I just had my colonoscopy on Friday. It went wrong, in quite a fun way: the sedate failed to completely knock me out (apparently it happens if you fight it enough, but I think maybe "fight" equated to "massive anxiety" in my case). So I lay there, calmly, as the cold touch of the camera plunged 'twixt the …
I just had my colonoscopy on Friday. It went wrong, in quite a fun way: the sedate failed to completely knock me out (apparently it happens if you fight it enough, but I think maybe "fight" equated to "massive anxiety" in my case). So I lay there, calmly, as the cold touch of the camera plunged 'twixt the cheeks no aunt would ever kiss...
And - I watched the screen. I realised I was still awake, I felt calm and fine, and I just raised my eyes and watched the whole thing on the monitor. It was like the intro sequence to Doctor Who, an endless tunnel. I wanted to say "hey, this is fun, keep going! How far does it go? Could you keep going until it comes out of my nose?"
Fascinating experience. Also, apparently I don't have a tumor, so that's good too.
Thanks Mike! Glad to hear that you got a colonoscopy too and that you are tumor-free. I’m glad I didn’t fight it because I don’t think I would’ve liked waking up.
Enjoyed reading this, thank you!
I just had my colonoscopy on Friday. It went wrong, in quite a fun way: the sedate failed to completely knock me out (apparently it happens if you fight it enough, but I think maybe "fight" equated to "massive anxiety" in my case). So I lay there, calmly, as the cold touch of the camera plunged 'twixt the cheeks no aunt would ever kiss...
And - I watched the screen. I realised I was still awake, I felt calm and fine, and I just raised my eyes and watched the whole thing on the monitor. It was like the intro sequence to Doctor Who, an endless tunnel. I wanted to say "hey, this is fun, keep going! How far does it go? Could you keep going until it comes out of my nose?"
Fascinating experience. Also, apparently I don't have a tumor, so that's good too.
Thanks Mike! Glad to hear that you got a colonoscopy too and that you are tumor-free. I’m glad I didn’t fight it because I don’t think I would’ve liked waking up.