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I had a colonoscopy this afternoon. The preparation was not fun, though not as bad as I'd feared; the main problem is that I am short on sleep. The worst part of the colonoscopy was the nurse placing an IV, because I was dehydrated (as expected in this context), and what would otherwise have been the best location is bruised from having blood drawn Monday.
I already have results back via MyChart, and since the colonoscopy was done by GI doctor who recommended I get one, I know she has the information. It looks basically OK--no evidence of inflammation and no polyps--but they did detect internal hemorrhoids. She "randomly" biopsied eight locations, so they can look for microscopic colitis, and I will probably have those results in about two weeks. The recommendation is to wait for the pathology report and then see her again.
ETA: Also, I had to take my N95 off for the colonoscopy, because it was done under sedation. The sedative was given via IV, but they had a tube feeding oxygen into my nostrils, and the anesthesiologist needs to be able to see that the patient is continuing to breathe properly. I gave them the mask when I lay down, and they gave it back to me (in a zip-lock bag) when I woke up.
I already have results back via MyChart, and since the colonoscopy was done by GI doctor who recommended I get one, I know she has the information. It looks basically OK--no evidence of inflammation and no polyps--but they did detect internal hemorrhoids. She "randomly" biopsied eight locations, so they can look for microscopic colitis, and I will probably have those results in about two weeks. The recommendation is to wait for the pathology report and then see her again.
ETA: Also, I had to take my N95 off for the colonoscopy, because it was done under sedation. The sedative was given via IV, but they had a tube feeding oxygen into my nostrils, and the anesthesiologist needs to be able to see that the patient is continuing to breathe properly. I gave them the mask when I lay down, and they gave it back to me (in a zip-lock bag) when I woke up.