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. 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. 

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!!

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!!