Endoscopy, both ends

Find prep worse than procedure for colonoscopy didn't have sedation or pain relief it's uncomfortable when they put air in very interesting to watch try and relax I have had a couple now it's as they say doable, think I will be having top end this year dreading #that#

Bobbydog could the endoscopy or the stent have moved the stone and be causing the pain? I had gallstones when I was 24 and my husband a few years back - the pain is awful so you have my sympathy. If it continues I'd go back to the doctor and ask them to investigate further. It might have caused some inflammation and will hopefully settle down.

bobbydog I can't help you with this either. It probably would be better if you could start a new thread - you may attract more attention that way. One way to do it is to click on the word Health at the top of this thread, then when the Health forum list appears, just underneath the heading you'll see Start a New Discussion. Click on that and when the new discussion box opens, type in your heading, then your issue (you can copy and paste from your post above) and hit post
Good luck - I hope you find some answers

Sorry bobbydog24 I have not had any experience of that. Maybe somebody else has and can help you.

I'm not sure how to start a new thread so I've tagged onto this one which is topic I need comments about. I have gallstones with one stone lodged in the biliary duct. I had an endoscopy under sedation last Wednesday but after I experienced pain in abdomen. Was given intravenous paracetamol with no affect. Was examined twice by doctor before I left hospital and was éassured everything was fine. By the way, stone could not be recovered as too big so a stent was inserted. It is 3 days since the procedure and still have pain in same area which spreads through to my back. Has anyone else had this problem and did it resolve itself.

In my book, yes anno, I am tickly and gaggy, t'other end didn't bother me
My next check will be through the stoma, not sure how I feel about that

harrigran - is the nose really any more gross than the other end?

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I had a gastroscopy without sedation, it was uncomfortable but not painfull The gagging reflex of haveing the tube down your throat was the uncomfortable bit.
A lovely nurse holding onto me and reassuring me throughout really helped.

anno that is gross, would hate to have a tube up my nose.

Good to hear everything went smoothly, rubysong.
I've had both and requested no aneasthetic. If anyone is reading this for advice, I'd suggest some Vaseline to protect your botty if you have a sensitive one, as all that pooping can take its toll!

I've had gastroscopies twice without a sedative - no problem. I have also had an endoscope in my throat to look at my vocal chords and yesterday an endoscope was shoved up my nose to look at my sinuses.

Pleased it is over ruby, you only got two senna, they gave me 6 and then 4 litres of laxative, they actually gave me less prep when they removed my bowel and they fed me a litre of carbohydrate drink on the morning of the op too.
It is always a relief when it is over

I had a colonoscopy about 20 years ago, part of a random screening by the NHS.
Like a few others I had to self administer the enema at home. It worked before I left, but had to travel on the bus to the hospital (no car at the time) and was very anxious about a potential accident.
But it was OK. No anaesthetic, and I didn't enjoy the "exploration", very uncomfortable, not painful.
It was interesting to watch on a monitor screen.
Husband has had a few, with full anaesthetic. His grandfather died of colon cancer.

So glad it's over and all went well rubysong. Bet you enjoyed the cuppa and biscuits after! We went into the M&S foodhall at Derriford after mine and bought a rather delicious lunch, full of naughty things. I felt I deserved it

I was scared before I had a colonoscopy and cancelled it twice. I also found it impossible to self-administer an enema as they wanted.
In the end the hospital staff gave me the enema which was fine. I was not offered sedation but the procedure was uncomfortable but not painful and the whole thing was nowhere near as bad as I expected.
Since then I've had major surgery for another condition, prior to which I had various procedures. I have to say that all these experiences have been nowhere near as bad as I expected and all the hospital staff were kind and caring.
Years ago staff were much less caring which was why I became scared of having anything done, but I'm not worried now.

