I promised myself that I would NOT go into details about having a colonoscopy, especially not about the prep. There are some things that nobody wants to hear about-moving bowels is one of them.
But...in light of yesterday's post, I do have to mention one thing. Prior to yesterday, I was warned by many that drinking Gatorade is difficult and hard to gag down when mixed into the proper concoction. I had 2-32 oz. bottles of the elixir. (When did they quit making the White Frost Gatorade that tasted like Fresca? I was looking forward to it.)
The first spiked bottle went down fine. While I waited for the intended side effects, the unexpected happened. I began vomiting. This would be great if the scope was peering into my stomach. It was certainly purged and empty. I wondered how much good it was going to do when most of it was never going to pass through my intestines. After 4 hours of this, there was no way I could even think about breaking open the next bottle of punch. I sipped water, but even that became a violent protest.
The bottom line, I figure I got maybe a fourth of the recommended solution through me. I was afraid after all of that, they would deny my procedure this morning. (In spite of me being quite certain that my entire system was clean. I've lived in this body every single day of my life. I know it quite well.) Amazingly, they trusted me. As I suspected, clean as a whistle.
Forgive me for speaking of the unmentionables. I'm still under the influence of Propoful.
Disclaimer: If you are going in for a colonscopy, do not trust my personal experience. Follow your doctors advice, not mine.
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