Re: scared of colonoscopy, need someone to talk to
07/12/06 06:29 PM
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GaiasSong
Reged: 07/12/06
Posts: 267
Loc: SC (IBS-D/P) - STABLE! Spring 2007
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I had no problems at all recuperating. I got to the endoscopy center at 9am, and got home about 11:45am. Was kind of sleepy and out of it (not in a bad or scary way at all, though), so I just got in bed and slept till about 4 that afternoon. No pain... frankly, I couldn't even tell they'd been up there, LOL.  Went back to work the next day. My gut actually felt *good* from the fasting... no pain or diarrhea again until Sunday.
The only cautions I have are related to the prep you do the day before. They had me do the Dulcolax/Miralax prep. It made me nauseous, and I threw up about 3 hrs. after I started drinking the Miralax. The instructions they gave me said drink 8 oz. every 15-30 minutes, and I think that was just too fast and overwhelmed my system. When I have another colonoscopy, I will probably drink 8 oz. every hour instead, my system turns things around fast, anyway.
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