2 rough days ahead...........

[DragonRider]

I have putting off the invetiable foo long now, starting a liquid diet this morning and wont be able to eat anything solid till around noon tomorrow:crying:. Tomorrow morning I will be heading to the hospital for my colonoscopy.

I should have had this done a long time ago, but procrastinated way too long. I havent been having any problems, or symptons of anything, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I get a clean report after its over. So what are your plans for today..???

[Motorcycle Mike]

The prep is the worst part.

Hope the results are good.

[OrlinEngh]

Wish you the best of luck for a good report. Sharon and me are going to go and get new hellments today, Then back home to get out of the heat,

Orlin

[etcswjoe]

Wish you the best and don't let people scare you they are not bad at all.

[dacheedah]

When I went to the VA for hearing aids, they made me go get a colonoscopy first. It was the brunt of a lot of jokes butt while they do it, if they find anything they will correct any minor issues while in there. I guess it should be routine maintenance for the over 50 crowd. The worst part is the prep and it will give you peace of mind or identify any issue early while still manageable.

[bongobobny]

Oh Oh!! They're gonna stick what WHERE???

 

You won't feel a thing! The best part is blowing it out your a$$ after it's all over...

[Venturous Randy]

I had my second one a while back and they went in from both ends. So far I have had two and not a single poplop has been found. The told me I was the perfect a$$hole.

RandyA

[hillrider]

Since you have the time, google Dave Berry+colonoscopy

[Trader]

Don't worry, I'm sure it will all work out in the end!

 

Been there...done that... not so bad.

I watched the screen....looked like silk!

[Black Owl]

They are just so much fun.

I am scheduled for another one on Aug 7th. Really gives one something to look forward to.

Guess we are just not as young and invincible as we once were.

[Dano]

Went thru it a month ago, the prep wasn't bad at all, didn't do what I figured was gonna happen! Biggest part was NOT being able to eat for that 24 hrs, mine came back great, he only nipped out a few polyps....

 

The best part is feeling like you've been on a drunk spree after you wake up!!!

[AKRefugee]

Well I can promise you this

 

No matter how hard you partied when you were younger

 

No matter how bad you felt afterwards

 

No matter how much you wished it would end

 

You never got to know Mr. Commode as well as you will today!!!

 

Don't stray far!!!

[Sylvester]

I have had three now and I don't think they are so bad. On the third one they found a pre-cancerous mass and scheduled surgery two weeks later. That being said I think they are a great thing for those over 50.

 

[Yama Mama]

Good for you Lewis, I am proud of you for having this test done.

Remember what the famous proctologist, Dr. Semour Hiney said,"The end is in sight!"

 

Good Luck with the test!

Yama Mama:223:

[Wizard765]

Dave Barry (a journalist for Miami Herald) had this to say about his.... His brother Sam was diagnosed with cancer and recommended he go for the test..

 

 

First I called Sam. He was hopeful, but scared. We talked for a while, and when we hung up, I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one point passing briefly through Minneapolis. Then Andy explained the colonoscopy procedure to me in a thorough, reassuring and patient manner. I nodded thoughtfully, but I didn't really hear anything he said, because my brain was shrieking, quote, ``HE'S GOING TO STICK A TUBE 17,000 FEET UP YOUR BUTT!''

I left Andy's office with some written instructions, and a prescription for a product called ''MoviPrep,'' which comes in a box large enough to hold a microwave oven. I will discuss MoviPrep in detail later; for now suffice it to say that we must never allow it to fall into the hands of America's enemies.

I spent the next several days productively sitting around being nervous. Then, on the day before my colonoscopy, I began my preparation. In accordance with my instructions, I didn't eat any solid food that day; all I had was chicken broth, which is basically water, only with less flavor. Then, in the evening, I took the MoviPrep. You mix two packets of powder together in a one-liter plastic jug, then you fill it with lukewarm water. (For those unfamiliar with the metric system, a liter is about 32 gallons.) Then you have to drink the whole jug. This takes about an hour, because MoviPrep tastes -- and here I am being kind -- like a mixture of goat spit and urinal cleanser, with just a hint of lemon.

The instructions for MoviPrep, clearly written by somebody with a great sense of humor, state that after you drink it, ''a loose watery bowel movement may result.'' This is kind of like saying that after you jump off your roof, you may experience contact with the ground.

MoviPrep is a nuclear laxative. I don't want to be too graphic, here, but: Have you ever seen a space shuttle launch? This is pretty much the MoviPrep experience, with you as the shuttle. There are times when you wish the commode had a seat belt. You spend several hours pretty much confined to the bathroom, spurting violently. You eliminate everything. And then, when you figure you must be totally empty, you have to drink another liter of MoviPrep, at which point, as far as I can tell, your bowels travel into the future and start eliminating food that you have not even eaten yet.

After an action-packed evening, I finally got to sleep. The next morning my wife drove me to the clinic. I was very nervous. Not only was I worried about the procedure, but I had been experiencing occasional return bouts of MoviPrep spurtage. I was thinking, ''What if I spurt on Andy?'' How do you apologize to a friend for something like that? Flowers would not be enough.

