Colonoscopy

FormerMember over 4 years ago

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I feel very silly about posting this, but here goes. My husband has suspected bowel cancer and had his colonoscopy last Thursday. I have a bit of a thing about being in control on ones own body and I found it very distressing watching him put himself through the prep. I have to admit that is upset me so much that I an still finding it difficult to eat 3 days later. I feel so stupid, especially as, all thing considered, he coped well and he felt that the process was, for him, as good as it could have been . Has anyone else had a similar experience? I feel so selfish.......

court over 4 years ago

Sometimes just voicing things helps !

Unfortunately we don’t get to choose the aspects that cause us to react or the reasons behind that . It has not happened to me as my background is in a profession allied to medicine . But you took me back to part of my training when you were confronting new situations for the first time . The anatomy lessons did that to me and when I walked down the street I visually imagined their insides ! I could not eat chicken for ages . A couple of wards did that to me too. However it passed quite quickly once I accepted it was part of the process.

A different situation I know but even after one surgical situation I could smell the old fashioned hospital smell on my clothes and it triggered it .

It most certainly will pass . Hang on in there . All part of confronting our mortality.

Hope you have a good evening .

Court

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FormerMember over 4 years ago in reply to court

Thank you for replying and thank you for your understanding, it has helped.