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I had a colonoscopy yesterday and of course I wrote about the experience. Come read why my colonoscopy was not bad at all, why I encourage those of you putting it off to actually schedule it if you can, and what a teddy bear has to do with the whole experience: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/10/08/c...

whatever.scalzi.comColonoscopy Post-MortemFirst, so as not to bury the lede: It went great, there’s nothing in my colon they are the least bit concerned about, and I don’t have to come back for another colonoscopy for a decade,…

Michael

@donohoe.dev

One suggested correction: it is not a surgical procedure. There are no surgical incisions, no operating room. It’s an endoscopic procedure, minimally invasive and performed in a procedure room (or ‘suite’). I’m glad your went well, I had to drink the gallons version :)

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wildirishrosey.bsky.social

@wildirishrosey.bsky.social

I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to do that epsom salts cleanse — it’s just the default with some docs. If you ask, they’ll (probably) prescribe one of the many other ways to do it.