What about a good colonoscopy prep thread?

[JEBar]

I'm sure it will be a learning experience

[markiver54]

Yeh! I had them done at the same time, but I was only about 30 years old. They were looking for ulcers, but found only superficial scarring.

[JEBar]

happy to say, mine is over and we are back home .... initial reports look good, a couple of samples taken for lab testing .... no issues anticipated .... now to settle in and watch 4 racks of baby back ribs for our grandson's birthday and 3 for us smoking in our big smoker

[Shakey Jake]

Glad it went well JEBar. I had my cystoscopy done this afternoon and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Definitely a new life experience. Now the doc wants a CT.
Jake

[daytime dave]

I'm glad that you both got through your procedures well.

[markiver54]

Hoping for great results for all of you! Strong thoughts are with Coop and Carol.

[JEBar]

the prep for a colonoscopy remains the worst part ..... being sedated the procedure itself has never been an issue for me .... actually much better than dental work .... adding the upper GI part made no difference .... the doctor told me it would take about 4 minutes

[clovishound]

Colonoscopy is a piece of cake compared to a prostate needle biopsy. Had two of them a couple years ago. Inconclusive on the first one, and clean bill on the second. Prep isn't too bad, but the aftereffects are not a lot of fun. Still, much better than dying of prostate cancer. The two procedures are very similar, except that during a colonoscopy they don't jab a needle through your colon a dozen or more times. First trip to the bathroom afterwards is an eyeopener.

[dave77]

Colonoscopy is a piece of cake compared to a prostate needle biopsy. Had two of them a couple years ago. Inconclusive on the first one, and clean bill on the second. Prep isn't too bad, but the aftereffects are not a lot of fun. Still, much better than dying of prostate cancer. The two procedures are very similar, except that during a colonoscopy they don't jab a needle through your colon a dozen or more times. First trip to the bathroom afterwards is an eyeopener.

I guess since this is a colonoscopy prep thread that has evolved into some discussion of related procedures so I will say I've never had a prostate needle biopsy (and hope I never have to) but I have had a hemorrhoidectomy and they can't give you enough pain meds to really help with trips to the bathrooms afterwards. My surgeon was honest and told me it would be "brutal", he said it's as close as a man can come to feeling what a woman goes through giving birth.

That said, when I had my foot surgery at Harborview I spent some time in the burn ward and I can't imagine going through the pain of having large areas of 3rd degree burns. One of the nurses told me some patients say they would rather die than go back to the debridement room.

[JEBar]

understood on burns .... truly a nightmare

[ESquared]

I had to laugh when this thread first popped up, but I guess it aligns with the dominant age range around these parts, huh? Also never thought I'd be chiming in, as I couldn't imagine it lasting this long and going on for 14 pages!
But, here I am, almost all geared up and ready for a Monday prep/Tuesday procedure next week. All that's left is to make a couple batches of Jello (lemon and lime, as I recall). Will do the Mirilax with two different flavors of Gatorade, just for more variety!
Every five years is plenty often enough!

[JEBar]

to use a phrase that I was told and couldn't help but laugh ---- sure hope everything comes out right

the prep is the worst part .... you'll remember nothing about the procedure itself

[clovishound]

I had to laugh when this thread first popped up, but I guess it aligns with the dominant age range around these parts, huh? Also never thought I'd be chiming in, as I couldn't imagine it lasting this long and going on for 14 pages!
But, here I am, almost all geared up and ready for a Monday prep/Tuesday procedure next week. All that's left is to make a couple batches of Jello (lemon and lime, as I recall). Will do the Mirilax with two different flavors of Gatorade, just for more variety!
Every five years is plenty often enough!

No one is more surprised than me that this thread has had such staying power. I don't normally post threads with much in the way of legs.

Good luck with your procedure.

[JEBar]

our 50 something year old daughter is having her first colonoscopy .... I was happily surprised to learn that the much discussed pre-procedure stuff we've had to drink has been replaced with pills .... that is a major improvement in the process ....

[Hatchdog]

our 50 something year old daughter is having her first colonoscopy .... I was happily surprised to learn that the much discussed pre-procedure stuff we've had to drink has been replaced with pills .... that is a major improvement in the process ....

My wife just had the procedure and she decided to use the drink instead of the pills since our insurance wouldn’t pay the $200 the pills cost. After an extremely awful experience with the cleanse she said, “NEVER AGAIN”. Not her first time but definitely her worst.

[BigAl52]

Ive got one coming Oct 9th. Mine is pills and Gatorade mix with the miralax. But its only 64 ozs on the mix. Not sure how its gonna be but Ill keep ya posted because Im sure ya all gonna be interested

[PBSnooker]

My Doctor's prep was miralax and changed to an expensive 2 small bottle dose. It didn't work well enough and I had to clean out 2 consecutive days . I had to pay for the 2nd day scoping. The insurance company would only pay for one.

[JEBar]

My wife just had the procedure and she decided to use the drink instead of the pills since our insurance wouldn’t pay the $200 the pills cost.

our daughter doesn't have very good health insurance .... I plan to ask if it covered the pills

[dave77]

I don't need one for around another 7 years. Hope they have a easier cleanse procedure by then. Had to do a extended cleanse last time, the drink and pill were not too bad but I was on broth and jello for around 2 or 3 days so was pretty much starved by the time I went in.

[BigAl52]

Well Miralax in Gatorade and a total of 4 Ducolax pills set the stage for a frequent visit to the throne. I was barely able to go drink the solution in between visits. Sunday night football wast even viewed. All went well yesterday only 3 small polyps were found.