I had my first colonoscopy this past November. Twice the night before (6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and once the early morning (about 6:00 a.m.) of the colonscopy I had to drink 8 ounces of a slightly bitter tasting liquid then another 48 ounces of cold water, all within 60 minutes. Chugging that much liquid in 60 minutes 3 times was not that easy, but I kept at it.
This probably is not news, but once you start chugging the liquid you will need to stay close to home if you get my drift.
The prep was not as bad as I imagined it would be, and the procedure itself it a piece of cake as you will be asleep. I even drove myself home from the hospital, even though I had my dad with me as my designated driver. As I could only drink broth and clear liquids the day before the colonscopy, and it was 3:00 p.m. when I left the hospital to go home, I was starving by the time I got home!
And I am good to go for another five years! Yeah!
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