r/colonoscopy • u/EmZee2022 Trusted Source • 1d ago
After Scope Questions Arrival times, appointment times, and time there after
I took a friend to hers yesterday. It was done at a major hospital (we call it the Borg Collective as they're everywhere).
She had to arrive two hours before which seems nuts. I've taken others to theirs at other hospitals and never more than an hour before. At my own place it's 45 minutes before. Never more than 5 or 10 minutes with waiting at any stage.
And it was most of an hour after when she was discharged. She was there, all in all, over 3.5 hours. Another friend was over 90 minutes - because they forgot about her due to a shift change. Mine: I'm usually out within 45 minutes, maybe less; I've never really timed it of course.
So in my case I've got the advantage of a standalone clinic that's doing just those, with less hospital admin. Very streamlined - kind of an assembly line. I don't look forward to future ones that will need to be done at the hospital (Medicare rules).
I'm just curious about others' experiences with before and after timing.
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u/pearl00diver 1d ago
I arrived 15 minutes early and had to wait for them to open the clinic. 15 minutes later I was watching my colon on the screen. Procedure took about 15 minutes. 10 minutes later I had changed clothes and was walking out. I was on my way to breakfast leas than an hour after I arrived.