The Butt Cam!!
10-26-2010, 06:42 PM
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The Butt Cam!!
OK, I need to get the "around the world" from a GI doctor...
The camera will be going down my throat and then (hopefully in this order) up my hoo hoo.
I have heard horror stories about the junk they make you drink before the hoo hoo video.
Any words of wisdom from anyone more experienced at either procedure?
The camera will be going down my throat and then (hopefully in this order) up my hoo hoo.
I have heard horror stories about the junk they make you drink before the hoo hoo video.
Any words of wisdom from anyone more experienced at either procedure?
10-26-2010, 06:43 PM
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10-26-2010, 06:45 PM
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Oh, if I get a take home video, you can bet I will post it here. I don't think they record the approach though, just the wormhole video...
Wait, WTF do you want to see a video of my bungholio for?
Wait, WTF do you want to see a video of my bungholio for?
10-26-2010, 06:46 PM
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To use against you...
10-26-2010, 06:49 PM
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My chocolate cheerio cannot hurt me! For it is MINE!!!!! ALL MINE!!!!!
10-26-2010, 06:58 PM
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What I did was surf the web while drinking the stuff on a very strict schedule of ounces every 10 minutes or so. You have to get the gallon down in a certain amount of time. The interval seems overgenerous at first but it gets harder to down the stuff.
If you have a choice of flavors, realize that all of them except for LEMON LIME are cruel jokes.
Drinking the stuff does not give you precipitative diarrhea, so that's a good thing. You just kind of feel it knocking lightly at the door. Go into the bathroom and do your thing. Eventually everything coming out of you will be clear.
Have the procedure first thing in the morning so you can break your fast soon. You will be put under anaesthesia, so have someone drive you. You won't even remember the procedure. You shouldn't be sore afterward unless the doc removes a polyp or anything like that in the course of the procedure.
The only thing I remember is that the tech who stuck the thing in my ass was really cute. I'm hoping I didn't ask her to palpate my prostate as the anaesthetic was taking hold.
So there you have it. Easy breezy. If you remember only one thing from this essay, it should be this: LEMON LIME.
10-26-2010, 07:01 PM
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Got it. Lemon Lime. I am guessing this not something to be mixed with booze to make it more palpable...
Should I eat normally leading up to the lemon lime festival?
I may have a polyp, which is why they are looking from that end in the first place...
I feel like this is GeezerZine...
Should I eat normally leading up to the lemon lime festival?
I may have a polyp, which is why they are looking from that end in the first place...
I feel like this is GeezerZine...
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10-26-2010, 07:08 PM
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I believe you just mix it with water. You will get complete instructions with it. I believe that yes, you do eat normally up until a little while before you start fasting. Polyps are not the sole province of geezers, so just take it like a young man. You're only as old as you feel.
10-26-2010, 07:28 PM
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Thanks Mike! To be scheduled...
10-26-2010, 09:30 PM
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OK, I need to get the "around the world" from a GI doctor...
The camera will be going down my throat and then (hopefully in this order) up my hoo hoo.
I have heard horror stories about the junk they make you drink before the hoo hoo video.
Any words of wisdom from anyone more experienced at either procedure?
The camera will be going down my throat and then (hopefully in this order) up my hoo hoo.
I have heard horror stories about the junk they make you drink before the hoo hoo video.
Any words of wisdom from anyone more experienced at either procedure?
Mike was pretty much spot on. There are several different prep solutions that GI docs typically prescribe. They include Miralax, GoLytely, HalfLytely, etc. You can usually mix these with Gatorade or water. Schedule the procedure as early as possible, cause you'll be hungry after fasting all night. Enjoy the anesthesia.
10-26-2010, 09:40 PM
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Thanks Paz!
10-27-2010, 11:58 AM
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Mikey covered it well. It's really not so bad, but you'll be choking down the cleanser by the end of the gallon. I also had to drink something else, but don't remember. Neither was nearly as bad as the barium I had to drink a week later, though at least barium doesn't make you pee from your butt. 
You'll be fine!
You'll be fine!
10-27-2010, 12:04 PM
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This should be fun....................
