Quote: "molly, i want to comment here on your experience. i can not imagine prepping in a hospital vs my own home. i'm so sorry you had to go through what you had to go through. i could empathize before, but not in the way that i can now!"
Sue, I could not imagine what the mess would have been like had I been at home... Will just say, new carpets!!! Much rather the hospital hard floors that 'can' be cleaned, and, I did have a dble room with attached bathroom (the other person was somewhat non compos mentis, alzheimers and drugged 'out of it', so I was to all intents and purposes 'on my own'.
I had some sort of sedation, they said GA, but don't believe em, too expensive, so prob propofol, or summat like to? Woke up v. easy, quick as a flash, and 100% A-OK. So, unlikely that I did have a GA. As soon as I got back to my room, I showered and dressed and got me down to the wee cafe asap for a 'much' needed coffee! (Though nursey told me 'no, not after a GA'...but I was good to go, so I had my coffee. No probs - that's why I don't believe it 'was' a full GA. Unlikely. No side effects, nothing, not even 'sleepy'. So? Unlikely.)
My first colonoscopy was basically NO sedation at all, as the Midazalam did not work... I was in agony as the consultant got caught up in a tight intestinal wriggle, and ***Insisted on 'going on'... Could have perforated me! Sheesh. Will never forget that one. Nxt one was *With a full GA... But consultant said that 'he' prefers slight sedation as opposed to GA as the patient can then 'co-operate - in turning this way and that way - as was bourn out by his asking me to 'turn this way and that way' at my first colonoscopy.
Must say, that after this third time, and 'not knowing' what the guy was upto, I refuse a GA ever again. Prefer the pain, or possible pain and 'knowing' what the hell is going on. Still unable to get a full report from the hospital here - have written and written until blue in the face, they flat out refuse to give me ALL the details, telling me that I 'have sufficient information for ANY patient to have!' (Expletives, delete thoughts and mutterings on matter!)
My last prep was appalling and the whole scene a blot on medecine. They should NEVER have proceeded with the procedure - it was a disgrace. AND, 'they' give food up and until the night before, no one day 'no food' afore the procedure, and, and, they were giving me masses of prep liquid right up until a couple of hours before going down to theatre - had 7 litres in all and they were intent on giving me an 8th litre!!
Dear Lord, 'tis a wonder that I survived. Anyway, NEVER again in France, thanks. They don't know what they are doing, and that is a fact. (As many say of medecine here, France is 20yrs behind the times. Yes, true enough, go right along with the comments various.) And when I read that link you gave, woo-hoo. It's not a walk in the park. It does have inherent dangers, so am assuredly lucky 'not' to have seccumbed to their machinations misnamed 'medical care'!
Yes, can easily take a week to 10 days for the gut to settle right back to normal, and yes, mucus is normal as well as. But, IF it goes on for more than 10 days, then I'd be asking questions. OK?
Yes, IF they have removed polyps, then bleeding afterwards is also normal. I bled the first time (two adenomatous FAP polyps) but not the second time, as nowt was removed the second time. But the third time, the guy only removed scraps of polyps though he reported (Ha!) that he 'found many colon and stomach polyps!) Wonder he 'removed' anything, as he couldn't 'see' what he was doing due to a ***Failed prep.
Yes, I suppose I really need it all done again, but I don't trust em here, at all. Bunch of blithering idiots. So I will not put myself 'in their hands' again.
