I was in hospital last year with badly infected colon colitis pain was excruciating but no colonoscopy just ct scan then just left for over a year with no follow up until i went to gp who booked a consultant to see me so I had a colonoscopy 3 days ago its my 3rd 1 in 15 years first 2 was painless this 1 was killing me i screamed in pain so they abandoned it the pain relief is pathetic if your in so much pain why don't they knock you out morphine or something oh well they now have to give me ct scan which will cost nhs more money its ridiculous really because if they find something on ct then you have to have another torterous colonoscopy why don't they do the job right in the 1st place this was all written down on my paperwork that consultant will see , so i wait for ct now still wondering if that was water instead of pain killer .

NHS cutting corners with pain relief how disgusting for patients !

I've had the internal colonoscopy and ct colonoscopy.  Like many others the internal colonoscopy was abandoned because I was in too much pain apparently.  I don't actually remember any of it as I'd had sedation.  I wish they would further investigate why we found it so painful.  Next I had the ct colonoscopy with huge amounts of gas pumped into me that I thought it would blow out of my mouth!  I was in agony for two days with this, couldn't eat or drink and my entire abdomen remained swollen.

The only difference between the two procedures is the way I was positioned.  With ct I was on my back but with internal on my left side.  I can't understand the logic of laying you on the side that the colon start on as all the right hand body weight will crush down making more gas needed and maybe causing the pain?  The ct was slightly uncomfortable but nothing major and I was laying on my back which I feel may be the difference.  It was after the ct that I found the worst and extremely painful it really took my breath away.

Unfortunately I am booked in to have another internal colonoscopy on Thursday so will ask why I have to be on my left side for it.  It doesn't seem to matter how much sedation I get as can't remember being in pain last time, yet the abandoned it.  Oh well, wish me luck!

I've had the internal colonoscopy and ct colonoscopy.  Like many others the internal colonoscopy was abandoned because I was in too much pain apparently.  I don't actually remember any of it as I'd had sedation.  I wish they would further investigate why we found it so painful.  Next I had the ct colonoscopy with huge amounts of gas pumped into me that I thought it would blow out of my mouth!  I was in agony for two days with this, couldn't eat or drink and my entire abdomen remained swollen.

The only difference between the two procedures is the way I was positioned.  With ct I was on my back but with internal on my left side.  I can't understand the logic of laying you on the side that the colon start on as all the right hand body weight will crush down making more gas needed and maybe causing the pain?  The ct was slightly uncomfortable but nothing major and I was laying on my back which I feel may be the difference.  It was after the ct that I found the worst and extremely painful it really took my breath away.

Unfortunately I am booked in to have another internal colonoscopy on Thursday so will ask why I have to be on my left side for it.  It doesn't seem to matter how much sedation I get as can't remember being in pain last time, yet the abandoned it.  Oh well, wish me luck!

Well I cleared out my bowels and attended the colonoscopy but within minutes and despite the drugs and gas and air the endoscopist couldn't get beyond the sigmoid.  She described it as feeling "fixed".   Back to the drawing board!

Had my second colonoscopy last week and it was just as bad as the first one (had bowel cancer 18 months ago and this procedure is part of the follow-up surveillance).  I know how important this procedure is but I just know I cannot go through with this again without being "knocked out".  First one painful but the second one was excrutiating.  I think I will accept the sedation next time but after reading all of the above posts I don't have much faith that it will work.  On the plus side, bowel prep was a doddle!