Let me just say this… you don’t HAVE to wait. Visible blood in the stool means you likely have more you can’t see. Speaking from experience.
Docs couldn’t figure out where the anemia was coming from so sent me in for the combo Endoscopy/Colonoscopy.
17 polyps. SEVENTEEN. Doc tells me anything more than 5 is abnormal, and anything bigger than 5mm is abnormal. 1 was 20mm, another was 30mm.
So, yeah, if you have symptoms, don’t sleep on this.
Yes, the prep absolutely sucks. You drink a gallon of what tastes like fake saltwater one day, 1/2 a gallon the next day, then the remaining 1/2 the morning of your appointment.
You know that fake salt made with potassium instead of sodium? Tastes like that.
But the procedure is cake. Lights out, wake up, it’s done.
Yes, the prep absolutely sucks. You drink a gallon of what tastes like fake saltwater one day, 1/2 a gallon the next day, then the remaining 1/2 the morning of your appointment.
You seem to be leaving out the intended effect of drinking said substance, which is a not-insignificant part of why the experience is not exactly pleasant.
Been there. Not as many, but the ones I had were huge. I got sent to a specialist who could remove them without surgery. I don’t know if that would ever be useful for you, but let me know, because “I know a guy”.
Let me just say this… you don’t HAVE to wait. Visible blood in the stool means you likely have more you can’t see. Speaking from experience.
Docs couldn’t figure out where the anemia was coming from so sent me in for the combo Endoscopy/Colonoscopy.
17 polyps. SEVENTEEN. Doc tells me anything more than 5 is abnormal, and anything bigger than 5mm is abnormal. 1 was 20mm, another was 30mm.
So, yeah, if you have symptoms, don’t sleep on this.
Yes, the prep absolutely sucks. You drink a gallon of what tastes like fake saltwater one day, 1/2 a gallon the next day, then the remaining 1/2 the morning of your appointment.
You know that fake salt made with potassium instead of sodium? Tastes like that.
But the procedure is cake. Lights out, wake up, it’s done.
You seem to be leaving out the intended effect of drinking said substance, which is a not-insignificant part of why the experience is not exactly pleasant.
Still, worth the hassle
I actually had an easier time with the other end of things, but that crappy saltwater and no food blew chunks. LOL.
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We’re going hard. Fortunately, none of it rose to the level of cancer.
Next up is genetic testing to see if I have any of the scary markers and re-do the colonoscopy in January.
Been there. Not as many, but the ones I had were huge. I got sent to a specialist who could remove them without surgery. I don’t know if that would ever be useful for you, but let me know, because “I know a guy”.
My current doc is excellent, and although her notes indicated it was complicated and stressful for her, it all got done!
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