First colonoscopy found a few small polyps and one big one. Big enough that they needed to schedule a doctor specializing in them to remove it, which happened today. The actual procedure was easy compared to the prep leading up to it. You of course have to avoid anything but clear liquids a full 24 hours before the procedure and avoid high-fiber foods for three days beforehand. Last time I managed to chug-a-lug the huge amounts of electrolyte solution mandated to flush one out not with ease exactly but endurable. This time I suffered from stomach cramps and nausea and thought up until a few hours before the procedure that I was going to have to cancel. Also, placing an I.V. line is usually difficult with me and both times they had to try multiple painful attempts before finally getting it in. And because the type and location of polyp removed today is one that very frequently turns cancerous even if it currently isn’t, they want to schedule a follow-up in 2-3 months just to make sure they got absolutely all of it. It didn’t help that I slept poorly last night so altogether I am pretty wiped out.
Hope all turns out well, and they managed to get the whole thing out.
Sometime ago I also needed two colonoscopies within four weeks. The first they found a large polyp, and the doctor pulled out as much as she could. The pathology report showed she didn’t get it all, so they had to go back in again.
On the first time through, she expected to need to check it again, so she left a tattoo at the exact spot. Now when asked I have tell people I have a tattoo, but I can’t show it to them.
The two in a row meant I had three colonoscopies in a 12 month period. The one question I had for the doctor ahead of the third procedure was why the prep was different every time.
Yeah, I hope it all comes out okay in the end.
Whoa! That’s tough.
Feel better soon.
Because of immediate family histories of colon cancer, I’ve had a c-scope at least every five years since 1993, and a couple of times even closer together. Since the first two times, with that horrible nauseating gallon of “Go-Litely”, the preps have been much less unpleasant, but I don’t think I’ve EVER had the same prep fluid twice.
This talk of various prep fluids sounds horrible to me, especially since they cause stomach cramps and nausea.
My 4 colo-scopes have all been easy and painless, with no prep fluids. I’ve just been given a small package of powder.
I mix the powder in a small glass of water, and drink it all at once. A half hour later, I start shitting.Then over the next 8 or 10 hours, I have to drink 2 liters of water. I stay close to the toilet while the water flows through my guts, and every 20 minutes or so the water comes out , getting progressively clearer. No cramps, no pain.
And the diet for the previous 2 days is no problem. Just bland and boring . White bread with cottage cheese or cream cheese for breakfast. White bread with swiss cheese and mayo for lunch. Pasta with parmegian cheese sauce for dinner .Oh, and white bread. 
Hopefully they did, in fact, get everything, and it becomes a non-issue going forward!
I’d suspect that the prep difference is because it’s being defined by the doctor, not the facility, and the specialist has a different system. The specialist’s prep might do a better job of clearing everything out so they can see better. Or might just be a different methodology.
An old joke but I still smiled.
If only! I was directed the evening before the procedure to drink eight 8-oz (really 250ml) cups of solution ten minutes apart, or 2 liters within a 70-minute span. Then do it again the morning of the procedure. I managed it the night before, in the morning my stomach cramped from lack of food and rebelled when it was time to chug-a-lug. I managed to drink the 2 liters within a span of two hours but only just finally passed clear enough for the procedure. Up until a few hours before I thought I’d have to reschedule.
(Bolding mine) Um, you’re describing prep fluid, although one of the easiest versions that really are not that big a deal.