Colonoscopy
Thanks for any advice.
Hugs.
Lesley
Comments
-
The only thing I would mention, Lesley, is Vitamin E, and anything that messes with the blood...BUT the way around a 'TRUE CONFESSION' is to ask the doc "WHAT should I NOT take just before this test?" They will usually answer, without you having to divulge.
Hugs to you, and thanks for the comment about my bravery...although I whine alot, too (ask my beau...hehehe!)
Kathi0 -
That is great advice. Thank you. I am so embarrassed to confess them all. I went for a physical and they asked what drugs I took. There was a huge space for prescription drugs, but all I had to put there was Tamoxifen. Then under the supplement section there was only 4 spaces, so I filled in 4 and told the nurse that I wasn't ready to confess to the other ten.KathiM said:The only thing I would mention, Lesley, is Vitamin E, and anything that messes with the blood...BUT the way around a 'TRUE CONFESSION' is to ask the doc "WHAT should I NOT take just before this test?" They will usually answer, without you having to divulge.
Hugs to you, and thanks for the comment about my bravery...although I whine alot, too (ask my beau...hehehe!)
Kathi
Hugs.
Lesley
PS Where do you live Kathi? I live in CO.0 -
Southern California.LesleyH said:That is great advice. Thank you. I am so embarrassed to confess them all. I went for a physical and they asked what drugs I took. There was a huge space for prescription drugs, but all I had to put there was Tamoxifen. Then under the supplement section there was only 4 spaces, so I filled in 4 and told the nurse that I wasn't ready to confess to the other ten.
Hugs.
Lesley
PS Where do you live Kathi? I live in CO.
I'm sending you my BIGGEST hugs...I'm up for my first post-cancer scope the end of this month...my gastro wants to put me out, in the OR, because of the radiation scar tissue. Sigh, I told her NO COMPROMISING PICTURES while in there! (hehehehe)
Hugs,
Kathi0 -
Lesley, where in CO do you live??? I'm in Arvada. I get together with another lady I met in here sometimes, (we live about 1 mile from each other) we'd love to have another if your interested.KathiM said:Southern California.
I'm sending you my BIGGEST hugs...I'm up for my first post-cancer scope the end of this month...my gastro wants to put me out, in the OR, because of the radiation scar tissue. Sigh, I told her NO COMPROMISING PICTURES while in there! (hehehehe)
Hugs,
Kathi
Judy
P.S. By the way, sorry, I just HAVE to say this - the colonoscopy is a real **** experience0 -
I live in Denver. So sorry Kathi - you need to move. I want to meet you. Would love to meet Judy. I also meet with a survivor I met online. I love the experience. No one else quite understands.JKAlley said:Lesley, where in CO do you live??? I'm in Arvada. I get together with another lady I met in here sometimes, (we live about 1 mile from each other) we'd love to have another if your interested.
Judy
P.S. By the way, sorry, I just HAVE to say this - the colonoscopy is a real **** experience
Hugs.
Lesley
PS - Verrrrrryyyyyy Funnnnnnny0 -
Well I am not sure why you wouldn't tell them everything you are taking after all we know about suppliments and the mix with other things.
Up here in Canada they use to make you quit everyhting to do their chemo regimes so that it didn't get in the way of their experimental stats since everyone is totally different and don't react the same to treatments.
I was just pondering this
Tara0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.7K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 446 Bladder Cancer
- 309 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.5K Breast Cancer
- 395 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.3K Kidney Cancer
- 670 Leukemia
- 792 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 236 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 58 Pancreatic Cancer
- 486 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.4K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 537 Sarcoma
- 727 Skin Cancer
- 652 Stomach Cancer
- 191 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards