Colonoscopy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a family member pass away from sepsis caused by their colonoscopy. Anyone else have complications from theirs? I’m nervous to get my first one this year.

I went with cologuard for this reason. I’m only getting colonoscopy if absolutely necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea it was a great sleep but I still feel mentally impaired 5 days later. I’m trying to live healthy so I do t get dementia. Maybe I should have done it without anesthesia.

So have you called your doctor yet?

Yes, PP, I too was hoping to hear that you are either feeling better or went to your doctor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP with colonoscopy. I’ve also noticed skin sensitivity. I had a bandaid on my leg and where I pulled it off the skin is all red and itchy. This never happens to me.

I was reading this page about Propofol and it causes dermatological side effects

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/propofol-side-effects.html

Very common (10% or more): Pruritus (28%)
Common (1% to 10%): Transient flush, rash
Uncommon (0.1% to 1%): Conjunctival hyperemia, diaphoresis, urticaria[Ref]

More common side effects
bleeding, blistering, burning, coldness, discoloration of skin, feeling of pressure, hives, infection, inflammation, itching, lumps, numbness, pain, rash, redness, scarring, soreness, stinging, swelling, tenderness, tingling, ulceration, or warmth at the injection site

I always have problems with bandaid adhesive. If I get a flu shot I rip off the bandaid asap. I think they changed the adhesive formula somewhere along the way. The dermatologist recommended special sensitive bandaids for a family member after a recent procedure. I'd blame the bandage first.

[Anonymous]

I had it done in January for the first time. The hardest part was getting the drink prep down. By the end I was almost gagging trying to drink it. The only thing that saved me was lemon lime Sunkist water packets added to it. A lot of packets. I normally don’t use that stuff but it’s the only thing that helped.

I got done and there was just a tiny polyp so I’m glad I did it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a family member pass away from sepsis caused by their colonoscopy. Anyone else have complications from theirs? I’m nervous to get my first one this year.

I went with cologuard for this reason. I’m only getting colonoscopy if absolutely necessary.

Chances of cologuard missing pre/cancerous polyps is greater than a colonoscopy causing sepsis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a family member pass away from sepsis caused by their colonoscopy. Anyone else have complications from theirs? I’m nervous to get my first one this year.

I went with cologuard for this reason. I’m only getting colonoscopy if absolutely necessary.

Chances of cologuard missing pre/cancerous polyps is greater than a colonoscopy causing sepsis.

I think cologuard is pretty sensitive. I had one and it was abnormal. I am pretty sure I have an ulcer, which can cause a false positive. Colonoscopy is next week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a family member pass away from sepsis caused by their colonoscopy. Anyone else have complications from theirs? I’m nervous to get my first one this year.

I went with cologuard for this reason. I’m only getting colonoscopy if absolutely necessary.

Chances of cologuard missing pre/cancerous polyps is greater than a colonoscopy causing sepsis.

I think cologuard is pretty sensitive. I had one and it was abnormal. I am pretty sure I have an ulcer, which can cause a false positive. Colonoscopy is next week.

Colorguard can detect blood. It cannot detect a polyp (unless the polyp is actually a bleeding tumor).

[Anonymous]

I’ve read that sometimes the anesthesiologist gives a benzo type drug. Maybe that’s why I feel like this. I was on klonopin once and had some brain fog similar to this..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve read that sometimes the anesthesiologist gives a benzo type drug. Maybe that’s why I feel like this. I was on klonopin once and had some brain fog similar to this..

You should have received the surgical notes from your procedure, including what if anything was found, what anesthesia was used, and discharge instructions.

[Anonymous]

Just had my procedure. Highly recommend some spoons of lemon sorbet after each drink. I tend to get sick from the prep stuff (pills or fluid) so this time I took more time to drink all of the stuff. I didn’t throw up this time but it took me 4 hours instead of 2 to drink everything. Always happy when this is over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just had my procedure. Highly recommend some spoons of lemon sorbet after each drink. I tend to get sick from the prep stuff (pills or fluid) so this time I took more time to drink all of the stuff. I didn’t throw up this time but it took me 4 hours instead of 2 to drink everything. Always happy when this is over.

🎉 congrats for getting it done!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Propofol is the best!

I get the propofol/fentanyl mix -- dreamy.

I have to get them yearly. I have a family history and am a polyp producer.

[Anonymous]

I had my first because a tumor had been spotted in a ct scan when I was 41 (had been testing to find out what was causing abdominal pain). It was cancer. So I have now had several colonoscopies and it has been determined over my 6 years that I have to do an almost 2 week low res diet and the strongest prep available. My body is special like that.

That said, life got better once the tumor was gone and the cancer had not spread.

A friend of mine recently had bleeding after his colonoscopy - a polyp was snipped out and a couple days later, he wound up in the hospital. He knows how rare his complication was-we talked about it. He didn’t want to scare people away from the procedure.

Yes, there is always a slim chance of complication anytime you have a surgical procedure. Shouldn’t keep you from doing potentially life saving screenings.

[Anonymous]

Having only left the toilet for a minute or two here and there since around 8:45 last night, thought I would see if anybody else had this horrible a experience with the prep. I knew there would be quite a bit of time in the bathroom, but I did not anticipate staying up literally all night. This is the most miserable experience I have ever had and I will never do it again. I guess I didn't low residue enough? I have been going almost non-stop for almost 9 hours. Appointment is at 8. I'm not even sure I'll be able to get to the office if this doesn't stop. Is this how it is for everyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a family member pass away from sepsis caused by their colonoscopy. Anyone else have complications from theirs? I’m nervous to get my first one this year.

I went with cologuard for this reason. I’m only getting colonoscopy if absolutely necessary.

Chances of cologuard missing pre/cancerous polyps is greater than a colonoscopy causing sepsis.

This come on think logically op. Are you also afraid to drive? It’s more dangerous than flying.