I have about 2 hours to go before my colonoscopy, and I will be happy to get this over. Still feeling kind of nauseated right now and have a headache. Prep was disgusting as usual and my stomach is still gurgling, but what was worse were the muscle spasms. About 8:00 last night I started to experience muscle cramps/spasms in my right foot. Then I started to have them in both legs. They continued to bother me all night and this morning both legs are really sore and my left leg is more stiff than usual. I assume I may have lost too much potassium

Hi Barb~~ Been down that road, so know how the prep works, but by the time you read this, you may have it all behind you. (oops, sorry for the pun) Hope the procedure goes well and that they find a clean, healthy colon.

Let us know how things went, OK???

Hi Barb,

Sorry you've got to go through this again.....it'll be over with soon and you can relax and rest. Let us know how the test turns out - I'm sure it'll be fine but we still wanna know!!! Take care!

Well, I survived Woke up a few times during the procedure and it hurt like "heck." I felt like Iwas awake the whole time. For some reason, they have trouble knocking me out. The doctor blamed this on on the prescriptions I am on, but I was not taking any of them 5 years ago. I ended up having 3 polylps and the doctor said that one looked pre cancerous to him so now I have to play the waiting game for 2 weeks until the pathology reports are back.

You had trouble staying "knocked out?" Maybe the anesthetist should use a bigger hammer?

Glad you survived. Hope the polyp isn't anything to be scared about. Peace and hugs to you!

hi barb,

i'm glad it's over.
i know how hard the prep is. for me it kind of creates some pseudo flare sx's, especially of my fibromyalgia.

it's just a big stress and insult to the body, IMHO.

i hope the biospsy turns out to be negative.
my fingers are crossed for you.