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Right now I'm ... Janine awesomeness
sue me, my brain is fuzzy. if you could figure out whether the mafia had anything to do with his death, maybe grab a quote or two, that'd be great.
That's all right, Larry. I hope you have a safe trip and enjoy your family time! :)
Next time, for sure, Alecia. With a camera.
thanks Larry!
if that's too much though, i could still take a taco. just saying.
if that's too much though, i could still take a taco. just saying.
You can trust Larry to get a picture, unlike the unreliable Janine & Jonathan. How could they have forgotten? What planet are they from?
For sure, Larry! And I want all of you TCer's to know that me agreeing to have my picture taken is a huge concession on my part...I really hate to have my picture taken, but I will do it for you guys. :)
Esme wrote: "right now, i am feeling like absolute crap due to my stupid fever and inflamed eye. and i am researching conspiratorial theories over JFK's assassination and watching reruns of House. all while pop..."Aw, you're sick (again), Es?
It's baaaccckkk! ::cue scary music::
You know, Justin, you might fit in pretty well around here if you can refrain from picking on Esme. :)
As the older brother, aren't I allowed that privilege?
NO!
I think we might really like you Justin. Good to see you are worrying about your sister. ;)
Justin wrote: "As the older brother, aren't I allowed that privilege?"Not on here, no. :)
Gee, I'm blushing.And as much as I really hate to say it, I kind of am worried. Because every time Es gets sick, she ends up with a broken bone. And then we'll all get a three hour lecture from Dad about being healthy.
Justin, you're welcome in TC, of course... but the rules pretty much are clear about being courteous towards other members - not just towards your sibling, but also keeping in mind that your posts directed at each other in volume may seem discourteous towards the rest of the group. Same is directed towards you, Esme... Neither of you are in trouble. That's just more of a heads up. :) Frankly, I find your razzing each other kind of amusing so long as it doesn't get mean or harrassing. Then it just becomes awkward for the rest of us. I do hope you feel better soon, Esme. Now, with that said, we have other people in our group who are husbands and wives, IRL friends, etc... and I think you're the first brother/sister members to be active on our boards. So consider this: TC's a fairly large group. YOU, by virtue of being the first brother/sister to post here, can set the standard for communication for any future brothers/sisters that may join. I would love it if my sister came around here or even my brother but they both think the internet is stupid, so... :)
wishing that the next 3 hours will fly by really fast so I can go home and sleep (only got 3 hours worth of sleep last night, because I couldn't fall asleep after a heated discussion...)
I'm preparing for my first colonoscopy tomorrow morning. My buddy Dr. Tom is going to make sure my colon is pink and free of polyps. Lucky me. So I had breakfast this a.m., now just clear liquids until tomorrow noon-ish. Kind of dreading that 64 ounce cocktail this afternoon, starting at 4 p.m.Any tips for me from the non-Buckaroos out there??
Any tips for me from the non-Buckaroos out there??Cynthia- From a friend's experience, let me tell you that if you feel like you are going to throw up from drinking 64 ounces of colon cocktail, sit on the toilet and put a garbage can in your lap rather than kneeling in front of the toilet.
Thanks, Kristina. My husband told me to make sure and drink the final, bitter juice while sitting on the toilet. Hopefully there will be no barfing involved.
Ghost Town? I'll add it on Netflix, Barb. If you can't laugh at this stuff, you're screwed.
Heidi wrote: "Justin, you're welcome in TC, of course... but the rules pretty much are clear about being courteous towards other members - not just towards your sibling, but also keeping in mind that your posts ..."
can we just clarify that it includes no embarrassing stories?
and hope all goes well with your colonoscopy, Cynthia!
can we just clarify that it includes no embarrassing stories?
and hope all goes well with your colonoscopy, Cynthia!
Thanks Esme! You've got something to look forward to in your golden years--kind of a Tupperware party for your own asshole.
Cynthia, my family has a history of colon cancer, so I had to start with the colonoscopies in my 20s. They've apparently made it waaaay easier to prep now. Back then I could only have clear liquids for 3 days and then had to drink the cocktail several hours before the procedure. Let me give you the cheap cliff-notes version of my experience:
Day 1 of clear liquids:
I woke thinking, "Hell yeah! I can DO this..." I made my grocery list from the list of okayed foods/drinks - lots of lemon-lime or clear gatorade, low sodium chicken and veggie broth, sugarfree lemon jello, toilet paper.
I pretty much spent the day sipping on broth and snacking on jello and gatorade and never really felt hungry. It was totally easy and manageable.
By the evening, I made a second store run for more toilet paper... lots more.
Day 2: I woke with a ridiculous headache, thinking "OMMFG!!! I have to go through TWO more days of this?! I BETTER be losing weight." I started my morning preparing a bowl of chicken broth and a bit of gatorade. The queasiness started almost immediately as the broth warmed in the microwave. That SMELL! Ugh. I made it through a few sips before I had to throw up. So I tried the veggie broth, low sodium - much, MUCH better. Lemon jello - you've got to be friggin KIDDING me! No way I was touching that stuff. It smelled weird to me, too.
Another store run to buy several cans of veggie broth. Also, gatorade was starting to taste funny, so I switched to water. Addendum to plan for the day - go to bed early... then maybe you won't feel so hungry and tomorrow will come faster.
Day 3 - I'm dyyyyying!!! No seriously - Jesus did this for 40 days and 40 nights? For real? Somebody's fibbing. NOBODY could do that. Well, Jesus probably... The clock took its sweet time on this day. It dragged and dragged and dragged... and I was fantasizing about what I'd eat after the procedure.
