Comments on: Colonoscopy: A Menopause Goddess Goes From Sissy to Serene http://www.menopausegoddessblog.com/2010/02/13/colonoscopy-a-menopause-goddess-goes-from-sissy-to-serene/ Mapping a course through menopause and midlife TOGETHER Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dale http://www.menopausegoddessblog.com/2010/02/13/colonoscopy-a-menopause-goddess-goes-from-sissy-to-serene/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 dale Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:58:58 +0000 http://www.menopausegoddessblog.com/?p=1045#comment-1044 Well...without going into detail, I had some issues at age 45 and had one of these gems early. All was well. Phew. However, I opted for no sedation. Might sound nuts, but I wanted to see for myself if there were any problems (and not forget what I saw later due to the anesthetic). It was actually interesting and enlightening seeing the inside of my body in this way. I even got frustrated when the nurse briefly stood in front of the video monitor and I couldn't see what was going on. I know most people don't go this route, but if you can endure the discomfort of eliminating every drop of what might be in your innards as prep for the procedure, its doable. Can't say it wasn't briefly uncomfortable a couple of times, but I felt it was a reasonable thing to witness (without the side effect of not remembering a lick of it after the sedation wore off). Well…without going into detail, I had some issues at age 45 and had one of these gems early. All was well. Phew. However, I opted for no sedation. Might sound nuts, but I wanted to see for myself if there were any problems (and not forget what I saw later due to the anesthetic). It was actually interesting and enlightening seeing the inside of my body in this way. I even got frustrated when the nurse briefly stood in front of the video monitor and I couldn’t see what was going on. I know most people don’t go this route, but if you can endure the discomfort of eliminating every drop of what might be in your innards as prep for the procedure, its doable. Can’t say it wasn’t briefly uncomfortable a couple of times, but I felt it was a reasonable thing to witness (without the side effect of not remembering a lick of it after the sedation wore off).

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