I just had the pleasure of turning 50. As a bday present my doctor sets up a colonoscopy for me - joy!). By 1pm I had a headache from not eating. I did make it through the day w/o eating (didn't think that was possible! Then it was time to drink the 1st 1/2 gallon of 'stuff' the doctor prescribe for the 'prep'. Let me tell you it didn't go well at all (no punn intended)! I drank 1/2 of the 1st 1/2 gallon & my tummy got so bloated that when I stood up to answer the phone, w/o warning, I threw up! No problem, I still had the other half to drink... Thought I had drunk enough for the evening but hubby said I needed to drink 6oz more... after just one more sip, I threw up again... By this time it's like 9pm & I have a headache to kill over & the stuff I drank was come'n out the wrong end! Hubby calls the dr 2x and he basically says I should go ahead & drink the other half... yeah right! No f'n way! Some devil woman screams at my hubby & tells him to call the dr BACK and ask about taking miralax. Dr finally agrees, tells hubby I need to take 7 doses now & 7 doses at 2am... I managed to swallow 4 doses... the good news is I was feel'n as though I never wanted to eat ever again lol 2 am come's & I take the other 7 doses... I didn't think things were working... but uhmmmmmm ohhhhh they did!
The procedure - I don't remember hardly anything (good drugs)... I felt a gas pain (not sure if I was awake or not), felt another BIG gas pain (not sure if I thought it or said it out loud) & thought oh my that's A BIG ONE lol Next thing I remember is the nurse wake'n me up & think'n (again not sure if I said it or thought it) but do I HAVE TO WAKE UP!?! guess I was tired.
The dr did find a few polups (won't know for a couple weeks the results of the biopsy although I'm sure everything will be fine because from what I've read it's pretty rare that they are cancerous). So it looks like I'll be have'n the pleasure of another 'go' at it lol I learnt a valuable leasson... to heck w/the stuff the dr prescribes. Mirilax it's EXCEPTIONALLY effective and WAY gentle on the tummy!