I’m starving to death in advance of drinking a gallon of this stuff.
For best results, no solid food should be ingested during the 3 to 4 hour period prior to the initiation of GaviLyte- C.
Now that’s just annoying.
I’m starving to death in advance of drinking a gallon of this stuff.
For best results, no solid food should be ingested during the 3 to 4 hour period prior to the initiation of GaviLyte- C.
Now that’s just annoying.
I’ll be interested in how this all goes, I think it’s about time for me.
This is the second one I’ve had. The first was three years ago. The prep is far worse than the procedure itself, which is done under anesthesia.
In theory I think they’re supposed to be done every five years after you hit 50. I stalled till I was 57 before I had the first one.
Oh, hon …
Could I just say that my first colonoscopy was done w/o any anesthesia (I had issues in my mid-20s).
Also, I have endured the barium enema (a’la _Apollo 13) w/o meds.
I hate you have to go through this, but I am on your (back) side.
Take care. Have a chuckle. Hoping for the best. *mwah*
My sympathies for your discomfort. Been there, done that, for hours.
I’ve had 3 colonoscopies since I turned 50; the first required the doctor to snip some polyps, the last check was so clean that I was given 10 years until the next one. This is comforting because the prep is just _nasty_: I’ve never been able to finish the entire gallon of that glop without puking. On the other hand, that’s never mattered because what I can get down manages to clean me out completely.
Hey, Bruce, they’ve improved it by giving the patient a little packet of lemon flavoring to add to the powder before mixing. Its taste isn’t so bad with that stuff; the general feeling of being awash and bloated remains, however.
Oh, nasty. The worst I’ve had to undergo so far in my career with medical imaging is the ol’ barium milkshake, and a dye injection for a retinal scan.
Round two had better results than round one, thankfully.