My First Colonoscopy
Oct. 10th, 2012 07:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzYesterday around lunchtime I left work for a doctor's appointment. It was a consultation with a gastroenterologist for a colonoscopy. After hearing about my older brothers passing away from colon cancer (and other things), my current doctor recommended I get things looked at, so to speak. My twin has his done a few months ago and everything is "clean as a whistle," as he put it.
It's a little early for me, but I turn forty soon and it seemed like a good idea. The doctor was young and nerdy, showing me his iPhone 5 and how the case isn't as sturdy as the older models, but that he loves it. He's a super nice guy. I went ahead and scheduled it for the day before the election in November. How fitting, I thought, I'll be completely purged in time to cast my vote. I was given the jug of laxative powder to flush things out. If what they described is true, I'll be supermodel thin in just one evening. I'll have to stock the bathroom with better reading material, maybe even set up my iPad for Netflix streaming.
Right now the only concern is a ride. I live less than three miles from the doctor's office, but they wont let me take a cab there and back. Someone has to be with me apparently, which isn't so easy since all my family is hours away. I'll find someone, but I have to admit that I'm not looking forward to asking.
Happy hump day! :)
It's a little early for me, but I turn forty soon and it seemed like a good idea. The doctor was young and nerdy, showing me his iPhone 5 and how the case isn't as sturdy as the older models, but that he loves it. He's a super nice guy. I went ahead and scheduled it for the day before the election in November. How fitting, I thought, I'll be completely purged in time to cast my vote. I was given the jug of laxative powder to flush things out. If what they described is true, I'll be supermodel thin in just one evening. I'll have to stock the bathroom with better reading material, maybe even set up my iPad for Netflix streaming.
Right now the only concern is a ride. I live less than three miles from the doctor's office, but they wont let me take a cab there and back. Someone has to be with me apparently, which isn't so easy since all my family is hours away. I'll find someone, but I have to admit that I'm not looking forward to asking.
Happy hump day! :)
