About a year and a half ago, I was told by my doctor it was time to schedule a mammogram and a colonoscopy. The mammogram was pretty easy. I do have boobs and they squish them close to pancake flat. That's okay as long as there's nothing to worry about.
But that colonoscopy...no one has nice words for this.
First off, no seeds, nuts, fruit with nuts. Bleh! Six days later, last meal. Day before, drink clear juices, no red or grape anything. That evening, drink the prep.
So here's my tips:
1. Hawaiian rolls and roasted deli chicken sandwiches are good. In fact, my new fav sandwich.
2. Mix equal parts of apple, grape, and 7 up. Drink as much of this as you want.
3. From a friend, drink the prep with a straw. Disclaimer: I tried this and it didn't work for me. In fact, I never want anything faux cherry flavored again.
4. Drink a bit of the prep, water, prep, water, until it is all gone. This helped dilute the faux flavor.
5. There isn't a five. I kept hoping I'd think of something, but I've got nothing.
The instant the sedative was injected, I conked out. I'm such a lightweight. The nurse woke me and after a brief visit with the doc and was told I was fine, I went home.
It is my greatest wish for when the next ten year appointment rolls around, something better will be invented instead of what I had.
Have any tips to share?
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Tip ... even if you're a lightweight when it comes to knock-out drugs, do not insist that you only need a partial dose. Take it from me, waking up during the procedure is not fun. First there is the excruciating pain from inside you, and later there is the sore throat from screaming until they got me knocked out again. :D
Hi, Kathryn! I slept through the whole thing--gratefully. I just can't imagine otherwise.
They do have virtual colonoscopies called colongraphies. However if ther’s anything suspicious they’ll do a colonoscopy to get a better look anyway.And there’s still a prep although it’s supposed to be easier.
Hi, 20pat! I have not heard of the colongraphies. I hope the prep is better 'cause the regular prep is bad. Drinking that stuff...
The water secret is a good one. I ate jello in between. It seemed to help and made my tummy feel better. I mixed lemon jello with lime jello. It wasn't half bad :)
I had the scope from the top and the bottom this year. They had me floating pretty good. I told them I did not want to feel anything and I sure did not want to know when that camera went down my throat. I was still pretty giggly when we got home. I can see why you need a driver :) LOL
I'm really glad everything was OK for you. I think just getting the AOK helps to feel better after.
Hi, Crystal! I should have made jello, but I did an apple grape juice drink topped with 7up and that was good. It's always a huge relief to find out there are no issues after that test. Thanks for sharing today!
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