Scared about colonoscopy - Health, Fitness, and Sports

JoeRose Snowy Owl Joined: Dec 23, 2011 Posts: 140 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:40 pm?? ?Post subject: Scared about colonoscopy I'm having a colonoscopy next week to investigate bleeding. However I'm pretty scared due to a number of things. I've never been sedated before and I can't say it is an experience I'm looking forward to at all. I don't like the feeling of a loss of control or the feeling of lowered consciousness. I'm scared that the procedure might be a bit traumatic for me. I am also scared of the risk of the procedure. Apparently sometimes the endoscope can pierce the walls of the intestine and can cause infection and might need surgical intervention. I am also scared that they may find some polyps or something a bit nasty. Has anybody here had a colonoscopy before? Is it really as traumatic as it sounds? Back to top Uprising Phoenix Joined: Jan 10, 2012 Posts: 1667 Back to top OddFiction Phoenix Joined: Aug 10, 2010 Posts: 916 Location: In my favourite chair, in front of my laptop, and watching a movie I've seen 1000 times, Canada. Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:54 pm?? ?Post subject: People kept telling me the worst part was the prep (that nasty stuff that makes you go poo all night long). I laughed at them - I have to deal with nearly the same thing one to three times a month (physical birth defect). I DID turn down the head-drugs. I read too much about Versed (which is what they use here) that scared the hell out of me. It's a PRE hypnotic - which means it doesn't block pain, but rather makes you forget everything that happens in the next two hours... NO THANKS. My memory is about the only thing I have going for me, and I don't want it mucked around with. The actual procedure went fine. Very little discomfort. I got another amusement when the doc looked at my rear end and didn't know how to insert the tube (but I had experienced the same issue when I'd had a barium enema long ago so not surprised at all) - so I had to do it. Being one in 5,000 is occassionally fun. [Edit: not fun inserting the tube, but rather fun mocking the doctors' and nurses reactions - "Oh My Gawd! Um, I Mean.. So Sorry! I've Never Seen....." ] Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. If you felt comfortable with the doctor in the interview, go for it. Get it done. If you've ever had a bowel MRI or a barium enema, you've been through worse. For me at least (and remember I dodged the drugs) the colonoscopy was disturbing, invasive, but not terribly uncomfortable or painful. And it was fun to watch the monitor. Back to top Valkyrie2012 Blue Jay Joined: Mar 05, 2012 Posts: 75 Back to top ChrisP Raven Joined: Jul 18, 2011 Posts: 121 Location: La France profonde Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:06 pm?? ?Post subject: Having had bowel cancer a few years ago I am a frequent flyer in the Colonoscopy Club. I agree the preparation is worse than the event itself. I manage to crack jokes in the waiting room because my surgery left me with a colostomy - no nerves, and a ready-made inspection route (sorry TMI!). As an Aspie I react oddly with drugs so try to avoid them - the sedation (aka 'Milk of Amnesia') doesn't have any effect on me, while general anaesthesia leaves me with hallucinations for days. If they find polyps (I had one last time), they usually remove them there and then during the process - completely painless and instant. Mishaps in the procedure needing surgery to put them right are so rare as to be not worth worrying about. Watching the monitor isn't everybody's taste (though more entertaining than daytime TV?). My report included photos of scenic highlights en route - I asked the surgeon what to do with the pictures, and he suggested turning them into Christmas cards....! All the best, and I hope the result is clear. Back to top JoeRose Snowy Owl Joined: Dec 23, 2011 Posts: 140 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:58 pm?? ?Post subject: ChrisP wrote: Having had bowel cancer a few years ago I am a frequent flyer in the Colonoscopy Club. I agree the preparation is worse than the event itself. I manage to crack jokes in the waiting room because my surgery left me with a colostomy - no nerves, and a ready-made inspection route (sorry TMI!). As an Aspie I react oddly with drugs so try to avoid them - the sedation (aka 'Milk of Amnesia') doesn't have any effect on me, while general anaesthesia leaves me with hallucinations for days. If they find polyps (I had one last time), they usually remove them there and then during the process - completely painless and instant. Mishaps in the procedure needing surgery to put them right are so rare as to be not worth worrying about. Watching the monitor isn't everybody's taste (though more entertaining than daytime TV?). My report included photos of scenic highlights en route - I asked the surgeon what to do with the pictures, and he suggested turning them into Christmas cards....! All the best, and I hope the result is clear. Hey Chris. One of the things I'm particularly worried about is the adverse affects of the drugs they use to alter my consciousness. I'm fearful of sedation because I don't like the loss of control/or memory loss associated with it. I also made a pact with myself that I'd never take benzos because of the adverse side effects of the drugs. In particular you mention with general anaesthesia and hallucinations? Is this a common side effect of the drug? I extremely hope the drugs they give me don't make me become a little schizo for a few days. Back to top ChrisP Raven Joined: Jul 18, 2011 Posts: 121 Location: La France profonde Back to top

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