Uggggh!

I do not wish this on others, but for those of us who have a family history of Colon Cancer, a colonoscopy is a part of the routine. I have a colonoscopy tomorrow, so tonight I am starting the "cleansing" process. It involves a few days of regimented eating, and then today, only liquids, but nothing red, orange, or purple. Then at 5pm, I took two dulcolax pills. Then at 6pm, I drink 10oz of Magnesium Citrate. This stuff is foul, in my estimation. It tastes sort of like lemonade, but it's not. It's another layer of laxitive. Then, starting at 7pm, and every 30 minutes, I drink an 8 oz glass of Mira lax mixed in apple juice. The promise is that "stirrings" in the lower parts will begin shortly. Well, it's 8:15pm and the "stirrings" have begun. I'll drink my last glass in about 15 minutes, and I'm sure that I'll need to be going to a different room for a spell. But wait, it doesn't stop there. Tomorrowe at 8am, I begin the routine again. First, I take two more Dulcolax pills, and then every 30 minutes, I drink an 8oz glass of the Mira lax until noon. That's a half gallon of the Mira lax between today and tomorrow. Then, I can drink clear liquids up until 2 hours before the procedure, which is scheduled for 2:15.
I took today off work except for a few phone calls. Tomorrow, I'll be off too. The procedure is performed under general anesthesia, so I'll need Carol to be there to pick me up when I'm done. Last time, I felt so good after the procedure that I asked if I could do it again. HaHa. Really, though, I did feel good.
Last time I had this done, they prescribed enemas. That was brutal. I was going from both ends and it was horrible. This time, is much easier, I think.
Pray for me.