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Hope everything comes out alright.

I go in the morning for the finger poke.

After 5 years of blood tests we finally stopped it every year.

Sometimes they seem to do stuff because you have insurance.

You won't remember a thing - the worst part is starving yourself and sh_tting yourself for the 24 hour before hand.

That's a prostate exam...totally different.

I do the Miralax-Gatorade chug. Like others have mentioned, don't stray far from the turlet. When you get the urge, it comes out quick and no cheek clenching helps. I had one last year and they found a large polyp so I had to go back this year. I was clean this year so I'm good for three years.

What a pain in the azz.

Just less prep and it's over faster and you know when it happens.

Just do it. Early detection beats a lot of what can happen if you have cancer.

did one of those pooper scooper smear test, came back positive so got to get the snake now.

WTF? If my wife videotaped my colonoscopy farts while passed out and posted them on youboob I'd be pissed.

Ain't right. Payback time.

Its a red flag if the doc asks if he can buy you a drink.

I was pretty amazed that the knock out drug was so quick, and then after the event, there was no grogginess. Like a light switch.

that's him

The prep was worst part followed by having to wait for the results. Eating jello, beef and chicken bouillon for the last two days really hurt my energy level. I had some problems and was told not to eat any solid foods for 3 days after my colonoscopy, that hurt bad. I was very impressed with the picture quality. You definitely do some farting but they don't stink.

I've had the unpleasant experience of a "flexible sigmoidoscopy". A shorter look up the guts. Same prep no drugs. Wide awake. Hurt like hell. Told that doc when it was over that he would never see my ass or any other part of me again. Money grubbing fugga.

That was in the early 90's, done 5 colonoscopy's since then. They cut out polyps every time, nothing cancerous yet.

If I have the choice I get the prescription foul tasting sea water prep over the stuff you just buy otc. The otc stuff keeps me awake all night with the urge to chit some more where the prescription stuff is all over with about 10:00 and I can sleep some before the procedure.

My father had colon cancer, I'll gladly do the screening/polyp nipping.

Ask for anesthesiologist or CRNA for anesthesia. They can use propafal. If nurses give sedation you get versed and will be groggy the rest of the day. With propafal, you wake up and ready to go.

Ice your prep in a champagne bucket type thing. It goes down a lot easier when it's ice cold. It's really not that bad anymore. And yes, Propofol is like magic...unless you're Michael Jackson.

My wife did that too.

Prep wasn't awful. By the time you're done, it literally looks like piss coming out of your butt.
I had mine done about a month ago fully awake because there was no-one to give me a ride afterwards should I have been sedated besides my soon-to-be ex-wife. No way in hell I was going to be around her talking out of my head.
It sucked. Doc ended up switching to a pediatric scope, said I had the most difficult colon he'd ever seen. That plus some severe leg cramps due to dehydration that lasted about 15 minutes during the procedure made it a a special experience for me.
15 minutes later I walked out the front door, said fugg it and closed my mind on the experience. Went to get some chow and had a normal day afterwards.