| Feb 20, 2008 @ 5:33 PM |
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vance728
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has anybody had a colonoscopy.  i had my first one today. if you do, try to get the doctor to give you something else beside a GALLON of stuff to drink. man it was rough. every thing went well and he found one small polyp that he said was not cancerous. i've been concerned about this for a while and now i can relax. 
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| Feb 20, 2008 @ 9:55 PM |
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mistyrose
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Yes Vance I have had several. The last one I did not have to drink the gallon. Just a pill and 3 8 ounces of water. Guess it is according who your doctor is. Glad everything was alright. 
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| Feb 21, 2008 @ 12:41 AM |
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vance728
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if i have to do it again i will defintely tell the doctor to give me the pill. that was rough. but it's over now and he found one small polyp and said it was not cancerous. he removed it
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| Feb 22, 2008 @ 2:05 AM |
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NCLADYNRED
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soo glad you are ok! Had several myself! Pill...gotta remember tha myself!
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| Feb 23, 2008 @ 9:56 AM |
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Lexncguy
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Seems to depend on the doctor, mine, I took a pill, mixed some powder with a quart of gatorade, just kept me up later than I thought.  But they aren't so bad, just th ethought of it. Glad everything is ok..
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| Feb 23, 2008 @ 1:08 PM |
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vance728
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thanks, yeah everything went good and as far as what the dr said i;m ok 
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| Feb 25, 2008 @ 11:26 PM |
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sharlotteohara
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I will get one soon, but my dr. told me I would be put to sleep and could not drive home, someone would have to accompany me to the office, is this true?
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| Feb 25, 2008 @ 11:57 PM |
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vance728
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i didn't get put to sleep, but they gave me versed and fentynal.. and you do have to have someone to dri  ve you there and home. enjoy
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| Jul 9, 2008 @ 1:37 AM |
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Dovestreasure
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Ah the dreaded colonoscopy. Just reading the word send shivers down my spine. The proceedure its self is not so bad. You are deeply sedated and in a flash its over. The prep on the other hand is cruel and unusual punishment. One doc had me drink that horrible gallon of vile liquid, another doc had mercy on me and all I had to drink was a small amount of phospho soda mixed with juice. Still not tasty but not as awful and you get the same results. Lots of visits to the bathroom.
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| Jul 31, 2008 @ 4:58 PM |
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blahmae
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belive it or not it has a lot to do with you weight.
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| Aug 2, 2008 @ 5:47 PM |
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Magic_Matt
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dayum... and I thought the dreaded prostate exam was scary enough.
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| Aug 5, 2008 @ 12:39 AM |
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Say_Yes
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The next time you need to have a colonoscopy, ask your doc, if you can do a flexible sigmoidoscopy. It is both quicker and much less invasive. Neither is pleasant though.
Source - American Family Physicians
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