November 30, 2006

  • close call

    Tomorrow morning I was scheduled to have a colonoscopy, which is a medical test where a flexible tube is slowly run through the large intestine and biopsies can be taken as well as polyps removed. I've had 3 or 4 of them already & must have one every couple of years to check the condition of my u.colitis. Though anesethia is given, my anxiety burns it off & I need larger doses to knock me out. The preparation for this test is also icky: drinking large quantities of cleansing fluid to empty the digestive system. The whole process is just incredibly stressful for me & I am constantly battling extreme nervousness. Plus, I need someone to drive me home after the test, which means my sister has to 'waste' part of a day off, so she's certainly not supportive.

        This year I was managing to keep a grip on my anxiety & was dealing with it  better than usual. Today I was dutifully staying away from solid food & just about to begin drinking the icky stuff at 4 pm, when the doctor's office called(at 3:50!) & said that a water main had broken on their street & the entire medical building was without water. They didn't know if it would be repaired in time for the procedure in the moring, so they advised me to reschedule. Now I'm to have it done Feb. 2nd, Groundhog Day. It kinda annoys me, since I was psyched up about getting it over with & now I'll have to go through all of this again. When I called my sister to tell her, she was angry & acted like it was my fault. As if I sabotaged the water main myself.  Oh sure.

        But I can still finish off that delicious pineapple jello.....

Comments (5)

  • That gave me the shivers just reading it.  It does not sound like the most joyful of procedures.  Still, you can forget about it now for a few months and have a good holiday season.

  • Does not sound fun......
    Thanks for your get well wishes for Sam.

  • I had one of those and got very weak feeling from all the cleansing etc but in a way it felt kind of healthy too.

  • Oh no.  I do understand.  When it comes to procedures, especially the ones that I dread, I 'd rather just ahve it over and done with.

  • Your sister sounds like she might be related to my mother.

    I keep forgetting to schedule a mamogram I needed this year. No they don't make me nervous, I just didn't like the cattle call atmosphere of the last one.

    I haven't mentioned the colon exam to my doc. Had one last year. Also swallowed a camera last year and they didn't find the small bleed any where.

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