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I,m so afraid of having a colonoscopy that I,m ...

I,m so afraid of having a colonoscopy that I,m afraid I,ll have a panic attack before the procedure. When I had my root canals done I went to the dentist,s office in a state of shock.What can make this extreme fear go away. I need to have one done, although colon cancer doesn,t run in my family I have been drinking a lot of beer and smoking for the past 9 months trying to ease the anxiety


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Sammie,

    You'll be OK, believe me.  I had been through that before.  Take

it easy.Smile

Posted 2009-09-13T13:25:47Z
 

    Sammie,

I've had three colonoscopies in ten years. The worst part is the prep. because it completely empties your bowels. You will be asleep during the procedure and if your doctor doesn't put you under either demand it, or find another gastro. doc. There is no after effect, in fact I feel really good afterwards as all those harmful toxins are no longer in my body. Finding a polyp on your initial test is also very common and it will be removed during the procedure. Do not panic as this is NORMAL. You have nothing to fear but fear itself. Trust me you'll be fine! F.E.A.R=Face Everything And Recover. Good luck and let me know how things turned out.......F.

Posted 2009-09-13T14:03:14Z
 
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Smile, it's contagious!

Stop obsessing.  It is simply a matter of checking in to hospital/clinic and is painless except for the IV that you probably will have.  That is only a needle stick no worse than stabbing yourself with a sewing needle.  Find something else to occupy your time and totally forget about the procedure.  Nothing to be afraid of.  Unless you doctor has said you have a specific need for colonoscopy it is only a routine screening to be sure nothing abnormal is present.  That does not mean you have anything abnormal.  Just making sure you don't.  Once it is over you'll forget what it was that worried you so much and will say it was a breeze.

The worst part of the whole thing will be at home~~ the physic. No worse than a bad case of diarrhea.  To help make it easier on yourself change your diet about a week before to include a lot of fruit and roughage.  Skip things like cheese, bananas, and chocolate that can be constipating.   The day before you begin process eat a very light diet with lots of liquids.  The less there is to purge the easier it will be.  Do not plan to go far from home as you will need frequent trips to the head.  Thats it in a nut shell.  

The doctor can give you something for your anxiety if you just ask.  In your case you probably would do well to  have an anti-anxiety drug.

GOOD LUCK;  BE BRAVE!

P.S. You can have anti-anxiety drug in IV if your doctor orders it before the actual procedure begins.

Posted 2009-09-13T16:31:30Z

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