I HAD A COLONOSCOPY 5 YEARS AGO. 4 YEARS AGO I DEVELOPED SHINGLES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY ANUS, LEFT TESTICLE AND LEFT SIDE OF MY PENIS. I LOST ALL FEELING ON THAT SIDE OF THAT AREA. EVER SINCE THEN, I HAVE THE FEELING THAT I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. THIS IS A CONSTANT FEELING. I WENT TO THE VA AND THE DOCTOR SAID I SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER COLONOSCOPY. I AM 73 AND DONT FEEL THE NEED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY CANCER IN MY FAMILY. MY ANUS OPENING IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CATS. WHEN I HAD MY PROSTRATE CHECKED THE DOCTOR USED HIS FINGER, AND IT HURT LIKE HELL WHEN HE INSERTED HIS FINGER. COULD THE COLONOSCOPY HAVE DAMAGED THE INSIDE OF THE RECTUM. I WAS SORE AS HELL FOR 9 WEEKS AFTER. I JUST DONT FEEL THE SAME SINCE IT WAS DONE.