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I've had it done last summer for the first time and really no big deal at all. Everybody makes such a big deal over the prep but that's also much ado over nothing. Just guzzle the stuff down and let it clean out your system. Reward yourself with a steak dinner later (after the procedure) so you have something to look forward to when it is over.

When it was over, my wife took me to Capital Grille that night and I ordered the biggest steak on the menu. They say you should take it easy on the food for a day or two but as soon as the procedure was done, my appetite roared back and my body told me to eat, drink and be merry so I obliged!

The procedure itself is quite a trip. They put you under "twilight" sedation so you aren't really knocked out but you aren't with it either. I remember being wheeled into the room and as the procedure started, the doctor was talking to the assistant about the Red Sox. I remember the conversation but was unable to speak as I was in between being conscious and asleep. Suddenly I'm being wheeled out of there and I was told a half hour had gone by even though it seemed to me only 2 or 3 minutes.

So no big deal at all. I was nervous about it the first time and had put it off as long as possible but I'm not going to have any issue getting it done again in five years.

So I recommend every man getting it done sooner rather than later.