I guess I’ve been lucky. I don’t have anesthesia: I just listen to music and do labor breathing while the nurse pats my hand.
YOu don’t really know if you’ve been lucky. Just that nothing diagnosable like HIV or Hepatitis was involved. It’s thought that colon cancer involves microbiome dysbiosis.
Just hope the guy using the scope before you doesn’t weigh 600lbs. You might weigh 600lbs next year...
Or the lady before you is diagnosed with colon cancer.