So how did it go?
Mine was mostly uneventful as expected. The only bad part was this doctor ordered the prep you get as a prescription. The last doctor gave instructions for the dosage of over the counter medicine dissolved in Gatorade. The Gatorade was much easier to get down. I was up very late finishing off the prep because it was so hard to get down.
Also had an endoscopy. I have a little bit of a fat lip and my tonsils are sore.
Had two. One (USA) knocked out with general anesthesia. Had to be driven home.
Second (UK) Nitrous Oxide at your disposal. And you could watch on the monitor! One final yoink and you can drive home.
Colonoscopy went really well! Apparently everything looked fine.
Prep wasn’t particularly difficult for me, as I routinely drink huge amounts in one sitting anyway. I opted for the liquid Suprep cocktail. The stuff was certainly effective…
I was definitely cleaned out by the end of the regimen.
The propofol did its job; all in all, I was in and out of the surgery center in less than two hours.
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Ha, all I’ve eaten today was mozzarella and pepperoni. Just sounded good… Plans for tomorrow are bacon and cheesy scrambled eggs for breakfast, and a bleu cheese stuffed burger for dinner.
I think it’s done differently in the UK. I had mine a few years ago in a rather run-down local hospital. The laxative was unpleasant, but some lemon improved it a little, and it had the same effect as described so eloquently in earlier posts.
The staff at the hospital were excellent and after doing the usual checks I met the registrar who was doing the business, I was offerd a sedative, but declined, so I got to see what he saw on the screen. It was uncomfortable but not painful. ahe found a couple of polyps and put plasic clips on them and that was it.
I fell asleep in the recovery room and was woken an hour or so later with tea and biscuits. They made me wait some more as I was driving myself home and that was it. I think it was four days before i needed another shit.