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Posted 10/14/2010 1:16 AM (GMT 0)
So I just don't know what to do.  As mentioned in other thread, there was already drama with my colonoscopy tomorrow.  I can't get the drink down, I'm so nauseous.  I don't know what to do, I haven't gone to the bathroom once today! (which is weird for me on a normal day lately, let alone having 2 laxatives and some of the drink in me...) It's already past 9 pm....sometimes it takes awhile for me to start going but this is ridiculous.  I'm so tired, my head is pounding, and with the nausea I don't know how I'm going to get down enough of the drink by the time I have to leave my house at 645am...

I wonder if taking a painkiller earlier messed things up.  I always thought they can slow down the digestive track, but when I talked to my dr's office today they said it was fine to take. 

I just took a zofran (not that they ever worked for my nausea before but im desperate) and even took two lorazepas which my dr had given me when I was going through the ridiculous nausea phase the past few weeks but i thought also they might help since theyre anti anxiety and my mom always thinks its more mental not physical but i disagree.

this just sucks so darn much after everything.  this day i felt so crappy and hungry and my head wont stop pounding and i can't believe this is all going to be for nothing.  i guess i can go there just to get the capsule endoscopy thing put in but i feel stupid going there just for that when apparently its something a lot of people just swallow themselves without going under but im horrible at swallowing pills.

i just wish i could be better at these things...i wish i could just chug the rest of the drink and have everything just work out.

Posted 10/14/2010 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
How much have you taken so far?

I would probably be sick if I chugged Moviprep down. I've always sipped it slowly, over a period of 2-3 hours. That way I don't get nauseous or overload my stomach with volumes of liquid. If you search for moviprep on HW, you should be able to find threads which have loads of other tips for getting the stuff down without actively throwing it all back up.

If worse comes to worse and nothing does come out (though you still have plenty of time), maybe they could give you an enema? Rather than not go in at all, it must be worth phoning up to see what they say.
Posted 10/14/2010 2:08 AM (GMT 0)
In your prep instructions do you have a time that if things aren't working to call the on-call doctor? With my doctor, depending on what time I started the prep and what time my procedure is scheduled for they always give me a time that if there are certain problems, like not going by a certain time or not clear by a certain time to call the on-call doctor.
Posted 10/14/2010 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
I did the chugging of like 9 doses in 15 min intervals about 1 month ago..needless to say it came back up. I used some suppositories to help me go initially thinging it was due to me having so much liquid in me. ..I went but not enough apparently. I called my GI office and they said if you are not cleaned out enough we willsend you home so they had me do enemas however I only have 1/4 of my colon left so technically my surgeon who did my resections said i really only need a flex sigmoid...Luckily I was cleaned out enough the miralax that did stay down started to take effect around 3 from 10 am...

I would definitly call and say you have having issues with the prep
Posted 10/14/2010 2:53 AM (GMT 0)
Sara I really feel for you! I think the other posters are right, maybe check with a dr to see if they can do the enema.

Best of luck

B
Posted 10/14/2010 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
Ive never had an enema, or ever had a dr suggest it for this. The problem about calling is that its already almost midnight now and I'm supposed to be at the hospital at 8:15 (which means I have to leave at 645)

My dr's office only has an emergency line but I dont know if I want to call for this, and if my dr isn't the on call dr they probably wouldnt have much to say. I wish my doc was like yours cupcake, that makes a lot of sense to give you a "what to do if you dont finish" line... I'm def not getting the colonoscopy...i just basically projectile vomited all over my tv room, pretty gross, but at least it was just liquid. but yeah, all over my chair, blanket, myself, all over the carpet, and my poor wii fit balance board :( And I don't even remember drinking that much liquid over the day!

This whole day was strange, not only did I not go to the bathroom, but I only peed once which is weird cause lately i've been peeing like every hour so I don't know why my body just decided to shut down, not go to the bathroom or pee. And when I threw up, even the two small lorazepam pills that I took came up perfectly whole, which i found really strange cause I think they were taken over an hour before I threw up. I tried so hard not to throw up. My mom suggested having some water. I manage to finish a glass of water and then 10-20 minutes later boom. So suffice to say, I'm not drinking anymore of the stuff...at 1140 pm, I'm throwing in the towel. It just sucks...I've had a bunch of colonoscopies in the past and yes, I always have trouble but I've always made it and was able to have it....and to not go to the bathroom even once? My body is just playing against me today.

I guess I'm just going to go anyways since they were doing the capsule endoscopy at the same time. So at least I can get that I guess...
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