colonoscopy pain

i had a colonoscopy on 6th october 2018 it was really painful and the consultant didnt care i was screaming for him to stop and all he said was that it was taking him too long with all my screaming, he eventually aborted the procedure and used a smaller camera which was a little better but not much. he didnt go right to the end of my colon and was very dismissive about my trauma.I felt very let down as nothing was explained to me at all, only that as far as he could see there was no cancer, so what were the lesions on my colon that were seen on a ct scan. I will be reporting this as soon as i can. and by the way NO the sedation didnt work. 

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  • Hello malf,

    I am so sorry you had such a negative experience and that the sedation didn't work for you. Your story very much reminded me of other members on the forum that have had difficult colonoscopy appointments. You are not alone, although this sadly seems to happen only to a minority of people. I hope Graham will pop by and share his story with you - he ended up having a CT colonoscopy so it might be worth asking your doctor whether this might be an option for you or if there is anything else they can suggest.

    Feel free to give our nurses a call to talk this through with them. You can ring them on this free number 0808 800 4040 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm (though their helpline is closed today 10/10)

    Best wishes,

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hello malf,

    I am so sorry you had such a negative experience and that the sedation didn't work for you. Your story very much reminded me of other members on the forum that have had difficult colonoscopy appointments. You are not alone, although this sadly seems to happen only to a minority of people. I hope Graham will pop by and share his story with you - he ended up having a CT colonoscopy so it might be worth asking your doctor whether this might be an option for you or if there is anything else they can suggest.

    Feel free to give our nurses a call to talk this through with them. You can ring them on this free number 0808 800 4040 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm (though their helpline is closed today 10/10)

    Best wishes,

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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