I had my two endoscopies this morning and it all went smoothly. Not the most fun Wednesday morning I've ever had but nothing to fear. The'lower end' preparation was a couple of days on a bland diet, 2senna tablets, followed by a day with no solid food but a sachet of laxative at 8am (Citrafleet - quite pleasant to take) followed by a litre of water, then another at 4pm and another litre of water. Plenty of dashing to the lavatory for most of the day but not really a problem. I drank lots of water and lemonade throughout the day to avoid dehydration. Nil by mouth overnight for a morning appointment. I had sedation and would have it again should the need arise. I did watch some of it on the screen. One of the nurses was a neighbour of mine (she offered to get someone else if it was a problem but I didn't mind at all, it gave us something to talk about.).
Thank you to everyone for messages of support and advice; I hope this thread will be useful to others who have the same thing to face in the future.

I've had several colonoscopies. I had sedation the first time but still managed to stay awake to watch the action, since then I haven't bothered. It's uncomfortable but not painful. The prep juice is either Moviprep or Picolax. Some people dislike one less than the other, for me Picolax is the more effective and slightly less disgusting.

Don't plan anything too exciting for the day after in case you need time to settle down!

I have had both - I had the colonoscopy with no sedation and it was no hassle at all. I had sedation for the gastroscopy and that too was fine.

Please do not worry; both are OK and you will be fine.

I also ha the spray at the back of the throat, banana flavoured, yeah, right. It was vile, like no banana I ever tasted !

Had my colonoscopy 18 months ago. My picolax was lemon flavoured- once it starts there is no stopping. I always follow instructions so drank so much I almost drowned! I think it takes about 2 seconds for a sip of H2O to transit! I had a glass of white wine at "lunch" and for my supper the night before-it is colourless! I had quite a nice day the day before, you really can't do anything that takes you more than a few yards from the loo. I cut up the sides of my GS pullups to sit on -just in case and read a book.
On the day I decided not to have the sedation, I think that I have a fairly good tolerance of pain. The Dr. said they could give me some if I needed it, it works quite quickly, but it wasn't needed. It was pretty painless, you don't have any nerve endings in your colon(I believe) so any discomfort is like wind and is fleeting. Can't say it was the best day out ever but if I had to do it again I wouldn't be concerned.
Good Luck

I also had both at Derriford; having made the mistake once before of "a little spray at the back of your throat, you won't feel a thing" (total bollox) I had sedation and never felt a thing from either end. The strawberry flavour stuff you drink doesn't taste much like strawberry though!

Thanks again for all the information and good wishes. I knew the GNetters would be able to help. I feel less anxious about it now.

I have had two gastroscopies under sedation and they were fine. I had a colonoscopy a couple of months ago and the procedure was fine but the prep was not pleasant. I had four litres of laxative to drink and it was important to stay within a few steps of the toilet. I found Tena lady pants useful especially if you are not fast on your feet. I found these pants were reassuring on the morning of the procedure as it took quite a while to get to the hospital. I didn't have an accident but not sure DH would have forgiven me if I had on his leather seats.
After the colonoscopy I was absolutely fine, no discomfort whatsoever. It does take a few days for your bowels to get back to normal after such a thorough clear out.
Good luck.

Yes ruby, I was at Derriford for the second one just a few weeks ago. The first time I was at the Nuffield. Staff at Derriford were just wonderful, I can't praise them enough, so you have absolutely no worries on that score. They were cheerful, jokey and so reassuring. They really did everything they could to put me at ease and preserve my dignity. And what I was really pleased about was the doctor who did the actual procedure kept me informed at all times, and told me immediately afterwards that he could find absolutely nothing to worry about, just a few diverticula (which I already knew about), but of course the official results would be ready in a couple of weeks when tissue samples (he took six) had been examined. So I came away feeling relieved with very little apprehension about the biopsy results (which did indeed come back clear).
It will be fine, please try not to worry. But I know how you feel - I had a dentist appointment 2 days after the colonoscopy and for the first time in my life I had actually been looking forward to it, because by then the colonoscopy would be over . Good luck.