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A newbie! So thank you for taking me in and I hope that I am using the right thread as I am undiagnosed.
History: Have had various tests over the past 18 months since my symptoms first appeared about 2 years ago.
Last examination revealed a 'rectal ulcer', and possibility of slight prolapse. This was extremely painful; in fact so bad that I resorted to a screaming like a banshee, which is unlike me, as am usually somewhat reserved…the pain was quite excruciating and left me in terrible fear of THAT doctor. This took place about a month ago.
Next test to be done is a sigmoidoscopy with ‘conscious sedation’ in about three weeks. This will be done by a fellow in the GI department of a large teaching hospital in Boston (same place as above, but a different doctor).
As far as I can make out, my rectum is always inflamed. A day free of internal pain a month is about my lot. So, I am nervous as to how they will get the ‘scope’ through my rectum and up into my sigmoid colon. Possibly too much information coming up: Part of the fear involves the fact that my BMs (two a day, mornings) are always very narrow, sometimes totally flat, always difficult to go through me, along with a constant sensation of pressure in my rectum. I just cannot imagine how they will get a sigmoidoscopy into me without extreme pain.
I eat very little, so am also afraid that the ‘clean-out’ will do me in, so to speak, before they even get started with the feared sigmoidoscopy! My diet is close to a liquid one, though I manage to get a bit over 1000 carlories down each day, and have stopped losing weight. Don’t have pain at night, and sleep well with 0.75mg Lorazepam.
From what I have written, not difficult to tell that I worry, but everything is exacerbated by constant pain. If you have got this far, I thank you, and will be grateful for any thoughts or advice.
StarBright
History: Have had various tests over the past 18 months since my symptoms first appeared about 2 years ago.
Last examination revealed a 'rectal ulcer', and possibility of slight prolapse. This was extremely painful; in fact so bad that I resorted to a screaming like a banshee, which is unlike me, as am usually somewhat reserved…the pain was quite excruciating and left me in terrible fear of THAT doctor. This took place about a month ago.
Next test to be done is a sigmoidoscopy with ‘conscious sedation’ in about three weeks. This will be done by a fellow in the GI department of a large teaching hospital in Boston (same place as above, but a different doctor).
As far as I can make out, my rectum is always inflamed. A day free of internal pain a month is about my lot. So, I am nervous as to how they will get the ‘scope’ through my rectum and up into my sigmoid colon. Possibly too much information coming up: Part of the fear involves the fact that my BMs (two a day, mornings) are always very narrow, sometimes totally flat, always difficult to go through me, along with a constant sensation of pressure in my rectum. I just cannot imagine how they will get a sigmoidoscopy into me without extreme pain.
I eat very little, so am also afraid that the ‘clean-out’ will do me in, so to speak, before they even get started with the feared sigmoidoscopy! My diet is close to a liquid one, though I manage to get a bit over 1000 carlories down each day, and have stopped losing weight. Don’t have pain at night, and sleep well with 0.75mg Lorazepam.
From what I have written, not difficult to tell that I worry, but everything is exacerbated by constant pain. If you have got this far, I thank you, and will be grateful for any thoughts or advice.
StarBright
