Colonoscopy Secondary Surgery

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Remote-Station4687@reddit

My Gen X husband is on a 3-year colonoscopy schedule because he had some polyps (one medium size) and his brother died of colorectal cancer. Yes, the prep is no fun, but we’re both grateful for his diligent doctors.

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D_Richards@reddit

I’m on the three year plan now as well after having a yearly one for the last three years. I hate the prep, specifically because I have to do an extend cleanse and fast. With my last colonoscopy, by the time I got to eat solid foods again it had been 91 hours and I had less than 400 calories in that time. I was so hangry and feeling sorry for myself.

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-Speek-@reddit

What is the prep and y is it bad?

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SamePhotographs@reddit

There are a few preps, but essentially they all clean you out. Your intestines need to be empty for them to be investigated. Like, empty empty. Shitting pure water by the end. Necessitating you remain within a handful of feet from the toilet, for an extended time

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TimarTwo@reddit

Yep, just got back from my Colonoscopy this morning (check to make sure the cancer that was removed in October was not coming back). Two doses of prep (bags of various chemicals), one at 6pm then one at 8pm, then on the toilet or near it from 9PM til 3AM. The first doesn't taste too bad, but the second is horrible - Plenvu I think it was called.

Fourth colonoscopy and I still hate that stuff.

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Puzzleheaded-Focus12@reddit

Here’s hoping for a clean bill of health!

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-Ancalagon-@reddit

Laxatives and dietary restrictions pre-procedure. Not the best time.

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steveoa3d@reddit

I get them every three years, the prep isn’t that bad. I get worse from General Taos Chicken…

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Fitz_2112b@reddit

I honestly can't believe you had a 17 cm polyp removed and went home the same day. That's freaking huge

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misanthropymajor@reddit

They’re sending people home same-day for a double mastectomy now (I learned last week by going w my friend to her surgery consult).

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Three3Jane@reddit

See also: posterior cervical fusion and hysterectomy.

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espionnageX@reddit

Seven hours?

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Junior_Statement_262@reddit

For my lifestyle and circumstances, my doc specifically recommends Cologuard for me personally. 53/f

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CATSeye44@reddit

I concur. Had cologuard and it came back fine. 3 months later sent for colonoscopy for chronic left sided pain. Had a bunch of polyps removed, and not the good kind.... Never again will I trust cologuard. (My colonoscopy 5 years prior was clean, hence the suggestion for cologuard.)

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MusicalMerlin1973@reddit

Yep. I’d had the Cologuard 3 years ago. Came back clean. 2 years ago I was having abdominal pains. Doctor did a full work up. I was scared. They ultrasounded me. Scanned etc. then did an endoscopy and colonoscopy. 12 polyps found. Nothing scary big. But the surgeon said if I had waited five years I would have been up shitt’s creek. Then he put me on the three year plan for colonoscopies. Yay me.

Cologuard recently called saying it was time to poop in a box again. I read the sales guy the riot act and told them to fuck off.

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CATSeye44@reddit

Good for you!

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MusicalMerlin1973@reddit

Coming up on another one next year.

We all have to nudge each other every time it comes up in this group. I realize life is a terminal illness. But that is a crappy way to go.

I’ve lost one sil to cancer. That was brutal. The hardest part was having to pull my wife to the side when sil mentioned she’d been out on morphine to help with the pain and tell her to maximize the time she had left because it isn’t long once they start prescribing that. Not fair watching a loved one go before her first grandchild, before the last rugrat got married.

Lost another friend to C a while ago. She was a decade older than me. Just started feeling tired, went in to get checked up and a month later gone.

Obviously stuff gets missed sometimes until it’s too late. But stuff like this that’s easily caught before it’s too much of a do…

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CATSeye44@reddit

Yes, lost my husband a year ago to pancreatic cancer. If only he'd shared all of his test results with me, I would have caught the missed cyst from a 2014 catscan that no one followed up on... until it exploded into cancer. He went for his colonoscopies, skin check ups, etc... but didn't feel i should be his nurse, wanted me to be his wife. Can I tell you the pain that caused me when I saw that scan? Made me sick to my stomach. I couldn't tell him either. It would have devastated him.

