beware- there are now 2 kinds of colonoscopy. [View all]

it seems that the explosion in cancer screening colonoscopies has led to a stripped down version. lower anesthesia, basically, watching the little roller car go through the pink tunnels, as a friend called it.

found this out the hard way- i was due for screening, tho should have been asked anyway. i had bad breakthough pain my last 2, and that would have led to the higher level anyway. but they didnt ask.
i did, tho, get much sicker waiting for what was really ordered to address some current and serious issues. they should have noted this, as i tried to get seen before the test. and i also came in, unable to finish my prep, dehydrated, laying in a room on an iv all morning.
then i ended up being the last test of the day, tho this docs first, the anesthesia team having left, leaving me with- this is going to cause "serious discomfort", or go through this again another day.

holy moly hells bells.
i lived, but got a feeling that doc will never be the same. i did, however, resist kicking a nurse. not their fault.

so, yeah, if you are getting a diagnostic scope, make sure they know that.
oy oy oy.