[Magdalen] Timely c***noscopy query.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Colonoscopy!  What a bummer!



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:43 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've had two colonoscopies and have received a different schedule for
> each one's prep work. I think you're wise to "follow instructions to a
> T." You want to be able to say you did so if the gastro doctor deems
> your prep deficient in any way. But more likely, following the
> instructions to a T will result in satisfactory-to-excellent prep.
>
> The timings can vary from patient to patient; I think the trend is for
> the type of split prep you're getting, with a break in the middle. My
> first prep was an all-day empty-the-jug thing followed by my being
> afraid to go to bed for fear of not making it to the loo if yet
> another visit was called for. But everything did in fact settle down
> and I slept some.
>
> Bottom line (sorry)...Obey your doc unless there's a problem, in which
> case phone the doc or hospital as described in the instructions.
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 6:32 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> wrote:
> > Not a big query, but asking anyway.  The instruction for the 64 ounces
> of whoosh stuff is to drink half of it at 5:00 pm the night before (appt is
> Saturday 8:00 am), and the remaining half "4 hours before the appointment",
> meaning 4:00 am.  Do the experienced folk here think that time frame (5:00
> pm, 4:00 am, 8:00 am) a proper one?  Seems a bit telescoped (ahem) to me,
> but unless I hear back from them, or you guys, to the contrary, I'm
> prepared to follow instructions to a T.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>