tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post1296524779936499755..comments2023-06-26T08:14:24.173-05:00Comments on ACK! THBBBT!: Tips to prep for a colonoscopyRoseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027536960284875200noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-31521113580523040082012-12-19T21:02:08.084-06:002012-12-19T21:02:08.084-06:00The first time my Dad had a colonoscopy, he said t...The first time my Dad had a colonoscopy, he said to the nurse when he awoke, "I asked for a Bud Light, not a butt light..." I know he had that in his head before he went to sleep. I was stunned he remembered it when he awoke. ;-)Bouhttp://boudicca.mu.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-91284382534707549012012-12-18T21:49:01.017-06:002012-12-18T21:49:01.017-06:00Btw, Andy and Bou?
My music was "Dream a Litt...Btw, Andy and Bou?<br />My music was "Dream a Little Dream of Me". I asked my doctor if she was going to crank up the hard rock after I was out. She said yes.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027536960284875200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-15997392597230566092012-12-17T21:44:07.454-06:002012-12-17T21:44:07.454-06:00If you haven't had a colonoscopy in a while, y...If you haven't had a colonoscopy in a while, you may be delighted to learn that you can choose to take pills now instead of the chalky liquid stuff. Granted, the pills are large, and there are a LOT of them, but that's the route I took, and I was pretty happy with it.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027536960284875200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-59480628727997622312012-12-16T18:36:39.243-06:002012-12-16T18:36:39.243-06:00Andy is right. You have to read that. We pass th...Andy is right. You have to read that. We pass that article around the office every single time someone in our office has to go for a colonscopy. I think someone has the link saved to their desktop so they can just send it when someone walks in one day and says, "Ugh. I have to have a colonscopy..." Bouhttp://boudicca.mu.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-36058860661492199532012-12-16T04:59:53.491-06:002012-12-16T04:59:53.491-06:00Dave Barry is one of my favorite writers. This is...Dave Barry is one of my favorite writers. This is one of his best.<br /><br />http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/02/11/v-fullstory/427603/dave-barry-a-journey-into-my-colon.htmlAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-88862387455949509352012-12-15T15:03:03.365-06:002012-12-15T15:03:03.365-06:00If you drink the magnesium citrate as part of your...If you drink the magnesium citrate as part of your prep, read the label carefully. I followed my doctor's (limited) written instructions and downed the first nasty bottle in a few gulps. Then spent an hour barfing it up...while in the shower, since the other end was spewing as well from the earlier laxatives I was also directed to take. On the bottle's teeny-tiny directions, it says toMrs. Whohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756079166320905027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-10451906553686153742012-12-15T13:25:51.700-06:002012-12-15T13:25:51.700-06:00Wow. I will pass this on to my husband. He is ov...Wow. I will pass this on to my husband. He is overdue and is having one done in a couple months. <br /><br />I had an upper GI series and the barium swallow did the same thing to my body. I could swear it was more than 8 hours. Maybe it just felt that way...Bouhttp://boudicca.mu.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-88037973419139885402012-12-14T12:19:02.387-06:002012-12-14T12:19:02.387-06:00I didn't just want access to the bathroom for ...I didn't just want access to the bathroom for about 8 hours. I LIVED in the bathroom for 8 hours. Pillows, sleeping bag, laptop with netflix....I didn't chance anybody getting in there for "just a minute to pee" and blocking my toilet bowl access...<br />BTW Roses, I agree with everything that you listed in your post.Christie Crittershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409348100826092353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-75319010528246410572012-12-14T10:38:58.663-06:002012-12-14T10:38:58.663-06:00Vaseline. Lots and lots of Vaseline, and start sme...Vaseline. Lots and lots of Vaseline, and start smearing it on right from the get go. It will save you some misery...Thumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154314376352066709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29833316.post-21200177816062430142012-12-14T07:42:33.778-06:002012-12-14T07:42:33.778-06:00Can't offer any tips, I've been this same ...Can't offer any tips, I've been this same route and let's just say it ain't fun. Still, at least I got an all clear at the end of it - medically and, well, the other bit ...The Gray Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243748164095781725noreply@blogger.com