I had my colonoscopy today.

[Roon]

It wasn't bad, I was awake for the whole procedure and remember everything. They didn't find out right away what was causing my problems, but they snipped two Little polyps and took TONS of bio spies. We should know in a week what the lab says.

Tomorrow is my cat-scan,I have to gulp barium starting two hours before. If they can't find out what is wrong with me after all these tests,I am going to be very upset!!!

[kayakjohnny]

1. Well, all the best to you, Roon.

I wonder how I'll handle these sorts of things when my time comes. I wish you the best.

[Roon]

4. My little brother and sister called me a "grumpy old man"

last summer...it's TRUE!! lol

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Roon...

I'm glad it went OK.

I hope you get answers too, sweetie...

Try not to worry! Easier said than done, I know...

:hug:

[Roon]

5. THanks Peggy

Thanks for your never ending support! I can always count on you! :hugs:

[graywarrior]

3. Well, you're just having the time of your life, aren't you?

Coming here and bragging it all up...lol!


Hope they find the problem and get you fixed up quick. (I have duct tape, just in case)

[Roon]

6. Duct tape my be just the thing I need..

to fix my broken pipes.

[graywarrior]

7. It works good!

[hippywife]

8. I've been doing the same kinds of things

the past several months. I feel for you. Did you get the banana-flavored barium? It's not bad but it's not great, either. I don't even want to swallow that much of something I really enjoy in that short a period of time. My issues are apparently being caused by my slight case of diverticulitis. :shrug:

Hope they get to the bottom of your troubles. :hi:

[Roon]

12. It's a county hospital..no banana flavored barium :-(

But I'll be able to drink it. I can eat or drink anything!

[hippywife]

20. I wish you a resolution

to whatever is troubling you, Roon. :hug:

[Roon]

27. We should know after Thanksgiving

I will start a thread and let you all know what they find.

[Sheltiemama]

24. I had berry-flavored barium.

It really wasn't bad, mostly just bland, but I still can't look at berry-flavored yogurt or smoothies. I didn't know when I woke up I'd be chugging barium, and it was a very stressful day.

[Roon]

28. HI Sheltie!

I drank the barium today and it wasn't really all that bad. Better than the coylite i had to drink for my colonoscopy,that's for sure!

[pengillian101]

16. Bottom troubles...heh...heh

I went through that also. Everything was A-ok after eliminating the major stressor (ex-husband) in my life.

Hope all is well for everyone. The tests are unpleasant but not too painful.

:hi:

[greenbriar]

9. Glad it went okay

the prep is definately worse than the procedure...once you get past the IV needle

[Roon]

13. The prep was pretty bad..didn't think it would never stop coming out

I have aids so needles don't bother me anymore. Even those hugs IV spikes!! lol

[shanti]

10. and the prep was the worst part, huh?

i had one a couple of months ago, but was totally out for it - the only way to go, imo. it took about a week before i felt "right" again, but thankfully, no polyps. still dealing with the freaking GERD tho :(

hope you feel better soon!

[Roon]

14. Thanks Shanti!

Yeah, the prep was a drag.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Half-way there now. *hugs*

[Roon]

15. Thanks for the hug, greey party voter! :-)

[old mark]

17. By next week it will all be a memory.

All the best, Roon - Please keep us posted.

:hi:

mark

[Roon]

30. Thanks Mark!

[vadawg]

18. this thread is useless without pics ;)

[Roon]

31. I was suppose to get a print out before I left

totally forgot it until I got home. Oh well,you seen one colon bla bla bla..lol

[CBHagman]

42. My doctor says one of his patients put it in his Christmas card.

Nothing quite so festive as a beautiful shot of a colon in among those photographs, cards, and letters from relatives and friends far and near....

[Roon]

49. LOL.

What a great idea!!

[kentauros]

19. That's good to hear it went fine

:) How'd you do with the liquid prep?

And good luck with the barium part. I've never had that, so I have no idea what to expect.

[Roon]

32. The liquid prep was gross

because you turn into niagra falls for two days. But it stops very soon after you stop drinking the stuff.

