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Posted 4/6/2009 12:42 PM (GMT 0)
I have to go in tomorrow for my 2 year scope and I am so NOT looking forward to this prep.  I am using Moviprep and the last time I used a liquid prep I about vomited everything.  This is my first time using Moviprep so I'm hoping that it isn't too bad.  *Crossing fingers*  I have to start it tonight at 6pm with the second dose at 9pm but I'm thinking of starting it a little earlier like at 5pm so my second dose will be at 8pm - maybe I can get some sleep afterward by then!

I keep thinking of how hungry I am going to be today! LOL  I need to get up to the store and get some jello or something.  But I HATE jello!  I guess it's better then being hungry all day but really I HATE jello. I'm not fond of broth either but I like it better then jello.  Sorry I'm rambling but anyway wish me luck on my scope tomorrow.  I'm not sure what time I have to go in because they will call later on today with the time.  I'm hoping it's early so I can get it over with.

Posted 4/6/2009 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hope everything goes well for you today and tomorrow.

I used a liquid prep in February and it worked very well. Everything came out the way it was supposed to. It was called pico salax and it tasted slightly of citrus. (http://www.pico-salax.ca/eng_home.html)

It wasn't "yummy" but it wasn't terrible. I had to take it at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. It was sort of bubbly and reminded me of the commercial for the bathroom cleaner where the scrubby bubbles would clean the tub without the person having to do any work!

I ate jello and sucked on popsicles and saved the broth for my meals!
Posted 4/6/2009 1:05 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck, Sherry. Prep is never fun. Try getting some popsicles. I actually used a popsicle to numb my tongue a bit before drinking the prep stuff - that way i didn't taste it as much.

Hang in there!
Posted 4/6/2009 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
     Good luck Sherry!!!  Did you eat lightly the last few days?  I find if I do that, then I don't have to drink most of the prep.  Doc always recommends I take that Nulitely or whatever that gallen jug is called.  I mix it up the night before and make sure it is icy cold.  I drink it through a straw too....ugh....just thinking about it sends shivers up me spine.  I start taking it early too...like about 1 pm because it takes me FOREVER to get it down. skull
Posted 4/6/2009 1:53 PM (GMT 0)
I already mixed it and put in the refridgerator because I remember reading on here that it's easier to take if it's cold. Oh and I definately will do the straw trick!
Posted 4/6/2009 2:46 PM (GMT 0)
Gooood luck! The prep is the worst! I always have to chase it with some water so I don't taste the crap!

Lol so my mom is wayyyy over due for her 50 year old scope and after 6 years I finally convinced her to get it done. So Tuesday she starts her prep and is freaking out about it. Now I'm not gonna lie...I find humor in it. Here is this parent of a kid who had her first scope at 15 and she's freaked out about having it done! tongue
Posted 4/6/2009 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck! I hope the prep isn't too awful and that you get good news after your scope. I used golytely for my prep, and mixed each glass with a BIG spoon of Country Time lemonade mix. It helped a lot!
Posted 4/6/2009 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
LOL Sam, that is so funny you mention that because when my friends or a family member has to get a scope I can't help but chuckle! I just tell them that I've been there and done that many many times when they look at me oddly because I was laughing :)

Thanks for the good luck wishes. I'm hoping this scope will tell me why I am still having D and cramping because other then those two symptoms I don't really feel bad at all. In fact, I've been feeling pretty good lately.
Posted 4/6/2009 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck with the prep, Sherry. I'll be interested in how it goes, because my GI says that's what I'll be using in August.

May you make it to the bathroom in time, every time. May the drugs they give you be delightful. And may your results be benignly revealing.
Posted 4/6/2009 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Christine, I had to respond to your comment: "I start taking it early too...like about 1 pm because it takes me FOREVER to get it down."

I found the same thing. I take Citro-mag (sounds like all preps are just as horrid), and my instructions say "Drink one bottle slowly over an hour. Wait an hour, then drink the second bottle slowly over an hour." As opposed to gulping it down in 2 minutes? HA. Anyway, I've had to do it twice now, and there's no way I can drink a bottle in one hour. It takes me about 4 hours to choke down 2 bottles. The first time I threw up some of the second bottle, but then I read online a tip to take a Gravol pill before beginning so the second time I was able to keep it all down. Ugh, it is wretched! Far worse than the scope itself!!
Posted 4/6/2009 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
Heck I don't mind the scope at all! It's that awful prep *shudders*! I don't know what the Moviprep tastes like but it can't be worse then the Phososoda - I hope!

So even after it taking so long to drink the other preps, it still does a good job of cleaning you out?
Posted 4/6/2009 6:40 PM (GMT 0)
Well I was very worried that it would not work since I was not able to follow the instructions to the letter, but the scope went fine so I have to assume it worked. I mean, it seemed to be working, all kinds of liquid was gushing out of my body, but how did I know what is it supposed to be like, having only done it twice? (and only once for a scope; the other time I guess was just to clean things out when I was constipated).
Posted 4/6/2009 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
I've ever done the Moviprep.....still sounds ucky...lol!

