OT Colonoscopy tomorrow (Friday)

The subject tells it all. Today I am consuming large quantities of vile
tasting liquids and eating nothing solid. Also, I am not getting to far
from the throne room! At least the cats are happy that I will be home
all day.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:54:04 -0500, (---MIKE---)
wrote:

The subject tells it all. Today I am consuming large quantities of vile
tasting liquids and eating nothing solid. Also, I am not getting to far
from the throne room! At least the cats are happy that I will be home
all day.

This is one time when someone says you are full of it that you can
truthfully say that you are not.

Bud

William Hamblen wrote:
On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:54:04 -0500, (---MIKE---)
wrote:

The subject tells it all. Today I am consuming large quantities of vile
tasting liquids and eating nothing solid. Also, I am not getting to far
from the throne room! At least the cats are happy that I will be home
all day.

This is one time when someone says you are full of it that you can
truthfully say that you are not.

Bud

If you chill the liquids it helps. Also a nurse told me about a drink
powder I could add to make the liquid more palatable...er, less
unpalatable, but that sort of thing you need to check out yourself.

Anyway, they often give good drugs on the day.

--
Cheryl

On Nov 5, 6:54*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
The subject tells it all. *Today I am consuming large quantities of vile
tasting liquids and eating nothing solid. Also, I am not getting to far
from the throne room! *At least the cats are happy that I will be home
all day.

* * * * * * * * * ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

* (44° 15' *N - Elevation 1580')

From my own experience, prep is the worst part of the colonoscopy. I
had some vile "lemon/lime" flavor. Liquids the day before (white
liquids mind you), and 1/2 the bottle in the evening, the other 1/2
first thing in the morning ((((((shudder))))).

You have my sympathies on the prep. May the procedure go well for
you, and may you get an "all clear" reading.

Versed (conscious sedation) isn't bad, I remember the doc asking if
I'd like him to fluff my pillow for me, me saying, no it's fine, and
that was the end of my memory of the event (but I was technically
awake, they said).

---MIKE--- wrote:
The subject tells it all. Today I am consuming large quantities of vile
tasting liquids and eating nothing solid. Also, I am not getting to far
from the throne room! At least the cats are happy that I will be home
all day.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')


Have a good night! MLB

For the record, I am not a "virgin". This will be my third colonoscopy
in a year and a half (my doctor still has a few boat payments to make).
I am about half way through the prep.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

On 5 Nov, 19:46, (---MIKE---) wrote:
For the record, I am not a "virgin". *This will be my third colonoscopy
in a year and a half (my doctor still has a few boat payments to make).
I am about half way through the prep.

* * * * * * * * * ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

* (44° 15' *N - Elevation 1580')

Good luck with it. I had an endoscopy a few years ago, and was careful
to ask if they used the same tubes going up as they use going down.
They assured me that they don't, and that everything is carefully
sterilised between patients. There was an elderly lady next to me who
was getting the 'going up' treatment, and she looked really miserable
about it, especially when she confided to me that it was her 70th
birthday.

Mike can I ask why so many in the last 18 months

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
For the record, I am not a "virgin". This will be my third colonoscopy
in a year and a half (my doctor still has a few boat payments to make).
I am about half way through the prep.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Matthew asked:

Mike can I ask why so many in the last
18 months

On the first one they removed three pollups that were "marginal" so the
doctor wanted to make sure everything was still OK.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

"---MIKE---"
For the record, I am not a "virgin". This will be my third colonoscopy
in a year and a half (my doctor still has a few boat payments to make).
I am about half way through the prep.

Purrs for it to go well. I've had 4 and was awake for one of them and make
sure they knock you out. Best wishes. Hope this is your last one and they
find nothing wrong.
Kyla


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')