Hi,
Sorry I didn't update yesterday when I got home from the hospital but I was sorting out my dreaded tax return.
Everything seemed to go well and at least I have answers now.
The day started with me having my first ever enema. Fortunately, I chose to do this in the bathroom, a wise move. I do regard myself as being able to move quickly but this would beaten me.
Once at hospital, I was faced with an hour's delay though my twenty minute pre procedure meeting with a young nurse to check medical history, medications etc, ended up lasting much longer. She had just moved from Portugal last year and so it was interesting to hear her story.
Anyway, the sigmoidoscopy went ahead ok. Only took less than 15 minutes, painless apart from a slight discomfort when they reached the furthest point but that nothing I couldn't handle. I had a monitor screen that I watched the whole process on in full colour. I now know what it's like to go potholing. It's not quite how you would imagine it would be up there though they said the enema had worked very well.
Anyway, the result was that I have radiation proctitis as a result of my radiotherapy but it's not too bad now and should improve over the next few months.
So, pleased that is out of the way.
Steve
Edited by member 31 Jan 2015 at 11:01
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