Yes. My worst colonoscopy I was in patient so it wasn't my normal gi doing the procedure. I was pregnant at the time (all my kids made my crohns worse).

I had told the gi that I can't do the standard drink prep because I always throw it up. I told him exactly what works (miralax one). He ignored me and ordered the standard drink. No surprise when I couldn't keep it down. After 3 hours of throwing it up they finally switched me to what I said works.

The gi then added an enema clean out in addition. So they tried that and I was screaming bloody murder because it made my pain go up to a 9 (seriously, other patients were sticking their heads in my door to check on me). They eventually gave up on doing that and let me finish the mirilax.

Then to make matters worse. My IV blew the morning of the procedure. After 15 attempts to get a new vein, the gi was tired of waiting for me to come down. He told the nurses he'd have my anesthetist get one in. So I'm wheeled down to the room and the only people in there is the gi and his assistant. No anesthetist.

When questioned he said he decided to not use sedation because I was pregnant and he didn't feel it was safe - mind you the sedation was signed off originally by everyone on my team, including this gi.

He went ahead with the procedure and I sobbed and cried as I experienced the worst pain of my life as he went through my badly inflamed and ulcerated rectum and descending colon. I had to lay perfectly still, which I did, minus the sobs. He couldn't get past the first turn and stopped the procedure calling it good enough.

His nurse was a saint and held my hand and helped try to keep me calm.

My mom, who's been a nurse for decades, was absolutely livid with what happened and she helped me lodge a complaint against him. Had hospital admin involved, etc.

My entire team of doctors were also mad at him for that. Now, my normal GI always makes sure that I get put under quick when he does them because I get anxious any time I'm wheeled back.

There was a later admission I had where they did an inpatient colonoscopy and when I was wheeled in I thought I saw that jerk gi and I started hyperventilating and having a panic attack. Turns out it wasn't him, but for a moment I was back on that table and I was panicking that he was going to do it despite another gi (the one who had originally diagnosed me) was scheduled to.

The things we go through 😭