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Will colonoscopy always freak me out?

Steve Z
Steve Z CSN Member Posts: 51
in Colorectal Cancer #1
I'm almost 2 yrs NED I have no reason to suspect any issues, but I'm nervous. I guess it's because this is how I found out 2 years ago.
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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #2
    Colonoscopies
    They freak out "healthy" people.
    I would think that there will always be some nervousness with them.
    Glad to hear you're 2 years out with NED.
    -phil
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  • PamPam2
    PamPam2 CSN Member Posts: 370 Member
    #3
    Scopes
    Maybe not. Less and less so for me, 7 years out now. I've had sooo many, I even go in by myself, just have someone drop me off and pick me back up, even the prep has become pretty routine. I still have that twinge of anxiety about the results of the scope and the bloodwork results, but less and less each time.
    Pam good luck with yours!!
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  • RickMurtagh
    RickMurtagh CSN Member Posts: 587 Member
    #4
    Nervous?
    Nervous? Why would having someone shove a six foot tube up your butt make you nervous?!? Don't get a colonoscopy don't at a cheap facility. The JVC camcorders they duct tape on the end of the tubes do not do well in low light!
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  • ron50
    ron50 CSN Member Posts: 1,723 Member
    #5
    RickMurtagh said:

    Nervous?
    Nervous? Why would having someone shove a six foot tube up your butt make you nervous?!? Don't get a colonoscopy don't at a cheap facility. The JVC camcorders they duct tape on the end of the tubes do not do well in low light!

    In prehistoric times
    I'm sure you have seen it ,but my GI has that famous cartoon of how they did colonoscopies in prehistoric times on her wall,shades of Police accademy. Ron.
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