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Finally got my overdue colonoscopy today. All clear, good for 10 years (so yay). But jeebus that prep.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Mar 21 '17, 15:20

I think there are less difficult options, but the preferred method of drinking just a ridiculous amount of vile stuff is just . . . not fun. Still, glad I got it done.

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I'm on the list for a follow-up. The drink for the prep was fine for me (sounds like a different mix). The result of the drink was NOT fine. Ow. - Beryllium Mar 21, 15:58
yet to get drunk you gladly drink a lot of vile tasting stuff -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 21, 15:45 1
- The two are not mutually exclusive, and adding it to the vile stuff helps ...a lot -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 21, 15:51
i'm a year overdue but I think we might make it two years -- nm - crash davis Mar 21, 15:38
I'm overdue (office eff up. My PCP sent the GI a "strongly worded letter to the Times". I'm scheduled for May. I'm not looking forward to the prep. - Mel Profit Mar 21, 15:25 2
- The procedure itself is really nothing. I went to sleep, I woke up a little wasted. Went home and slept a while. Easy. -- nm - pmb Mar 21, 15:28 1
  - "Go Lytely, My ASS!" - Mel Profit Mar 21, 16:25
Are you talking about that clear liquid? -- nm - David Mar 21, 15:24 12
- Yup. It's just, so much. - pmb Mar 21, 15:27 11
  - I've done it three times, and I told Kim after the last one, "Never again." - David Mar 21, 15:31 6
    - It's the consistency more than anything. But talk to your doctor. Some of my friends have mentioned a couple of different alternatives. One is - pmb Mar 21, 15:40 5
      - I tried the serving juice. I couldn't keep it down. - David Mar 21, 15:45 4
        
        Ugh. It was worse than this stuff? - pmb Mar 21, 15:47 3
        
        Imagine that, only concentrated and with "flavor" that helped more than it hurt. - David Mar 21, 16:00 2
        
        Oh man. So sorry. Hate to bring up bad memories. -- nm - pmb Mar 21, 16:04
        
        ouch, I feel so sorry for you I won't make the obligatory "and this guy thinks Applebee/s tastes good" joke -- nm - crash davis Mar 21, 16:04
  - for mine I had to drink a thing called Fleet, mixed with 7-Up...I still can't drink 7-Up... -- nm* - Beaker Mar 21, 15:29 3
    - Yeah, that's what it's called. Fleet is the devil's semen. -- nm - David Mar 21, 15:33 2
      - Well, I'm done with this yogurt... -- nm - Max Mar 21, 15:34 1
        
        Chandler? -- nm - David Mar 21, 15:35

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Finally got my overdue colonoscopy today. All clear, good for 10 years (so yay). But jeebus that prep.

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