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[Cassie]

Hi ladies, I am due to go for a sigmoidoscopy soon and if one watches the videos, it appears to be a doddle, yet I have been googling and others have said it was horribly uncomfortable, am really anxious. Do you think I could take an anti inflammatory, perhaps something like Diclofenac, an hour or so before hand. I am not sure how high up into the rectum they go and am already cringing at the thought of the pipe going around the bend, my daughter had a colonscopy a while back and although she was sedated, she said it was very painful.....

[walking the dog]

I had a colonoscopy last year without sedation and it was very painful. A few weeks later I had to have a sigmoidoscopy so asked for sedation I didn't feel a thing that time . Definitely ask for sedation

[Cassie]

Thankyou from what my understanding is, it is a short procedure, I do not know if sedation is even offered?

[ellie]

Cassie please dont worry, I had a sigmoidoscopy in January without sedation, it was slightly uncomfortable and over very quickly, A month later I had a colonoscopy again without sedation,  a little more uncomfortable but nothing too bad........If you are getting too worked up about it, ask for some sedation, but please stop worrying, it truly isn't that bad......

[Cassie]

Thankyou Ellie, that is lovely to know, to be honest, I am more worried about the sedation, have never had it before, always worried I have a bad reaction to intravenous medication, so would rather stay awake if possible but am concerned that they will  not be able to proceed if its too painful....so will have to just hope for the best and hope it was like your experience and not Walking the Dogs How on earth did you manage a non sedated colonscopy, did they give you some gas at least for the pain? Would love to try it but am afraid I would not cope, I find a papsmear painful so cannot imagine a tube going through my colon....

[ellie]

Cassie I was offered gas, but I wanted to go straight home, so declined it.....But  I knew it was there if I needed it.....As I said, it was uncomfortable, a bit like griping tummy ache.    If you go in with that thought.....'I can have the gas if it gets too much for me '.........you will be stronger than you think.

[Grumpy girl]

Cassie, it's not that bad really, not nice I must admit but it had to be done.  I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy last December and opted for the gas and air which was offered to me, it was a bit painful at times but not unbearable and the staff were absolutely brilliant, it was all over and done with within twenty minutes. To be honest I thought the preparation beforehand with the Movicol was the worst bit. 

[countrybumpkin]

Everyone is different and everyone's experiences are true to them.  If you have a bowel that clamps onto the scope they have to put alot of gas in to expand it and this makes it very painful whereas others have loose bowels that need very little gas so they find it a doddle.  I have had 2 sigmoids and a full colonoscopy in my time and both the sigmoids without sedation and they were extremely painful for the above reason as explaineed to me.  For the colonoscopy and gastroscopies I asked for max sedation and didn't know a thing
If you want sedation at the time do phone them and request it as you may need a different appt as with sedation takes longer than without but they will let you have it done with sedation if you ask.

[CLKD]

DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING prior to this examination.  DO ring the dept. and express your worries.  They will be used to reassuring patients.  I would always ask for sedation .......... you can ask what is likely to be used and whether you will need a driver.

[Cassie]

Hi ladies, thought I would give some feed back on my sigmoidoscopy that I went for earlier. I opted for no sedation, despite being offered it several times, there were moments where I thought I would go through the ceiling but they were short lived and I am convinced, from what I could feel, were definitely, linked to the air that is pumped into ones colon,  more so than the actual scope, I could feel the scope  in my colon it was a strange feeling but not painful.   Am glad it is done and I would def do it again without sedation, do not think I could cope with a full colonoscopy unsedated but the flexi sig was certainly  a lot quicker. And the enema given before the time was really easy and painfree.

[CLKD]

   ........... feet up, cuppa to hand?

[Cassie]

On my 3rd cuppa  they tell one straight away if they see anything untoward, so no waiting thankfully.

[CLKD]

  that's me, not you 

[Taz2]

Just catching up with this Cassie. I'm glad it went well. I had it done a few years ago and opted for no sedation. Very strange taste to the spray for the back of the throat though. I didn't enjoy the enema beforehand but found the procedure, although uncomfy, not painful and I was fascinated watching it on the screen.

Taz x

[ellie]

Well done and good news 💐💐