10-27-2010, 01:43 PM
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I've been proctoscoped, so I've got experience with the stuff you drink for that (amusingly named "Go Litely").
What I did was surf the web while drinking the stuff on a very strict schedule of ounces every 10 minutes or so. You have to get the gallon down in a certain amount of time. The interval seems overgenerous at first but it gets harder to down the stuff.
If you have a choice of flavors, realize that all of them except for LEMON LIME are cruel jokes.
Drinking the stuff does not give you precipitative diarrhea, so that's a good thing. You just kind of feel it knocking lightly at the door. Go into the bathroom and do your thing. Eventually everything coming out of you will be clear.
Have the procedure first thing in the morning so you can break your fast soon. You will be put under anaesthesia, so have someone drive you. You won't even remember the procedure. You shouldn't be sore afterward unless the doc removes a polyp or sticks his fist up there in the course of the procedure.
The only thing I remember is that the tech who stuck the thing in my ass was really cute. I'm hoping I didn't ask her to palpate my prostate as the anaesthetic was taking hold.
So there you have it. Easy breezy. If you remember only one thing from this essay, it should be this: LEMON LIME.
What I did was surf the web while drinking the stuff on a very strict schedule of ounces every 10 minutes or so. You have to get the gallon down in a certain amount of time. The interval seems overgenerous at first but it gets harder to down the stuff.
If you have a choice of flavors, realize that all of them except for LEMON LIME are cruel jokes.
Drinking the stuff does not give you precipitative diarrhea, so that's a good thing. You just kind of feel it knocking lightly at the door. Go into the bathroom and do your thing. Eventually everything coming out of you will be clear.
Have the procedure first thing in the morning so you can break your fast soon. You will be put under anaesthesia, so have someone drive you. You won't even remember the procedure. You shouldn't be sore afterward unless the doc removes a polyp or sticks his fist up there in the course of the procedure.
The only thing I remember is that the tech who stuck the thing in my ass was really cute. I'm hoping I didn't ask her to palpate my prostate as the anaesthetic was taking hold.
So there you have it. Easy breezy. If you remember only one thing from this essay, it should be this: LEMON LIME.
Set yourself up a dedicated bathroom with lots of TP and air freshener
Put the old sheets on the bed with a towel between you and the sheets
Good luck. Hey at least you'll lose a few pounds in the process.
And no I don't need to see your colon. Please no videos.
10-27-2010, 02:00 PM
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10-27-2010, 02:20 PM
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I am a nurse in the GI dept (Gastroenterology). Read your instructions a week before your appt. Most times doctors use conscious sedation it is two medications that make you sleepy, just like the dentists use. The worst part of the procedure is the prep. It will give diarrhea like you never had before, you will learn to RUN to the bathroom. Drink ALL the prep follow instructions, make it early, so its cold and drink with a straw. You may think you are clean but when we get the scope in there and you aren't you will have to come back and do it again!! You should not experience any pain,even if polyps are removed because the colon has no pain sensors.You must FART afterward to release any left over air in your colon, so there is no cramping.The upper scope is much shorter and thinner than the colon scope. Before going from one end to another, the rooms are cleaned and scopes switched, bed is turned around then the next procedure will start. The total time will take about 45mins on average. Make sure your driver stays on sight in case your procedure is over sooner or you are no cleaned out. Talk to someone in your doctors office for more assistance. I work in an office where we do 48 procedure a day so remember you are not the only one we just treat like you are the only one. It's ok to be nervous, its normal, nurses expect you to be nervous your first time. Take care, Colleen
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
10-27-2010, 02:50 PM
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I am a nurse in the GI dept (Gastroenterology). Read your instructions a week before your appt. Most times doctors use conscious sedation it is two medications that make you sleepy, just like the dentists use. The worst part of the procedure is the prep. It will give diarrhea like you never had before, you will learn to RUN to the bathroom. Drink ALL the prep follow instructions, make it early, so its cold and drink with a straw. You may think you are clean but when we get the scope in there and you aren't you will have to come back and do it again!! You should not experience any pain,even if polyps are removed because the colon has no pain sensors.You must FART afterward to release any left over air in your colon, so there is no cramping.The upper scope is much shorter and thinner than the colon scope. Before going from one end to another, the rooms are cleaned and scopes switched, bed is turned around then the next procedure will start. The total time will take about 45mins on average. Make sure your driver stays on sight in case your procedure is over sooner or you are no cleaned out. Talk to someone in your doctors office for more assistance. I work in an office where we do 48 procedure a day so remember you are not the only one we just treat like you are the only one. It's ok to be nervous, its normal, nurses expect you to be nervous your first time. Take care, Colleen
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
10-27-2010, 04:49 PM
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10-27-2010, 05:02 PM
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Maybe I just hang out in the tub and run the shower every 10 minutes...