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MusicalMerlin1973@reddit

I am so sorry for your loss! And shit. There was something that could have caught his pancreatic cancer early? I know that’s usually a silent lurker until it’s far too late. That’s brutal.

If it helps, my father doesn’t share. Or he shares sporadically and spreads out information to different people. I’ve still not been told by him directly about his prostate cancer. The early info I got was from mom, and it was all: don’t tell dad you know or he will stop talking to me about it. But he was all ok about talking to a coworker about it and then when I saw that person later they were telling me stuff I hadn’t heard. I know he has stage 4. Luckily it’s the stage 4 that’s manageable but he gets the pleasure of going every quarter to see if stuff is still working or if he should get his affairs in order PDQ.

Which reminds me, I need to go have a discussion with my pcp about why I haven’t had a digital prostate exam in a decade. They just stopped. I didn’t ask them to. It’s not that I find having some stranger stick a finger up there. Quite uncomfortable. But I’d hate to get a C surprise more. I think they’ve been doing PSA tests but I don’t remember for sure.

On a side note: dudes reading this, if you have to get a prostate biopsy, make sure a-priori they’re using some numbing agent. Asshole doctor went in raw on my father when his psa levels were first elevated. Dad said that was the worst pain he had ever experienced. When the lab results came back inconclusive and the dr wanted to do it again dad told him where he could get off, after performing the procedure on himself. And then refused to look into it for a decade+. I know his current situation is partially his fault. But if I can use it as a cautionary tale so we don’t get caught up in the same at least a bit of good came out of that experience.

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CATSeye44@reddit

I'm sorry about your dad. You do need to follow up yearly and check your PSA levels. A digital exam is not horrible and is much less uncomfortable than a mammogram. Hope this gives you a perspective to think about. Ask your physician to file up on this and if they downplay it, find another doc.

Best of luck with your dad. That's a tough place to be.

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MusicalMerlin1973@reddit

Dad: thanks. I understand he’s trying to keep us from worrying. They’re at that stage of life. If you love your parents you’re going to worry. He complains that his younger brother did this same now he’s doing the same thing. Already went through this with my in laws who are both gone now.

Oh that doc is already classified as useless. I went in to get a referral last fall for my foot. Mentioned I’d like to have a discussion about getting help for weight at my next physical scheduled for this past winter. He immediately started off on talking about he won’t try to prescribe GLP-1s insurance won’t accept. Blah blah blah. Dude, I said nothing about glp -1s. Continued on an on. Broken record.

I just want to start a discussion. Having a hard time staying away from the siren call of the center aisles.

Fast forward to physical. He immediately starts in on it again. I hadn’t asked. Told him I understood from last time and we don’t need to continue. He continued. 3/4 of the physical was him yammering about that repeatedly. Loudly. Circles back at the end. Has to do his whole spiel. Obviously hasn’t listened.

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CATSeye44@reddit

You need a new doctor. Keep in mind, 50% of all physicians are in the lower half of their class..

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MusicalMerlin1973@reddit

Yep. Funny thing is the nurse practitioner under him that I was using for awhile was all click click click let’s get this shit you’re worried about sorted. She was away on extended leave (guessing baby but I hadn’t seen her in awhile so 🤷‍♂️).

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CATSeye44@reddit

Too bad. She sounds much smarter than the dr....

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smoothallday@reddit

Glad you’re doing well! Honestly, the colonoscopy prep isn’t that bad. And the colonoscopy nap is fantastic! Totally worth it for the piece of mind.

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BlastMode7@reddit

I see zero point in doing Cologuard. They say right in the adverts that it's not a replacement for a scope and it's accuracy is rather low. Seems like the results are dubious at best. TBH, getting a scope isn't all that bad. Granted, I've had to get so many of them since I was in my 20s due to Crohn's disease, but the worst part is the prep and that's not so bad when you find one that works really well for you.

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steveoa3d@reddit

I agree with you on that one. I have colonoscopies every 3 years and it’s not that bad …

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Fudloe@reddit

I got mine without sedation the first two times.

Then a buddy of mine told me how great (albeit brief) the buzz was.

Now I go 6 times a year.

