Puzzled

FormerMember over 5 years ago

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Morning all.

life just gets better when you get the unexpected letter. Having recently visited my doctor, who has been marvellous, always putting me at ease, anyway I saw her last week and happened to have mentioned my sick feeling. Also that when I ate it seemed to get stuck in throat. Yesterday I had a letter saying I have an endoscopy Tuesday.
I am also have a sigmoidoscopy on 24March. Don’t know what that one is except it’s the same procedure as before. Senokot tablets etc.

Thanks guys for all you support.

Mo x

dom1969 over 5 years ago

hi...in laymans terms the first is a camera down, the second is a camera up!!

All the best

dom

FormerMember over 5 years ago

A sigmoidoscopy is like a colonoscopy and is carried out the same way, the only difference is that a Sigmoidoscopy examines the sigmoid colon and does’nt go as far up as a colonoscopy.

A Sigmoidoscopy is a shorter procedure than a colonoscopy and does’nt usually require sedation not sure if it’s even offered). I was offered gas and air but did’nt need it when I had my Sigmoidoscopy.

Hope everything turns out alright

FormerMember over 5 years ago in reply to FormerMember

Wow thanks for that. I was imagining all sorts of things. I also have an endoscopy on Tuesday.

Be glad when this month has gone and hopefully all will be sorted.