WillowJ
Cornichon
Sorry I have tried to reply but lost my text twice!!!!
Prep went well despite only going on the liquids for just the day before the proc - waverunner advised me this would be okay and it was - so for those who are told to do liquid only for 2 days before its rubbish.
W also said don't eat veg with skins on for a couple of days before which was also good advice, and eat white rice easily digested stuff etc.
I made jelly with fresh lemon and gelatine - was lovely. Also chicken broth. I added organic elderflower cordial and fressh lemon to the prep mixture, and inbetween the mix had the broth and jelly, I wasn't hungry and my bowel was empty within 9hrs.
They said bowel clearance was good, however thats the last positive.
The beginning was bad enough, they couldn't find a vein to get the canula in.
The nurse writhing about in a vein in my left hand, painful, okay I understood, but she couldn't manage it. The consultant clearly irritated attacked my right hand banging it vigorously (or shall we just say brutally?) and then tried to find a vein - excrutiating pain - he then asked loudly if there was anything wrong with me that could be the cause of this, the screening nurse said she has ME - he just said well that won't have anything to do with it. So much for his knowledge. He got a vein in my righ arm eventually. The following day my left hand was bruised right across the back and swollen to twice its size. My right hand and arm. well the bruises had to be seen. Ad then worse was to follow........
The procedure was horrendous - the most painful experience I have had outside of childbirth.
Not enough sedation or pain killer - I was traumatised. This is the NHS at its worst - day surgery based on the number in and out - care zilch - they give you the minimum drugs because they want the
chair yes chair no bed for the next patient ASAP. They want you out of the hospital within an hr or so. You move from the chair to the lounge as soon as you are able.
I asked to keep the bed after the procedure, the porter told the nurse no he needed it - so despite having a chronic back problem I had to sit in a chair, the nurse had to put 3 pillows on to try to get me comfortable.
I felt bad but I was so very angry inside at the treatment I received. A complaint will be going off quite soon.
The consultant took off 2 small polyps both benign - but never again on the NHS.
The last colonoscopy I had was done privately - together with a endoscopy - I was sedated and came round in my room, went home a couple of hrs later feeling fine. I went into that NHS treatment room like a lamb to slaughter.
Sorry its been such a tale but it haunted me for quite a few days afterwards.
