Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: How bad IS a colonoscopy?

With mine (last winter) I'd rate the prep as 8.5 or maybe 9 and the procedure as maybe 3 (partly from fear, my first one, and if I did it again tomorrow then the procedure would be more like 1.5 because I wouldn't be so afraid.

Do pay attention to what others have said -- if you can get clear on the first dose (evening) don't even think about doing the second morning dose. That about ruined me.

Pay attention to Jill's prep instructions and follow them closely. Pay special attention to the dehydration thing (I thought I would die) and make sure that the MOMENT you get in there they hook up the IV (instead of waiting around for 3 hours like I did, which made the dehydration nearly unbearable).

If I have to do another one, I'm going in the evening before and have them start my IV and stay there overnight. It was THAT BAD for me here home alone. I nearly called the ambulance. Really. In retrospect, I also would not have taken the whole dose all at once, I'd have divided it in half and for sure not swallowed the morning dose! (For a 350 lb. guy maybe it's necessary, but I weigh 125 and was close to empty when I started -- on purpose.)

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