Had my scope

pepperdog
pepperdog Member Posts: 96
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi everyone. I'm a caregiver for my husband who is recovering from CRC. I had my second routine colonoscopy yesterday and thankfully, I got a good report. My first scope was done at age 50, so it was time for another. I was nervous, not for me, but for what would happen if both of us had to contend with this illness. Thankfully I am well and can continue nursing my sweet husband through his recovery. The preparation was awful to swallow; I gagged most of it back up, but got enough down to do the trick. Thanks for all the good advice I received about the preparation and how to get it down the hatch.
Pepperdog

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  • Patrusha
    Patrusha Member Posts: 487
    #2
    Glad to hear of your "clean" results, Pepperdog! I am always happy to hear about clean scopes! Hugs to you and your hubby!
  • lfondots63
    lfondots63 Member Posts: 818 Member
    #3
    Hi!

    Happy dance here about your results!!! The prep is the worst to get through but it is all worth it will good results. Give your hubby a hug (one for you too) from us!

    Lisa F.
  • pepperdog
    pepperdog Member Posts: 96
    #4
    lfondots63 said:

    Hi!

    Happy dance here about your results!!! The prep is the worst to get through but it is all worth it will good results. Give your hubby a hug (one for you too) from us!

    Lisa F.

    Thanks Patrusha and Lisa. I appreciate the good wishes. My hubby told me this morning that he's tired of hurting all the time. (One of those down days.) I'll give him a hug when I see him at lunch!
    Pepperdog
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #5
    YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA!!!!

    NAKED happy dance!!!!!!

    (You know, people used to do 'high colonics' routinely for their health....)

    Hugs for the SUPER news!!!

    Kathi
  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown Member Posts: 1,537 Member
    #6
    Congratulations! I am happy for you!
  • Betsydoglover
    Betsydoglover Member Posts: 1,248 Member
    #7
    Pepper -

    Happy about your results. The prep sucks so much more than the test, doesn't it?

    Betsy (dreading my next one in mid-November!)
  • pepperdog
    pepperdog Member Posts: 96
    #8
    Betsydoglover said:

    Pepper -

    Happy about your results. The prep sucks so much more than the test, doesn't it?

    Betsy (dreading my next one in mid-November!)

    The prep is AWFUL. I'll bet if we could line up all the GI doctors and force this stuff down their throats one among them would come up with something more tolerable!
    Pepperdog
  • afraidinindy
    afraidinindy Member Posts: 80
    #9
    pepperdog said:

    Thanks Patrusha and Lisa. I appreciate the good wishes. My hubby told me this morning that he's tired of hurting all the time. (One of those down days.) I'll give him a hug when I see him at lunch!
    Pepperdog

    Happy to hear that your scope result was good. I have another subject I wish to discuss with you. As the caregiver for your husband with colorectal, it sounds like you must work outside the home? If this is the case, how to you keep up with everything? My husband was dx'd with colorectal on April 6, had chemo/rads and finally surgery on August 1. They put in a colostomy and just sewed him back up as not curable. I have not taken these news well at all and am having a terrible time to just function. I can't stand to leave him so I can work, I just feel like this is the best it's ever going to be so I want to spend all my time with him. My employer is being wonderful to me but I know it can't continue as it is indefinitely. I've considered taking early retirement so I can be with him all the time, but I hate to do that. When I lose him, I will have to work - I could not take just staying at home and "thinking". What difficulties are you dealing with and any suggestions how I can get a grip and handle our situation more effectively to be a better caregiver for him. I know when my emotions are on a roller-coaster, I'm unable to be at my best to care for him. This was long, but I appreciate it if you can give some ideas. Thank you.

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