What Happens on the Day of my Colon Cancer Screening?
Learn what to expect on the day of your colon cancer screening examination. What Happens the Day of the Procedure? Approximately three to four hours before your colon cancer screening exam, you will stop eating and drinking everything, including clear liquids. You will be sedated for the duration of the colon cancer screening procedure (colonoscopy). Due to the sedation, you will not be allowed to drive home afterward. Be sure you have a trusted friend or family member drive you to and from the colonoscopy. The medications used to sedate you for the procedure may make you talk or “babble” afterward for a few minutes, and you probably won’t remember what you are saying. What Happens During Colon Cancer Screening? During a colonoscopy, your doctor inserts a long, thin tube with a tiny camera on the end into your rectum and the full length of your colon. Air or