10-27-2010, 05:02 PM
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I am a nurse in the GI dept (Gastroenterology). Read your instructions a week before your appt. Most times doctors use conscious sedation it is two medications that make you sleepy, just like the dentists use. The worst part of the procedure is the prep. It will give diarrhea like you never had before, you will learn to RUN to the bathroom. Drink ALL the prep follow instructions, make it early, so its cold and drink with a straw. You may think you are clean but when we get the scope in there and you aren't you will have to come back and do it again!! You should not experience any pain,even if polyps are removed because the colon has no pain sensors.You must FART afterward to release any left over air in your colon, so there is no cramping.The upper scope is much shorter and thinner than the colon scope. Before going from one end to another, the rooms are cleaned and scopes switched, bed is turned around then the next procedure will start. The total time will take about 45mins on average. Make sure your driver stays on sight in case your procedure is over sooner or you are no cleaned out. Talk to someone in your doctors office for more assistance. I work in an office where we do 48 procedure a day so remember you are not the only one we just treat like you are the only one. It's ok to be nervous, its normal, nurses expect you to be nervous your first time. Take care, Colleen
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
10-27-2010, 05:38 PM
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I'm gatrhumpy's wife -- I was also a GI nurse at one time. The prep is the worst part. Nowadays, they don't always use golytely (of which you have to drink a gallon) sometimes now they use much smaller bottle of stuff called phosphosoda. Its nastier to drink, but you drink way less of it. Then you just follow it with lots of water. Every patient I took care of always said the prep is the worst part. Once you make it through that, the procedure is a piece of cake or as one congressman from SC put it "easy as a goose going barefoot". With the conscious sedation, you probably won't remember any of the procedure. Having the polyp removed is great -- you will get it out before it ever has a chance to become cancer. Not all polyps turn into cancer, but all colon cancer started as a polyp. Getting a colonoscopy is the gold standard for colon cancer prevention. Hope this helps. Good luck on your procedure!
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...
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10-27-2010, 05:44 PM
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I'm gatrhumpy's wife -- I was also a GI nurse at one time, which prepared me well for his fetishes. The prep is the worst part. Nowadays, they don't always use golytely (of which you have to drink a gallon) sometimes now they use much smaller bottle of stuff called phosphosoda. Its nastier to drink, but you drink way less of it. Then you just follow it with lots of water. Every patient I took care of always said the prep is the worst part. Once you make it through that, the procedure is a piece of cake or as one congressman from SC put it "easy as a goose going barefoot". With the conscious sedation, you probably won't remember any of the procedure. Having the polyp removed is great -- you will get it out before it ever has a chance to become cancer. Not all polyps turn into cancer, but all colon cancer started as a polyp. Getting a colonoscopy is the gold standard for colon cancer prevention. Hope this helps. Good luck on your procedure!
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...
10-27-2010, 05:45 PM
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I didn't have any real problems with the GoLytely. Didn't have to run to the bathroom, and no huge messes. I did shower before going to bed of course but it's not like you're going to ass-wet the bed overnight.
