Colonoscopy prep tomorrow - oh, joy!

 I know this isn't a big deal in and of itself.  It's just that I get so sick-feeling and weak if I go even a couple of hours without a snack, and now it's ALL DAY!?  I don't remember that last time!  And the long hours of sitting on the pot....ugh.

But it's important, I know.  They need to get to the bottom (ha ha) of what's going on with my bowels, and why my gyno keeps feeling "something in there that shouldn't be there."  I'm just bellyaching.

Debbie  

((( Debbie )))

Listen, if I was having that tomorrow, I'd be having the same concerns as you. I think you're totally justified in needing some support on this. Even though it is extremely likely (like 99.9%) that everything about the prep will go as it should, it is still very disconcerting to have to be emptying your bowels - whether by choice when doing something like this, or involuntarily via IBS! It is unpleasant, period. So dont feel like it isn't a big deal. It is not an every day thing for you to do - so therefor you need to talk it out and would probably feel better knowing someone is there for you!

I'm like you, I need snacks to keep feeling fine, even though my blood sugar seems to be fine - I just run better with snacks. However, these weeks that I've been sick and eating almost nothing, I didn't snack. Somehow, I thought my guts would freak out, but they didn't. You're going to be okay without snacks and food today. Somehow I think your intestines know not to beg for food when they're going through this emptying procedure.

I hope they can find a nice plain fixable reason for the "something there" - and that you'll be back on your road to better health again soon.

Keep talking it out if you need to - we all understand!

Debbie, everything will work itself out   kidding aside, I hope tomorrow goes

well for you. I know you will be litteraly pooped out, so get some rest.

I hoped I cracked a smile

Hugs, Robin

Ah Debbie, you have my sympathy!!! I know the prep is the worst part for these tests, so good luck with getting it done, and good luck for the actual test. I hope the doctors are able to resolve whatever problem they suspect, and that you'll be feeling good again soon.

I'll be thinking of you, and sending soft, soothing hugs your way!

hugs,
Pam

Hey Debbie - how are you doing today? Just thinking of you.

I'd wait a bit longer but don't start too late or you'll be in the bathroom all night.

It's probably too late for you now but there is a bottled beverage called Isopure that really helps during a liquid diet. It is a clear liquid that contains about 50 g of protein/bottle but no carbs. It tastes better than Gatorade but it is really pricey. Around here, it is just over $4/bottle. I think it is worth every penny. They sell a powdered version but it is not clear.

Just yesterday, I found something called Isopure Plus in the nutrition aisle at CVS next to the Ensure. It's a 6 pack of small bottles, each has 15g of protein and 33 g of carbs. They only had fruit punch and grape flavors so this wouldn't work for a prep. The pharmacist is going to check into stocking a non-red flavor so he can recommend it when people need clear liquids.

I am extremely hypoglycemic, I need protein or my blood sugar drops. I once went in for surgery after a clear liquid diet and my blood sugar was in the 30's. I used Isopure before my last surgery and my blood sugar was in the low 80's when I checked in. I used 4 bottles plus Gatorade for glucose.

They used to sell a package of low residue food that you could eat the day before a procedure, it was fantastic. Unfortunately, they stopped making it because the GI docs wouldn't believe the patients could be clean if they ate. If I had known they were going out of business, I would have bought 4 or 5 just in case.

Well, I called and talked to my doctor's snippy little assistant.

The prep sheet I got from their office said one thing, the one that came with the gobbledy-gook said something else. She had NO sense of humor, was NOT going to grant me that it was strange that they said two very different things, (and I'm somehow supposed to know which one to follow) and then proceeded to read me the remaining steps, until I said, "yeah, I got that part." Finally, I said, "so it's the same for everyone, no matter what?" Miss Put-Out, in the Wrong Job, gee, SORRY for ruining your day!! I just wanted to smack her.

So, I guess I'm supposed to wait till 6.

Sleep tight. Debbie

I know you're in for your procedure right now as I type, Debbie, but I just want you to know I'm thinking of you. Hope it goes very simply and smoothly and that you're feeling better very soon. We're all thinking of you.

*hugs*

Thanks for asking!  Everything went fine, all they found was some "moderate anal tags," which I gather from the internet is no big deal.  I had told the nurse in the prep room that I'm on Clonopin and that last time I'd had some pain during the procedure, so this time, they really drugged me up.  In fact, they told my husband that they gave me more than the maximum of one of the drugs! (either Verset or Valium), which is kind of creepy.

Anyway, I felt absolutely nothing and had to be helped walking out to the car.  Took a 2-hr. nap.  Six hours later, I'm still really sleepy and a bit uncoordinated.  And having to retype about every other key.

The prep was the pits.  It took me 4 hours to get all that junk down!  Here I was, trying to celebrate our son's 28th birthday with him, and about every 5 minutes I had to SPRINT to the bathroom.....one time I didn't make it (sorry, tmi)  But sitting in one spot (on the pot) for hours is just too painful for me.  Anyway, it's over!

Hope yours goes well, Libby. 

Debbie

Hi Debbie, I'm glad everything went OK!!