Postby LEO » Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:36 pm
I had my first colonoscopy per all the hype from Dr Oz, the media, and other friends of mine. Was very nauseated after the procedure, but was released from Scripps’s Hospital anyway with a wheelchair ride to my car. My friend dropped me off at my home and I was able to walk inside and got to my bed but with much difficulty. (Much different from their story that I would be able to walk out of the hospital and get into my car after the procedure). After a few hours I made myself a piece of dry toast, then after a short time started to throw-up. I threw up the rest of the day (mostly the dry heaves after getting rid of the toast). I called back to the out-patient unit and explained my problem to the nurses three times during that day. All said that I would get better with time. At 5 pm my husband came home from work and watched me heave for another two hours. Since I had no food for such a long time in my system, I could not walk. My husband called an ambulance and went to the hospital where the ER Doc gave me some Zofran. I stopped throwing up but very weak . About 30 days later, I get a case of the stomach flu that was going around at the time. I ended up at urgent care getting zofran again from an I.V. (Zofran has become my new friend.) Between the colonoscopy and flu, I was a very sick person. I would eat and then throw up. I started to just eat the BRAT diet and it helped. Went to a gastro dr and got diagnoses of “gastroparisis”. The moron gastro dr. said that I could have never got it from the colostomy. I went to another dr and she said, yes. Because of throwing-up for so long after the colonoscopy and then getting a virus as a result of the flu, I have viral gastroparisis folks! Check out what happens to you when your vagel nerves are shot after tossing your cookies for so long. Moral to this very sad story….don‘t leave the hospital nauseated. I told them I was nauseated, called them back several times, and just believed what they were telling me. Later they said that normally, most people don’t have a problem. Let me tell you, when you are having a problem, you don’t care about most people. I would say don’t go to Scripps Hospital, San Diego; however, they are all about the same. My life will never be the same as a result of this procedure. I certainly understand how this procedure has saved lives; however, if a patient is nauseated don’t send them home. K