(Seriously folks- GET YOU COLONOSCOPY!!!)

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tunaman808@reddit

7 hours? Did you mean a 17mm polyp? Because a 17cm polyp would literally be almost 7 inches long!

My first gastroenterologist found a polyp that was something like 24mm, which was "too big" for him to remove at his suburban office. So he referred me to the downtown hospital. I had another colonoscopy where they removed the big one, but it didn't take much longer than my first procedure.

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root_fifth_octave@reddit

The Cologuard thing seems like a weasel move by insurance companies.

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cutie_k_nnj@reddit

A shit weasel, even.

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Over_Detective_3756@reddit

It takes advantage of patient’s reluctance to colonoscopy prep and gives them a false sense of security in that they are cancer free.

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Few_Whereas5206@reddit

Pain in the azz, but it can save your life. My cousin died from colon cancer in her 60s. She waited too long to see a doctor. Godspeed.

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wheelsonhell@reddit

My father passed from cancer that would have been caught by a colonoscopy. Large tumor formed blocking the passage. At that point you simply can't remove the tumor.

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PalatialNutlet@reddit

I’m getting my 1st colonoscopy next month, do they ever not find any polyps? Or do we all have them just a matter of size?

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PotatoSpirit007@reddit

I've had 2 colonoscopies, zero polyps.

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Bennab323@reddit

I had my first one last month. No polyps. So relieved.

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EdenSilver113@reddit

My husband is eleven years older than I am. He had his second colonoscopy a couple weeks after I had my first. He had no polyps and I had three.
Precancerous. Runs in my family. So I get to go again after a five year interval.

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AlyceEnchanted@reddit

I had one in January. No polyps.

Prep was easy. But, I deal with IBS, which is much worse.

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holidayoffools@reddit

I did not have any. Woke up in the middle and it was rather fascinating to watch. Now I have seen the inside of my colon. It was very clean after not eating for two days (4 pm appt.) and drinking 25 liters if the delightful elixir.

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NepaliCulkin@reddit

Clear of polyps at my colonoscopy in January

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beeniecal@reddit

I am one of four siblings with a family history. The other three have had clean no polyp tests. I had to have 8 inches of colon and my appendix removed. Unfortunately, every time I go in for another colonoscopy they find more. But, all caught early so I am very thankful.

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bluecrab_7@reddit

I had my first colonoscopy one month before turning 60. I had no polyps.

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DifferentManagement1@reddit

I did not have any polyps. I was told I didn’t need another for 10 years. That seems a bit long though?

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Advanced_Tax174@reddit

That used to be the standard.

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Key-Regret-7812@reddit

Not always. I had my first one 15 years ago and they removed a large polyup and several small ones. I was really terrible and never went back for another colonoscopy until this year. (Insert random excuses here) But I'm happy to say, they found zero this time. I got extremely lucky but they said I'm good for the next 7-10 years unless I have an issue.

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Angry-Ermine@reddit

I had polyps my first one, they were removed during the procedure, 5 yrs later- no polyps!

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sammy99x@reddit

got mine done last yr.. zero polyps

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gnamyl@reddit

I’ve had two in the last six years and was told I didn’t have any polyps the second time (not told anything the first time either way)

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Limp_Dragonfly3868@reddit

I didn’t have any polyps

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KharnalBloodlust@reddit

I had mine in January and had zero.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

I do not know for sure, except the likelihood of them increases with age.

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PotatoSpirit007@reddit

Indeed OP, it has to be said. Get the Colonoscopy as opposed to Cologuard. My hubby pushed his off, and we got lucky. Two small polyps, one benign, the other pre-c, but small enough to take out. He's now on the 5 year schedule.

Glad you made it out ok.

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AZWildcatMom@reddit

So grateful my boss told me not to do Cologuard because if we then need a colonoscopy, it won’t be covered as preventative. Will never do Cologuard.

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AlyceEnchanted@reddit

Yes! Keep spreading this.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

My first one is scheduled for Wednesday. I don’t do well with fasting so I’m already hangry just thinking about it.

