Colonoscapy questions

janaes

Yep. I got my colonoscopy set

Yep. I got my colonoscopy set up fot the first monday in april. The appointment is in the early afternoon so the ladyvtold me i have drink the last of the stuff they give mr at 10 pm the night before. Thats late and wil be up all night im afraid. Did any one have to do that time? My perscription is ordered so i just have to go get it. Im still hoping this all works out for me

barnyardgal

My gynecologist oncologist

My gynecologist oncologist surgeon had me do the bowel prep before the endometrial cancer surgery. A friend told me to mix the "drink " mix with crystal light ice tea, which my Dr okayed. I had no problem with it. When I was constipated from my first chemo treatment the nurse recommended buying the over the counter bowel prep drink. I went to the drug stores at midnight to pick it up and made the mistake of buying cherry flavor. I drank a few sips of it in the car (really dumb and it tastes wretched) and was sick the whole way home. I had to pull over to the side of the road at one point. I was a little worried our rather over zealous police force would pull up and think I was drunk since it was a Saturday night, lol. Moral of the story, if you buy over the counter prep, don't buy the cherry flavor!

My doctor just has me do the FIT test at this point. When I had the surgery, the Dr was worried because I had scarring on the outside of my colon. She asked my husband if I had ever had ecoli or something similar. I did when I was in Asia, and lost 10 lbs in 4 days. I thought it was interesting that it showed on the colon 15 years later, but fortunately that's all it was.

janaes

My colonoscopy was today. All

My colonoscopy was today. All looks clean. Dont have to do another one for 10 years. Im glad thats over with.

MAbound

janaes said:

My colonoscopy was today. All

My colonoscopy was today. All looks clean. Dont have to do another one for 10 years. Im glad thats over with.

Congrats!!

You are no longer a colonoscopy virgin! 

janaes

That made me laugh. While

That made me laugh. While waiting to get it done i was telling my mom that i think all my siblings should have one. 3 of them are over 45 years old. My dad is 72 i think and he said he just had one too. He thinks by 82 he wont do another one. Most of my grandparents died in their 80's. Im sue thats what he is thinking. It wont be worth it any more.

Boy does this stuff make me feel old.

ConnieSW

Good for you

glad that's done. Hopefully in ten years there will be even simpler testing. 

TeddyandBears_Mom

Good for you Janaes! Glad it

Good for you Janaes! Glad it went well..... I have to do them every 2 years (yuck!) due to having Lynch.  I'm sure you will agree that the procedure isn't a big deal since we sleep through it but the prep is a whole other story!!!! I love Connie's idea that maybe they will have something better before you are due again.... Maybe I can wish it here by October.... lol

Love and Hugs,

Cindi

barnyardgal

Thank you for this thread. I

Thank you for this thread. I get to do one in a couple of weeks for the first time. Everything here is very helpful.

janaes

Yea like i said im glad im

Yea like i said im glad im done. The prep was the .Hard part for sure. But i will be homest the mix i had to drink wasny as bad as i thought. I just put the lemon flavoring that came with it and really the taste wasnt that bad. I had way worse with something i drank before one of my cat scans. By the end it was hard to drink but i dont think it was the flavor but i did have to go slow on the last 16 oz or so.  Diaria was for sure a problem of course but it didnt stop me from driving down the street to get my daughter. We time that one just right.

Good luck barnyardgirl on your colonoscopy.

barnyardgal

janaes said:

Yea like i said im glad im

Yea like i said im glad im done. The prep was the .Hard part for sure. But i will be homest the mix i had to drink wasny as bad as i thought. I just put the lemon flavoring that came with it and really the taste wasnt that bad. I had way worse with something i drank before one of my cat scans. By the end it was hard to drink but i dont think it was the flavor but i did have to go slow on the last 16 oz or so.  Diaria was for sure a problem of course but it didnt stop me from driving down the street to get my daughter. We time that one just right.

Good luck barnyardgirl on your colonoscopy.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Ribbons

Prep kit

glad that is over with for you! Just thought I would share this, my husband just had one. His insurance did not want to pay much for the prep kit although the actual procedure was covered. His Dr told us if that happened with the insurance to let him know because they have free samples in the office. That was helpful to know. And my husband is all clear, next one in 10 years. I myself have never had one. CT scan said everything was normal though. I know at some point I will have one.

Canary

Post hysterectomy test

I had my hysterectomy in July of 2018. I am due for my next colonoscopy in spring of 2021. I have been concerned and wondering about any troubles because of the colon moving around in extra space. I read LisaPizza’s comments, but was wondering if anyone else has had trouble getting their colonoscopy because of having had a hysterectomy.

BluebirdOne

Canary said:

Post hysterectomy test

I had my hysterectomy in July of 2018. I am due for my next colonoscopy in spring of 2021. I have been concerned and wondering about any troubles because of the colon moving around in extra space. I read LisaPizza’s comments, but was wondering if anyone else has had trouble getting their colonoscopy because of having had a hysterectomy.

I had my radical hysterectomy in July 2018 also

I was due for a three year spaced colonoscopy in August of 2018 due to polyps found on a prior colonoscopy, but the cancer surgery, chemo, radiation postponed it, as well as my mammogram. My team says to wait to do either tests until at least a year after surgery. With having CT scans I guess they are not concerned something will be missed.

 

Canary

BluebirdOne said:

I had my radical hysterectomy in July 2018 also

I was due for a three year spaced colonoscopy in August of 2018 due to polyps found on a prior colonoscopy, but the cancer surgery, chemo, radiation postponed it, as well as my mammogram. My team says to wait to do either tests until at least a year after surgery. With having CT scans I guess they are not concerned something will be missed.

 

Thanks

THanks for the encouragement. I had chemo from august to November 2018. My mammogram was due in early october and my oncologist had me go ahead and do that. I had a CT three weeks after the last chemo. I see the Dr.  every three months but she doesn’t plan on a CT unless she suspects a problem. I guess i am worrying too early about something happening 2 years from now. 

BluebirdOne

Canary said:

Thanks

THanks for the encouragement. I had chemo from august to November 2018. My mammogram was due in early october and my oncologist had me go ahead and do that. I had a CT three weeks after the last chemo. I see the Dr.  every three months but she doesn’t plan on a CT unless she suspects a problem. I guess i am worrying too early about something happening 2 years from now. 

My CT scans are 6 months apart.

My treatment is very similar to yours on a timeline. I finished chemo in late October, I had my first post treatment scan in November, visit with no scan in February, and the next CT is mid May. They are not worried at all about the colonoscopy and mammogram, so I am not going to worry either. I have enough anxiety about the May scan being 7 months after chemo ending. :-) I was 1a, but UPSC, so there is always concern. 

MAbound

Canary said:

Post hysterectomy test

I had my hysterectomy in July of 2018. I am due for my next colonoscopy in spring of 2021. I have been concerned and wondering about any troubles because of the colon moving around in extra space. I read LisaPizza’s comments, but was wondering if anyone else has had trouble getting their colonoscopy because of having had a hysterectomy.

Colonoscopy after radiation

I finished my radiation in December of 2016 and was due for my 2nd colonoscopy in 2017. The radiation oncologist said to wait at least 6 months to let things heal enough before having it. I had it in October with no problems, if that helps answer your question.