Comments on: Help! I’m going to have a colonoscopy!

By: Brody James

Brody James — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:33:23 +0000

the former president of the philippines Corazon Aquino died also of colon cancer::,

By: doc

doc — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:23:34 +0000

Colonoscopy is effective for CRC screening and underutilized. We should publicize it as much as possible.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:15:05 +0000

Thinking of you today *hug*

By: Rhea

Rhea — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:56:56 +0000

I was a big baby about getting my first colonoscopy and guess what? It was a breeze. There was absolutely no pain. The worst part was drinking all this vile stuff for the prep.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:55:46 +0000

I think a new car should just about do it…how did everything go?

By: Patti

Patti — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:30:22 +0000

I also used those OsmoPrep pills for my colonoscopy earlier this year. It was so much better than those awful, nauseating liquids I’ve taken in the past. This is a potentially life saving procedure!!! Don’t procrastinate just because you’ve heard how awful the prep is. Ask your doctor for the pills. You can drink it with any clear liquid….except alcohol

By: Beth Levine

Beth Levine — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:57:27 +0000

Soooooo….how did we do? Do you have the cleanest colon in town?

By: Kathy Holmes

Kathy Holmes — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:46:55 +0000

Sandi – How timely of you to blog about this. I felt the same way you did – put it off as long as I could – went to the consultation but I insisted on putting off the procedure until after Halloween. I’ll be looking forward to reading your report because as much as I’d love to cancel it, I know I have to go through with it and am really dreading the prep stuff.

By: sandi

sandi — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:30:04 +0000

Thank you, Chris, for your very kind words. I went to your website and blog, and I am so inspired by you and Maggie. Thank you for taking the time to write such words of encouragement to me–and I wish you and Maggie the very best. I’ll be a regular reader!
Thank you.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:48:25 +0000

Sandi- I *promise* that the colonoscopy will be fine. The prep is the worst part. My beautiful wife, Maggie has had a few now so I’ve gotten to watch (and as her supportive, loving husband “companion prep”.) The best part is that, if they give you the same drugs they gave Maggie you won’t remember a thing.

Obviously, this is really, really, really important. Maggie has Stage IV. Had we done what you are about to do sooner then we’d have a LOT better prognosis right now. This is not an ignore-it-until-there’s-a-problem kind of thing. As you have learned, by the time there’s an obvious problem it’s… bad. And you don’t want any part of that.

Good luck! You are going to do GREAT!