RE: Colonoscopy update...sorry for the delay...

[Guest guest]

, That is great news. I am happy for you!!! At least it is not

cancer. Ingrid

> Hi all...sorry I never got around to posting after my colonoscopy

last

> Thursday. The weekend was a whirlwind of activity. Anyway...

>

> My doc said that for the most part everything looked very good. He

> did have to biopsy a few sites and I'll go back in another week to

get

> those results. Keep your finger crossed. I'm expecting it to be

> nothing, as the doc didnt' seem concerned. But, there is always a

> little worry, especially since my family has the Non Polyp

colorectal

> cancer.

>

> I go in for an ultrasound on the 23rd to check for gall stones

etc.

> I'm still in pain and feeling sick so hopefully we'll find an

answer

> soon. =/

>

> The weird thing is that I was awake and mostly alert through the

> entire colonoscopy and endoscopy. I mean alert enough that I

remember

> it and watched it on the screen. Well, I was turned away from the

> screen for the endoscopy. The endo was miserable...way worse than

the

> colonoscopy. It hurt like hell and I gagged on it the whole time.

I

> was trying to tell them I needed more versed but, my efforts were

> thwarted by the stupid thing down my throat. Ugh. I plan to

discuss

> this with my doc in my follow up. I don't think there is any

reason

> they should have done that while I was awake and alert. I was in

> recovery for about 10 minutes (long enough for them to get three

blood

> pressures) and then walked out (with my husband) and 2 blocks away

to

> where the car was parked on my own. Obviously I lived through

> it...but I just feel like I shouldn't have had to go through it

like

> that...talk about discouragement to go back and have my nextone

done

> in 1-3 years. Ugh...

>

> Sorry to complain...such a trivial thing to gripe about to all of

> YOU. =/

> Thanks for all the prayers and support. I'll let ya know how the

> biopsies come back. =)

>

>

[Guest guest]

, That is great news. I am happy for you!!! At least it is not

cancer. Ingrid

> Hi all...sorry I never got around to posting after my colonoscopy

last

> Thursday. The weekend was a whirlwind of activity. Anyway...

>

> My doc said that for the most part everything looked very good. He

> did have to biopsy a few sites and I'll go back in another week to

get

> those results. Keep your finger crossed. I'm expecting it to be

> nothing, as the doc didnt' seem concerned. But, there is always a

> little worry, especially since my family has the Non Polyp

colorectal

> cancer.

>

> I go in for an ultrasound on the 23rd to check for gall stones

etc.

> I'm still in pain and feeling sick so hopefully we'll find an

answer

> soon. =/

>

> The weird thing is that I was awake and mostly alert through the

> entire colonoscopy and endoscopy. I mean alert enough that I

remember

> it and watched it on the screen. Well, I was turned away from the

> screen for the endoscopy. The endo was miserable...way worse than

the

> colonoscopy. It hurt like hell and I gagged on it the whole time.

I

> was trying to tell them I needed more versed but, my efforts were

> thwarted by the stupid thing down my throat. Ugh. I plan to

discuss

> this with my doc in my follow up. I don't think there is any

reason

> they should have done that while I was awake and alert. I was in

> recovery for about 10 minutes (long enough for them to get three

blood

> pressures) and then walked out (with my husband) and 2 blocks away

to

> where the car was parked on my own. Obviously I lived through

> it...but I just feel like I shouldn't have had to go through it

like

> that...talk about discouragement to go back and have my nextone

done

> in 1-3 years. Ugh...

>

> Sorry to complain...such a trivial thing to gripe about to all of

> YOU. =/

> Thanks for all the prayers and support. I'll let ya know how the

> biopsies come back. =)

>

>