Yesterday my colonoscopy had to be stopped as I was in so much pain. They couldn't give me Fentanyl as i am sensitive to it, so I had 2mg Midazolam and Entonox. I felt no benefit from the medication at all (I had Entonox whilst trying to have a broken wrist re-set a few years ago and it worked perfectly - i giggled my way through the whole process! ).
They suspected it was so painful because of the C-section I had nearly 40 years ago. Although the staff were really kind and supportive from start to finish and did their absolute best, I still felt guilty and pathetic that I couldn't take the pain. This morning I googled 'failed colonoscopy' and found this forum. I am just so,so grateful to read that others have had similar experiences and now I feel less like it was my fault. Thank you all so much.