Scope with new GI

Wanted to stop by and thank everyone for 10 years of amazing support and advice. I just had my 10 year scope (6 months late) on Monday with a new GI My last doctor had to retire early due to health issues. The good news is that the new GI said there was no evidence of disease or scarring visible anywhere in my colon and he would not have believed I have UC if he had not read my past scope reports. Biopsies also came back normal this morning, he updated my scope report with a Mayo score of 0! I know this isn’t going to last forever but I am going to enjoy feeling “normal” for a while.
That being said, I have never had a scope when not flaring before and I am still seeing some strange, orange slimy mucus on otherwise normal stool. I’m assuming this is part of the normal recovery process. He took 2 biopsies every 10cm of my colon so I had a little bit of bleeding on Tuesday and Wednesday but no sign of red blood today. I was mid flare in all my other scopes so there was no way to tell bleeding from the flare or the scope before. Anyone have any input on a scope recovery in remission?

I’ve been in remission 6 years? (Time flies!) I’ve had several scopes during this time. My last was a couple months ago and I had no symptoms after. I have had instances of cramping and spots of blood after a scope though. Pretty minor and only lasted a couple of days.

Great news though

Congratulations 👍🏻😁

The orange mucus might be attributed to the curcumin if youve taken it since the scope.

My scopes are now on the normal scale, and the architectural changes from the past have rearranged. My GI says the same thing...and he attributes it to the continued maintenance med regimen and early treatment when I flare. I'm now at every 1.5 years for scopes. I do suggest you maintain a rectal maintenance tho.

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Thanks all! I am super happy and relieved. The first 6 years were rough trying to find something that worked for me.
Quincy- I am a firm believer in the rectal meds. I even tried switching to just Rowasa for a while but I have to use sfRowasa and it isn't always available.
I haven't taken any curcumin for 10 days, was waiting to start it back up until a week after my scope because I find it really does act as a blood thinner. I am now on scopes every 2 years, but after this experience I don't think I will dread them as much.

Congratulations on your excellent scope results, Mom2!!!!! Way-to-go!!!! Since my initial c-scope during a severe flare on left-side, I've always tried to avoid scoping during flares because I could feel the abrasive effect of the gizmo passing over inflamed tissue = ouch big time, ugh! So in the past decade I reacted well to c-scope in remission, except for a few days' hostility from an internal hemmie that spat some mucus toward end of prep + lasted for a couple days post-scope. My gastro's procedure center now requires Propofol sedation during c-scopes, which fatigued me for the following week my last time used. (Mentioned that to my gyn, who does a lot of major surgery, and she commented: "Propofol for the scope? No wonder you felt fatigued for a week!") *** RE the orange slime you eliminated post-scope, it doesn't sound like anything to worry about. When I used to get "twilight" sedation for c-scopes and could watch the scope monitor in real-time, I once saw a short string of yellow-orange yuck sliding down inside my colon toward the scope-head, but my gastro deftly flicked the scope aside a bit-- so the stringy blob then slid safely past it. She then reported "patient prep was good" on my post-scope record which meant that the slime sighting was no big deal. *** Wishing you continued successful remission; fantastic that you overcame the "cecal patch" variant. too. / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)

Way to go momto...I'm SO happy for you and everyone who can relax for any time we get between flares. Heck....maybe you're CURED!!! LOL Stay well and enjoy this GOOD time. I do hope it will last forevermore!!!