I’m 48 and have been putting it off even though we have a family history. I’m really hoping those drugs are amazing.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

I was whining about being hungry and thirsty.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

I’m going to be unBEARABLE

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Optimal-Ad-7074@reddit

I bought two litres of sprite and froze the whole bottle. just kept sucking sprite-flavoured ice all the way through the prep. it really helped.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

That’s not a bad idea! Thanks.

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Optimal-Ad-7074@reddit

gl. I wish they had any other flavour than that oily pineapple one that I get. something tart like lime would help so much, but the iced sprite stuns the tastebuds and kept it more bearable.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

On top of everything, once we got into the hospital, I shit my pants. Thankfully a nurse noticed and took me into my room early and gave me stuff to clean myself and two robes to wear home.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

I can see me doing this

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Bright_Broccoli1844@reddit

Now that's something new to worry about.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

Nobody else in the waiting room pooped their pants, just me.

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Affectionate_Bid5042@reddit

Broth, jello and popsicles really help me with this. I was worried about starving but it really wasn't bad. A big bowl of jello especially makes me feel like I "ate" something, and the broth helps if you get sick of too much sweet.

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Paperwife2@reddit

It’s amazing how filling broth is!

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

I’ve had to fast before surgery before so I already know how it’s going to be.

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captain_ohagen@reddit

I'm 55 and put mine off until this year. I knew it wouldn't be that bad, I just didn't want the inconvenience of it all. And that's what the whole process is--just an inconvenience.

The prep is annoying, but if you gradually taper off your food intake before you have to officially fast, it makes the bathroom time easy. Most people fall asleep for the procedure, but I never did. I read there's always a small percentage who remain awake. That said, I can tell you from experience that the drugs are amazing. I was high as fuck, didn't feel a thing, and didn't care about anything during those 30-40 minutes. I just laid there and talked to the doctor, who walked me through what he was doing and answered my questions. I watched the entire procedure on screen and was pretty fascinated.

Fortunately, they only found 3 very small polyps, which got removed (I watched that, too). They just told me to eat more fiber, drink more water, and come back in 10 years.

During the liquid diet period, I filled up on miso soup/broth, frozen Italian ice, and Gatorade. Personally, I would rather get a colonoscopy again than go to the dentist. Easy peasy, you got this.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

I’m glad they only found small stuff and removed it! Since I’m diabetic, I can’t really do sweetened stuff so it’s going to be mostly broth and rage fueling me. And you’re right—it’s the inconvenience of it all. I have to have an adult there with me the whole time and I just didn’t have anyone that I felt OK asking to take me to the doctor at 6:30 and wait around for two hours, then drive me home while I am fucking LIT. But they won’t let someone come pick you up after or anything—it’s a several hour commitment.

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austxgal@reddit

The trick for me is pho broth. Protein packed and warm and familiar so it feels like I'm eating.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

Excellent reminder! I remember my husband brought me some after stomach surgery once and it was live-saving.

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SnowflakeSWorker@reddit

I hope it’s scheduled first in the morning. Mine was not, and I learned from that. The drugs are great! They hit my booty with the probe, and I yelped- got a little extra, lol. That was the best part- the meds and the chill recovery back into the real world.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

It is! I’m diabetic, so I get the earliest available slot so I don’t die of hypoglycemia. 🙂

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SnowflakeSWorker@reddit

Oof, I’m sorry. Yes, that would be a risk. Good luck 🍀

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

Thanks! It’s going to suck but at least my doctor will stop nagging me about it.

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SnowflakeSWorker@reddit

Yes! I have a family history, and that was ok. It was the first of many procedures to get diagnosed with endometriosis- the surgery for confirmation on that was waaaay worse than the colonoscopy. I just get very hangry, lol.

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MarqBarq@reddit

Glad you’re home and polyp free.

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RepresentativeAir735@reddit

7 hours! That must have been trippy coming out of. At least it was a separate procedure and not a suprise.

One of my colo's lasted close to 2 hours and no one would tell me why until later when they told me I had a "forest" of polyps.

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thirtyone-charlie@reddit

A good friend of mine woke up during his colonoscopy.

