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Everyone says the prep is the worst. Did you strike up a convo with your k-state brothers? Something about the colonoscopy still being better then being a ku fan.
The stuff I drank was called "Golightly". I cursed the sense of humor / cynicism of the manufacturer the entire day.....
I'm 65 and going in for my 3rd one tomorrow morning but it's been 10 years since the last. Starting prep at 4 PM. Have to get up at 3 AM to finish it. Not fun.
Here's a recommendation -- I've had two and still remember how bad the taste of the prep was the first time. Then the second time the prescription said to use Gatorade instead of water to mix it with. Made a world of difference -- it wasn't bad at all. I don't know if you should do that without your doctor's blessing, but I'd make a call to check.
Prep is meh. Stick to a toilet and you'll feel as pristine as the Cistine Chapel. Doc will give you pics of your smoooooth mucosa. Hardest part is the fasting beforehand. but when you're done make sure your driver takes you to the best breakfast you've ever had then sleep off the Phenergan/Demerol. Make sure to yell Moon River as the IV sedation hits!
Oh FFS you've run harder intervals every day in track. Suck it up. (and good luck)
My goal is to awake enough for the game at 5 PM!
Nothing in my life since has been as hard as interval work. Worst was 24 quarters at a 60 second interval. Sucked.
And thanks for the good luck! Just drank the first glass of Nulytely.
Just had my first last week. Prep was high dose of Dulcolax then whole container of Mirilax with Gatorade. Actually was expecting much worse from all the horror stories you hear about.
It was a Ray Daniels workout. He was my coach at Wyandotte who was a Big 8 champion high hurdler at K-State and later Superintendent of the KCK public schools.
The 60 seconds was the time between each 440. I averaged 65 for the 24 we ran.
I'm done pooping, heading to bed.
After the things I saw looking for a colonoscopy GIF I may have to burn my eyes out
You could be right, but during the process I couldn't think of any that didn't cause death.
Due to an extensive family history of issues, I started the process in my 30’s. I’m apparently getting them at 40, 45, and so on.
The prep sucks. The fasting wasn’t so bad because I had to drink a glass of water every hour, so I was just full on water all day.
However, the next day, I ate like an 18” sub at Goodcents and took a long nap.
The prep sucks. The fasting wasn’t so bad because I had to drink a glass of water every hour, so I was just full on water all day.
However, the next day, I ate like an 18” sub at Goodcents and took a long nap.
Be brave young lad. You are smart for having the procedure done. Some men never have the exam & in the case of my father end up having colon cancer. Had he a different mindset he may have lived a hell of a lot longer. I have to have the colonoscopy & endoscopy (Barrett's Cancer candidate) at the same time every 3-4 years. My point is early detection means they can help you and in the lion's share of cases save you.
Some advice especially for the young men reading this. Always have a meal or eat some sort of food before drinking alcohol. At least this will help protect your stomach lining & not make you become so drunk so quickly. Never eat anything 3 hours before you go to bed. If you do try to sleep with your body somewhat elevated to prevent acid reflux to protect your esophagus from acid damage. If you do have heartburn or acid reflux I highly recommend an over the counter acid blocker. I'm not trying to be a Mr. Know it all, just some friendly smart advice I wish I had bad in the 60s, 70s & 80s during my heavy drinking years.
I was also a heavy smoker back in the day. I quit cold turkey in 1994. I thought I'd be the last person on the planet ever to quit, but first and foremost you have to want to quit. IMO patches & gum are B.S. because the object is getting ALL the nicotine out, not putting more back in. The key is to have a passifyer to replace the ongoing need to have a cigarette in your mouth. For me I chewed on CINNAMON STICKS for 2 months until I got all of the nicotine out. You feel so much better, your senses return, your lungs make you feel like a new man, not so tired, and most importantly I could breathe so much better than I was. Quitting was the smartest thing I ever did for my body.
When I was a young man most people did smoke, so there was no one to really support or help me. If even I can help one person it would make me feel like what I know was worth passing down. Yet with all the preventative things I've done to help myself I'm still not out of the woods, but at least I'm fighting to stay alive.
Protect your body. Don't abuse it like I did. You will have a much longer, healthier life.
If I knew way back then of what I know now I would have never put a cigarette in my mouth or abuse myself with excessive alcohol.
Sorry I got a tad bit off the subject, but preventive things like a colonoscopy are important.
I wouldn't wait until 50 though. I'd have the first one once your turn 40.
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Finished, no polyps and just one very small diverticulitis sac. Alas no money was found up in there. Nice side benefit is I feel like I’ve had about three whiskeys.
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