Colonoscopy pending

[Liviguy]

Hi all,

I am having a colonoscopy soon and have already decided on my plan of action for the 'day' before and the lovely laxative.

Wife and kids are staying away that night so I don't keep them up all night with my varying noises and toilet flushes.

TV and Cable box being dragged out to the hallway so I can sit on the throne and watch TV all night.

Mattress being laid in the hallway very close to the toilet



However, my anxiety has started kicking in with regards to being home alone during the 'cleansing' process.

Now I know that I am hardly going to die mid squirt, but a little reassurance that something bad wont happen would be handy to keep my spirits up lol.

[Tufty]

Hello again
I had a colonoscopy last October and am pleased to report that the prep and the procedure were both better than expected.
In my case the laxatives weren't quick to work, the first dose took about 4 hours and it wasn't painful, like when you have a stomach bug and I knew when I needed to go and didn't need to sit on the throne for long! Yes you need to be near a toilet for a few hours after each dose but I managed to sleep as normal that night as when there's no more - there's no more and that's it I was able to carry on with normal day to day stuff at home, felt a bit drained but no dizziness - just remember to drink lots like the info says.
The colonoscopy was OK too - they give you some lovely relaxing stuff and it was better than visiting the dentist from my perspective - I went home within 30 minutes of it finishing and they only removed a polyp. So all good
I viewed the prep as a deep cleanse - bit like a colonic irrigation but from the top down.
Hope all goes well for you x

[cmc46]

Hi,

I had a colonoscopy last March and had worked myself up into a real state about it all but it wasn't as bad as expected, I didn't need to stay tied to the toilet I was able to carry on as usual inside the house and had time to get there when I needed to, I had planned all sorts of things to do in the bathroom, books, computer but didn't need to stay in there for long. I took my first laxative at midday the day before and only actually had to get up once in the night as most was out of the way before then and even managed to sleep. The procedure was a little bit painful at one point but nothing unbearable.

Hope all goes well.xx

[Liviguy]

I'm just looking forward to it being over, and being able to rest my ass in a bucket of ice

[annette1]

Hi Liviguy

I had a colonoscopy 3 wks ago & like the other posts it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. The laxatives worked well but it wasnt as bad as having a tummy bug as i didnt feel ill as well. I was rather sore for a few days after but nothing too bad.

The procedure itself was fine, a little pain at the start but once the sedative had kicked in I knew nothing until i woke up 2hrs later! They gave me the results before i left the hospital which was great & save a lot of anxiety waiting to hear from my gp.

[nomorepanic]

Are you going on your own or is someone taking you?

[Liviguy]

I'm going on my own initially, but being picked up afterwards.

[nomorepanic]

Ok - the reason I asked was that if you do want/need sedation they will not give it to you unless someone is with you to take you home afterwards.

I had a sigmoidoscopy in May and they told me they don't give sedation now unless specifically asked for - not that I wanted it anyway - but maybe check the procedure for yours when you get there if you decide to have it.

[Liviguy]

My wife will be picking me up afterwards, but due to having kids and it being the holidays she is unable to get a babysitter for the entire time I'll be in.

Will I still get the sedation if they know she is coming later?

The pack I got from the hospital did specifically state that I would be given sedation.

[Liviguy]

Can anyone tell me what clear soup is?