The Bright Side of Colonoscopy

   Recently I was required  to have a colonoscopy.  I was referred to two doctors both of whom I turned down.  The first one insisted that I do two days of prep which I can’t do because I go to dialysis every other day.  He said it’s because I'm diabetic, which I am not.  If that doctor thought all dialysis patients are diabetic what else could he get wrong at my expense?  The other doctor only do colonoscopy on my dialysis days.  I decided that even if it cost me the transplant disqualification, I was not doing it with those two.
   The third colonoscopy doctor I was referred to, Dr. Stefan Chin, was more accommodating.  He agreed to do it on a Monday morning, and during the holiday season at that.  The prep instructions he handed me were clear and easy, unlike the other two whose orders were tough and inflexible.
[image error]    The prep packet said the Moviprep could make me feel nauseated so I braced myself for 2 liters of bad tasting medicine.  It turned out to taste like mild lemon juice.  I expected the prep to give me stomach pains but there was absolutely no pain, just a lot of time in the toilet.  So I took my phone with me and played my games.
From:  news.softpedia.com   The instructions handed me said I could only have clear drinks like any colorless soda, no food except gelatin and broth.  So I made gelatin and my favorite ‘nilaga’ beef broth from scratch.  For a dialysis patient who has endured fluid restrictions for five years, unlimited broth and soda is actually a treat.  To get my mind off the prep I binge watched my favorite Amazon Prime TV show, Justified.
   On the day of the procedure, Dr. Stefan Chin and all his staff (all Filipinos) made me comfortable.  I woke up from it like nothing happened.  So where’s the colonoscopy everyone said was horrible?  Maybe it depends on which doctor you’ve got.
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