YES, the pre-op IS the worst....I'm usually calling someone at 4am to tell them I can't drink ALL THAT STUFF!!!
Uugh! Please don't remind me..........
I also had difficulties getting my blood pressure and heart rate under control prior to the procedure.
They finally had to knock me out with a bit of goofy juice.They said that many men had the same reaction to having a camera stuffed up the particular orifice in question.
YES, the pre-op IS the worst....I'm usually calling someone at 4am to tell them I can't drink ALL THAT STUFF!!!
I got it down with Diet 7-up; eight ounces then the stuff and swish it up real good. Not too bad. You do this six times altogether. Then the fun begins.
The procedure itself was totally painless. I'm wheeled into the operating room and am talking to the nurse and then the lights go out. The next thing I am in recovery. There is no pain nor any sense of time at all. Then I'm back home shortly thereafter. They did find a polyp but don't think it is serious. My follow-up is tomorrow. I'm 61 and this was my first one; long overdue.
The tastless pills that take the place of the liquid are called visicol. Ask for them next time.
The preps are much better than formerly. No more go-lightly (shades of Tiffany's breakfast) or nu-lightly. The new drugs are marginally amnesia inducing. Still, it's no fun; somewhere between a sharp stick in the eye and having a hangnail.