Colonoscopy result
We headed to my colonoscopy test this morning at about 6:30. The building was easy to identify...it was the only one with lights on! There was one person in front of me, and me. Talk about a contrast to a Dallas experience!
The colonoscopy went fine. I had heard it was easy, and that the worst part was the drink beforehand. My sources were accurate. The test was unremarkable and Fleet's ginger-lemon soda is almost unbearable. In fact, I threw up part of the 3 a.m. dose, but it stayed down long enough to do its job. One would think that with all the technological advances in 2007---I mean, I DID lay there and watch the scope of my colon on the television screen---that someone could come up with a more palatable preperation for the test! Ugh!
All that said, my colon was clear! Yippee! I was very surprised, actually. I seriously thought I would wake up in the hospital with part of my colon gone. But, the Lord is good, and my colon has been protected. The doctor will see me in 3 years due to my family and personal history. But for now, all is well!
All IS well, but there I am afraid there was evidence of my sedation afterwards. Mark took me to IHOPS for breakfast after we took the girls to school. He dropped me off while he ran to Target for pull-ups. The waitress came to take my order, and I could NOT, for the life of me, tell her what I wanted. I tried, I really did, but then ended up pointing at the picture and saying, "Oh, you know what I am trying to say!" Later, I spilled my Diet Coke on the floor...I sat it down on the table, and phlewp...it was on the floor. If that wasn't bad enough, I had another failed attempt at conversation with another waitress as we left. I just could not make a coherant sentence to save my life. I am glad I wasn't there to here the discussion when I left!
But for all of that, I still want to end by saying,
Thanks, Lord!
The colonoscopy went fine. I had heard it was easy, and that the worst part was the drink beforehand. My sources were accurate. The test was unremarkable and Fleet's ginger-lemon soda is almost unbearable. In fact, I threw up part of the 3 a.m. dose, but it stayed down long enough to do its job. One would think that with all the technological advances in 2007---I mean, I DID lay there and watch the scope of my colon on the television screen---that someone could come up with a more palatable preperation for the test! Ugh!
All that said, my colon was clear! Yippee! I was very surprised, actually. I seriously thought I would wake up in the hospital with part of my colon gone. But, the Lord is good, and my colon has been protected. The doctor will see me in 3 years due to my family and personal history. But for now, all is well!
All IS well, but there I am afraid there was evidence of my sedation afterwards. Mark took me to IHOPS for breakfast after we took the girls to school. He dropped me off while he ran to Target for pull-ups. The waitress came to take my order, and I could NOT, for the life of me, tell her what I wanted. I tried, I really did, but then ended up pointing at the picture and saying, "Oh, you know what I am trying to say!" Later, I spilled my Diet Coke on the floor...I sat it down on the table, and phlewp...it was on the floor. If that wasn't bad enough, I had another failed attempt at conversation with another waitress as we left. I just could not make a coherant sentence to save my life. I am glad I wasn't there to here the discussion when I left!
But for all of that, I still want to end by saying,
Thanks, Lord!
posted by Beverly @ 1:31 PM
1 Comments:
At 7:34 AM,
Kathy said…
Beverly dear,
PTL!! Whooppeeee! About time you got some solid good news! Praise Him!
And don't ya' just love what the amnesiacs do to you? It takes me weeks to get the dumb stuff out of my system completely and recover rapid recall. But it does return, finally.
You looked so good the day we ran into each other at the store. I'm so thankful for the way God has worked in your life and body. He has truly been your loving Father in the way He has cared for you. And I give Him all praise and worship for His grace and mercy!!!
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