I am about to have a colonoscopy can anyone tell me exactly what happens please
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Can anyone tell me what happens when you have a colonoscopy please
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Posted , 5 users are following.
Can anyone tell me what happens when you have a colonoscopy please
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barbara26695 christina82926
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The worst thing is they put air into you and you are going to have to pass that out at some point but the doctors are used to this I watched mine on the screen as it was being done to take my mind off it when are you having it
You will be asked to take something to clear you out the day before best advice i can give you is dont stay far away from the toilet
christina82926 barbara26695
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derek76 christina82926
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barbara26695 derek76
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christina82926 derek76
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derek76 christina82926
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Like me you have a family history of the disease.
christina82926 derek76
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derek76 christina82926
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christina82926 derek76
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Angie1962 christina82926
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I had two colonoscopies, 5 wks apart last year, during the 2nd they removed three polyps, one large using EMR and, as a previous poster said, watched it all on screen. I have to have a follow up one later this year and I'm now not at all apprehensive, and after reading all kinds of horror stories I was a wreak before the first one!
Good luck for yours and try not to worry.
christina82926 Angie1962
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Angie1962 christina82926
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Dont be worried about the colonoscopy, I had discomfort during the first one last year as the scope twisted, it was done in a private hospital but not a dedicated unit, but it wasn't unbearable. It couldn't be completed as they didn't have the equipment to perform the EMR technique. I went to The Royal Liverpool for the second one (same consultant), in their dedicated unit 5wks later and it honestly was a breeze, I couldn't believe it when he said he was done! Fortunately, they hadn't turned cancerous, but now I need another this year, and then if it's ok maybe every two years.
Do you have any symptoms or is this a precaution, and will you have to wait very long for yr appointment?
christina82926 Angie1962
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