I MADE IT!!!! It was no fun, but at least it's over. I got to the surgi-care about 8:00 AM and was home by 10:30. The center employees (nurses, anesthesiologists, etc.) were terrific and I never saw the doctor. By the time they took me in for the procedure, they knocked me out quickly and when I awoke it was over and he had moved on to the next colonoscopy. After getting home and "thinking" I felt fine, the pain set in. It was all air that was causing the pain. It was explained that after the cleansing the day before, the colon collapses, so to inspect it they have to blow it up, thus the uncomfortable air. I was on the sofa most of the day, but when the pain was finally gone (about 6:00 pm) I felt fine, though hungry. The best part about the whole thing...........NO Polyps, NO nuthin'!!! He said it was perfectly clear and says I don't have to have another for five years. Friends, that is music to my ears since my mother died of colon cancer! I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief! I expected at least some suspicious polyps, but there was nothing! Hey, I'm a testimonial that eating properly can make the difference. My mother and father both smoked, drank, and ate very poorly. They both died a very untimely, early death. It pays to take care of yourself as much as possible.