Hospital update

[wellinghall]

More starvation diet today - clear fluids until midday.

Got to the hospital, answered their questions, completed the forms, sat around for a while.

They did the scope with gas-and-air only! - no needles. It was darn uncomfortable, but I preferred it to an IV. They removed one polyp, which looked fairly normal.

More sitting around, cup of weak cool sweet tea, then released. Creatrix, the darling, had brought along some biscuits, and I got a Ribena and a Twix from the hospital shop; then home to real tea. Creatrix is now cooking our steaks, and our very own small crop of new potatoes.

Thank you everyone for all your hugs, support &c. You are good people!

Comments

[estiel.livejournal.com]

Excuse me, Wellinghall. I'm new to LJ and do not yet go there every day, so I've just now read about your procedure amongst these comments. This is called, I think, if it's the same thing, a colonoscopy. You mentioned "polyp" so I'm assuming it's that procedure. I've learned that medical practices are not the same on both sides of the Atlantic. Did you have to drink that goshawful go-litely stuff (a full gallon!) the day before? That's the worst part of a colonscopy.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Hi estiel. Thanks for your comment.

Yes, it was a colonoscopy. I'm beginning to understand (from an online PJS support group) that medical procedures aren't always the same on both sides of the Atlantic, even when they're called the same thing!

My prep was Fleet phospho-soda - it was certainly pretty unpleasant!