[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by K9Grip ↗

I have crohn's and I got both my colonoscopy's and EGD's pics right after I woke up. I will admit you aren't missing anything pretty, though.

Some don't like pretty here

[mrm1109]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

We appreciate that

How did you do, m? This was your first, right?

You can write privately, if you'd rather ;)

I found the endoscopy more uncomfortable the day after and had no discomfort with the colonoscopy.

Yes it was my first one. I did pretty good but I don't remember much from sedation. Everything was normal but they removed some tissue for a biopsy. If nothing shows up I gotta get an endoscopy done
But maybe I will get pictures of the inside of my stomach too

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by mrm1109 ↗

Yes it was my first one. I did pretty good but I don't remember much from sedation. Everything was normal but they removed some tissue for a biopsy. If nothing shows up I gotta get an endoscopy done
But maybe I will get pictures of the inside of my stomach too

Great! I'm glad it went well for you

Wasn't that salty drink the worst part? It was to me!

I had cherry flavored salty crap. They were out of the orange. Do they still give you that?

Now that I think of it, I think a patient told me they don't do that anymore. It was that and a stool softener, which I forgot to get, and one more thing that I cannot remember.

The endoscopy made my throat feel very dry, not painful. It was more annoying than anything.

Had I been thinking, I would have picked up some unmedicated cough drops like Pine Brothers or Smith Brothers.

[K9Grip]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

Some don't like pretty here

You're right.


They do make you drink the suprep kit, drink thingy. It was very salty and with a little grape flavor. Did they make you fart before you left, too?

[mrm1109]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

Great! I'm glad it went well for you

Wasn't that salty drink the worst part? It was to me!

I had cherry flavored salty crap. They were out of the orange. Do they still give you that?

Now that I think of it, I think a patient told me they don't do that anymore. It was that and a stool softener, which I forgot to get, and one more thing that I cannot remember.

The endoscopy made my throat feel very dry, not painful. It was more annoying than anything.

Had I been thinking, I would have picked up some unmedicated cough drops like Pine Brothers or Smith Brothers.

Yeah they make you drink it. Mine was lemon..they didn't give me a choose of flavors. It was horrible! I didn't even drink it all like they said. They wanted me to drink the whole gallon and I only drank half. I didn't even get the laxatives they now give you. I don't think I could go threw the prep again.
How do you prep for an endoscopy? Just not eat for a day?

[mrm1109]

Made me drink it lol*

[mrm1109]

After I drank it my mother asked me why I just didn't mix the crappy drink with sprite cause that's what she did. Wish she would of said something before I drank the nasty stuff!

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by K9Grip ↗

You're right.


They do make you drink the suprep kit, drink thingy. It was very salty and with a little grape flavor. Did they make you fart before you left, too?

No. I didn't know you could fart on demand

I don't do well with urine on demand either, even though I drink plenty of fluids when I know I have to give it up.

You hear a lot of farting with the really old people in the bathrooms, which are in the reception areas of my past and present doctors!

Funny you say that though.

My middle brother was my driver for a colonoscopy one time and he asked if I noticed the doctor and assitants all wore ankle length gowns. I hadn't. I noticed the face protectors.

Surprisingly, I never thought of body fluids spraying out at any moment from either end.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by mrm1109 ↗

Yeah they make you drink it. Mine was lemon..they didn't give me a choose of flavors. It was horrible! I didn't even drink it all like they said. They wanted me to drink the whole gallon and I only drank half. I didn't even get the laxatives they now give you. I don't think I could go threw the prep again.
How do you prep for an endoscopy? Just not eat for a day?

Exactly. No eating for 12 hours is all. If you take meds, check with them on that.

The pharmacy gave me lemon, but, I read the directions and saw they had other flavors.

I didn't think of mixing mine with anything. Hmmm.

I think they want any fluids in you to be clear. One of my times, the doctor told me it was a little cloudy, but, ok.

I ate a couple of large Wendy's Frostys. They usually work as a laxative for me, lol! Non-dairy, but, no clue what they are.

Found out the other day, too many large sugar free gelates do as well! EEK! But, I think I lost weight

[LadyCPlum]

What sort of prep did they make you take, that nasty Golitely, or whatever they call it?