BubbaOtis' colonoscopy and other rectal adventures

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circlesky88 said:
Worse thing for me was not eating, I finally drink some clear chicken broth, that helped. I had to take a laxative at 4pm the day before and that immediately went to work. I then had to drink the nasty stuff at 6pm and again at 10pm. I was up until midnight when it finally slowed down. I slept on a towel in case of an accident. Went a few times the next morning and the procedure was at 8am. That was a breeze.
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Same here. I'm not typically a broth person, but I ate some bone broth, and that definitely helped. My procedure was at 2:00 PM, so that made for a long time not eating anything. But, it helped with getting a full night's sleep.
 
Did my first one about a year ago.

I’m the biggest baby ever when it comes to medical stuff, and it truly wasn’t bad. I started the prep about 6 hours earlier than the recommended time because I wanted to actually sleep the night before. The stuff I was prescribed wasn’t pleasant but also wasn’t torture to get down either.

Procedure itself was a breeze. Once they knocked me out, it felt like no time before I was awake. One small polyp they removed/biopsied and all was good. I slept most of the afternoon at home and actually had Mexican food that evening…stuck to mild seasoning though.
 
superrific said:
I'm getting a root canal tomorrow, as it happens. Just got back from the dentist.

Tomorrow is my birthday. Oh well.
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Oh nooooo so sorry to hear that. I know that's no fun. Hope it's uneventful and you feel better afterward quickly!
 
On my first, they rolled me into a room and had music playing in the background - I guess for comfort. The song that was playing was John Mellencamp's Hurt So Good. I told them I thought that was inappropriate and then they laughed and knocked me out. 😏
 
ChileG said:
My sister’s husband passed earlier this year from colon cancer that also spread from his colon to his liver. UNC graduate, fwiw.
As uncomfortable as a colonoscopy can be, it doesn’t compare to cancer.
Get your colonoscopy.
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This. My dad died at 53 of colon cancer that metastasized to his liver and eventually all over. Horrible way to go.
 
I'm relatively young but I had my first colonoscopy last year. Honestly wasn't that bad. I think all those years of cutting weight for wrestling made the prep a breeze for the most part. It helps that I love jello and could eat as much of that as I wanted. Also got pho broth instead of plain chicken broth so that was nice too.

I didn't get it for this purpose, but as colorectal cancer keeps trending younger and younger, it's actually somewhat comforting to have that checked out as well. I knew a guy who died at 39 or so from CRC so it's always sort of been in the back of my head
 
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