I had my upper endoscopy and colonoscopy done at different times, but both were pretty much a breeze. The worst part of the colonoscopy is doing the prep for the procedure. I recommend eating lightly for a few days prior to starting the prep. From the moment you start drinking the prep, plan on being home and near a bathroom, because you will need it (a lot of doctors fail to mention this). Once you get past the prep, all you have to do is show up at the hospital (or wherever your procedure is), have an IV placed and sit back. I woke up for about two seconds during my colonoscopy, but otherwise I don't remember it. I was drowsy for the rest of the day, but good to go after that. Good luck!
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The number of people who say they remember nothing about their colonoscopy after being sedated, suggest they were given a fair bit more of the sedative than I was. I was aware of everything, during and after and didn't even feel that drowsy. Neither that, nor the gastroscopy were that bad though, and I agree with those that say the worst part of it is that gunpowder you have to take the day before."It will start working within 2 hours" it says on the info.Errrr, ten minutes it took with me.
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Have you had your colonscopy yet? If not, read on. If so, I hope it went well for you.I have a history of severe colon spasms with my IBS. I have fainted from the spasms in the past. I was hoping the colonoscopy would reveal why these have been so severe.So what happens when I waken from the colonoscopy? I had the most severe colon spasm of my life!
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My husband and a nurse were both about to cry watching the pain I was in. The nurse gave me a Levsin, then another, and after ~10, 15 minutes it subsided. Somewhere underneath the pain, I was thinking, 'where's the doc, he needs to see this' - as they never seem to believe me when I tell them how severe these are. He was 2 cubby-holes down, following up w/another patient who'd just had the procedure, and by the time he got to me, the spasm had subsided. The air that winds up in your gut was the reason for my spasm. If you have similar issues with spasms or difficulty dispelling gas, I'd highly recommend talking thoroughly to your doc about such symptoms before having the procedure. I'm not trying to scare you, I just don't wanna see another person go thru what I did.As for me, I won't ever do another colonoscopy unless they either put me completely out, until all the extra air is out of my gut, or can reassure me I won't have this kind of pain (perhaps a ton of simethicone?).Also, I have heard about 'virtual colonscopies', so that may be the route for me.Good luck.
I suffer from severe spasm pain every day and have done for years!I found the prep the worst thing about the Colonoscopy,but remember we are all different in our suffering and effects of medicines,examinations etc.Have you found anything that eases the pain of your spasms?I have not,but continue to look for something,there has got to be something that will help.
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