I Had A Flexi Sigmoidoscopy! My Ulcerative Colitis Journey - IBD
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2021
- Hi Everyone my name is Hannah, welcome back to my channel!
Today I am having a Flexi sigmoidoscopy camera investigation and biopsies taken. This will be to see what type of inflammation I currently have. Hopefully I get my next appointment soon to discuss the results.
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From the NHS website: "Flexible sigmoidoscopy
A flexible sigmoidoscopy is an examination of your back passage and some of your large bowel using a device called a sigmoidoscope.
A sigmoidoscope is a long, thin, flexible tube attached to a very small camera and light. It's inserted into your bottom and up into your bowel.
The camera relays images to a monitor and can also be used to take biopsies, where a small tissue sample is removed for further analysis.
It's better if your lower bowel is empty when you have a sigmoidoscopy so you may be asked to use an enema (a simple procedure to flush your bowels) at home beforehand.
It should be used at least 2 hours before you leave home for your appointment.
A sigmoidoscopy can feel uncomfortable, but it only takes a few minutes and most people can go home straight after the examination.
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This video was so helpful!
Im off tomorrow for a Flexi Sigmoidoscopy! aswell as a gastroscopy. I've left it to last minute to see what they'll be doing because I'm a very big worrier and didn't fancy having weeks and weeks of overthinking and worry - your video has really helped to put my mind to rest by a million percent. .Ive gone from thinking the worse to thinking - Meh its no where near as bad as i thought. Thank you for sharing your journey. I hope everything is going well for you.
All the best
Tiny
Hope all goes well for you :)
It's been examinated until flessure splenic?
what do you mean dorai, i dont understand.@@doraimoonobi
Also Both procedure went smooth as possible. I had mild sedation and watched one of the procedures on the screen. was quite interesting to see my insides.
Bless you, been there up the behind and down the throat.❤🎉
ouch!
Thank you for sharing ❤️
You're very welcome :)
Thank you for sharing this, my wife is going through this now. ❤️
Hope she's doing ok :)
I had to have one of these done today and it was the worst pain I have ever experienced, I actually passed out and woke up drenched in sweat and was extremely nauseous. After I got home I looked it up online and apparently some people do suffer to this extreme with some women claiming the pain was worse than child birth. I think it's safe to safe I won't be having another one unless they knock me out completely. I should also add that I am not new to pain because I have diseased bones in my spine which causes pain on a daily basis.
So sorry it was so painful for you. Hopefully if you need another it goes well :)
I got the same procedure done when I developed UC back in March 2016.
Well I first had the colonoscopy which officially diagnosed me.
And then this one done the following month.
I have since had my colon removed because I never truly felt better (I am now!)
Only thing is that I still have to take a few meds and have to get a sigmoidoscopy done every now and then.
I can say that I’ve made the best of it though. Before I get the tube inserted, I have my doctor check my prostate as cancer has run in my family. Kill two birds with one stone I guess. Sure it’s uncomfortable having both done but it’s worth it
Defiantly better to be safe than sorry isn't it.
Are you doing better now though?
The procedures are never fun are they but they keep us safe!
@@hannahsmedicaldiaries1927 Agreed, health comes first. Sometimes you have to endure brief uncomfortability for long term things
And yes, I am mostly back to a normal life
Hi.. Thanks for your video. Did this procedure cause even more inflammation and bleeding than you already had ? My doctor recently put in a referral for me to have a colonoscopy which I really don`t want to do because of the risks and possible complications involved. I would consider a sigmoidoscopy though since it is not as risky as the colonoscopy.
I did have a week or so with more pain than before, yes. Hope you are ok :)
Ive had this a few weeks ago .i was like you i was really nervous .Everything went ok i didnt like the enema though.i was sedated which i was glad off
Glad to hear it all went ok :)
Hey can I ask why you didn't need an enema?? X they always insist I have one
Hi, because I have a stoma so the rectum isn't currently connected to anything to need "flushing out" if that makes sense!