All invasive medical procedures, including those conducted through an existing orifice, are on my permanent “do not do” list and am willing to sustain the consequences.
LOL!
I get that.
FWIW I had my first colonoscopy two years ago. But my ex-husband had one some 10 years earlier and the prep one has to go through the day before is not pleasant but OMG! The way my husband whined and complained and moaned and groaned and acted like it was the very worst thing that had ever happened to him, so I wasn’t looking forward to it.
But it really wasn’t all that bad at all. Yes, you do not eat anything but clear liquids 24 hours before and have to take laxatives mixed with something like orange Gatorade and yes, you spend a lot of time on the toilet until you aren’t pooping anything but a clear liquid, but I passed the time by watching Jim Gaffigan specials on my Kindle.
After the procedure, after I came out of the anesthesia, the doctor told me it all went well and said “in fact you have a beautiful colon”, to which I replied in my best Carl Spackler impression – “So I got that going for me, which is nice.”
The doctor fell out laughing (he must be a Caddyshack fan).
I’ve given blood many, many times and plasma, and several uncomfortable procedures (the cervical biopsy was bad because the GYN didn’t numb me enough and it was the most intense pain I’d ever experienced even as it only lasted about 5 seconds and the first mammogram I had, they called me back 3 times for more pics as they thought the saw something) and I’m not at all squeamish. Except for my eyes. Don’t mess with my eyes.
I hate when I go to the eye doc for my annual exam and they do that puff of air thing. Not to mention the thought of contact lenses or Lasix freaks me out.