Started fasting yesterday morning. Only able to have liquids till midnight - then nothing till after procedure. The liquid I had to drink to cleanse the colon was so horrible I could barely keep it down. I gagged every time I had to drink it. Sixteen ounces then two 16 ounces of water at 4:00pm. Then repeat again at 9:00pm.
All I had to eat all day was two cups of soup broth. Went to the bathroom so many times I lost count. At 11:00pm I had a popsicle then went to bed. Slept all night till the alarm woke me. More bathroom visits. My neighbor Evelyn picked me up at 8:30 and took me to the Gastro clinic.
I was taken in right away and prepped for the procedure. I had taken my blood pressure pill along with a half of a .5 Xanax but neither one helped very much. My blood pressure was 191/90.
They started an IV and within minutes the tech with the large hypodermic needle was there and promised me the "best nap I ever had" into my IV. I remember feeling the drug enter my body and within seconds I was out. Woke up feeling great.
Dr. Pellegrin came in and showed me photos of my colon and said no abnormalities except for Diverticulosis. Explained that I was having spasms and that is what caused the pain in my left side. Gave me script for Bentyl (for Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and Tagamet.
Then I dressed and Evelyn and her husband Robert took me to IHOP for breakfast. And boy did I eat. I was so hungry that I over did it and about an hour later I was back on the toilet.
Feeling ok now. Have two days to rest up and then it's to the dentist for a root canal on Monday. Oh joy!
Feeling ok now. Have two days to rest up and then it's to the dentist for a root canal on Monday. Oh joy!
No comments:
Post a Comment