Our hospital still goes by the rule that you have to fart before you leave.

I was laying there just waiting for that nurse to walk in the room. She hit the door and started to ask if I farted yet. I let loose. My wife looked horrified. I just giggled.

White, I know they did the endo first as I woke up during the colonoscopy.

The esophageal banding they did hurt like (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) for 2 weeks until those bands fell off.

Maybe I should get it done. My doctor happens to be a quite attractive female and she's always flirting with me when I go in for a physical. She reminds me I should have it done. I told her if I could do one on her should could do one on me. It's a stalemate.

Don't go that route !!

The next thing you know it's dinners and movies and white wine spritzers. Not worth it !! Get a male doc to do the procedure. Just make sure he has small knuckles

Glad you're getting it done.
For the sigmoidoscopy they never even gave me an option for the oral fluid. Self enema saline stuff was not what I'd call fun.

Lol!. I don't even want to know about the knuckles.

Waggler> Exact same issue here at 61, 2x i have gone since age 59. found pre-polyps both times.So every 3-4 years i'll be going back if i can afford it. it is life saving for sure.

I go every 5 years. first time I got a intern that said he was going to observe the procedure.i ask him to tell the doc we where playing star trek, he was about to go where no man has gone before! 3 NURSES HIT THE FLOOR LAUGHING! now I get big band aids and leave the doc a message on my butt. usually its to see if he found my missing car keys or the t.v. remote.

Don't miss an opportunity. Have the doctor sign a letter to whom it may concern: "After an exhaustive search I was unable to find his head up there". You'll have proof LOL.

Get it laminated and carry it in your wallet

Hopefully a straight Male doctor

My doctor can sew me up,,and that's only if its too deep for me to do myself cause I don't have that double stiching down pat yet.Other than that he can keep his nose out of where ot don't belong.

My condolences to those that lost a loved one to colon cancer.
. I lost a cousin at 50 from it, my grandfather beat it but wore an ostomy bag the rest of his life. I have had the test multiple times due to the family history and finding precancerous polyps each time.
To me, the prep is the worst, but worth it to prevent cancer.

I had to drink one 10 oz bottle of the stuff, then take 4 pills. That did the trick. Found a bucket full of precancerous polyps. Just got the bill yesterday for $1444. Insurance paid zero.
Even was charged for "brief/emotional/behavio" $21. I thought I was just giving the cute nurse a compliment! She looked like "Baby" in the movie Dirty Dancing.

i thought it was easy. I didn't eat much for two days before. Had two bottles of the stuff the day before.
Piece of cake. Out like a light for the procedure and slept the rest of the day at home. Don't be afraid of it.

I'll be going in for my 4th colonoscopy next month. I'm on a 5 year schedule. Had my 4th endoscopy last year. I'm on a two year schedule for those after I had developed stomach cancer.

Both procedures are easy.

Got back from the Surgery Center about 20 minutes ago. I was half awake when they started running the scope through. Then was knocked out. Spoke to doc after surgery. Found one little thing that they are sending out for biopsy. Know more in 10 to 15 days. Doesn't think it is cancer. Said to come back in 10 years for another one. Then he said that I was one of the lucky 3 % or so, that test a false positive with the colongard

Many people don't know that you aren't unconscious during the procedure. They call it conscious sedation. Same with an endoscopy. I swear I can remember going out, but apparently it's just my last memory before "blacking out".

I had one done some years ago and drink the stuff the night before was the pain. Other then that you do not know what happened.no problem. As for have your prostate check I have a female doctor and she ask about to check it and told her that I hear about it and told me you will not know that it will be done. She had the nurse there also and so I told her lets do it and drop my pants. It was funny for the look on there face .She check it and was good to go. Simple and done. It is still funny for the look on my doctors face.

I’ve had two colonoscopies so far. My brother had to have two in one week. I believe he lost 10lbs that week.
The prep sure beats the alternative of not getting one in time.

I've never thought it was that big of a deal. The drug they give you is an amnesiac. Every time I've had one I remember laying on the table and asking when they will be getting started? And my wife telling me it was over half an hour ago.