Postby Maggie » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:33 pm
Julie,
I'd have to agree with Tracey!! Sigmoidoscopies are terrible compared to the colonoscopy. The two main differences (at least in my experience) is the prep and the medicine you get (or don't). The prep for a sigmoid (for me) was three fleet enemas and for a colonoscopy it was golytle (a gallon of some really yummy stuff). I don't really know which is worse, but they both stink. Secondly, like Tracey said, with a sigmoid, they don't give you anything to relax. A colonoscopy, you won't even know what happened!!! It's much better, not anywhere near as painful and not as bad as you think it may be. Just be glad you're getting the full colonoscopy....it's a much better determiner of whether there is a problem or not. Good luck!!!
Maggie