Today was the second step on my journey to having a colonoscopy. (The first was having a FIT test come back positive which started the whole thing.) There was a small group of us assembled in the viewing room to watch a slideshow presentation from soup to nuts on the procedure. They couldn’t emphasize enough the powerful laxative (CoLyte) we’ll have to take. 🤣 We each had a booklet outlining to eat/don’t eat 4 days up to the procedure (yay! I get to eat a low-fibre diet for 4 days), plus helpful tips, and possible risks. You can read it online if you click on booklet above. After the slideshow we each had a one-on-one with a nurse to go through our profile/medical history. Then we were able to set up an appointment. I could’ve had Aug. 2, but two factors made me decide against it:
- I would have to get up at 2 am to finish the remaining 2L of laxative before my 7.30 am appointed procedure. There was no way I could imagine hauling my ass out of bed only to have it permanently glued to the pot for the next 4+ hours.
- If any complications from having any polyps removed (which tends to happen within the week following the procedure and not immediately) I didn’t want to be en route to Victoria and suddenly start bleeding and have to check into a hospital along the way. That would really wreck the flow of the trip. (not to mention what the strain of peddling my tonnage up and down hills for 65km in the TdV might do). 🙃
So, instead, I chose August 26th at 9.30am. 4 am is a more reasonable time for finishing the magic elixir and if any complications arise after the procedure I’ll be right here in town. (Not that I expect any.) Now to wait for the next step in the journey…
Fun and games Ha Ha!!!! Make sure you get pictures????????
I’ll get the video uploaded. 🤣