Hi, I had a total hysterectomy 3 years ago and recently had to have a colonoscopy. The consultant anticipated that I would find it uncomfortable so opted for a sigmoidoscopy instead to be followed by a ct colonoscopy.

i had also previously had abdominal surgery when they used fat from my stomach for a breast reconstruction so I had scar tissue from that too.

I am so glad he went for the sigmoidoscopy as I found it very uncomfortable. I wouldnt say it was painful but I did find it horribly uncomfortable when they reached the scar tissue as it made me feel sick and faint as well as feeling that I was going to have a bowel movement.

they did discover diverticulosis (thankfully not diverticulitis) and also took a couple of biopsies of an inflamed colon - I felt nothing when they did those.

Thankfully the CT scan is far less intrusive than the sigmoidoscopy as I still have that to look forward to.

my experience seems to be far worse than my husband’s who had the full colonoscopy and a female relative who hadn’t had a hysterectomy. The consultant explained that it would be the scar tissue and the fact that I had had the hysterectomy that accounted for the uncomfortable experience.

Hi, I had a total hysterectomy 3 years ago and recently had to have a colonoscopy. The consultant anticipated that I would find it uncomfortable so opted for a sigmoidoscopy instead to be followed by a ct colonoscopy.

i had also previously had abdominal surgery when they used fat from my stomach for a breast reconstruction so I had scar tissue from that too.

I am so glad he went for the sigmoidoscopy as I found it very uncomfortable. I wouldnt say it was painful but I did find it horribly uncomfortable when they reached the scar tissue as it made me feel sick and faint as well as feeling that I was going to have a bowel movement.

they did discover diverticulosis (thankfully not diverticulitis) and also took a couple of biopsies of an inflamed colon - I felt nothing when they did those.

Thankfully the CT scan is far less intrusive than the sigmoidoscopy as I still have that to look forward to.

my experience seems to be far worse than my husband’s who had the full colonoscopy and a female relative who hadn’t had a hysterectomy. The consultant explained that it would be the scar tissue and the fact that I had had the hysterectomy that accounted for the uncomfortable experience.