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Stockylove:
wow, I have a colonoscopy on Thursday morning, and I know that there is a good chance that it will go well, but I can't help but be anxious and anguished despite this, lol 😁

Have you had a colonoscopy in the past?
How did it go?

HappyBigBelly:
Wow, you won’t believe this — but I’m having one Thursday morning as well. What are the chances, right? Just checking a box due to my age range now. I don’t expect any problems, but it’s gonna be rough not eating for two whole days!

Stockylove:
I laughed when I read your comment. What time do you have an appointment, for me it's 9am (French time) (it's better for me because the sooner I have this colonoscopy, the sooner it will be sorted out and I will be stressed for a shorter period of time, and I will be fasting for a shorter time)

But don't you have to eat for 2 days?😯
I just have to fast on Thursday morning, after the famous "preparation" the day before.

HappyBigBelly:
It’s in the mid morning hours here in the central time zone in the U.S. And by two whole days, I meant tomorrow and the day of the procedure. Thankfully, it’s still another week before Thanksgiving here in the states and I should be fine by then 👍

Stockylove:
Hello, here is my verdict on my colonoscopy, I was of course anguished when I went to the hospital. But it went very well. When I woke up I was relieved and happy. And yes you are right, the colonoscopy is really not a problem, plus the doctor told me that I had nothing serious, just hemorrhoids. 😁

However there is something I do not understand. Despite the very positive assessment of the morning. I realize that I am "STILL" anguished when I should on the contrary be happy and relieved, I almost had an anxiety attack when I got home. It's weird I do not understand. My two days before my colonoscopy were very hard mentally and nervously (I even had an anxiety attack on Tuesday) and I was constantly stressed and anxious. Do you think this is the aftereffect of my two days of anxiety before the colonoscopy? It's really hard to bear every day, I hope it won't last too long.

I don't even understand why I'm still anxious, it should be fine.

Stockylove:
Hello, here is my verdict on my colonoscopy, I was of course anguished when I went to the hospital. But it went very well. When I woke up I was relieved and happy. And yes you are right, the colonoscopy is really not a problem, plus the doctor told me that I had nothing serious, just hemorrhoids. 😁

However there is something I do not understand. Despite the very positive assessment of the morning. I realize that I am "STILL" anguished when I should on the contrary be happy and relieved, I almost had an anxiety attack when I got home. It's weird I do not understand. My two days before my colonoscopy were very hard mentally and nervously (I even had an anxiety attack on Tuesday) and I was constantly stressed and anxious. Do you think this is the aftereffect of my two days of anxiety before the colonoscopy? It's really hard to bear every day, I hope it won't last too long.

I don't even understand why I'm still anxious, it should be fine.

Letters And Numbers:
medical anxiety is very common. If it’s bothering you and you don’t feel like you’re able to work through it on your own, think about talking to a professional. It’s very common and manifests in different ways with different people. Thinking about health and mortality is heady stuff.