Why the popsicles and broth...you mean to consume today before the prep?
I think that, in part, is what made me more nauseated...doing the liquid diet with stuff I never consume...it was awful..and yes, the fleet was horrific, I cried when I had to take the second one.

I prefer the gallon preps with NO flavouring already in the mix or what I can add myself.

The straw is the key.....and hold your nose if you're sensitive to taste.

Hope it goes well.....I feel for you!

Do you usually stay awake during the scope? If so...share when you get back. If not..hope the doc will fill you in on some details before you have to go back for the biopsy results.

H xx
Posted 4/6/2009 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
I added lemon flavor crystal lite to mine. It was like drinking really salty lemonade but it went down ok. In between glasses I would sip on warm broth too.

Tennie

Posted 4/6/2009 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! Lordy is this stuff awful!! I mixed it in with lemon flavored gatorade and it somewhat hides the taste but not enough. Did I say Yuck!?

No Q, I get knocked out for mine and I prefer that way. I only did one scope in a twilight sleep and never again will I do that. I felt almost everything and they had to keep giving me more meds. But I will definately come back and tell ya what the doc said after I get home tomorrow.

I have to be there at 6am so I got lucky. I think I am the first one of the day so I can get home and eat some breakfast!
Posted 4/6/2009 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
I've always had my scopes in the morning and was allowed to eat the day before but only up until a certain time (like late afternoon). Basically it was like I was only skipping dinner and was able to eat my other meals the day before. I've only done the Fleet prep which wasn't too bad but I guess those are no longer on the market due to kidney damage. I don't know how anyone could drink a gallon of anything like some of you are talking about for a prep. I'm really freaking out now about what I'll take when I have to have my next scope. The Fleet stuff was always so easy for me (tasted horrible but I only had to drink one glass of it).

Good luck tonight with your prep and with the scope tomorrow!! I hope you'll be able to get some answers. Does Dr. Klein do it or does he have someone else do it?
Posted 4/6/2009 9:45 PM (GMT 0)
Dr. Klein does them. The last scope I had I did the Osmoprep pills and they were by far the easiest of preps but wouldn't you know? They black labeled so now onto this more "safer" stuff. Why do preps have to be so nasty?? Why can't they make them taste like cheesecake or blueberry muffins or something! LOL
Posted 4/6/2009 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
I was where you are one week ago today. Prepping. Nylytely. UGH.

The thing that made it tolerable was sucking lemons and limes(making sure I got no pith, nor seeds)
I also started my prep 2 hours earlier than they said and boy am I glad I did. I was still in the bathroom at 11PM.

I know you must be so hungry by now. I feel your pain.
Posted 4/6/2009 10:13 PM (GMT 0)
Actually I am feeling a bit nauseas and full at the moment. I just finished my first dosing of the night and I've already been in the bathroom 5 times. I have a feeling that I may not need the full liter of the next dosing. This stuff is going right thru me.

This prep is definately a lot harder on the hemmies that's for sure. Boy are they stinging at the moment!
Posted 4/6/2009 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck with the prep and scope
Posted 4/6/2009 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
     MMM...and I just finished a platter of meatballs and spaghetti... smilewinkgrin .  By the way, how often do you have colonoscopies?  My doctor said I should have them yearly after I passed the ten yr mark of UC, which was in Sept of last year.  I saw him a few weeks ago and he isn't pushing it.  Guess he doesn't want to upset anything.  My last colonoscopy was last May while in the hospital.  I was flaring but since I was on IV feedings, all I had to do was drink that stuff that tastes like 7UP.  Not bad at all really.  They were able to do the full test...all the way up with a pediatric scope.  Found out my UC is contained to the rectum and NO polyps.
Posted 4/6/2009 10:52 PM (GMT 0)

Christine1946 said...
     MMM...and I just finished a platter of meatballs and spaghetti... smilewinkgrin . 

 

 

 

nono   Not nice.

Posted 4/6/2009 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
LOL Oh that's mean Christine!  No worries, I plan on eating good tomorrow! turn

I tried responding to you 3 times already but I had to keep running to the bathroom.  Too bad I didn't have a laptop to take in there with me!  I go in every 2 years for my scopes.  I'm going on year 17 so since I'm after the 10 year mark and if every scope looks good then that is reason I go in every 2 years.

Posted 4/7/2009 12:51 AM (GMT 0)
Poor thing. At least it is almost over. I need to have one soon and I am not looking forward to the whole event, the prep, the procedure, the aftermath... Goodluck tomorrow.
Posted 4/7/2009 1:18 AM (GMT 0)
     OK, thanks.  I thought every two years would be sufficient, especially since I don't have polyps and the ulcerations are confined to my rectum  SO sorry about the meatballs and spaghetti comment....I was only teasing you.  tongue     Good luck tomorrow!  Let us know how you make out.
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