sigmoid scope coming up suggestions on how to handle nerves

Drink heavily! LOL Kidding. I've never had one and don't think I could do it. I would definetely need the xanax. And maybe a pina coloda. Kidding. Maybe. ;P

I had a flexsig just a few weeks ago and they knocked me out cold and I don't remember a thing. so they can knock you out for it if you want, don't let them tell you they can't because they absolutely can if you want that

I've had UC since '09 and only had the one colonscopy. I'm sure they will be talking me into another one next year. I have a skin tag too along with external hemmies. I'm so over all of that. I'm thinking of having the hemmies banded.

Oh no. I probably had symptoms for a year or more prior to diagnosis. After my colonscopy I was put on Lialda 4 per day and Rowasa enemas. I had lessening symptoms within 2-3 days and symptom free after 3 weeks or so. I then flared a year later and was put on pred. Felt better within a few days. Flared again a year later. Back on pred and it didn't cut it this time. Found this site and Quincy who said "are you using rectal meds?" Well the GI never said to use them again or even to be doing them on a maintenance doseage. I started doing the rectals every day for a couple weeks and got off the pred and am in remission. Its been 14 months now. I do get some mucous once in awhile and then I up the rectals again but I normally just do them twice a week. Sometimes I think the mucous may be from IBS. Who knows anymore but this seems to work for me and I hope it continues to do so. :) BTW, I also see a different GI in the same practice. I like her better.

Faithmac, what sedation, like xanax or they IV you?

Sherbear that's awesome, I've never had remission in 7 years :( I'm trying like heck though

just had a flex sig in may. it was SUPER quick! like under 5 minutes, not bad at all. yes some pressure and feeling weird and all but to me its worth it because i want to know whats going on up there!

i also had a problem with leaking, but mine was a reddish brown mucuos blobby type thing.  i wore pads for like a year.  no explanantion for my leaking, it was just part of the flare.  i had a stubborn isolated spot in my sigmoid that was refusing to heal.

the flex sig will be quick and over with before you know it, i promise!

I had a flex sig back in January and got sedated for it - don't remember a thing (and sedatives usually don't work on me anymore!).  It was an IV sedative, probably Versed or something like that.  Could they give you a sedative? I know that certainly helped me.  The only prep I had was a water enema like an hour before the test.

I've had about 7-9 colonoscopies over the past 18 years. I have to get anesthesia for those now since the sedative wears off too quickly on me.

Thanks everyone and I called no sedation there :( so xanax is it! I'm going in on the 29th can't come soon enough! Can you believe some people look forward to vacation, a concert, dang even a night out...me a nice butt scope and skin tag removal and hemmroids fix! LOL