Friday...

Well, glory hallelujah! The colonoscopy yesterday turned up none of the terrible things it might have -- just a severe case of hemorrhoids [indelicate, I know, but true:] and worn spots on the colon that my doctor says will heal if I start eating enough roughage. Plus he had a good treatment plan for the hemorrhoids.

I was surprised, though, at how much it hurt. They had promised me it wouldn't hurt. My guess is that the anesthetist -- because of my bizarre medical history with all medications ...