One of the most hated words in the English Language

[Canine]

Colonoscopy.Yeah,i'm due for another one.The procedure itself is not bad.You are on drugs,you go to sleep,you wake up and don't remember anything.A lot like the 1960's.Its the self cleaning part that comes before hand that I hate.It must be what Dick Cheny was talking about when he said"Enhanced Interrogation Procedures."Oh well,on another note.It's a beautiful day here and I'm planning some archery action after my trip to the gym.Of course,my days work comes first.Checking the oil in the generator.Hope everyone is having a Fantastico day.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Good luck with that.

 

[LeeRevell]

Hoping all comes out well in the end.....   

 

[Willy]

Mandatory.  ​

 

[HarmonicaBruce]

My first one 15 years ago was pretty miserable, but my next one last year was a piece of cake.  I had no anethesia and it wasn't much worse than a rectal exam. 

"you go to sleep, ... you wake up"

You HOPE you wake up, you don't always wake up.  Your doctor wants you asleep.  If you're awake you might cause problems, and you could testify in court later.  But, do what you want, and good luck.

 

[gcal]

Colonoscopy.Yeah,i'm due for another one.The procedure itself is not bad.You are on drugs,you go to sleep,you wake up and don't remember anything.A lot like the 1960's.Its the self cleaning part that comes before hand that I hate.It must be what Dick Cheny was talking about when he said"Enhanced Interrogation Procedures."Oh well,on another note.It's a beautiful day here and I'm planning some archery action after my trip to the gym.Of course,my days work comes first.Checking the oil in the generator.Hope everyone is having a Fantastico day.

Here's a little secret. You do not have to go to sleep. They do that because the procedure is embarassing. But there is only one tricky turn in your intestine. Any competent nurse can press on your stomach to guide the camera around it with just a few brief moments of mild discomfort. You are not drugged up. You don't need a driver. You get up and go home. Plus, the screen is interesting. That's how I had mine done.

 

[BigT]

The procedure itself is not bad.  You are on drugs,you go to sleep,you wake up and don't remember anything.  A lot like the 1960's.  Its the self cleaning part that comes before hand that I hate.

Don't forget the huge, super-wet farts you rip after you wake up. 

Fortunately you'll be so stoned at the time you won't really notice or care.  

The first time I had the procedure they didn't knock me out for it like they do now.  I swear, it felt like the doctor had lubed up his leg to the hip and used that for the scope!      
I thought I was going to die, the pain was so bad.  

Back then "teaching hospitals" were all the rage, so in addition to the pain, I had to endure the humiliation from the fact that I wasn't alone in the exam room; I had an audience watch as a 3' hose was pushed up my butt.  Yeah that was fun.  :s

Eating some live culture yogurt is always a good idea after you come out of it.  Get that good bacteria going in your gut again.

 

[gcal]

Don't forget the huge, super-wet farts you rip after you wake up. 

Fortunately you'll be so stoned at the time you won't really notice or care.  

The first time I had the procedure they didn't knock me out for it like they do now.  I swear, it felt like the doctor had lubed up his leg to the hip and used that for the scope!      
I thought I was going to die, the pain was so bad.  

Back then "teaching hospitals" were all the rage, so in addition to the pain, I had to endure the humiliation from the fact that I wasn't alone in the exam room; I had an audience watch as a 3' hose was pushed up my butt.  Yeah that was fun.  :s

Eating some live culture yogurt is always a good idea after you come out of it.  Get that good bacteria going in your gut again.

If you had pain like that, you had an incompetent nurse. Either that or ( there is no polite way to say this) there was so much extra stomach padding that she could not do the manipulation she needed to do.

When they did DH's, they knocked him out, too. But I think that was because he worked for a medical company that made the equipment and was telling the doctor how to do his job.

 

[Lj Unlimited]

From the title of this thread I was guessing "AUDIT". As in the I.R.S. kind. But since "COLONOSCOPY" is close I will give myself 1/2 a point.

 

[my_vantasy]

In addition to the medical prep, I gave myself some psychological prep. I Googled colonoscopy humor and colonoscopy jokes. Kept myself laughing about it! I was kind of disappointed that the whole thing was over in 20 minutes and I slept through it. Oh well...next one is in three short years!