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The colonscopy is a breeze! I had one done recently and all I remember is the nurse putting the "cocktail" in my arm (the drugs) and then I woke up in a different room and they said, "You're in the recovery room. It's all over with!" I couldn't believe it! The prep you have to go through the night before is no fun. Nobody enjoys refraining from eating and then have loads of diarrhea, but other than that, the test is easy! Don't hesitate to schedule it if you need it.
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I have to get an upper endoscopy if my blood work and x-rays don't show anything.. which they probably won't since I've had them done before. They said they give mild medication, but the thought of a tube going down your throat doesn't give you a warm fuzzy feeling at all. 
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- Jennifer
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The prep isn't much fun, but the procedure is no big deal. You're knocked out for it, and I felt nice and relaxed for a good 12 hours after.
Funny thing that happened to me though: They put air in your colon when they're running the scope through you, so afterward I passed gas uncontrollably.  I was half drugged, but still embarrassed, figuring everyone could hear it! My husband was in the recovery room with me, and he thought it was hilarious. The doc said it happens to everyone.
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I thought it was a breeze when I had my upper endoscopy done. the Dr. told me he was going to spray my throat to freeze it then when he tells me too just swallow as if you are drinking water. I did swallow with no problems. I even watched the tube go down which was pretty cool!! Only when he started to pull out the tube did I feel like gagging.Normal reflex. Waited for about an hour in recovery for the freezing to leave and I didn't even have a sore throat. Now with a colonscopy; only thing I didn't like (I'm sure no one does) is the prep. the night before. Too much liquid to drink and too much time in the bathroom as if a person with D. needs this. But the scope itself, didn't feel a thing as I was put under. Just some bleeding (possibly from my UC) and gas!! Just go home and like someone suggested put in a movie and relax. Sue
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The same thing happened to me. Of course, they won't let you leave until you pass some of the gas. When my boyfriend was driving me home, as we were pulling out of the parking lot, I passed some and it was loud. I swear I'll never forget the look on his face. Imagine a cartoon with the hair blowing back! LOL That made me laugh (which really wasn't all that difficult since I was still giddy from the drugs) which of course made me pass more. I couldn't stop cracking up. I called my mom during this ride, and she enjoyed it too! LOL She was still laughing at me later on that night. And, also later on that night, my boyfriend just started shaking his head. When I asked him what he was shaking his head for, he was remembering the one from the parking lot. It must have been something if a guy was amazed! LOL
Anyway, I have to say that this may have been the funniest part of my IBS experience. 
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I have NO recollection of passing ANY gas after my colonscopy. A friend brought me home from the hospital and she doesn't remember it either.
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The upper is a cake-walk. If you are only having the upper at that time, then you will have very little prep. My daughter and I only had to 'not' eat after 8 pm the night before. That was it. Very simple and easy to recover from. The lower is another story..  blah
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My daughter and I were completely 'out' for our uppers, I wonder if it's common to be awake for the procedure, or not. Any comments???
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The colonoscopy was the easiest test since I do not remember a thing about it. The last thing I remember was the anesthesiologist saying, "I'm injecting the sedative into your IV now" and then I was in recovery drinking grape juice. (Which I do not remember actually getting- just drinking) My mom laughed because I kept telling her the same story over and over and over again. (Story was: See this mark, mom? They tried to put in my IV, hit a valve, and blood spurted a good 3 inches into the air. I thought it looked cool!)The prep wasn't bad either cause I got to mix the laxatives into Gatorade Ice (the clear kind). But because my GI motility is so incredibly slow (just had that test too), I didn't absorb the laxatives quick enough and got pretty nauseous cause it was like an overdose.
All in all, I caught up on a lot of magazine reading for sure!
Sarah
Oh yeah, the scope results were all normal. 
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My colonoscopy is this Friday. I am not dreading it. Just dreading Thursday night. I think I might just take a pillow with me into the bathroom that night. Doesn't that sound like such fun? I'm sure that you guys know how I feel.
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