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CharmedLifeJacket@reddit

Me too!🙃

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Optimal-Ad-7074@reddit

so did I on the first one. no biggie. I got to see my own innards.

much prettier than I expected them to be. all pink and plushy 😋

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MuttsandHuskies@reddit

I had an eight hour surgery a couple of years ago and I am terrified of having another one. It took me a week to get my memory back. I mean my short-term memory I couldn’t remember things from literally one minute to the next it was terrible.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

I called my dad last night and he hung up on me because I was speaking gibberish.

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Embarrassed-Ad-8056@reddit

I had my first colonoscopy at 55 and had 3 polyps around 7mm. Had my second cscopy at 60 and 9 polyps under 8mm. Had my third cscopy at 65 and the doc didn't keep count of polys but 1 polyp was 9mm. Had a cscope a year later and had 3 polyps at 6mm.

My grandpa died of colon cancer.

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Chicagoj1563@reddit

That is intense. But it’s good you are getting the medical treatment instead of being in the dark about it.

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Embarrassed-Ad-8056@reddit

I was thinking of opening a polyp factory.

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Chicagoj1563@reddit

Yep, I hope all the colonoscopy threads motivate people to get it done. Anyone who is genx and hasn’t gotten one you should talk to a doctor about it.

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oboingadoing@reddit

17cm?

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JJbooks@reddit

I'm guessing OP mean 17 mm. Over 1 cm (10 mm) is alarming.

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Cat2370@reddit

Literally today my Boomer father had a colonoscopy where they removed 3 large polyps. Dr said if they had been “very large” he would have needed surgery. He was due for this procedure 2 years ago but has been putting it off. The take-away: Don’t wait!

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goudax330@reddit

Cologuard is worthless. Do not bother with it! If your pushes it find another doctor and get a colonoscopy.

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Affectionate_Past121@reddit

Did cologuard two or three years ago. Turn 50 and decided to schedule myself for my first colonoscopy. I get it done on Thursday. The good news is I found some kind of trial study happening so I'm actually getting paid for it! Won't find out the results of my blood draw or the study that takes place, but there's my silver lining. Praying for no problematic polyps 🤞

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BarleyBo@reddit

Today is Thursday! You missed the appointment

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Affectionate_Past121@reddit

There's a Thursday next week too! Good thing I haven't missed that one yet 🤣

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

Wow this is quite fortuitous.

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guffawing_willow76@reddit

I have my first on April 24th. I had to bribe my younger sister down in Tucson a $100 plus lunch at chick fil a to come up to phoenix and drive me to/from my appointment in Scottsdale (I chose an all female team since I’m over the age of 45). Granted it will be a 4 hour r/t drive for her and I had no other choice as I have no other family in Arizona.

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Optimal-Ad-7074@reddit

you can do it drug free. not most people's first choice but needing an escort only gets worse if you let cancer take hold.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

Best of luck for you.

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Optimal-Ad-7074@reddit

had my first ever at 41ish, two precancerous and one or two benign type removed. little 2 and 3mm things.

clear for a couple more, then I got left out of the loop for the one after that and just got caught up, maybe two years late.

I watched all of them happening. the first batch were teeny little pinch-and-gone things. on this last one, they only found one and it was dramatically bigger. looked the size of a dime to me, big enough to bleed a little when they cut it and for a day or two after.

zero pain though. get it done, get them found early and stay on track.

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One-War4920@reddit

It's not proof, at all

Polyps aren't automatically cancer

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Pitiful-Visual-4510@reddit

They can become cancerous over time.

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One-War4920@reddit

thats not being disputed, at all

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dreaminginteal@reddit

That is correct, but irrelevant.

Cologard will miss polyps quite often, and some of those will be cancerous. Most will not, but the fact that it will miss cancerous polyps means it is not a substitute for a 'scoping.

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One-War4920@reddit

Being correct is always relevant

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

You're correct. It is considered pre-malignant at this point until we get the labs back.

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txmascot01@reddit

I did cologuard at 45. I’m 48 now and going for the full experience this time.

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c0l245@reddit

It ain't shit.

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dreaminginteal@reddit

I disagree, it is shit. A whole lot of it...

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Phobos1982@reddit

Glad it went well for you. Hopefully it comes back benign.

