ok, i was in the same situation some 10 years ago (i'm 54 now) with some rectal bleeding. and i really can't stand needles, but the fear that it might be cancer was stronger for me. i even declined the injection that i wish now that i had had to relax my muscles. then the colonoscopy. erm, the nurses were fantastic and so gentle and tender, and it was far more uncomfortable than painful. the wind afterwards was embarassing, but the relief when they said that they had found a couple of hemorrhoids (or however it is spelled!) and tied them up (erm ouch) and that there was no cancer more than overcame the fears.
please, be brave. it is not as bad as your fears of it, trust me. if you don't want the relaxing injection, then don't, but it will make the procedure more comfortable.
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Date: 2006-04-12 08:59 am (UTC)please, be brave. it is not as bad as your fears of it, trust me. if you don't want the relaxing injection, then don't, but it will make the procedure more comfortable.
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