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UPDATE: Colonoscopy completed - all good! Osmo Prep It IS....Bowels, start your engines

pluckey
pluckey CSN Member Posts: 484 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
UPDATE: Colonoscopy completed. The Doctor mentioned that when she saw my name come up on her schedule she was "surprised" and I said "why, because I'm still alive?". she also mentioned that she doesnt always remember her patients but she remembered me and my husband, maybe cause of our Last Name, which is unique.

Anyhoo, no tumors or polyps in the colon...yeah!!!!!

Oh and for the record, that OSMO PREP was a peice of cake. No cramping, nothing. Started working right away. Slept thru the night until about 5 am. There was still some stool in the colon though, higher up. I think 2 days of liquid diet would be the better route.

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I just picked up the prep for my 1st Colonoscopy post DX 3/2009.

I'm hoping, as a reversed ileostomy patient and frequent visitor to the "throne" that I will be cleaned out rather quickly.

I realized that I made a gyn appt for the day AFTER my colonoscopy....damn, rotor-rootered in all the wrong places in one week

wish me luck!!!
I may provide a play-by-play since I can't go anywhere and I need to keep my mind off food

Peggy
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  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh CSN Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #2
    Good Luck
    I hope it all works out really good for you as well. My calendar is just packed with appts as well - up off one table and hop over to another table.

    Just like old used cars we are - always up on somebody's else rack:)

    I went 40-hours with NO FOOD. You can do it, Peggy...mind over matter.

    -Craig
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  • Kenny H.
    Kenny H. CSN Member Posts: 502 Member
    #3
    Sundanceh said:

    Good Luck
    I hope it all works out really good for you as well. My calendar is just packed with appts as well - up off one table and hop over to another table.

    Just like old used cars we are - always up on somebody's else rack:)

    I went 40-hours with NO FOOD. You can do it, Peggy...mind over matter.

    -Craig

    Start mine at 5pm...Havent
    Start mine at 5pm...Havent ate solid food since Sunday, Getting colostomy bag/resection surgery done in am. Acually looking forward to it now.
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  • pluckey
    pluckey CSN Member Posts: 484 Member
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    Kenny H. said:

    Start mine at 5pm...Havent
    Start mine at 5pm...Havent ate solid food since Sunday, Getting colostomy bag/resection surgery done in am. Acually looking forward to it now.

    Kenny, best of luck to you
    Kenny, best of luck to you and your surgeries

    Craig- seriously, off one table and onto the next, that's a good one!

    I take the last 12 OsmoPrep Pills and back to the throne...
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  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,744 Member
    #5
    Appointments
    Just wanted to wish you luck on both appointments. Hate the prep stuff. Good luck.

    Kim
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  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,744 Member
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    Kenny H. said:

    Start mine at 5pm...Havent
    Start mine at 5pm...Havent ate solid food since Sunday, Getting colostomy bag/resection surgery done in am. Acually looking forward to it now.

    Surgery
    Just wanted to wish you the best tomorrow. Glad you are getting the reversal. Good luck and keep us informed how the surgery went and how you are feeling.

    Kim
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  • PGLGreg
    PGLGreg CSN Member Posts: 731
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    Sundanceh said:

    Good Luck
    I hope it all works out really good for you as well. My calendar is just packed with appts as well - up off one table and hop over to another table.

    Just like old used cars we are - always up on somebody's else rack:)

    I went 40-hours with NO FOOD. You can do it, Peggy...mind over matter.

    -Craig

    best line
    "Just like old used cars we are - always up on somebody's else rack:)"

    Best line of the month. On a related note, I just scheduled my once-per-3-year colonoscopy for November 1. Just finished appointments with medical oncologist and urologist (all okay).

    --Greg
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  • stratplayer
    stratplayer CSN Member Posts: 42 Member
    #8
    Good luck Peggy. I pray you
    Good luck Peggy. I pray you are able to fast when needed. What flavor packet did you choose?
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #9
    Oh, boy.
    Well, you have a fun week planned! ICK! Seriously, I pray you'll have great results from everything.

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • Joy1216
    Joy1216 CSN Member Posts: 290 Member
    #10
    Osmo Prep
    Haven't used the Osmo Prep. For my three colonoscopies and the fourth one that I scheduled today for mid-October, it's Miralax and Dulcolax (with Gatorade) for me. I'm on the 3-year plan for colonoscopies and my last one was October of 2007. Good luck with my colonoscopy and gyn appointments.
    Joy
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
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    PGLGreg said:

    best line
    "Just like old used cars we are - always up on somebody's else rack:)"

    Best line of the month. On a related note, I just scheduled my once-per-3-year colonoscopy for November 1. Just finished appointments with medical oncologist and urologist (all okay).

    --Greg

    Greg
    Glad to hear your appointments were all okay.
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