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Don't start the prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow until tonight but have been up since 3.30am with D. Won't be much left to clean out at this rate.
Have not had one at the local hospital before, always went to Brisbane but they seem to be on the ball. Have had three calls this morning checking on things and the pre admission nurse was very nice.
Anyway I have to be there at 2pm, 40mins earlier than previously advised. The prep is the same as I had last time, 'Glycoprep'
Three Biscodyl tablets & Magnesium Citrate tonight and the three litres of Glycoprep' tomorrow morning at 6am. Lots of fun to look forward to.
Hope my leg is a bit better by then. Still very painful, worse if standing for more than a minute or so. Robert is doing the shopping for me today.
Love
Liz
A smile is a light in the window of your face that shows that your heart is at home
I sure hope things start working right for you Liz! Between being sore and running to the potty, you must be pretty tired!
I'll be thinking of you tomorrow for your procedure. Update us on the results when you're able.
Hugz,
Mars
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha
Thanks Mars. I will post as soon as I am able after it is over. Just feel terrible at the moment, really washed out & weepy, not like me at all. I think everything that has happened over the last week or so has just gotten on top of me.
Love
Liz
A smile is a light in the window of your face that shows that your heart is at home
Try to think happy thoughts, like how much better you'll feel after it's over, and you'll be able to start taking the Entocort, again.
One thing's for sure, since your MC is so active, your biopsies should leave no doubt about your diagnosis, for your new GI doc.
Love,
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I'm sorry. It's almost over: the worst is the prep, and then you'll have some lab reports to consider, and you can get back on your medicine. And it feels so good to eat after the procedure. And Wayne's so right: it's the best time to have them look at you, when the MC is active. If you were feeling good, you'd always wonder about your test results.
Marsha, I have never been given my lab results as such. Just had a talk to the GI doctor & my regular GP doc gets the report. Never seen a sheet with those results on & I have had many colonoscopys. You don't of course remember much of what is said to you after but my old GI used to talk to me then & also get me to go to his surgery a few days later to get his findings. Not sure how this fellow does things. Robert's GI just gave him a short report (with me present) & sent the rest to his GP. Not terribly satifactory I think.
Love
Liz
A smile is a light in the window of your face that shows that your heart is at home
What a bummer that you feel so rotten. Could it be partly due to dehydration/electrolyte imbalance? Please be sure to stay well-hydrated with balanced solutions. Actually, I am relieved that you will be in the hospital for the entire procedure......that way they can keep a close eye on you.
I'll be thinking of you and sending all of my most positive thoughts. Just think - it will soon be over. YAY!
Love,
Polly
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
To get a copy of your test results, you will probably have to go to the records department of the hospital. That's the way it works in this country, and hospitals over there are probably very similar in their organizational arrangements.
To get my colonscopy report, I went to an office, (in the basement of the hospital), that was called Release of Records. I found them by calling the main hospital number and simply asking where I needed to go to get a record released. I filled out a form, and requested my endoscopy report, from the date on which the colonoscopy was done. There was no charge, since I was releasing the record to myself, rather than having it sent somewhere.
Love,
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thanks Wayne. I will ask the Doc about it because I don't know whether He keeps the results of his findings, or the hospital, because I am being admitted as a private patient.
Just came back from GP Docs. She said I have damaged the ligament in my leg. Did not think it could be a DVT which is a relief. Thought it best to get it checked out because the swelling seemed to be increasing. So it is the old R.I.C.E. for me. Have been resting it but only using hot packs. She said to alternate hot & cold and use a compression bandage. Make sure that I have the bandage on tomorrow so that they won't inadvertently pull it around while I am out and make things worse.
A smile is a light in the window of your face that shows that your heart is at home
Your GI doc will surely send the biopsies to a pathologist for examination under a microscope, and an official diagnosis. The pathologist will make the diagnosis, not the examining doctor. Unless your doctor is not affiliated with any hospital, (which I would assume would be very unusual, for a colonoscopy), your records should be on file in the hospital's computer system. Your doctor should be able to access those files, for his own purposes, but I'm not sure that he would be allowed to release copies of any record, (since that requires official forms to be signed and filed).
I'm glad the leg injury is no worse than it is. Still, a damaged ligament will take a while to heal.
Your doctors advice to wear a bandage is probably a good idea. All sorts of things can happen when one is unconcious and limbs are being moved around. I came out of my recent surgery with a very sore middle toe, on my left foot, which bothered me for several weeks. Apparently, at some point in the process, while I was out, someone pulled the sheet back, and somehow snagged the toenail, and tore it loose. Or maybe something else happened. Who knows? All I know is it wasn't a problem before the surgery. LOL. The point is, stuff happens.
I hope your exam goes smoothly today.
Love,
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Take care, kiddo! JJ