Monday is my colonoscopy/biopsy

think positive thoughts for me

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6229271

"Take a biopsy of this polyp over here."


You'll be fine.

Unless you're like this guy I know who was more afraid of the painkillers than of the procedure itself, and insisted on minimal medication.

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It took out most of a whole generation - my maternal grandfather and most of his siblings. I am 51 and have had three colonoscopies.

I hope yours is treatable and that you get good care.

the before prep was the worst...i have bad gag reflexes (that stuff is nasty)

they removed 2 polyps and an irregularity near the small intestine..

i get the results back next wednesday....

i dread my next water bill...i flushed the dang toilet alot tuesday...

good luck greenbriar....

whenever I have to undergo something like that, I make sure I have a good wine chilled and a good ice cream in the freezer so I can come home and sulk and pamper myself. The pre-doctor shopping so I have some small thing to look forward to when I get home is part of my ritual, dumb as it might sound.

I hope all goes well and you are all set by the time school starts. The heck with those teacher in-service days, they always seem such a waste of time to me.

:hug:

It's the cleaning out the night before that I shudder to contemplate.

(Just annual screening for her). Good luck!

I saw the question on the other thread regarding whether a biopsy would hurt - if you've had colonoscopies in connection with Crohn's, you SHOULD have been having ~ 20 - 30 biopsies during each colonoscopy. (Of course, they also should have been relaying the results so you knew that you had them ;)

Also If they did not run a liver panel, you should ask about it. RUQ pain can be associated with another (rare) autoimmune disease (Primary sclerosing cholangitis) that has a significant overlap with IBD. Pancreatitis and gall stones are also frequently associated with PSC, and cholangitis attacks can cause significant pain in the same area. Far too many GI docs treating patients with crohns or UC do not ask the right questions, or perform the regular screening tests, to diagnose it. My daughter's didn't. PM me if you want more info.

chocolate and some sleep. You will feel much better. Usually they find nothing conclusive. Good vibes.

Good health to you! :hug:

Everything was okay with me though but my health insurance sucks.

I knew I would have to pay something but I never thought it would be that much.

...the procedure itself is no problem, it is the 'prep' that is a literal pain in the ass.

:hug:

I am just ready to be pain free and done with all this crap