10-27-2010, 05:53 PM
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I am a nurse in the GI dept (Gastroenterology). Read your instructions a week before your appt. Most times doctors use conscious sedation it is two medications that make you sleepy, just like the dentists use. The worst part of the procedure is the prep. It will give diarrhea like you never had before, you will learn to RUN to the bathroom. Drink ALL the prep follow instructions, make it early, so its cold and drink with a straw. You may think you are clean but when we get the scope in there and you aren't you will have to come back and do it again!! You should not experience any pain,even if polyps are removed because the colon has no pain sensors.You must FART afterward to release any left over air in your colon, so there is no cramping.The upper scope is much shorter and thinner than the colon scope. Before going from one end to another, the rooms are cleaned and scopes switched, bed is turned around then the next procedure will start. The total time will take about 45mins on average. Make sure your driver stays on sight in case your procedure is over sooner or you are no cleaned out. Talk to someone in your doctors office for more assistance. I work in an office where we do 48 procedure a day so remember you are not the only one we just treat like you are the only one. It's ok to be nervous, its normal, nurses expect you to be nervous your first time. Take care, Colleen
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
this was written by my mother. i hope it helps and i have not read anything in here as of yet. kind of in a rush
Subtle abnormalities of the colon and rectal walls can be missed if there is fecal matter / large amounts of opaque mucus present and this is what we docs call an "inadequate prep" = a curse word of your choice...
...also, if it all clean, you have a scope up your tooter a shorter time
as usual, I am here if you need me...
10-27-2010, 06:02 PM
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I'm gatrhumpy's wife -- I was also a GI nurse at one time. The prep is the worst part. Nowadays, they don't always use golytely (of which you have to drink a gallon) sometimes now they use much smaller bottle of stuff called phosphosoda. Its nastier to drink, but you drink way less of it. Then you just follow it with lots of water. Every patient I took care of always said the prep is the worst part. Once you make it through that, the procedure is a piece of cake or as one congressman from SC put it "easy as a goose going barefoot". With the conscious sedation, you probably won't remember any of the procedure. Having the polyp removed is great -- you will get it out before it ever has a chance to become cancer. Not all polyps turn into cancer, but all colon cancer started as a polyp. Getting a colonoscopy is the gold standard for colon cancer prevention. Hope this helps. Good luck on your procedure!
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...
But seriously, thanks!
10-27-2010, 06:03 PM
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10-27-2010, 06:04 PM
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10-27-2010, 06:05 PM
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10-27-2010, 06:05 PM
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Having driven a clean scope down a dirty road a time or two... this is excellent advice!
Subtle abnormalities of the colon and rectal walls can be missed if there is fecal matter / large amounts of opaque mucus present and this is what we docs call an "inadequate prep" = a curse word of your choice...
...also, if it all clean, you have a scope up your tooter a shorter time
as usual, I am here if you need me...
Subtle abnormalities of the colon and rectal walls can be missed if there is fecal matter / large amounts of opaque mucus present and this is what we docs call an "inadequate prep" = a curse word of your choice...
...also, if it all clean, you have a scope up your tooter a shorter time
as usual, I am here if you need me...
My colon will be wallpapered with pictured of Mr. Clean!
10-27-2010, 06:36 PM
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10-27-2010, 07:07 PM
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HAHAHAHA.
I like your wife.
I like your wife.
10-27-2010, 07:24 PM
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I'm gatrhumpy's wife -- I was also a GI nurse at one time. The prep is the worst part. Nowadays, they don't always use golytely (of which you have to drink a gallon) sometimes now they use much smaller bottle of stuff called phosphosoda. Its nastier to drink, but you drink way less of it. Then you just follow it with lots of water. Every patient I took care of always said the prep is the worst part. Once you make it through that, the procedure is a piece of cake or as one congressman from SC put it "easy as a goose going barefoot". With the conscious sedation, you probably won't remember any of the procedure. Having the polyp removed is great -- you will get it out before it ever has a chance to become cancer. Not all polyps turn into cancer, but all colon cancer started as a polyp. Getting a colonoscopy is the gold standard for colon cancer prevention. Hope this helps. Good luck on your procedure!
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...
Keep your mouth shut too. You would not believe how many high ranking military officials and high ranking Government officials did not, including one who yelled out a name that was not his wife's name. My husband also tells me you're deathly afraid of spiders. Sometimes they put a gigantic robotic spider up your...