Lucky Me - Colonoscopy Prep Tomorrow!!!

[DVCLiz]

At least it will be over before the end of the year, I keep telling myself!!! I have put it off all year, but I'll be turning 51 in January so time to face the music.

So, what flavor should I choose? Pineapple, orange, mixed berry, lemon lime, or cherry?? Not that I think any of them are going to be tasty...

 

[Swimnoid]

UGH! BTDT! I was told no red drink though. I could have blue or lemon/lime.

Have fun and here's pixie dust for a good result!

 

[mjkacmom]

Lemon lime (this was the advice given to me from the office). Drinking the stuff wasn't so bad for me - I actually drank more at first than I was supposed to, and I still got it down. Call a bathroom - no sharing!

 

[Luv Bunnies]

I would go with the lemon lime. It sounds the least disgusting of the choices. Good luck and remember that this too shall pass!

 

[bzzelady]

You should ask for the bottle of Miralax to mix with 64 ounces of your favorite flavor of Gatorade. Much kinder to the system than that ghastly Colyte and Golytely stuff...not to mention half the volume (64 ounces as opposed to a full gallon )

Someone with a really twisted sense of humor must have named the "Golytely" stuff

 

[Hedy]

Things which people I have known have learned after it was too late-make sure all bottle of the sludge are openable, or else you may find yourself on a late night trek to CVS.

 

[stashbin]

I used the lemon lime stuff....get ready though, cause soon you will be able to stand flat footed and shoot over a fence!
After it is all said and done you will definitely be able to fly.

 

[kirbydog48]

I had one two weeks ago. I went with the lemon-lime....yummy! I had a few sips of cranberry juice after each glass. It's best to kind of relax the back of your throat so you can just down it. They said it would start working in 1-2 hours. It was more like 15 minutes for me! At least they give you good drugs for the procedure! I never thought chicken broth and jello could taste so delicious! Good luck!

 

[DVCLiz]

Thanks, everyone - lemon lime it is. I have a big jug of something I'm supposed to mix with water and refrigerate overnight. Then I have a couple of pills to take and I start drinking late afternoon.

I'm debating setting up a little table in the bathroom - with my laptop, my Kindle, a portable phone and a glass of Sonic ice to chew after my "cocktail."

Not.Looking.Forward.To.This.At.All.

Luckily, I am anticipating a clean bill of health and then I leave for a week at WDW on Sunday!!!!

 

[mhsjax]

You should ask for the bottle of Miralax to mix with 64 ounces of your favorite flavor of Gatorade. Much kinder to the system than that ghastly Colyte and Golytely stuff...not to mention half the volume (64 ounces as opposed to a full gallon )

Someone with a really twisted sense of humor must have named the "Golytely" stuff

I agree Miralax had no taste to it what so ever. And the coloscopy was a piece of cake, nothing to it.

 

[chager]

Make sure you have some moist wipes for your tush. So much nicer then t-paper. Also invest in some of those adult diaper things. JUST IN CASE!!! I ended up throwing up most of the stuff. All was ok for me though since I haven't really eaten since Nov anyway. I tried all the little things to get this down. IF I have to do this again I will insist on the small cup of stuff they can give you!!
I have to have the other scope (the one they go down the throat) on Wed.

Good luck with yours!!

 

[DVCLiz]

Make sure you have some moist wipes for your tush. So much nicer then t-paper. Also invest in some of those adult diaper things. JUST IN CASE!!! I ended up throwing up most of the stuff. All was ok for me though since I haven't really eaten since Nov anyway. I tried all the little things to get this down. IF I have to do this again I will insist on the small cup of stuff they can give you!!
I have to have the other scope (the one they go down the throat) on Wed.

Good luck with yours!!

I guess they have us coming and going, huh?

Ew, this is sounding grosser and grosser. I will be very glad when this is over and then I can say, "Oh, it was nothing - piece of cake" just like all the other lucky people who don't have to do this again anytime soon!!!!

 

[Swimnoid]

Well, at least the worst part is the prep. The procedure itself is a piece of cake.

 

[twoeeyy]

I did this back in Sept. I did not eat for 2 days prior to the prep day just to make sure that there would be nothing in me to be preped out ! the prep was a piece of cake. this actually kicked started my diet and I have now lost 30 lbs since sept 26th.

 

["Got Disney"]

I have one scheduled for January 18th...or something like that. I will also be 51 but on Jan 8th. DH had one last year and so did my girl friend. She said her sedation felt like she was on a LSD trip she said she tryed to watch on the camera but it was hard to focus. Other than that she daid it was easy. The prep however both told me is another story. Be sure to have lots of TP and a bathroom no farther away than 10 feet

Great way to bring in the New Year isn't it....kudos to all of us that are doing this test

Let me know how it went will ya.....soon I will be off and running...no pun intended

 

["Got Disney"]

I used the lemon lime stuff....get ready though, cause soon you will be able to stand flat footed and shoot over a fence!
After it is all said and done you will definitely be able to fly.

 

[Briarmom]

Hope your Kindle was charged!

 

[oybolshoi]

Thr prep is definitely the worst part ... I've lost count of how many colonoscopies I've had in the last ten years ... but once you've cleaned your system out it's all a piece of cake.

And I can't speak for others but my doctor gives me some good stuff for the test itself that pretty well dopes me up for the rest of the day ... I figure it's compensation for the prior evening's bathroom bondage.

Good luck with everything!

 

[hentob]

...... the prep was a piece of cake.

I thought the same thing.

Yes, you will be glued to the toilet, but it will clean your body out

Always look on the bright side of life.....

Good luck.

 

[DVCLiz]

Well, today is prep day!!! Clear liquids only until 7:00am tomorrow. I'm going to send my daughter out for banana popsicles. I start pills at noon and drinking at 4:00pm. God, this is going to be a long day...