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I've been informed we have no GI's in Milton and all colonoscopies are performed by the few general surgeons here in town. Any personal experiences or preferences of those few we have to choose from?

Further - might there be board members here with crohns or ibd to share information re: local doctors, specialists, referrals for more specific testing and diagnostics, consults for ostomies, resections, 2nd opinions etc?

Thanks in advance
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I've had two colonoscopies with Dr Kolbasnik and a third is scheduled for May. He can do it at Milton Hospital or his clinic in Burlington http://gihc.ca/. I prefer the clinic because you're in and out in 45 minutes.

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Had a couple with Kolbasnik as well (both in Milton Hospital) no issues with him, experience went about as smoothly as could be expected given that we was putting a camera in my nether regions :p.

Makar Hossam Dr
330 Bronte St S, Milton, ON L9T 7X1
905-693-1795

He was prompt, that is all I recall. Based on that, i would refer him.

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I would strongly suggest that you and or any others having this procedure talk to the Dr and discuss any symptoms of being punctured during or having a hole pop/break open inside you after your released. Its a very small possibility that it can happen but it did to a relative of mine and the Dr didn't know during the procedure. Later that night the stomach started swelling, emergency surgery at 4am, no sepsis but a long recovery.
***IF NOT SURGICALLY REPAIRED VERY QUICKLY IT CAN BE A DEATH SENTENCE***

I actually did have that conversation with my doctor about 10 years ago. At that time, the odds of perforation were 1/1000 and the odds of death were 1/1,000,000. I assume the number varies with the skill of the surgeon.

That happened to my uncle. His colon was punctured during procedure, Dr. didn't know, but he wasn't so lucky. He collapsed in the dressing room, rushed him to surgery, but he didn't make it.

The above information is partially correct, the chances of having a perforation during the procedure are small close too 1 in 2-3000, that increases if you have a polyp removed and it is removed deep within the colon lining. However the death rate within 72hrs is approximately 50/50 if you experience sepsis.

Thanks everyone for your input.

John & 8 Ball - Thank you for the heads up re: Dr Kolbasnik. My gp mentioned him/hospital, but not an affiliated clinic. Thanks for the link.

Norts - Thanks for the nod to Dr. Makar, gp mentioned him also. Prompt is good - most especially after prep.

Korinthos and MiltonBorn - How terrible, horrible for you both. We are so fortunate when personally untouched by statistics, they become meaningless numbers we calm and reassure ourselves by. How utterly dreadful to be that 1 in 1000 to be perforated - Unimaginable to be that 1 in 1,000,000 to succumb. Awful, just awful. Thank you for sharing your stories. Hope they weren't local docs.

Statistically, we are not doing very well on this thread.
5 scopes - 3 uneventfuls - 1 major complication - 1 casualty

Another nod for Dr Makar..... a very professional clinic. My procedure (last spring) involved much less hassle / fuss / lack of privacy / discomfort etc than the two I've had at Credit Valley (which seemed to be major production numbers by comparison.)

Plus 1 for Dr Makar. He performs some in his office now or else at Milton hospital. I have had two performed by him.

I know he is very respected in the community.