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Bubbly_Following7930@reddit

My husband had to do similar recently. But the stupid scheduling people didn't block off enough time so he had to go twice. Total it was probably 6 hours.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

My surgeon came in and said he had cleared his schedule just for me. This was an inkling that this was going to be a long day.

I'm so sorry your husband had to go twice.

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Bubbly_Following7930@reddit

He was not happy about having to do the prep so many times.

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Le_Mew_Le_Purr@reddit

Sore me nothing. What. Did. It. Look. Like.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

It was lumpy, warty and exceptionally gross.

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Le_Mew_Le_Purr@reddit

You got to see it? That’s so grody. I love it. By the way, I hope you’re doing ok. Is someone taking care and bringing you soup?

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

Yes, my husband is taking care of me.

Okay, here's the picture. I'm pretty sure it's just a slice as the polyp was shaped like a finger bent in half.

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Le_Mew_Le_Purr@reddit

Waaaooooow. Ok go rest up. I’m glad you’re ok.

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Terrible_Housing_433@reddit

I appreciate you sharing! I’m not squeamish, so I find this fascinating.

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tamtip@reddit

Oh! I thought the pins were hair!

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

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caryn1477@reddit

Glad you're okay!! Did you have any signs that something was off? Or no?

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

No, I didn't feel like anything was wrong. But I gotta tell you I was feeling pretty rough post op.

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stannc00@reddit

Seven hour surgery and it was outpatient? I feel like I’d want to stay overnight.

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annied33@reddit

I just had my first yesterday. They found a 22mm polyp but shockingly removed it all during the procedure but I have to redo it in a year to make sure all is gone.

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dechets-de-mariage@reddit

This happened to me too. Because of where it was they were able to do a sigmoidoscopy to check - all good! Now I’m in the three year club.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

Yikes! That's pretty large. Best of luck next year.

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annied33@reddit

TY yea I was shocked when he told me.

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Brownie-0109@reddit

Wow…seven hours. That’s something

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Specialist_Stop8572@reddit

What is cologuard

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abstractraj@reddit

It’s where you put your shit in a box and mail it. Not joking

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stannc00@reddit

I am convinced that one of the worst jobs on the planet is working in the mailroom at Cologuard in August.

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silvermanedwino@reddit

This totally cracked me up…. Thank you.

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Specialist_Stop8572@reddit

Eww

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

I might have misspelled it, but it's the box you send a fecal sample for cancer review.

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Green-Minimum-2401@reddit

I'm hoping you meant 17mm and not 17cm because that would be an ENORMOUS polyp 😞

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

Oops, it was mm, not cm.

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thirtyone-charlie@reddit

I read mm and still gasped. Wish you a quick and full recovery.

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MLTDione@reddit

Thankfully!😅

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robbcard@reddit

I have one scheduled in June. I'm 54, so I'm about a decade late of when you're supposed to have one. Needless to say, I'm worried. Getting older isn't fun for the body. Hope you get back to good.

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abstractraj@reddit

I’m 54 and had one late last year. 3 small polyps! They removed them all, but now I need to go more often

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tandem_kayak@reddit

I had a few small ones the first time, but none after that, so now I'm back on the longer schedule.

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whiskeygirl@reddit (OP)

I'm 57 and this was my first colonoscopy. I'm glad you are scheduled.

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Specialist_Stop8572@reddit

Don't be worried! I got my 1st one done age 49 - clean as a whistle

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marthaanne3@reddit

I did a cologuard, it showed there was a reason to get a colonoscopy. I had several polops.

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kangadac@reddit

A few years ago, my health insurance (at the time) saw that I was scheduled for a colonoscopy and tried to get me to skip it by sending me a Cologuard kit. I ignored it.

A few weeks later I got a notice saying that they reviewed the results and that I didn't need a colonoscopy. From the kit I threw in the trash.

(Months later—after the colonoscopy—I eventually got an email saying they had mixed up their mailing lists and that I could request a new kit.)

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Unusual-Ask5047@reddit

Great job. He was smart enough to send you to an advanced endoscopist. Those guys have mad skills. Make sure they schedule u up for a follow up in 2-6 months. It’s a hassle but essential to make sure they got it all. Good luck!