7:30 appointment. Was told to be there for prep at 6:30. Sat in waiting room till 7:15. Watched tv in prep room till 8:30. Made absolutely no sense to be there early read more

I gave this a one star because that is the lowest, I could give. I went through a colonoscopy and when i was woken up by the attending nurse it was all she could do to get me up and out the door. I was in so much pain I could barely move, and she was trying to hustle me out the door. They thought I had gas and wanted me to walk around, however I was in so much pain, I could barely walk. (I am in great shape so this should not have been an issue). Because I was in so much pain, they thought I might have had a nick or punctured colon and sent me to the ER. I was in the ER until almost 4pm! They tried Morphine, and two other drugs to kill the pain, but nothing was working. I had to get a CT scan to verify there was no internal damage. Once they cleared me from any damage, it was a process to rid the pain. Long story short here, but the attending ER physician said that I have an extreme amount of air still in me and it happens when the Doctor pulls out the scope too quickly. Now...I am going to get stuck with a huge ER bill that was not fault of mine. I would love to hear from someone in that group about what happened and where I should send the bill to? read more