RE: Colonoscopy, done.....WHEW!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Bert,

I admire you for being able to keep your fantastic sense of humor

through all this!

Love,

P.S. I'm pooped today!

[ ] Colonoscopy, done.....WHEW!!

Hello everyone,

I lived through it, but it was painful, even with the sedation! My GI

wouldn't let me use any other method of laxative but the Nuletly

(sp?).(already in the garbage) I could only drink a little more than

half

the GALLON! I couldn't believe how much there was of that stuff. I

swear I

thought I was going to vomit, and it was Cherry flavored. I had to mix

it

with Mountain Dew pop just to be able to drink what I did; my GI thought

that was funny. He said if all is well with the biopsies, I won't need

another one until I am 50.

(that's still too soon for me....LOL!)

He did 3 biopsies, one for Celiac, one for Crohn's, and I forget the

last

one. Otherwise my Colon looked healthy, except for the IBS he said. I

am

too be on a high fiber diet, but with Diabetes, it can be challenging;

my GI

understands that. So I wait until the results. He definitely wants to

do

the liver biopsy. I had anticipated that he was going to be reluctant

as

before, but to my surprise he was more than willing. He wants to check

me

for Lupus, AIH, and a few other things.

(the process of elimination)

Having with me all the time causes me to be distracted and I

(sometimes) don't remember everything the Doc's say. I always have a

re-fresher before tests anyways, so I don't worry too much about it when

these things happen. I can't believe how much lighter and better I felt

after having the procedure though; have any of you felt that way

afterwards?

Then of course I polluted my Colon and ate (some) pizza for dinner.

(my treat for being a good patient) ) )

Hope you all are doing well......

HUGS...

Bert.

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Bert for getting through this with such grace. I am

not looking forward to the day when I need it - early May is my

appointment and I have the laxatives waiting in the medicine cupboard

already. I had one some years back and I remember a lot of gas

trouble in the days afterwards. It was so awful I actually took an

extra day off work. But maybe that was my personal reaction. How are

you?

You mentioned that a high fibre diet was recommended and that you

have IBS. I have just found this great web site and have ordered the

book mentioned in it after all this was recommended to me by a fellow

IBS sufferer (a friend of a friend of a friend). Maybe check it out:

http://www.eatingforibs.com/eatcook.htm

As far as I understand it, there is good fibre and bad fibre for IBS

sufferers.

Hope you are havig a nice weekend with spring coming and all your

boys simply adoring you.

Take care,

Sophie

[Guest guest]

Hi Bert,

Feels good he to be able to leave the difficult things behind and you can sure be proud; you have been an example patient! Take good care.

With love Loes, The Netherlands

[ ] Colonoscopy, done.....WHEW!!

Hello everyone,I lived through it, but it was painful, even with the sedation! My GIwouldn't let me use any other method of laxative but the Nuletly(sp?).(already in the garbage) I could only drink a little more than halfthe GALLON! I couldn't believe how much there was of that stuff. I swear Ithought I was going to vomit, and it was Cherry flavored. I had to mix itwith Mountain Dew pop just to be able to drink what I did; my GI thoughtthat was funny. He said if all is well with the biopsies, I won't needanother one until I am 50.(that's still too soon for me....LOL!)He did 3 biopsies, one for Celiac, one for Crohn's, and I forget the lastone. Otherwise my Colon looked healthy, except for the IBS he said. I amtoo be on a high fiber diet, but with Diabetes, it can be challenging; my GIunderstands that. So I wait until the results. He definitely wants to dothe liver biopsy. I had anticipated that he was going to be reluctant asbefore, but to my surprise he was more than willing. He wants to check mefor Lupus, AIH, and a few other things.(the process of elimination)Having with me all the time causes me to be distracted and I(sometimes) don't remember everything the Doc's say. I always have are-fresher before tests anyways, so I don't worry too much about it whenthese things happen. I can't believe how much lighter and better I feltafter having the procedure though; have any of you felt that way afterwards?Then of course I polluted my Colon and ate (some) pizza for dinner.(my treat for being a good patient) ) )Hope you all are doing well......HUGS...Bert.

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

We can't always keep it all in, now can we....

.....hee....hee.....

Bert.

[ ] Colonoscopy, done.....WHEW!!Hello everyone,I lived through it, but it was painful, even with the sedation! My GIwouldn't let me use any other method of laxative but the Nuletly(sp?).(already in the garbage) I could only drink a little more thanhalfthe GALLON! I couldn't believe how much there was of that stuff. Iswear Ithought I was going to vomit, and it was Cherry flavored. I had to mixitwith Mountain Dew pop just to be able to drink what I did; my GI thoughtthat was funny. He said if all is well with the biopsies, I won't needanother one until I am 50.(that's still too soon for me....LOL!)He did 3 biopsies, one for Celiac, one for Crohn's, and I forget thelastone. Otherwise my Colon looked healthy, except for the IBS he said. Iamtoo be on a high fiber diet, but with Diabetes, it can be challenging;my GIunderstands that. So I wait until the results. He definitely wants todothe liver biopsy. I had anticipated that he was going to be reluctantasbefore, but to my surprise he was more than willing. He wants to checkmefor Lupus, AIH, and a few other things.(the process of elimination)Having with me all the time causes me to be distracted and I(sometimes) don't remember everything the Doc's say. I always have are-fresher before tests anyways, so I don't worry too much about it whenthese things happen. I can't believe how much lighter and better I feltafter having the procedure though; have any of you felt that wayafterwards?Then of course I polluted my Colon and ate (some) pizza for dinner.(my treat for being a good patient) ) )Hope you all are doing well......HUGS...Bert.