01-11-2018, 11:58 PM
I had one in 2015. I was only 38, but I was having some odd symptoms and thought it best to be thorough. My dad died of colon cancer, too, so it was going to bother me if I didn't get an answer.
overall it wasn't too bad outside of the prep. I spent the day before coloring with my son, drinking broth, popping dulcolax, and shitting my brains out. I had a headache from not eating by the next morning.
The biggest surprise was the fact that I wasn't asleep while the procedure was being done. I assumed I would be totally sedated. Fortunately they gave me a cocktail of fentanyl and something else, which they told me was similar to valium. The drugs worked, for sure, but I could still feel the camera moving around inside me, which was odd.
In the end, I had a couple of polyps removed and they were determined to be benign. I did have some internal hemorrhoids, which were causing my symptoms.
overall it wasn't too bad outside of the prep. I spent the day before coloring with my son, drinking broth, popping dulcolax, and shitting my brains out. I had a headache from not eating by the next morning.
The biggest surprise was the fact that I wasn't asleep while the procedure was being done. I assumed I would be totally sedated. Fortunately they gave me a cocktail of fentanyl and something else, which they told me was similar to valium. The drugs worked, for sure, but I could still feel the camera moving around inside me, which was odd.
In the end, I had a couple of polyps removed and they were determined to be benign. I did have some internal hemorrhoids, which were causing my symptoms.
