I have had a hysterectomy 10 years ago.. I had to have a colonoscopy yesterday and had opted for sedation and if needed gas.. it was so painful I almost had to stop it totally.. I have a high pain threshold and have run races with broken ankles etc but this was ridiculous. The sedation didn't work and the gas I swear wasn't turned on.. diverticulosis was the diagnosis, the only way this would ever be repeated is if I was anaesthetised fully. 

I have had a hysterectomy 10 years ago.. I had to have a colonoscopy yesterday and had opted for sedation and if needed gas.. it was so painful I almost had to stop it totally.. I have a high pain threshold and have run races with broken ankles etc but this was ridiculous. The sedation didn't work and the gas I swear wasn't turned on.. diverticulosis was the diagnosis, the only way this would ever be repeated is if I was anaesthetised fully. 

Hi this was my experience yesterday cris6166 are you ok now? I'm terribly worried about internal perforations or other damage as I have alot of adhesions xx

Hi. I  had a very painful experience today having a colonoscopy. I  had a hysterectomy 22 years ago. I too was given gas and air and sedation, neither of which seemed to give any relief whatsoever. I also feel I have a high pain threshold. Afterwards I was told how adhesions from the hysterectomy could make the procedure painful. Like you, I wouldn't go through this again without being anethetised. 

Since this procedure I have been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease which appears to be the cruix of other ailments. Cancer, mild heart attack, lactose intolerance, dermatitus herpetiformis, spleen insufficiency. luckily the blood test picked the Coeliac up and although it's changed my life it's also allowed me to adapt to do other things.. had to stop running but now ride a motorbike for example .. it's just about adapting 

So sorry you felt the same pains .. I still remember that pain even now .. it didn't cause me any further complications and eventually it assisted in finding other things .. hope this will help calm your fears a little 

I have no point been advised that having previously had an hysterectomy it could cause more discomfort!

I had two sigmoidoscopies a few years ago the second one I found unbearable.

Today I had a virtual colonoscopy (I refused to have another sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy unless they put me out!  I even found this really uncomfortable but not as bad as the sigmoidoscopy.

why dot the medical staff advise people of this, I couldn’t understand why I was uncomfortable I do now!!