Colonoscopy scene

Were, not we're... Autocorrect

They weren't as fun back then as today and the camera was the size of a Red One.

Plus the scene establishes Miguel as the "spouse" in the relationship which is probably the main reason for the scene.

uh, is anyone excited about a colonoscopy?

uh, is anyone excited about a colonoscopy?

I wondered the same thing. Obviously nobody WANTS to get a colonoscopy, but Andrew and Miguel seems particularly nervous when the doctor brings it up.

The doctor in that scene is a bit of a jerk so it's possible he's just suggesting unnecessary procedures because he knows Andrew is gay?

Others here are correct in factoring the invasiveness of a colonoscopy (particularly back then--tended to be done without sedation), and the doctor being a jerk. To add, wanting to do an evasive procedure right out the gate before other tests were done was not appropriate, as Andy and Miguel both thought it seemed premature.

Another issue with this doctor was he was not Andy's real doctor; not an HIV specialist and therefore clearly lacked understanding about the proper path for determining Andy's gastrointestinal symptoms. The colonoscopy probably should have been a test preformed after other testing excluded the cause of symptoms.