Make sure you drink the whole gallon. I was given that Go-Lightly and it was terrible. I would like to know who can drink the whole gallon. It's impossible.
I have to drink 64 oz of Gatorade with Miralax mixed in together with a laxative. I did use a lidocaine gel (on my own intiative) for the more sensitive region.
I have had three so far. Last time around, I drank the Gatorade solution, waited until I was completely empty as it were, then split a bottle of Chardonnay with Mrs. Blundell. Definitely helped my morale. The key, as my Gastro Doc pointed out, is to drink a clear white beverage. Gin and vodka also work.
Posts: 329 | Location: Virginia | Registered: April 09, 2004
My 2017 colonoscopy prep was orders of magnitude better than my 1997 colonoscopy prep, my 2009 colorectal surgery prep, and my 2013 colorectal surgery prep. Two examples:
Violence / Force: The 1997 prep should've come with DIY instructions for mounting a seatbelt to your toilet. 2017 was less violent than Taco Bell.
Volume of liquid: 1997 was a gallon of fluid that you had to chug a shot every 10 minutes. 2017 was 64 oz of Gatorade with two little cough syrup sized bottles of laxative dumped in.
Additionally, the 2017 colonoscopy sedation drug is much better. I was waking up while being wheeled on the gurney between the colonoscopy exam room and the recovery room.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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Posts: 24470 | Location: Northern Suburbs of Houston | Registered: November 14, 2005
Originally posted by Angus the Kid: My third one is scheduled for April 3rd. I'm kinda getting used to it by now. Yes, the prep absolutely sucks.
Get the Preparation H wipes. They really help.
Got those. This is my third one. The first was in Korea. I got an enema, a Valium and then they started. Everytime the probe hit a corner, I thought it was going to go through. They finally gave me a spare scope to look at my insides with them to distract me. That was fun. Not.
My father has Crohn's disease, so he gets them a lot. In years past, several times a year. What he says matches the above, they've improved a great deal. When he started with them, they were doing them with him wide awake, watching it all on the tv.
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Originally posted by P-220: colon cancer is very treatable, if caught early.
Thank you P-220, Yes, very treatable. I go every 2 years because my colon is a polyp factory. I've had over 15 removed over 6 years. 3 have been pre-cancerious.
Listen to your Doctor on this one.
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Posts: 6168 | Location: In the tent, in Houston, in Texas | Registered: October 23, 2002
