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| Lucky to be Irish |
Mine is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). Starting prep today. Specific breakfast of 2 eggs and toast or bagel. Two Dulcolax last night. Miralax begins at 5pm tonite and again at 3am tomorrow morning. Doing both endoscopy and colonoscopy. I hate this part…  ETA - Anesthetic is now Propofol rather than previous procedures with Versed. Much prefer Propofol, no memory issues (mine is bad enough as it is!) | |||
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Diablo Blanco |
The whole procedure is quick and painless and only mildly inconvenient due to the prep. I recently completed my first at 50 and have been placed on the 10 year plan. The procedure is way easier than fighting colon cancer which I had front row seats with regards to my MIL who was too afraid to go until her early 70s. _________________________ "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last” - Winston Churchil | |||
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Altitude Minimum |
Getting mine done Wednesday along with endoscopy. Never had an endoscopy before….. I sure hope they use a different scope… | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
Yeah, pretty sure  I’ve had several endoscopies. Chronic GERD that first manifested itself with difficulty swallowing. The GI specialist I see now has stopped the endoscopic exams, he said my esophagus looks good, no sign of Barrett’s or anything cancerous, so just the colonoscopy. Hope everything goes well for both you and OldMick _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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| Lucky to be Irish |
Finishing up the last of my "prep juice" now. Can't wait to get to the hospital and get this done. They still don't allow anyone to accompany me (Covid), which kinda sucks. It was nice to have my wife around while I wait for my turn. | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
I just had one last week and it wasn’t bad at all. They gave me a prescription for two small bottles of supposedly cranberry flavored liquid that tasted awful but were easy to chug, then you had to drink like 5-6 glasses of water over the next few hours. You did the one bottle the day before and the second very early the day of the procedure. Everyone talks about how awful it is, but I didn’t think it was that bad. I had food poisoning two weeks ago and was shitting my brains out for a week, that was far worse. They gave me some sort of drugs through an IV and I was out like a light one of the best naps of my life! After it was all over and I was in recovery, they gave me some Cheez-Its and a Coke, and it may as well have been a premium dry aged steak and Châteauneuf-du-Pape it was so delicious after not eating for two days. My only annoyance with the whole procedure overall was when I called in to confirm my appointment they asked me “has anything changed since we spoke last“ and dummy me mentioned that I was getting over a sinus infection. “ oh, you will need to get a Covid test and submit that before the procedure!” Whaat? The doctor already confirmed it was just a sinus infection but they acted like I had the plague so I had no choice but to go to a Quest and get the swab jammed up my nose to confirm that I didn’t have Covid all along, which I didn’t. These medical facilities are all still terrified I think of being sued over Covid. | |||
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| Cold Ass Honkey |
I have had a couple of 'Rear-endoscopies' over the years and the biggest pain I felt was paying a separate bill for the Anesthesiologist who, invariably, is 'out-of-network'. Laying on the table for the first one, I noticed the monitor that they used for the procedure. Right before they put me out, I asked them if I could buy the VHS when it was over, like when you go on the Log Ride at Disneyland. Those people are humorless. During the next one, I started waking up a little sooner than I should have and was faintly aware of something moving around in there. Kind of like one of Bill Cosby's 'dates'. ------------------------------ Never fully gruntled. | |||
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I had my second one a couple of weeks ago.I used supprep it was a lot better than miralax and didn’t taste that bad. I had 2 polyps removed have to go back in 3 yrs. | |||
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| Member |
Careful farting the next day. "The days are stacked against what we think we are." Jim Harrison | |||
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| Semper Fidelis Marines |
i got it done ! SUPER GRATEFUL for everyone's advice ! it was pretty easy LOL thanks, shawn Semper Fi, ---->>> EXCUSE TYPOS<<<--- | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
Glad to hear it was easy. It's definitely gotten better over the years. My 2021 and 2016 colonoscopies were nearly identical prep. Both were orders of magnitude better than my 1997 colonoscopy prep, my 2009 colorectal surgery prep, and my 2013 colorectal surgery prep. Two examples: Additionally, the colonoscopy sedation drug is much better. In 2016, I was waking up while being wheeled on the gurney between the colonoscopy exam room and the recovery room. 2021 wasn't quite that efficient, but it was quick. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| No More Mr. Nice Guy |
Glad you got the scan. A good friend of mine died in his mid 50's because he was super fit and (apparently) healthy, so he didn't get the colonoscopy. By the time he had symptoms he had stage 4 cancer. | |||
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Glad to hear ya'll are getting these done, my wife has 3 more chemo treatments out of 12 left for her Colon Cancer she was diagnosed with in October 2021. | |||
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| Lucky to be Irish |
Just talked to the doctor about my results. One polyp and the biopsy came back as benign. Next schedule; “as needed”. I’m in my 70s and apparently at my age next one would be in my 80s and they see a diminishing benefit at that age. So, guess that’s one benefit of being an old geezer. | |||
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I Deal In Lead |
Harvard says "maybe" to stop at 75. https://www.health.harvard.edu...m%20colonoscopies%3F A new study A recent study examines this issue for colonoscopy. Currently, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends stopping at age 75. For older ages, “selective” testing may be considered for what is likely to be a small benefit. But, isn’t it possible adults older than age 75 derive benefit from colonoscopies? After all, a colonoscopy is somewhat unique among available screening tests. Not only can a colonoscopy detect early colorectal cancer while still curable, but it can also detect polyps and remove them during the procedure before they have a chance to develop into cancer. Researchers analyzed data from more than 1.3 million people ages 70 to 79 and compared how well colonoscopy delivered on its promise to detect colon cancer over a period of eight years. These findings were compared with rates of colon cancer diagnosed in people who did not have colonoscopy. The study found that For those aged 70 to 74 who had colonoscopies, the eight-year risk of colorectal cancer was 2.2%; in those who had no colonoscopy, the rate was 2.6%. For those aged 75 to 79 who had colonoscopies, the eight-year risk of colorectal cancer was 2.8%, and about 3% in those who did not have colonoscopy. The risks of colonoscopy were low. Fewer than six out of 1,000 people had any significant side effect in the 70 to 74 age group, and about one in 100 in the older group. As I review these findings, I think there are at least two ways to interpret them: 1) colonoscopy is helpful at detecting colorectal cancer in elderly people, but the effect is quite small; and, 2) this study supports the recommendation to stop performing routine screening colonoscopies in the elderly, though it’s unclear whether the “stop time” should be age 70, 75, or some other age. | |||
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| Lucky to be Irish |
Good info! | |||
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| Member |
OK How about over 70 with a colon cancer history?? | |||
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| Altitude Minimum |
Well, everything went fine. Had a couple polyps removed. Apparently the Doc got a laugh out of the smiley face I put on my rear for him. Afterwards went to Waffle House and stuffed my face and just now finished a nice Buckhead filet with mushrooms and a salad. Going to cuddle with my two boxers some and then hit the rack. | |||
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PopeDaddy |
Drink the stuff they tell to drink. Go to the docs office. Go to sleep. Wake up. Have someone drive you home. You’re good to go. 0:01 | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven! |
I had no idea they stick that camera so far up your ass, here I'm thinking it's going in like 8-10 inches a foot max, looked it up. No...they are going like 3 feet up in there  | |||
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