[kentauros]

34. I know what you mean

;)
When I did the liquid prep, I basically just sat in my bathroom with the HalfLytely jug on the sink and a clear view of my bedside clock. I managed to stay on the every-ten-minute schedule easily that way and was amazed at how fast the 80 minutes went by

But it was truly a gross experience drinking that stuff

[Roon]

47. They told me that if I drank it super cold, it won't taste so bad

it was still icky super cold!

[kentauros]

53. I would think drinking it really cold would make it harder to get down

and stay down. I drank my "cool" or maybe a little closer to room temp. It was still nasty, but I wouldn't have done well from throat-freeze on top of it all ;)

[LeftyFingerPop]

21. I'm glad your colonoscopy is complete, Roon...

I had pretty much the same results as you yesterday... 2 small polyps that are probably insignificant.

I wish you well with the rest of your tests! :)

[blueknight]

22. good luck to you roon

on your other test, im sure everything will be fine!

[Roon]

48. I actually hope they find something wrong once and for all

so they can fix it and I can go back to living like a human being again. If they don't find anything wrong, that means I have more misery to look forward to until someone thinks of something else to try.

[Roon]

41. Thanks, Lefty

Had the catscan today,should have all the results from both tests by friday.

[Deep13]

23. How will scanning your cat help?

[Roon]

29. Awww that's too cute!

When the nurse asked me where the scratches on my arm came from, I just said, "kitty cat!"

[doc03]

25. I remember getting my colonoscopy

when they wheeled me in the examining room a nurse lifts up my gown and says you look familiar and I said, just what are looking at? The next thing I know I am waking up in the recovery room. Good luck!

[Roon]

36. It went great doc..two tiny polyps and they took a million

biopsies.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

26. I hope they figure it out. Hang in there Roon and good luck.

:hug:

[Roon]

37. Thanks Tuesday.

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[Moondog]

35. What got into you?

:rofl:

[Roon]

38. LOL

Too funny,

[Moondog]

39. Nyuk, nyuk.

I always hate mine. Actually, the prep. The procedure isn't so bad, relatively speaking. Glad you survived yours.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

40. Hope your cat-scan went well!

:hug:

And I hope you DO find out what is wrong with you.. I'm sending good vibes your way.

[Roon]

43. Thanks jesus_of_suburbia

The results from the tests will be sent to my PA by the end of next week. With Thanksgiving and my PA having Fridays off, I will probably have to wait until Monday to get the results.

[Roon]

44. I have spent a lot of time seeing doctors and going to the hospital

the last 20 years.I am going to make a prediction. All the labs and pathology reports will all come back negative and they won't be able to tell me what's wrong. WATCH!!

I WANT them to find something wrong so we can fix it and turn off the diarrhea once and for all! (sorry about the TMI, but you're all my online family,get over it!) :-)

[snailly]

45. Best of luck to you!

These tests are no fun but hopefully worth it. I know what you're going through. It's really rough but it's best to know what you're dealing with or not dealing with. The mystery is the anxiety.
Best thoughts and wishes!

[Roon]

46. Thanks snailly

17 years...17 years I have been dealing with this. No amount of medicine, diet change, or lifestyle change has had any affect. It's very frustrating.

[snailly]

50. I'm so sorry!

That is beyond anything I know. I truly hope these tests will give you an answer! Wish I could give you a hug to let you know someone, many people do care!

[Roon]

51. You're too sweet

:hug:

[pengillian101]

52. Best to you.

I have a shirt-tail relative who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 25 years ago. She suffered daily and had a very limited lifestyle. Since she moved nearby and is now seeing new doctors - it's a whole different diagnosis.

A surgery and she feels absolutely great. It was not Crohn's after all. She suffered all those years from a mis-diagnosis. Each doctor who read her charts just nodded in agreement, until she moved many miles away and had new doctors and clinics.

[Roon]

55. My Mother has Crohns

I think if you have it, the Doctor and see right away and make a diagnosis. Not sure...

[Kat45]

54. I'm having one in a few days.

Been obsessing over the prep for about a week now. Glad yours is over with.

[Roon]

56. Thanks Kat

It's really not that bad! Good luck to you.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

57. Hope everything

turns out okay for you Roon.

[Roon]

58. thanks notorious

:hi: