Colonoscopy coming up-slow down enjoy it.

[Penn]

Psychologist Daniel Kahneman explains this discrepancy by differentiating between happiness according to the "experiencing self" compared to the "remembering self": when asked to reflect on experiences, memory biases like the Peak-End effect (e.g. we mostly remember the dramatic parts of a vacation, and how it was at the end) play a large role. A striking finding was in a study of colonoscopy patients. Adding 60 seconds to this invasive procedure, Kahneman found participants reported the colonoscopy as more pleasant. This was attributed to making sure the colonoscopy instrument was not moved during the extra 60 seconds - movement is the source of the most discomfort. Thus, Kahneman was appealing to the remembering self's tendency to focus on the end of the experience. Such findings help explain human error in affective forecasting - people's ability to predict their future emotional states

[LarryW]

Looks like some people just think too much. This guy needs to get into town, take in a movie, go to a bar and pick up a woman with a tattoo...geez, Louise!

[JJ_BPK]

I had my 1st one over 20yrs ago. Four more sense. No after the fact problems ever.

I have lost a couple friends that thought they didn't need one..

YMMV.

[JimP]

Had my first one in Key West by a staff of "tinker-bells". Easy-peasy. I'll have to tell the story some time as its funny as hell. Suffice to say - if you need to get your butt wrenched on, let someone at it that knows their way around butts. These guys were pro's and the easiest "procedure" I've ever had. Kudos to them.