I would go to the e r if the pain gets worse. I would be concerned about a perforated colon post op good luck

Gosh, you got scoped the day before NOED! (National Over-Eating Day) LOL I had pain also after my scope. It was not in the area I had the flare up though, it was more in the center than the left side. It went away in 24 hours. I have no fear of surgery. If I ever get another flare up I will jump at it.

I, too, had pain after my scope. I think anything rough in that area can cause irritation. I actually woke up during mine screaming. The increased pain lasted about 2 days although my pain never fully went away from my last flare up.

I am 8 days post surgery (surgery on the 15th). I am happy with my decision so far. I can already tell that that infected area is gone. I have pain from the incisions, but not that chronic ache I had before surgery; my color is better than it was; my skin is regaining normal coloring and complexion that I haven't had in over a year and my energy feels really good even though I just had surgery. It's definitely a personal decision and not one to be taken lightly. The decision for me was more easily made when my GI told me that if I didn't have the surgery electively, he was very confident I would be having it on an emergency basis in the next couple of years. I wanted to avoid a colostomy bag and have this done on my schedule - when it worked for me and I could make appropriate arrangements for work, dog, etc.

Depending on your history (past surgeries, general health) you may be a candidate for laproscopic surgery which is far easier to recover from. I had mine done lapro with hand assist. I have 4 incisions that are about 1" in length and 1 incision that is about 5" in length. The 4 small ones were used for the lapro equipment and drains. I still have one drain in that is tender, but otherwise those incisions are not painful. The larger incision is horizontal and very low - just above the pubic line. This is the one that is more painful although not terribly so. Of course, they have to cut through your muscle wall so the worse part is trying to do activities that use your abs (ie getting in and out of bed).

I was in patient for 5 days; 7 is quite common with the hand port. I'm now home, using Tylenol only during the day and Vicodin at night; able to get around decently with minimal help and progressing well.

If you decide to move forward with surgery, please meet with a couple of surgeons and research them for any complaints, charges or settlements they may have against them. Finding the right surgeon for you is key. Also, please check out Nancy Huddlestons book and CD called "Prepare for Surgery; Heal Faster". I didn't have my doc do the positive statements but followed the relaxation techniques and such and my surgeon believes that being as relaxed and calm as I was has facilitated my recovery.

Please feel free to message me if you have questions. I know I was nervous and looking for honest answers before I went in.

Best to you!

I would go to ER if pain gets bad, but as far as pain after a colonoscopy, I know for me I am down for about 3-4 days after as it flares up things. I have had 4 colonoscopies and they all flare me up, I am now trying to hide it from my surgeon as he has already warned me one more flare up that he wanted to do surgery, but I do not know what all it intails. Can anyone help with this. I go thru my family DR right now for antibotics when needed.