is. Maybe maybe maybe thats all I keep doing I question everything. I read some of the stories on the site and think Im not that bad then when the cramps come along I think maybe I should go to the hospital but I dont want to make a fuss, then it goes again and I dont have a problem so why put myself through all this. Anyway if you have read my rant thanks and sorry for going on x

 

[Crohn's 35]

HI Egg, funny one food I cannot eat are eggs. I know you are trying to get out of having a colonoscopy or Endoscope, but they are harmless, I dont feel a thing and rarely groggy afterwards and the Gi tells me on the spot. Not sure what they do in UK, but the prep here are gross except one Pico Salax. Tastes good and only two cups. Even if it is IBS or Crohns it is best to find out either way so your doctor can treat you accordingly. If you have Crohns, you will deal with it and learn all you can. Stress can aggrivate the gut so, wait until it is all over and wait to see the outcome. Trust me it isnt bad at all. Let us know your results. Good luck.

 

[Skinny Dub]

Don't worry Egg, I know easier said then done. I have had both a colonoscopy and endoscope they are both pretty common practices. Honestly the worst part is the prep before hand (drinking the stuff) and thats even manageable. Just remember its all ways better knowing the results, then wondering "what if?" for the rest of your life.:cheerss:

 

[egg]

Thanks

 

[Theresa]

Hi egg, good luck on Tuesday, for your tests, you will have to let me know how this goes as I am going in for mine on 4th November, what laxative have they given you i have had mine delivered in the post from the hospital with a leaflet setting out what you can and cant eat and how to take the prep called Moviprep! I am dreading taking the prep not the procedures as they have said that they I will be sedated! I am sure you will also hopefully!

From what I have read on her most people have said that the prep is the worst part so fingers crossed for both of us!

I like you are hoping that they do finally find out what is wrong with me so that they can start to treat it, I sometimes think the not knowing is really hard.

Good Luck let me know how you get on x

 

[egg]

Same prep only can eat clear soups and jelly!!!!

 

[atcig]

I'm prepping today for a colonoscopy tomorrow. The prep really is the worst part about the whole thing. The best part is after you are done you should know what is causing your problems. Good luck

 

[egg]

Thank you I need all the luck and nerve I can get x

 

[shazamataz]

Hi Egg,

All said above is good. Now that you have the appointment you will kick yourself if you don't go and then have to wait for another one if your symptoms persist!

I haven't had the one through the mouth, but the 'bum one' wasn't so bad. As everyone said, the prep is worse, not because it hurts or anything, just because it is exhausting going back and forth to the loo for hours!

I was given sedatives for mine but was wide, wide awake (though apparantly a bit loopy - I talked all throuhg it). I will be honest and say it wasn't exactly fun - how much fun can you have with someone looking up your bum??!! - but it was all over in what seemed a pretty short time.

So, take a deep breath and get it done and you will be glad you did. If it is somethign inflammatory as opposed to just IBS, you will need to get treated to minimise damage.

Good luck and keep us posted

(((HUGS)))

 

[Guestly]

Good luck Egg, and dont worry the prep is the worst bit. As shazamataz says purely for the return trips to the bathroom all night. Take your duvet, a pillow and a good book - make camp because it's hardly worth leaving once you start!

I have had up the bum and down the throat in one go, and it was a very civilised experience - you should be offered a light sedation (uk), and I would go for it. I was pretty spaced out, told the anethetist he was lovely and had beautiful hands, got to see a bit of my colon on the screen which looked like teenage acne and then snoozed the rest of the way through.

I had a slightly tender throat after, and the beauty of the prep having completely emptied my system was that I was free from the squits for nearly a week after!

Knowing one way or the other is a great reward for a minor discomfort I can assure you.

Chin up and I hope it goes well.

Lishyloo x

 

[forum contributor]

Hey Egg - have had endoscopies so many times, I think I should get a discount card!!

No biggie at all. In fact, having another one tomorrow morning! They do put you out and you don't remember a thing. The only thing you may have is a bit of a sore throat that day.

Good luck!

 

[egg]

Well up early this A.M and taken this stuff didnt taste that bad so thats ok for some reason always thought it would taste of that tummy setler stuff. On the instructions it said that I would probally not see any bowel movement until I took the 2nd one at 12.30 however true to my tummies form i started going 15 mins after the 1st one and really havent stopped since, its just like a usual day really, and the not eating anything isnt so bad as I try not to do that either.Im just glad I decked my bathroom out with my computer and my I pod a long time ago x

 

[danman]

You'll be fine egg.
The scopes are not that bad, your doing the worst part now, the prepping.

You have a bathroom equiped with a laptop and i-pod, that's the coolest Crohnie bathroom yet.

 

[egg]

well otherwise its just boring

 

[Guestly]

Good Luck today Egg!

 

[egg]

Thanks everyone the prep hasnt been so bad and it has been much different from normal life, I am going in for 2pm very nervous but im going to go thanks again for all your support x

 

[Skinny Dub]

Good to here egg! let us know how it goes.

 

[Guestly]

Hey Egg, hopefuly you are home safe and sound by now and it wasnt too much of an ordeal!

Hope it went ok.

Lishyloo