How I imagine my colonoscopy will go.

Hello everyone! How are you wonderful people doing today? 

Yesterday I went to visit my GP to discuss some issues I've been having. See, I was diagnosed with moderate to severe grade endometriosis in October 2011. It's been a tough ride, and my condition has been deteriorating-- then getting a bit better-- then deteriorating again and again.

Last fall I found myself in urgent care where the nurses discovered that there was blood in my pee. Since then I started noticing more and more red accumulate in my urine, and pain while peeing. Lately, I've been discovering blood in other places, and this has been a bit alarming. So I went to see my GP yesterday and he sent an urgent requisition for a colonoscopy. 

Colonoscopy. 

I've heard of them, but never thought I would experience one myself. 

For those of you who don't know, a colonoscopy is a process in which a long thing is pushed up your butt (this is all I've gathered from the reading I've done, apparently). Seriously, though, here's a decent explanation of the process: 

Colonoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon). He or she uses a thin, flexible tube called a colonoscope to look at the colon. A colonoscopy helps find ulcers, colon polyps, tumors, and areas of inflammation or bleeding. During a colonoscopy, tissue samples can be collected (biopsy) and abnormal growths can be taken out. Colonoscopy can also be used as a screening test to check for cancer or precancerous growths in the colon or rectum (polyps).

This delightful explanation has been provided by WebMD. 

I have a few huge concerns regarding this whole procedure. First of all, I really want to know what the sedation situation is. Do patients go under general anesthetic? This seems unlikely. Do patients get sedated? I sure as hell hope so. Oh god, I am so nervous. From what I hear, the prep is the worst part of the whole thing. You have to drink a putrid liquid and essentially completely empty your digestive tract.

From what I've heard about colonoscopies, I'm worried as all hell. 

I have no idea how this whole thing will go down, I don't know what to expect, but I do know one thing.... 

The second that doctor get near my ass with his colonoscope, I will react like this: