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Colonoscopy...California style
Dec 14, 2018 17:44:14 #
SteveR wrote:
Let's hope the libs don't come across this. They'll get all of UHH shut down!! 
Really...was this comment necessary?
Dec 14, 2018 19:01:44 #
Completely agree with theaverlo! But, just so's you know, physicians do the actual colonoscopy, and in most centers, a complete knock out is accomplished safely by an anesthetist, so you won't know or feel a thing. Just get through the test prep!
Dec 14, 2018 19:13:11 #
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Dec 14, 2018 23:01:30 #
foathog wrote:
couple years ago I was at Duke being tested for th... (show quote)
Oh S---! I am scheduled for a consultation on the 20th. to discuss my upcoming biopsy. I'm praying they have IV sedation.Dec 15, 2018 00:03:48 #
sirlensalot wrote:
The procedure is a cake walk compared to the prep. lol
I went through the same miserable procedure the first colonoscopy. But for the next one I went to a specialist.He handed me a bottle of Citrate of Magnesia. It actually tastes pretty good and worked very well. That was it! Why are so many Doctors making us suffer so? That citrate has been around for a hundred years.
Dec 15, 2018 00:41:52 #
theaverlo wrote:
As I recall, in my past colonoscopies, it's not the test you have to sweat... it's the studying for it the day before that's the real nightmare!
I think it is a physical test the day before - you just have to out run the need for the toilet! lol
Dec 15, 2018 02:27:21 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
jsmangis wrote:
Just go to SF and all will be alright.You are all making me very nervous. I am scheduled to have my very first colonoscopy in February, and this post did not help one bit.
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Dec 15, 2018 06:10:20 #
Dec 15, 2018 07:14:46 #
Magnesium citrate was what I was prescribed for my first colonoscopy and I agree that it was a snap compared to what I had to consume for the next one (ten years later). But I was told by the GI physicians I worked with (I am a retired anesthetist) that Mag citrate is associated with renal failure (acute dehydration), and was no longer the prep recommended. I am due for my next exam in 2019 and am going to do some research on this. The docs said I was lucky that I did not have ill effects from the mag citrate, and that the older one is the more likely the renal failure.
Dec 15, 2018 07:18:16 #
Good news. Apparently, because many people did not "study" that well the day before, now you have to study 2 days. Enjoy!!
Dec 15, 2018 10:14:40 #
Anhanga Brasil
Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil
theaverlo wrote:
As I recall, in my past colonoscopies, it's not the test you have to sweat... it's the studying for it the day before that's the real nightmare!
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Dec 15, 2018 10:16:33 #
Dec 15, 2018 16:02:31 #
Stan Gould
Loc: La Crosse, Wisconsin
jsmangis wrote:
You are all making me very nervous. I am scheduled to have my very first colonoscopy in February, and this post did not help one bit.
I have something that will loosen you up. Search Youtube for the video "The Colonoscopy Song" by Peter Yarrow. Quite humorous. It is also called the "Ode to the Colorectal Surgeon."
Dec 16, 2018 01:08:08 #
jsmangis wrote:
You are all making me very nervous. I am scheduled to have my very first colonoscopy in February, and this post did not help one bit.
Don't worry about it. It won't be bad cuz you'll be out cold (and at the mercy of the attendants to the festivities). The bad part is drinking the stuff the night before that will cleanse your system. I've heard they have improved the drink so good luck.
Dec 17, 2018 08:46:33 #
ken_stern wrote:
Well now ----
There goes your chances for hosting the Academy Awards
There goes your chances for hosting the Academy Awards
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