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[forego]

Why dont you want to be sedated? its nothing.

it was the best sleep I ever had.never heard of low volume

prep.just take the Miramax powder and get all the ****** out of your system

Enough said.

[marip]

Birkilady     I was going to talk to my doctor about low volume preps  Of course if she doesn't recommend it  i would use the traditional ones

Studies do show the low volume preps are as good as traditional preps.

[marip]

forego      If I get  sedated I always end up being sick to my stomach or dizzy.  

[marip]

chrystaltree         What was the low volume prep you took?

[JeanLouiseFinch]

It'll be several years before I'm due again but I'd definitely be interested in the low volume prep.  I'd still take the Propofol nap.

[Q-Checker]

@BirkiLady Thank you for saying this! We are on the same page about this issue. I have never understood why anyone would seek medical advice from people who have never had any medical training and are strangers at that. The last time I posted something along these lines I got bashed. If someone does not trust advice from their doctor, he/she should seek another doctor. If someone does not have a doctor, they likely are taking a large risk by foregoing medical care. 

[BirkiLady]

@Q-Checker 

I missed the post where you were bashed. And am sorry for any bashing when it involves proper medical care. Some people simply don't realize (or care) physicians are people who have legal responsibilities which cost them huge amounts of insurance money each year, plus their license to practice medicine. Same with attorney's, DDS's, Veternarian's, plumber's and a host of others with professional licenses (and hefty insurance) which enable them to earn a living.   

Asking a physician to do something he/she is not comfortable doing is selfish, unkind and deserves the risk being removed from that MD's patient list forever. 

[Shelbelle]

Definitely do the sedation, there is a reason why this is not done without it. There is a procedure I had called a Sigmoidoscopy, it examines the lower colon only and is done with no sedation. The doctor told me to let him know when I was experiencing pain and then he will stop, trust me it does begin to hurt. And that is nowhere near the length of the entire colon. 

[marip]

Shelbelle     I had that Sigmoidoscopy procedure done years ago.  I had no pain when I had that done.

But for the entire colon to be done I will go ahead and be sedated.   I heard it's not painful but can be uncomfortable

Patients do have it done without sedation.

[Shelbelle]

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@marip wrote:

Shelbelle     I had that Sigmoidoscopy procedure done years ago.  I had no pain when I had that done.

But for the entire colon to be done I will go ahead and be sedated.  I was just wondering if it could be done without any sedation.  I heard it's not painful but can be uncomfortable.

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Yes, there is a big difference in these 2 procedures, I got pretty far with the sigmoid one, but I doubt a doc would be willing to do the full colon not sedated. You are only knocked out for a short time.