Colonoscopy

Time for another for this cowboy. Anyone ever done it without sedation? I always have. Thoughts and experiences?

 

Rump bump.

 

Had my first last year - sedated. And that's how I'll do the next one, thank you.
Actually, it wasn't as bad as all the horror stories made it out to be; I made it through the prep OK.
Started counting backwards from 100 after they injected the sedative and made it to 97. Next thing I know, they're waking me up.

 

Wouldn't it feel like someone was putting a long camera up your butt?

 

It feels like reverse flatulance.

 

I was joking yeah, I'm sure it would be a bunch of pressure. I think if I could handle a nerve block I could do it... I just don't know if I'd wanna

 

LOL! I enjoy watching on the big screen.

 

Afterwards I got the video tour. Fascinating viewing, albeit a bit redundant...

 

I never thought about getting the DVD. Hmmmm....

 

Nothing like the GI in HD! Must-See TV!

 

The preparation for one, I heard, is horrid.

 

I hear the whole thing is a real pain in the . In any case, polyps and such are definitely something you want to nip in the butt.

 

A real purge. Yucky!

 

Ok I'll play.


We're behind you 100%.




No, really. Why would anyone deny sedation for an invasive procedure? I just had a vasectomy a few weeks ago and really could've used a Valium.

 

The procedure was a breeze.
The prep was not something I want to repeat.
Actually the prep went okay initially until I woke up in the middle of the night and passed out in the bathroom.
It was probably from dehydration even though I drank enough water for 2 camels before going to bed.
Then the results came back that I was full of crap.
Frankly I didn't need a special procedure to discover what everyone knew already.

 

Now you know my secret. Valium is my breakfast cereal.

 

I like to see the medical profession really get behind their work..

 

Just putting this out there:

 

Hell I liked the sedation. Best nap I've had in years.
But because I hated the prep so much, I made the mistake of asking
my doctor if he could do the procedure without the prep next time.

He thought a minute, and then said, "Well, I don't know. Do you think
you could ride a unicycle across the bottom of a 10 acre sewer lagoon,
stop halfway across, and search around until you found a marble that some
kid had flushed down the toilet years before?"

Ok Doc. I'll do the prep...

 

I'm too young to have one as a regular part of my life. But, when I was 15, I had some issues that required one. Let me say that again, 15. Due to my age, they decided that there'd be no sedation involved. When it was all over the doctor told me that at least now I'd appreciate all of the Proctologist jokes on Johnny Carson.