I got through the prep last night in just over an hour and a half. It was 68 ounces total, or 8.5 cups. That last 1/2 cup was cruel, as I thought that there were only 8 ounces left when I poured what I thought was my last glass, but they FOOLED me! My new process was great. I flavored the Halflytely ( or "poop juice" as my wife calls it) with orange, then fill up an 8oz container with it. I take a big swig of orange Gatorade, pound the poop juice as fast as I can with a straw (takes about
8 seconds), then chase it with another big gulp of orange Gatorade. Makes the impression of the actual laxative on the palate a fleeting one.
After that I waited...
Then Kablooey!~ for like 6 hours. Seriously that stuff makes you feel like your insides are being wrung out.
Got up this monring at 7am to take a 10oz dose of magnesium citrate, which I tend to forget abotu, but tastes just as bad and the Halflytly. YOu think you're through with prep after you drink the half gallon of Halflytely, but then have to gag that stuff down 3 hours b4 the procedure.. Not much left to purge at that point, so it just basically dehydrates you more. Drank more gatoradse to help replenish fluids for the next hour until I was "cut off" even from liquids"
Drove to my appointment with my wife and new baby, checked in, changed into the gown thing, got stuck in the hand, wheeled into the scope room, and then they schnockered me. This, to me, is the best part. Almost makes it worth it, except that it renders you worthless for the rest of the day.
Woke up feeling great. Even better when the doc told me that my colon looked great. Some inflamation in the rectum, but the rest was looking very good. He even gave me a photo of my "very healthy-looking" appendix, which I plan to frame and display over the mantle next to wedding photos. Doc said things looked so good that he didn't need to do another scope for 3 years, which I found encouraging.
Wobbled out the best I could, made the obligatory stop to the nearest rest-room to unleash a tirade of atomic farts, and then ordered the biggest plate of huevos rancheros I have ever seen. On the way home we got Blizzards at dairy queen, and I spent the rest of the afternoon asleep.
I have had bad flares in the past, but honestly, compared to so many of you, although troublesome at times, my condition could be so much worse. My heart goes out to everyone who is currently suffering symptoms of this god-awful disease.
May all of your scopes in the future be as uneventful as mine was today.