So. My thyroid, she good. My bloodwork for the first time since October 2005 was in the "normal" range (this was huge!). But my doc wants me to have the royal treatment.
Now what, you ask, exactly is the "royal treatment."
Well it's a full blown procedure to see the inside of all of my guts. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I get to have not just an endoscopy, but a colonoscopy. Yay!
I'm not really skeered about any of it, except for the "prep" for the inside view of my colon. I've heard it's awful, although Sis #1 was like... what, that's probably a typical day for you (with the GVH I have).
"Be prepared to spend most of the day before your test on the toilet. Bring a book." They actually say, bring a book.
I think I'd rather just watch a movie. Good thing I have a laptop. I'll just set up my own little disgusting movie theater in the can.
I've had 3 endoscopies so far, so they are welcome to "scheck" it out, but the colonoscopy... eeks. I'm at the point where if someone goes near there, yeah... i want to be sedated.
Ok. Enough of this grossness. Been working on Team Zoe stuff. Houston peoples, check out www.teamzoe.net as we added a Houston fundraiser. Email me if you'd like the flyer.
Posted by debutaunt at October 2, 2007 12:29 PMOHHHHHHHHH FUN!!!!!
Jon is about to have his second royal treatment, and I'm sure he wants the whole world to know that. GOOD TIMES, FRIEND.
Enjoy that.
Posted by: Kami at October 2, 2007 12:50 PMDeb, the colonoscopy, no big deal. When you wake up, there's no discomfort, nothing. You're right, the prep is the worst part. Sometimes I feel like it isn't so much the cancer that bothers me, it's the little indignities, like colonoscopies and bone scans and picc lines that inadvertently get placed into the ventricle instead of the aorta. Good luck with this...and remember, at least you aren't the one who has to explore people's butts all day! :)
Posted by: Benita Williams at October 2, 2007 01:17 PMOh, the prep. I actually ate a popcicle on the toilet. It was coming out cold! Gross. The procedure is a cakewalk. No biggie at all.
Posted by: Dawn at October 3, 2007 02:54 PMThis is the proverbial good new bad "shit" story.
Sorry I could not resist :)
Posted by: Claire at October 3, 2007 04:23 PM