Well, that was special
Apr. 22nd, 2013 10:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydySo, added to my list of things that are not as fun as they sound: colonoscopy.
The prep was...it wasn't as awful as I was afraid it would be. They said I could put Crystal Light into the prep liquid, and I did, and I drank it very fast. It didn't upset my stomach, and it didn't taste like very much, so that was all good. But I got very, very, very, very cold. The nurse said that this was a common result. I've heard that warming the prep liquid helps with that, but the idea of trying to drink that much of that crap while warm is...daunting. Best tip: baby wipes. 'Cause after a while, toilet paper begins to resemble sand paper.
I don't remember the actual colonoscopy. They said I might not. I remember making some whimpering noises, and I remember thinking that I was doing that because I was in pain, but I don't remember the pain. After that, I don't remember anything at all. They tell me I get a real anesthesiologist next time. Evidently, I kept on forgetting to breathe.
They removed a 15 mm polyp. And they want me to go back in a year. I am really, really not happy about this. I was under the impression that this was a once every 10 years sort of thing. Grump. I think I will schedule my next one for July, and buy an electric blanket. I am not kidding about being cold.
Oh, anybody use the Crystal Light liquid thingies? I have some Ice Tea and Lemonade flavor left. One unopened Ice Tea, one partially used Ice Tea, and one partially used Lemonade. (Actually, the Lemonade is Cub's house brand, but it's got the same ingredients.) I won't use them in the normal course of events. I don't like aspertame. But I don't like the prep even more.
The prep was...it wasn't as awful as I was afraid it would be. They said I could put Crystal Light into the prep liquid, and I did, and I drank it very fast. It didn't upset my stomach, and it didn't taste like very much, so that was all good. But I got very, very, very, very cold. The nurse said that this was a common result. I've heard that warming the prep liquid helps with that, but the idea of trying to drink that much of that crap while warm is...daunting. Best tip: baby wipes. 'Cause after a while, toilet paper begins to resemble sand paper.
I don't remember the actual colonoscopy. They said I might not. I remember making some whimpering noises, and I remember thinking that I was doing that because I was in pain, but I don't remember the pain. After that, I don't remember anything at all. They tell me I get a real anesthesiologist next time. Evidently, I kept on forgetting to breathe.
They removed a 15 mm polyp. And they want me to go back in a year. I am really, really not happy about this. I was under the impression that this was a once every 10 years sort of thing. Grump. I think I will schedule my next one for July, and buy an electric blanket. I am not kidding about being cold.
Oh, anybody use the Crystal Light liquid thingies? I have some Ice Tea and Lemonade flavor left. One unopened Ice Tea, one partially used Ice Tea, and one partially used Lemonade. (Actually, the Lemonade is Cub's house brand, but it's got the same ingredients.) I won't use them in the normal course of events. I don't like aspertame. But I don't like the prep even more.
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Date: 2013-04-22 05:02 pm (UTC)As for the breathing thing-- they should know of your sleep apnea any time it's possible you'll be knocked out for a procedure, but then you likely know this. I blather because I can be a walking public service announcement. (I think the Sleep Apnea Association/whatever recommends one wear a medical alert bracelet to indicate sleep apnea, possibly even also have it specify one's preferred pressure or other details or at least carry something with details on a card on one's person. Can't say I know of anyone who actually does this, though I did for a time.)
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Date: 2013-04-23 03:52 pm (UTC)