At the clinic I had to sign many forms acknowledging that I understood and totally agreed with whatever the hell the forms said. Then they led me to a room full of other colonoscopy people, where I went inside a little curtained space and took off my clothes and put on one of those hospital garments designed by sadist perverts, the kind that, when you put it on, makes you feel even more naked than when you are actually naked.

Then a nurse named Eddie put a little needle in a vein in my left hand. Ordinarily I would have fainted, but Eddie was very good, and I was already lying down. Eddie also told me that some people put vodka in their MoviPrep. At first I was ticked off that I hadn't thought of this, but then I pondered what would happen if you got yourself too tipsy to make it to the bathroom, so you were staggering around in full Fire Hose Mode. You would have no choice but to burn your house.

When everything was ready, Eddie wheeled me into the procedure room, where Andy was waiting with a nurse and an anesthesiologist. I did not see the 17,000-foot tube, but I knew Andy had it hidden around there somewhere. I was seriously nervous at this point. Andy had me roll over on my left side, and the anesthesiologist began hooking something up to the needle in my hand. There was music playing in the room, and I realized that the song was Dancing Queen by Abba. I remarked to Andy that, of all the songs that could be playing during this particular procedure, Dancing Queen has to be the least appropriate.

 

''You want me to turn it up?'' said Andy, from somewhere behind me.

''Ha ha,'' I said.

And then it was time, the moment I had been dreading for more than a decade. If you are squeamish, prepare yourself, because I am going to tell you, in explicit detail, exactly what it was like.

I have no idea. Really. I slept through it. One moment, Abba was shrieking ``Dancing Queen! Feel the beat from the tambourine . . .''

. . . and the next moment, I was back in the other room, waking up in a very mellow mood. Andy was looking down at me and asking me how I felt. I felt excellent. I felt even more excellent when Andy told me that it was all over, and that my colon had passed with flying colors. I have never been prouder of an internal organ.

But my point is this: In addition to being a pathetic medical weenie, I was a complete moron. For more than a decade I avoided getting a procedure that was, essentially, nothing. There was no pain and, except for the MoviPrep, no discomfort. I was risking my life for nothing.

[Yammer Dan]

It will be over before you know it........

[DarkLeftArm]

You gotta see this before you go in.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI1go72c5H8]Lou Rawls Colonoscopy Exam in English - YouTube[/ame]

[halfwitt]

As others said - prep is the worst part! They wheeled me into the OR and I knew nothing until I saw my wife's smiling face a little while later.

[hunter 1500]

I had my second one a couple months ago. I hope I die before the next one. (well not really) This was the second one I've had. The first one was 10 years ago and I wont need another one for 10 years.

I hear about everyone saying how easy theirs were but according to the Doc my colon has a lot of really sharp turns in it and every time they hit one it hurts like hell and I wake up.

[OB-1]

I have putting off the invetiable foo long now, starting a liquid diet this morning and wont be able to eat anything solid till around noon tomorrow:crying:. Tomorrow morning I will be heading to the hospital for my colonoscopy.

I should have had this done a long time ago, but procrastinated way too long. I havent been having any problems, or symptons of anything, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I get a clean report after its over. So what are your plans for today..???

 

The Doc advised me to mix the nuclear laxative with powered Gatorade or Lemonade. I ued Lemonade which made it much easier to take. The Doc also sadistically told me I could drink beer, (he said it was clear liquid). I say sadistically because there was no way I could have drank any beer after starting the nuclear prep. As everyone has said, the prep is the only bad part...

[Redneck]

Geez this site is rated G the mental pictures are burned into my minds eye.

On a serious note how bad can it be? I guess as long as the doctor doesn't have both of his hands on your hips during the procedure it'll be ok.

As for what I had planned for the day I ate some solid food then planted my colon on a scooter seat and navigated some scenic roads.

[Skid]

Good luck Lewis. I did that back in December. Sure is uncomfortable, but the knowledge afterwards is worth it.

[DragonRider]

Just got up to do the second round of MoviePrep............The first time wasnt so bad, but this time, I couldnt keep the first glass down and some of it ended up in the sink.......It seems to be worse second time around, I have only had a couple hours sleep, its going to take at least an hour for me to down the rest of it, and then the wait begins, I am hoping it works faster this time so maybe I can get some sleep before we leave for the hospital............I think someone said this stuff taste:shock3: like elephant piss, and I dont know what that really taste like, but I guess that's a good description..........it sure isnt palatable!!:bang head:

 

 

Good luck Lewis. I did that back in December. Sure is uncomfortable, but the knowledge afterwards is worth it.

[Woody]

good luck

[Cougar]

I had # 3 done a few months ago .. PIECE OF CAKE as far as the hospital

ya wont feel a thing.

 

It's that damn prep part. witch you should almost be done with now.

next time just bring a small TV to the bathroom

good luck today have fun !

 

Just think you get to do this again in 3 years

Jeff