September 19, 2010

Damned scope prep

I'm starving to death in advance of drinking a gallon of this stuff.

For best results, no solid food should be ingested during the 3 to 4 hour period prior to the initiation of GaviLyte- C.
Now that's just annoying.

Posted by Linkmeister at September 19, 2010 03:22 PM | TrackBack
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I'll be interested in how this all goes, I think it's about time for me.

Posted by: Harry at September 19, 2010 04:43 PM

This is the second one I've had. The first was three years ago. The prep is far worse than the procedure itself, which is done under anesthesia.

In theory I think they're supposed to be done every five years after you hit 50. I stalled till I was 57 before I had the first one.

Posted by: Linkmeister at September 19, 2010 05:01 PM

Oh, hon ...

Could I just say that my first colonoscopy was done w/o any anesthesia (I had issues in my mid-20s).

Also, I have endured the barium enema (a'la _Apollo 13) w/o meds.

I hate you have to go through this, but I am on your (back) side.

Take care. Have a chuckle. Hoping for the best. *mwah*

Posted by: tomorrow at September 19, 2010 06:18 PM

My sympathies for your discomfort. Been there, done that, for hours.

I've had 3 colonoscopies since I turned 50; the first required the doctor to snip some polyps, the last check was so clean that I was given 10 years until the next one. This is comforting because the prep is just _nasty_: I've never been able to finish the entire gallon of that glop without puking. On the other hand, that's never mattered because what I can get down manages to clean me out completely.

Posted by: Bruce Cohen (Speaker to Managers) at September 19, 2010 08:03 PM

Hey, Bruce, they've improved it by giving the patient a little packet of lemon flavoring to add to the powder before mixing. Its taste isn't so bad with that stuff; the general feeling of being awash and bloated remains, however.

Posted by: Linkmeister at September 19, 2010 08:13 PM

Oh, nasty. The worst I've had to undergo so far in my career with medical imaging is the ol' barium milkshake, and a dye injection for a retinal scan.

Posted by: Rob McMillin at September 20, 2010 11:22 AM

Round two had better results than round one, thankfully.

Posted by: Linkmeister at September 20, 2010 01:37 PM