This is in response to jassoscared. I have had a few colonosopies myself. three weeks ago I had a flexi sigmoid on the lower bowel. I did not have anything as I never really felt any pain from previous camera investigations. it did detect one large polyp and a smaller one a little further up. Because the large polyp was on a bend in the lower colon. it was decided to do a full colonoscopy,  Because if I had two polyps, the likelyhood was there were going to be more. the flxi lower bowel was very painful and not a walk in the park as I was expecting.Last Saturday I was admitted to hospital with a high temp. and a very painful stomach. I was treated for the initail  temp and painful stomach on my right side. While I was given antibiotics They said they would bring my colonoscopy forward. I am diabetic type 2. this is relevant because the hospital started to alter my insulin by half from what I was origanally taking. I had been sent a different type of prep powder. as the other stuff I had I just kept throwing up.  My lad brought the powders to the hospital. so began to drink the first batch liquid. fine no problem. waited half an hour before drinking the second batch. drank it all. but then began to vomit it back up.

The combination of fasting for twelve hours and my diabetes medicines cut by half. I had four hypos while I spent 6 days in the hospital. some nursing staff were new to the job having just qualified, so were on the late shifts. I got the impression they were not skilled enough to deal with my hypos. instead of helping they stood and watched not knowing what to do. So morning of the camera. I said if anything ever needs removing meaning polyps. I said take them out, as this was going to be my last ever colonoscopy I'm ever having. I did take sedation and because I was so tired from the hypos I was practically falling a sleep through the whole procedure. I was given a CT scan which brought to light my painfull right side. I had some gall stones present in my gallbladder. So all in all my NHS experience wasn't a pleasent one. I'm due to have a phone assessment. I'm just worried that with the hypos I had will go against me when they read my hospital report. should Birmingham rule I'm not fit to undergo  any potentail liver transplant.

The hospital I'm under now the liver specailist had told me I would have 1 to 2 years  life span without any intervention.  Now I'm back home I'm in control of my own medications. so far no signs of any more hypos.

Blobs

Hi Blobs ,I'm sorry you had bad experience with your Colonoscopy, and the prep made you throw up. Uve always had full bowel Colonoscopys and when polyps were found they don't ask me ,they just take them away. 

One polyp waa a flat sessile polyp, which I has to go back and have it taken away cut into five sections, dye had to be inserted into polyp first as they needed to see the sessile polyp as they were curring sections of it awsy,because it was flat to the bowel wall. It contained  pre cancerous cells, nit actually cancer,but cells waiting to turn into cancee,so my surgeon decided to take the right-side of my bowrl away  ,my appendix and small.part of my intestines.   

I also have gallstones ,so I know how painfull they can be. I do hope you don't need any more Colonoscopys,I have to have them for the rest if my life. But id rather that, to be check everything is OK.

I do hope your feeling much better now.

Alice Kate

Hi Aluce thank you for your reply glad my post helped you ,.I hope everything was OK with your Colonoscopy..