Anyone here had a CT Colonography?

My husband has had a colonoscopy and endoscopy. He said they gave him an anaesthetic, so he was unconscious during the procedure and he felt perfectly fine afterwards.

I’m confused, are you having a colonoscopy or a colonography? I just looked up the latter and it says the tube is only inserted 2 inches into the colon.

Ct Colonography but they still insert gas which can cause perforation.

Bowel perforation is extremely rare. Having the gas inserted is basically the same thing as “holding it” for a really long time – there’d have to be something already really wrong with you for that to cause a perforation. You’ll be fine.

Thank you @Mariah – why can’t technicians or Dr’s explain it like this!

If you are doing the CT the risk is so extremely low it’s almost nonexistent. Don’t worry. Mariah is right.

I had a colonography around five years ago, it wasn’t the best experience of my life but neither was it the worst. It was the preparation for the procedure that was most difficult, but I am permanently confined to my bed and that is what made it so difficult. I was unaware of the possibility of bowel perforation, nobody mentioned that. Ultimately, it was wonderful to discover my worst fears were not realised.