No more broth, no more gatorade, no more jello... just plain water. I could've had as much as I wanted of the broth, jello, or gatorade, but my body told me otherwise - water or water. Those were my choices. So I drank tons and tons of water that day to keep the hunger at bay. And I spent all day long on the toilet. I didn't even try to get up except to refill my water. My legs stayed numb and my butt had that toilet indention from sitting too long.
Day 4 (the colonoscopy is scheduled at 10) -
I woke feeling fairly lightheaded, but all in all, I felt pretty good... until I had to drink the cocktail. It was beyond unpleasant - I felt beyond bloated and the pain from the pressure on my bladder and other organs was pretty miserable, too. I stayed curled up in a crouching/fetal position on the toilet until my ride showed up to bring me to the clinic.
They gave me the choice of a local anesthetic or a full anesthetic to knock me out. I opted for the local... how often does one get to see his/her own insides in real time? Big mistake. BIG mistake. Although I couldn't feel EVERY little thing, I could still definitely feel a significant bit of the "pressure" from the camera tube, and it HURT. I asked them if I should be feeling as much as I did. It was too late at that point to do anything differently. I would've had to reschedule the whole event and NO way I was gonna go through the fasting again. Needless to say, I knew EXACTLY where the camera was because I could feel it... and I could watch it. I had a bit of love/hate for that camera tube that grew into a heavy dislike/hate. I didn't see anything unusual. I kind of expected a monster or a worm to jump out or something and start talking to us (I was feeling loopy from food deprivation)... something to make all this worth my while. Nothing extraordinary happened, though. My colon was clean. I didn't lose any weight.
SO, my advice to you would be this, Cynthia:
Stock up on plenty of toilet paper if you haven't already.
and
When they give you the option to stay awake and watch or get knocked out, definitely take the knocked out. If given the choice between colon tv or a flit to the land of nod, I'd definitely pick my dreams on any given day of the week. Colons blow.
Good luck! :)
I'm feeling queasy just reading that. I'm so sorry Heidi! Good luck Cynthia.
now i'm dreading the golden years...
Is this a gallon of GoLightly? I had to take it for a surgical procedure last summer. It just tasted like saltwater to me. It just felt like I'd better hurry to the bathroom, nothing different than that. I had people over and we played games while I drank my way through the gallon of stuff. No problems! Good luck Cynthia!
Carol wrote: "Is this a gallon of GoLightly? I had to take it for a surgical procedure last summer. It just tasted like saltwater to me. It just felt like I'd better hurry to the bathroom, nothing different than..."No. I don't think it was the same... It was some stuff that tasted like a mix of pedialyte and chalk.
Lyzzibug wrote: "I'm feeling queasy just reading that. I'm so sorry Heidi! Good luck Cynthia."Pfft... that was like 15 years ago. I haven't experienced it like THAT since then.
glad it's not like that for you anymore, Heidi.
Carol wrote: "glad it's not like that for you anymore, Heidi."I haven't been back. :)
kristina - i had my one and only colonoscopy last year (no prison jokes RA or clark)and it went swimmingly. not to say it was a pleasurable experience or anything but the pre-game tailgate (as it were) party wasn't that bad with all the liquids you have to drink. they wheeled me into the room where you get scoped (using the whole hand there doc?) after giving me the sleepy juice (come to think of it this did feel a bit like date rape) and then told me to roll over on my side. i remember thinking "i don't feel sleepy at all" and then the the physician walked in. the last thing i remember is saying "hey doc, you got new shoes" and then i woke up in the recovery room smoking a cigarette. (i made that last three words up)
I had my colonoscopy in 2007 in Clark County, NV. You know, the clinic that reused vials of anesthetics and exposed 50,000 people to HIV, HEP B & C. Largest mass mailing in U.S. history: 50,000 warnings to get tested for those diseases. lucky me.
Michele wrote: "I had my colonoscopy in 2007 in Clark County, NV. You know, the clinic that reused vials of anesthetics and exposed 50,000 people to HIV, HEP B & C. Largest mass mailing in U.S. history: 50,000 war..."Ohhh, that beyond seriously sucks.
Heidi, prep is down to one day now. I ate breakfast yesterday, had my laxative and 64-ounce cocktail yesterday late afternoon. (took me 3 hours to drink the 64 ounces.) This a.m. I had 10 oz. of magnesium citrate. Tastes kind of like sweet tarts. So I'm clean as a whistle, due to go under the scope at 9:45. Sorry about Michele and Heidi's nasty experiences, I think it's much better now.
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "and then i woke up in the recovery room smoking a cigarette. (i made that last three words up)"Nuh-uh! Those have been words for a loooong time, especially "a." I remember using that one at least 40 years ago!
I wanted to tell Dr. Tom a joke before the procedure, saying what, you're not going to buy me dinner first? But I figure he'd heard that one. All is well, I have a twisted colon but polyp-free. Only tough part was two nurses trying to get an IV into my wimpy veins and banging them up pretty good. One of them spoke of a blown vein, they they called an EMT. The EMT, Aaron, was quick and to the point. Needle in, vein threaded and on his way. God bless Aaron.
Glad to hear that you're okay, Cynthia--and that the whole ordeal is over.
Congratulations on the healthy colon!
Yes. Don't have to do that again for 10 more years!
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10 years? Really?
writing a damn speech on 1984 and ignorance and political extremism and all that shit. how can one possibly fit all that stuff onto two pages???
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Yes I will, Alecia. But my free time on Wednesday and Friday will be wrapped up with family stuff, I'm afraid.