I am due to have a colonoscopy on Saturday and I'm sat here feeling like I want to cancel the fear I feel is immense I've heard good and bad things and like always you cling on to the bad I'm also full of cold and on my period so tripley fed any words of encouragement?
No need to fear the procedure as you should be given a sedative which should knock you out for most of the procedure so you are unlikely to be aware of it. There are people who do not respond to the sedatives but very few. It can be uncomfortable but hopefully you will not be that conscious during the procedure or at least most of it so it will pass quickly. The consultant may ask you to move position towards the end of the procedure but it should be nearly over by then and this can wake you up from the effects of the sedative. Anyway you will feel an immense sense of relief when it is finally over and you have been medically checked over and hopefully reassured. Don't worry about it no need
Thank you Louise I am going to opt to have sedation so hopefully this will make it easier to take thank you for your reply
Stephanie you need to call your physician's office and let them know that you're menstruating they may cancel the procedure to begin with. Not everyone response to the sedative therefore you could be awake during the entire thing and everything I've heard from everybody unsedated was that it is extremely painful and very very uncomfortable but again I would think the ministration part would have more to do with it then anything else
Thank you- I did call them and they said it would be fine to go ahead whilst having my period as I did think that may change things.
Hi, I was very scared too. I opted for no sedation as hate feeling out of control. The Dr took great care, and told me when he was putting more air in etc. There were only 3 times when I felt it was a bit painful and only lasted for seconds. I was told that the sedation doesn't stop you feeling the pain, it only stops you remembering afterwards. I could have had gas and air but it wasn't that bad.
I did find the Moviprep to be worse than the procedure, only because it tasted vile and had to drink so much in one go.
I hope that it goes well for you.
Let us know how you get on.
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Thank you Amanda that's reassuring I have to start the prep this afternoon so just trying to relax and chill out this morning.
You can probably have it in two lots then.. I started mine at 5pm and had to drink both lots before bed. Are you having some tom morning? You will have read about having ice with it and drinking through a straw. I didn't manage the last glass... but it worked anyway so don't worry too much if you cannot drink the last bit. I did feel a bit shaky at one point, but not for long. Good luck ☺️
On the card it said to take the 1st one at 5pm then the 2nd around 8pm it doesn't say about the morning just to stop drinking fluids 2 hours before my appointment is at 9.45. I'm got some apple nice as someone said its easier to drink with that and some lemon and lime jelly just to keep my energy levels up.
Plus I'm full of cold so hoping my taste has gone lol
I suffer from health anxiety and ALWAYS cling to the bad. I agreed to the colonoscopy only because I had so much anxiety worrying what could be wrong with me. I'm so glad that I did! The colonoscopy was seriously no big deal and I would do it again with no fear or hesitation. Promise!
Thank you that's reassuring I am on anxiety medication which I normally take at night I wonder if taking it in the morning would help I should have asked oh well I'm currently 2 glasses down of the prep 😷 OMG can they not make something which isn't so hard to do
Hope you are ok. It's so vile and agree it shouldn't be 😩 . I did read on one site they took tablets, sounds a better option. I was retching at the end. Hope it all goes well tom and they find nothing wrong. ☺️
Lol...I know! Be sure to post a follow up to let us know how well you did. Curious also to know what anxiety med you take. I definitely need one, but afraid of side effects. ( go figure!)
I take amitrypline only 10mg they help me sleep also as I have major problems sleeping. I've managed to get all the prep Down which was hard going in so tired but still up and down the soreness is terrible even with sudocrem. Will post how it went 2mora X
I found the last 2 glasses hard to get down I was pacing up and down the kitchen but it's done now! I'm so tired still going on and off and the soreness is bad 😢 I've had no pain or cramping though and no real eruptions it's just been a steady night I've been about 20 odd times tho and it's like a yellow my clear water now so I'm hoping I've done a good prep... Will post when it's all over X
Ok everyone an update... I am at home and feeling good the procedure was no where near as bad as I thought it was going to be I felt no pain was wide awake through it all no gas n air needed. They got all the way around too. I have divercullitus and they also took some biopsies they said there was nothing like growths or polyps there. Overall my experience has been a positive one I would like to reassure others having it done if you read the horror stories than please don't cling to them like I did the test is so important and I feel so much more relieved. Thank you to all that posted advice I really appreciate it x
I have posted an update X
So pleased it all went ok for you and it wasn't as bad as you thought . Did you have the sedation?
You will sleep well tonight ☺️
I did have the sedation but it didn't make me sleep just made me feel a bit like I had a couple of gins before I was still able to talk to the people in there but I'm glad I had it as I felt totally chilled and also the fact I had gas and air if I needed it helped but I didn't need it. The nurse said I coped with the procedure amazingly well and actually said we will get you back to show people how it's done lol. I've been a bit crampy today and haven't been to the loo yet