Hi all, I'm getting a colonoscopy this week to get checked out for any underlying causes of my fissure and also because of abdominal pains. I've had internal hemorrhoids for a while (years) and the doctor who is doing the colonoscopy says that while he's "in there" he can also do rubber band litigation on one or two of the hemorrhoids.

Has anyone here had hemorrhoids banded before? If so, is there anything I should be aware of with regard to side effects, pain, or impact on the anal fissure? Does the procedure hurt afterward or is it as simple as the doctors make it sound? This all assumes that there's no underlying colon condition found of course; I definitely understand that any condition they uncover could impact the normal course of treatment.

Thanks for any input. At the moment I'm somewhat happy to get a "free" hemorrhoid banding appetizer with my colonoscopy entree, but would consider skipping the banding if the side effects are undesirable.