You Know You Are Old When

[Fuddyduddy1952]

My second proctologist had a twisted sense of humor and this was on my monitor:

 

[jyoutz]

I had a colonoscopy at a teaching hospital. The Indian Gastro-something Doctor with two interns. They begin running the probe up, and the Doctor, is saying, "Oh My. Will you look at that." A bit further in, he repeats it in an excited voice, and tells the two interns to "Hurry, And Get Everyone. They MUST see this!!"

I'm lying there getting more nervous by the minute. Finally, "Everyone" gets in the room.

And the Doc, says, "I wanted all of you to see this. It is the most beautiful and healthy I have ever seen." "This is what healthy looks like."

My anxiety instantly went away.

I’ve never been conscious during a colonoscopy. They always put me out. I thought that is standard procedure?

 

[MossRoad]

My only one and I was out a light (made it to 9 counting backwards LOL).

I wasn't out though for a cystoscopy though.

Should have seen my eyes when the doctor was explaining the procedure.

They did offer me some some valium, and I asked them how many could they give me LOL

During the procedure when the doctor said, "OK, you're going to feel some pressure now" he was spot on.

I had to look that up. Cringe!

 

[MossRoad]

I’ve never been conscious during a colonoscopy. They always put me out. I thought that is standard procedure?

Me too. I have a coworker that woke up during one, he told them he could hear them, and they conked him out again!

 

[Sigarms]

I had three of those from as many doctors, before finally found one who would actually do something. The first was projected to a screen so I was able to see what was going on. I was asking questions until he finally said "most people don't want to watch this. Please wait until I am done."

On my first colonoscopy I asked if they had to put me completely under, and they said yes. There were nice enough however to save the pictures and they gave them to me. They're on a memory stick somewhere, but can't find them.

I'll have to see if they if they'll be gracious enough to share the ones from the second round

 

[MossRoad]

All I remember of mine is the woman saying you might feel a little warm. I replied that I don't feel any different than I did 10 minutes ago. She smiled and said "That's OK." followed by "Mr. Moss, it's over." Absolutely no recollection of anything between those two short sentences. And, I was in a different room. And, my wife was sitting there laughing at me because I was passing so much gas. And, all you could hear was gas passing up and down the hallway from every doorway. Rivaled the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles.

 

[Jstpssng]

On my first colonoscopy I asked if they had to put me completely under, and they said yes. There were nice enough however to save the pictures and they gave them to me. They're on a memory stick somewhere, but can't find them.

I'll have to see if they if they'll be gracious enough to share the ones from the second round

I was out for my colonoscopy. It was the other end that I was awake for 3 times.
When I finally had surgery I also had to take out my own catheter. I didn't realize how long it was and kept pulling and pulling... It must have been up around my tonsils.

 

[jyoutz]

All I remember of mine is the woman saying you might feel a little warm. I replied that I don't feel any different than I did 10 minutes ago. She smiled and said "That's OK." followed by "Mr. Moss, it's over." Absolutely no recollection of anything between those two short sentences. And, I was in a different room. And, my wife was sitting there laughing at me because I was passing so much gas. And, all you could hear was gas passing up and down the hallway from every doorway. Rivaled the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles.

Yeah that’s definitely a memorable part of getting a colonoscopy. Barking spiders everywhere.

 

[garry1p]

My wife had a colonoscopy, 2015 in OK, a week later we traveled to MS planning to stay a week.
Three weeks in ICU, nine more weeks in the hospital and 10 weeks of home health.
Emergency surgery to drain a 10cm abscess in her liver.
Sepsis from a small puncture in her colon.

Colonoscopy's have a high risk factor.

 

[bigtiller]

My first one was done in the Dr.'s office with only a muscle relaxer. I had problems with my back door and this was hurting. They kept giving me more and more muscle relaxant and when the Dr. called for another hit, the nurse said, "we've already given him enough to put down a horse", but she gave it to me anyway.

I never received any pain or knock-out drugs. That was a ruff one!