Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Colonoscopy Over With!!!!(what Happened)

Hey Guys,
Well its definitly been hectic and definitly not fun, but yes, I am finally done my colonoscopy. Well, it was planned for today, and I was supposed to start my prep on Sunday, but I had diarrhea all day saturday and sunday, and I felt so sick as it was. Then, on sunday evening, I had to take six sennokt (senna laxatives) I was fine for a couple of hours, but then the abdominal pain came, and it was bad, that I was suffering and could not go to sleep. I kept on running to the bathroom and could not stay comfortable enough to fall asleep, infact, every time I tried to sleep, I woke up in pain.It so sucked being in the bathroom between midnight and 2am! Luckily I had my new Harry Potter book to keep me company. I finally fell asleep at 2am and then awoke at 5am with the urge to use the bathroom. After much pain, I sipped on jello and sat in pain. I then called my gastro and told her my situation. Shr told me to skip the laxatives for the day, so I felt better. But then, afterwards, I felt all insecure because I wasnt sure if i was cleaned out yet. Anyway, I had a nice long sleep last night, and woke up at 5:30 and drove off with my parents to the hospital in Phili. After I arrived, they gave me an enema (NOt fun- it hurt like hell!) Anyway, after that, a RN inserted a IV through my left arm and after some pain, she was all like "THe bloods not going through, Im gonna stick ya again in your right arm :P" Argh!! So, after some more pain, they took me to the back room and gave me the sleepy stuff. I then fell asleep and woke up 20 minutes into the procedure, and I was in pain!!! It hurt so bad that I started crying, and I wouldnt stop crying until the procedure was done and I was in the recovery room. It hurt so bad though and the doc kept telling me "Im so sorry, you have so many sharp turns in your colon) So I looked at the screen to try to get my mind off the pain and kept on asking the doc questions about the stuff I saw. And then the pain got so bad I sobbed hysterically. THe gastro kept on telling me to pass gas. He was like pass gas, pass!! I started to pass it, and then I had a accident :P How embarrassing!!! Anyway, 20 mins. later, I was in the recovery room and he (the gastro said) said that it was very rare to see anything with the naked eye, and he wont know whats wrong with me until the biopsies come back (in a week) He said that its probly eathier crohns or IBS. I told him that the levsin is doing nothing for me, and he said that if I have IBS, theres nothing he can do for me, and he'll just have to switch me to bentyl and see if that works any better. He said if i have IBD, he can help me though. He then said that if it is IBS, theres very little meds for it and bascally I just have to live with it. He also told me to drink ensure/gatorade for a week to help me gain weight back (Since ive been having D so much) He also told me to get a heating pad. I have it now, and awh... the heating pad feels so good on my tummy

Anyway, its all over now and my rear is kindof soar, but im okay. As soon as I got home, I ate a half a pound of pretzels and saltines and luckily theyre both settling, and besides the extreme gas, Im doing okay. All I have to now is wait for next tuesday. Thanks for the support everyone, I really appreciate it!!Oh, and lastly, thanks to my faith for helping me get through it. Oh, and by the way--- Happy Birthday Kerrie!(KinOz!!)

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-Angela
Healed in Jesus' Name

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