Hi,

Today I had my colonoscopy and it wasn't bad at all. I read lots of horror stories and I was at the point of cancelling but didn't. The prep isn't that bad, it doesn't hurt just annoying. Changing my diet a few days before hand I think helped and the first dose wasn't to bad with about 5 trips to the loo. The second dose seemed harder to consume and resulted is smaller slightly more often bowel movements but cleaned out my colon well. The team at the hospital were great, I explained I was scared and anxious and they settled me well. I did opt for sedation and the whole procedure lasted for about 10-15mins. You can feel the camera being inserted but it wasn't painful or uncomfortable just a bizarre feeling. There was a little bit of a strange feeling when the camera hit the bend but it wasn't painful. The whole procedure was not that bad at all and I wouldn't worry about having another one.

I thought I would just say that to help anyone else who might be worried like I was.

the colonoscopy report states they removed a single small polyp and it was classed as a sessile adenomatous Polyp that was removed without bleeding. The consultant said he wasn't worried  but it's been sent off to be checked. My mistake was googling this after and I have convinced myself that it will be cancerous. I'm hoping someone might be able to explain a bit more, the report says follow up in 4 weeks or high now seems like an eternity.

Andy advice or clarification on what a sessile adenomatous really is would be appreciated. The nurse told me not to worry but now I am.