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The week before my colonoscopy
Hey there, fellow travelers! I hope all are as well as we can be in this group. Quick question. I am a chronic pain sufferer, and I'm having my 1st colonoscopy. I tried a couple of months ago, and I had to cancel the morning of the procedure because I became so ill (hyperemetic) from the prep that I vomited and had bowel clearing going on for 4 days afterwards. After a week off meds I was miserable as I couldn't keep them down, then for almost another week. I like my gastro and she's given me Zofran to take and new prep but do you all always go off all meds for the week before? Tylenol and the Gaba help but nothing works like the anti inflammatories and they want me off b/c bleeding of course... Thoughts? She knows I have chronic pain...
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@mikeb39a I think that's what I did last time when I got so sick. Clenpiq?
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@krisingle1
They gave me a bucket and a seat and plied me with more goodies. They weren't canceling and neither was I. Said not to fret, thy've seen it al.
@bajjerfan I think I'd fret - how were you emotionally? What other goodies? LOL Iced cream?
My gastro said my prep was great both times. There are 24 pills about the size of calcium pills. You take 12 over course of an hour at 5 pm. It is a split prep so 6 hours before your test you take the other 12. By then there is not much left.
@krisingle1
I was fine. Not like they kept an eye on me. Just checked every so often to see if it was clear enough. Got another coming up in a few months.
@sandrac Ah, so it's not the pills with the camera, the pills are in place of the drink? You still have the actual colonoscopy?
Yes. Same procedure as with the liquids.