tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post6970704649557125875..comments2024-03-26T20:18:45.133-05:00Comments on The Generation Above Me: The Prep Not the ColonoscopyKaren D. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-20664775868271872842014-12-31T05:07:08.134-06:002014-12-31T05:07:08.134-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442233777645464961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-82455138262280480212014-10-30T23:09:39.986-05:002014-10-30T23:09:39.986-05:00I've been putting this off for years. It's...I've been putting this off for years. It's finally time to get things scheduled. Thanks for the walk through. I had no idea what to expect. It helps so much.Jennifer Steckhttp://www.abriefpause.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-70582074368846459422014-06-12T16:16:33.086-05:002014-06-12T16:16:33.086-05:00oh my! I feel like I really know you now! I am due...oh my! I feel like I really know you now! I am due for one myself. Thanks for the heads up on what to expect!bodyminderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540486696103453873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-83813196410679154852014-06-12T13:16:33.871-05:002014-06-12T13:16:33.871-05:00Susan: I am so sorry that you were severely dehydr...Susan: I am so sorry that you were severely dehydrated. Yes, the instructions should have admonished you to drink more than usual. What a horrible experience. Thank you for stressing that to readers so that they can avoid the difficulties you had. So preventable!<br />Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-63521470513475541352014-06-12T12:57:47.162-05:002014-06-12T12:57:47.162-05:00I am a serious water drinker. But I was not specif...I am a serious water drinker. But I was not specifically informed by anyone, or anywhere in the instructions to stay extra hydrated before the prep or after or until midnight. Consequently, I woke dehydrated, disoriented, got out of bed and collapsed on the bedroom floor unconscious. Because my husband couldn't rouse me, he called 911. Two local police and three paramedics later, it was determined that I was severely, even dangerously dehydrated. It should go without saying, but DRINK A TON OF WATER BEFORE YOU START, DURING AND FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN (sorry about the caps).Susan Bonifanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889354888091500881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-38818325490181253022014-06-12T10:19:43.912-05:002014-06-12T10:19:43.912-05:00Oh, I am very sorry that your system reacted more ...Oh, I am very sorry that your system reacted more strongly. I have read that there rare other newer prep mixtures than the one I took, so maybe it will be a 3rd generation of solution before you have to do that again. Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-32294086798859216672014-06-12T10:18:20.208-05:002014-06-12T10:18:20.208-05:00Yes, I can see how some would rather not have the ...Yes, I can see how some would rather not have the details. But I was a person who read 250 graphic birth stories before I had my first child. I like to know what to expect when I have a "scheduled" ordeal. Others want a preview as well to mentally prepare. Oh, I had no polyps, no diverticulitis and no diverticulosis (the precursor). So I can keep eating popcorn and nuts and other high fiber foods. Yipee! Hugs to those who have to be screened more frequently than 10 years due to family or personal history of colorectal cancer (or IBS or Chrone's or Celiac, etc.). Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-55517366135996448272014-06-12T09:41:23.186-05:002014-06-12T09:41:23.186-05:00I had to have one a few years back, dear lord it w...I had to have one a few years back, dear lord it was horrible! They gave me a gallon of the most disgusting stuff ever to drink. I ended up throwing it up and spent hours ill. Horrible...maybe it has gotten better??The Shitastrophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354384117658924612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-45678637543663199642014-06-12T09:24:52.187-05:002014-06-12T09:24:52.187-05:00Well, I agree the prep is worse than the procedure...Well, I agree the prep is worse than the procedure. But I have to say (lol) ... this is perhaps TMI ... too much information! But anyway, congrats on getting it done, and I assume everything went okay which is the more important point.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-84055266137957013842014-06-12T08:28:03.018-05:002014-06-12T08:28:03.018-05:00Oh, you sound like a pro. I am glad that they have...Oh, you sound like a pro. I am glad that they have been relatively uneventful. I did a lot of hang wringing the week before. I won't be that nervous next time. Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-83037320029435321072014-06-12T08:26:30.415-05:002014-06-12T08:26:30.415-05:00Mine never have been that exciting. Far fewer visi...Mine never have been that exciting. Far fewer visits to the latrine overnight.Carol Cassarahttp://www.carolcassara.comnoreply@blogger.com