[Noah930]

Yes, both methods are routinely outpatient procedures. Timing the surgery with a colonoscopy will probably be difficult/not possible. First of all, the surgeon you pick may very well not do colonoscopies. So a good chance you'll have to coordinate with a gastroenterologist. Sounds not too difficult, but it's always harder than it sounds, scheduling-wise. And then, doing a colonoscopy (with its small amount of potential fecal contamination) at the same visit as a hernia repair (where they might use mesh in the repair--and you'd want to avoid contamination/infection at all costs) isn't ideal. Not absolutely impossible/contraindicated, but not ideal. But hey, ask your surgeon and see what he/she says.