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33. prep and procedure

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Thu Dec 12, 2013, 08:26 AM

Dec 2013

The procedure itself is not a big deal. With luck, you will remember none of it.

You MUST have someone else drive you home, because the Versed causes amnesia and you can, like, forget you're driving a car.

I've had different experiences with the prep. The first time it was not bad. None of the discomfort I expected from "diarrhea." I had to hang around in the bathroom with a book for hours ,but that was it.

However, apparently they no longer, in most places, use that preparation, some Fleet stuff that has been linked to kidney damage. The more recent time they had me take lots and lots of Miralax and Ducolax. The prep was horrible. I was weak and seriously concerned for my heart (I'm not a spring chicken.) I stopped at about the 6 times mark rather than continue to all 8 because I just couldn't do it. Fortunately 6 was enough to have things emptied out.

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I'm 52 and having my first colonoscopy Saturday. Tell me anything. [View all] cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 OP

Gatorade is good because it has electolytes. Stay close to your turlet! NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

Yeah, the fasting. I'll get through the day Friday okay... I'm a HUGE water and Iced Tea guy. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #3

People who have been thru it say dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #62

You are not going for a long drive right in the middle of the fasting part are you? Maraya1969 Dec 2013 #71

Safely ensconced in a hotel room close to the hospital. n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #72

K-good. Just checking on ya! Maraya1969 Dec 2013 #73

The worst part is the fasting and then the prep! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #2

Thanks Doll! cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #5

I'm sorry about your friend... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #6

The prep is hell ashling Dec 2013 #4

So true, the meds prevent awareness/memories of the actual scoping. HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #36

Watch the video during the procedure! It's one of the only chances you get to see struggle4progress Dec 2013 #7

People often sleep through it. MattBaggins Dec 2013 #9

Up at four for two more liters. Good thing I normally get up at five. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #11

Did you get the big jug of PEG? MattBaggins Dec 2013 #12

Won't get the jug o' stuff til Friday morning. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #14

You might consider drinking coconut water afterwards then. kentauros Dec 2013 #21

Not sure I know how to take this. Are you saying... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #10

I found the video fascinating. It was a view of myself I seldom get, though some people say struggle4progress Dec 2013 #13

I found it fascinating, too. kentauros Dec 2013 #19

This video? Turbineguy Dec 2013 #32

I've never seen a funnier sharp_stick Dec 2013 #56

Soon it will be Sunday...nt Walk away Dec 2013 #8

The prep is not hell, it's inconvenient and you'll feel deprived. graywarrior Dec 2013 #15

Thank You. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #16

are you a vegetarian? azurnoir Dec 2013 #18

Well, I've been a vegetarian since 2000 kentauros Dec 2013 #20

I'm a vegetarian - no extra prep was needed. anasv Dec 2013 #34

Same here! graywarrior Dec 2013 #41

I second that suggestion about eating light for a couple of days before fasting! It helps. CTyankee Dec 2013 #37

I was pleasantly surprised to find out myself the prep wasn't that bad at all Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #50

Ah yes the five second high sharp_stick Dec 2013 #55

Seriously, I've been sober since '87 and that was an awesome surprise! graywarrior Dec 2013 #58

Best advice ever: Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #17

+1 Fearless Dec 2013 #24

It's the only time in your life you'll actually be Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 #22

You should watch this video for an idea of what the prep is like: kentauros Dec 2013 #23

Laughed my head off. So true! n/t Paper Roses Dec 2013 #25

OMG! graywarrior Dec 2013 #42

It doesn't matter what you mix it with Major Nikon Dec 2013 #26

There are a few different 'prep' drinks now. SeattleVet Dec 2013 #27

Depends or puppy training mats to sit on intaglio Dec 2013 #28

they make you drink the gatorade BainsBane Dec 2013 #29

Buy some of the softest toilet paper avebury Dec 2013 #30

My husband just had one and yes mix that drink with G'ade sarge43 Dec 2013 #31

prep and procedure anasv Dec 2013 #33

The procedure is a cakewalk.. sendero Dec 2013 #35

Will they give you propofol to knock you out? CTyankee Dec 2013 #38

I think you're right. anasv Dec 2013 #81

Yup. I don't do Pap tests any more either. Any problems, I go to Planned Parenthood (where I CTyankee Dec 2013 #82

Prep sucks drink the yellow gatorade (NOT RED) Rambis Dec 2013 #39

Take the pills, not the laxative drink! Lasher Dec 2013 #40

aha! there are pills, eh? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #63

Oh, I don't know what to say about that. Lasher Dec 2013 #67

The worst part is the prep of drinking that gallon of gross stuff. geardaddy Dec 2013 #43

If you live thru the prep, the actual procedure is a piece of cake. patricia92243 Dec 2013 #44

THANKS EVERYONE! cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #45

Here's some advice I didn't get until AFTER the prep Major Nikon Dec 2013 #59

Make sure your doc has itty bitty fingers. RedCloud Dec 2013 #46

LOL I'm thinking of having my Wife write cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #47

The procedure itself is a breeze. You won't be awake for it. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #48

Two words - baby wipes 2theleft Dec 2013 #49

Make sure you have the right doctor abq e streeter Dec 2013 #51

And you will ask yourself, "How can I possibly have that much in me?" Tom Ripley Dec 2013 #52

The prep is the hardest part LiberalEsto Dec 2013 #53

I am right behind you... HipChick Dec 2013 #54

I expected non-stop crapping the day before but that didn't happen. valerief Dec 2013 #57

You did that on purpose, didn't you? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #70

Ha! Sorry, but that would've wormed into your brain anyway. You can always ask, valerief Dec 2013 #74

It's not as bad as you imagine it will be, and you'll be glad, afterward. Paladin Dec 2013 #60

Piece of...uh...cake... onager Dec 2013 #61

LOL n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #64

Had more than a few of them... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #65

FYI, about the fasting... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #66

If they find oil, make sure you have the mineral rights. n/t A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #68

You so funny... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #69

I just had to share this; The Late, great Dennis Wolfberg and "The Rigid Sigmoidoscopy" A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #75

The prep is the hardest part. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2013 #76

The guy's a trucker! A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #77

Yep. Driving the Freightliner back up the hill directly after. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #79

Dare ya go! n/t A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #80

Not to worry. No driving for me. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #78

I was there ten years ago DFW Dec 2013 #83

Yeah be prepared to SHIT your brains out bigdarryl Dec 2013 #84