update on my other problems

17 years 3 months ago #2572 by Rosemary
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Good luck, Elaine.

Stay really close to the bathroom during the prep. I had a colonoscopy this summer and I remember telling my Mother that next time, I may invest in Depends. A few times, it was hard to make it all the way into the bathroom.

Also, just a small word of warning (prorbably the rare exception)...if you have to jump up out of bed (I did) try to realize that the blood rushing to your head could make you pass out.

Last January I found myself waking up in the bathroom floor with my head banged against the door.

This last time, I tried to make sure the worst was over before retiring to bed.

Good luck. The Wife is right. The prep is the worst . The test itself is a piece of cake.

Glad you're a little better.

Ro

Rosemary
Age - 55
T1 G3 - Tumor free 2 yrs 3 months
Dx January 2006

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17 years 4 months ago #2569 by Mike
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Telescope? I thought they used a Tuba!!! ;) ;D

Sounds like things are a little better for you.

Keep it going! ;)

I always hear that the prep is worst than the test........ :-/

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17 years 4 months ago #2513 by rugrat1956
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BIG BRASS TELESCOPE!! :-/ No one told me about that! ;D Still time to cancel.... :-[

elaine f.
dob- 1956
female- Indiana, USA
caucasian
smoked cigarettes- 1975-?
5cm-noninvasive- low grade- papillary
TURB- Sept 11,2006

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17 years 4 months ago #2511 by Mike
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Hi,

if he is using that big brass telescope make sure he warms it first ;D

regards,
Greg L-W.

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17 years 4 months ago #2509 by rugrat1956
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Holding my own! Weight has held. Eating small and often.... and puree'd!! ;D But feeling pretty good. Two days until the colonoscopy. Bottoms up, I guess. ;D take care, elaine

elaine f.
dob- 1956
female- Indiana, USA
caucasian
smoked cigarettes- 1975-?
5cm-noninvasive- low grade- papillary
TURB- Sept 11,2006

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17 years 4 months ago #2365 by rugrat1956
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Greg, in all honesty, I still feel like I am 18 yrs old. Sometimes I think that is a little part of my problem. ;D Someday I'll grow up but not just yet. I need that illusion of youth to help motivate me to get better. It is easier to deal with health issues if I still believe I have the resiliency of a youngster, I think. ;) However, I try to temper it with the knowledge that I am a little older and need to pace myself. So I plug on. You and the other people on this site have been quite an inspiration to me. I am forever grateful. elaine the rugrat

elaine f.
dob- 1956
female- Indiana, USA
caucasian
smoked cigarettes- 1975-?
5cm-noninvasive- low grade- papillary
TURB- Sept 11,2006

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