To everyone who warned me - Democratic Underground

Dave Reynolds

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Tue Nov-01-05 06:39 AM
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To everyone who warned me

about colonoscopy prep and working. You were right, I was very very wrong.

Off to the doctor now, may I have good wishes?

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khashka

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Tue Nov-01-05 06:41 AM
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1. Good wishes most definitely

Don't worry, though..... the prep is the bad part.

Khash.

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Dave Reynolds

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Tue Nov-01-05 08:31 PM
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5. The prep was nastiness.

I made it about 2 hours at work and had to beg my helper to finish, as I could not be very productive.

The procedure was nothing, and I have beat family genetics. No polyps!

Either that, or I really AM the milkman's baby.....

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khashka

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Tue Nov-01-05 09:26 PM
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12. Told you so....

Khash.

(And congrats on a clean bill of health!)

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GreenPartyVoter

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Tue Nov-01-05 09:37 PM
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14. Congrats.. I have to go do that sometime soon. I dread it

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khashka

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Wed Nov-02-05 08:04 AM
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16. Don't dread it...

The preps no fun (used to be you had to drink a gallon of vile stuff which caused terrible cramps, now you can just take a pill) - and you spend a lot of time on the pot.

But the procedure is OK. Mostly it's just embarrassing but they knock you out first. You won't even know it happened.

It's way better than the alternative - colon cancer, colostomy bags, chemotherapy, death....

My grandmother died from colon cancer.... trust me, it's pretty ugly and very painful.

So just go do it. But don't dread it.

Khash.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Wed Nov-02-05 01:41 PM
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17. Oh I dread it because I have had it done before and worry what they might

find in there. :( I have had ulcerative colitis since I was 10. I am now 34 so I am in a higher risk group for colon cancer because of the disease.

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KitchenWitch

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Tue Nov-01-05 06:42 AM
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2. Best wishes

The soreness goes away after about a day or so.

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Patiod

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Tue Nov-01-05 08:37 AM
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4. The soreness and the farting

Sorry, but it's true. You do NOT want to be in public right after any of those procedures.

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Dave Reynolds

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Tue Nov-01-05 08:32 PM
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6. I'm not too sore,

just really tired.

And I have been eating like a hog all day.

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Clintmax

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Tue Nov-01-05 06:42 AM
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3. *shudder*

Dude...OMG! :scared: Good luck.

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Dave Reynolds

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Tue Nov-01-05 08:33 PM
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7. All is well,

"clean as a whistle" the doctor said.

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miss_kitty

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Tue Nov-01-05 08:35 PM
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8. If you've gone through the prep, you've gone through the worst

it's one of the best things you can do for your colo-rectal health

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Dave Reynolds

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Tue Nov-01-05 08:57 PM
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9. All done,

and luckily now I can wait 10 years until the next.

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Penndems

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Tue Nov-01-05 09:40 PM
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15. Totally agree

The prep was the absolute worst. The test itself was a cinch.

As was I ever relieved when the results came back! Thank goodness it'll be another ten years before I need another colonoscopy.

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WCGreen

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Tue Nov-01-05 08:59 PM
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10. I helped the Mrs.....

Oye.....

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Dave Reynolds

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Tue Nov-01-05 09:02 PM
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11. I could have read a damn novel.

Skip that Reader's Indigestion stuff...

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WCGreen

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Tue Nov-01-05 09:36 PM
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13. Yea really....

It was hot and our air conditioner went out....

She was miserable...

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