tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post7511968189475391981..comments2023-09-28T06:41:43.408-05:00Comments on Fairly Odd Mother: My First Colonoscopy, Day Two: Much Ado About NothingFairly Odd Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-60112031471289595222007-09-16T05:30:00.000-05:002007-09-16T05:30:00.000-05:00Great tip about the lime, why didn't I try that!? ...Great tip about the lime, why didn't I try that!? Oh wait, I can, in five years!<BR/><BR/> My dr. recommended mango sorbet, which worked, BUT she failed to say, "oh, and you will never be able to eat delicous Hagen Daz mango sorbet ever again." So sad.<BR/><BR/>I have a GREAT FEMALE GI doctor with five kids, if any of you are in southern New England get in touch and I can recommend her! Highly!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602168625363402376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-89087198284508619532007-09-11T13:21:00.000-05:002007-09-11T13:21:00.000-05:00Doesn't sound so bad. I like how you planned it ou...Doesn't sound so bad. I like how you planned it out.<BR/><BR/>I began to hum the theme to Mission Impossible when you wrote about sucking down glass after glass of HalfLytely. The lime. GREAT idea.<BR/><BR/>Now I have the James Bond theme song going through my head.<BR/><BR/>Did you take it shaken? Or stirred?Namitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476552972162497517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-43200436952046029882007-09-11T12:25:00.000-05:002007-09-11T12:25:00.000-05:00Glad to hear everything went well, and a good remi...Glad to hear everything went well, and a good reminder to the rest of us.<BR/>Luckily I have a few more years...;)Life As I Know Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492465378321819342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-21782828201341516472007-09-11T10:57:00.000-05:002007-09-11T10:57:00.000-05:00Glad to hear that all went well. (am refraining fr...Glad to hear that all went well. <BR/><BR/>(am refraining from making joke about it not being a shitty experience.)<BR/><BR/>(woops)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-44102501640198864012007-09-11T09:21:00.000-05:002007-09-11T09:21:00.000-05:00I just had a colonoscopy, too! In fact, I blogged ...I just had a colonoscopy, too! In fact, I blogged a whole bunch about it. I found the prep was awful, the procedure a breeze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-90140586705466214562007-09-10T21:26:00.000-05:002007-09-10T21:26:00.000-05:00I loved your honesty and candor about it... if any...I loved your honesty and candor about it... if anything you made me want to make sure that all of my loved ones get this done. It's so important. I loved reading about your story - I hope that doesn't make me weird!!<BR/>- AudreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-79087044599724302562007-09-10T16:12:00.000-05:002007-09-10T16:12:00.000-05:00Glad it all went well. Three more years for me. Wh...Glad it all went well. Three more years for me. Whee. We have lovely genes. <BR/><BR/>Turning 40. Colonoscopy. On the upside, I'm planning laser eye surgery after I turn 40. If I'm going to be over-the-hill, I minus well be able to see the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-31770882822417544102007-09-10T14:12:00.000-05:002007-09-10T14:12:00.000-05:00It's over!!! Hurray! Good for you.Flat stomach, ...It's over!!! Hurray! Good for you.<BR/><BR/>Flat stomach, eh? Might be worth it to see that again!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-86615668859236815612007-09-09T23:59:00.000-05:002007-09-09T23:59:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm glad it went well.And if I do it, I get a ...Oh, I'm glad it went well.<BR/><BR/>And if I do it, I get a free evening with minimal interruptions?? SIGN ME UP!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086167716210736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-79017233151286293092007-09-09T20:39:00.000-05:002007-09-09T20:39:00.000-05:00Glad it all came out ok ::snork::nuttnhubby is com...Glad it all came out ok ::snork::<BR/><BR/>nuttnhubby is coming up on five-oh. Will advise appropriately. :-)nuttnbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432059241825312897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-57525476326984203032007-09-09T19:39:00.000-05:002007-09-09T19:39:00.000-05:00I'm glad to hear that everything went well. I am t...I'm glad to hear that everything went well. I am the worst of them at putting off stuff like that, but colonoscopies are so important. A close friend of mine, who is only 38, is dying of colon cancer that went undetected because he had absolutely no symptoms until it had reached stage 4. It was kind of a wake up call for me.Blog Antagonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378330862349859998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-85514715602843971652007-09-09T19:32:00.000-05:002007-09-09T19:32:00.000-05:00I'm glad to hear that it went well. My grandfathe...I'm glad to hear that it went well. My grandfather died of colon cancer so I have to be screened at 40. Our older son is named after our friend who very sadly passed away at 30 from colon cancer.Alex Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567976812466320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-50085557075726727312007-09-09T19:05:00.000-05:002007-09-09T19:05:00.000-05:00So important for everyone to know. Get a colonosc...So important for everyone to know. Get a colonoscopy! My mom was only 44 when she was diagnosed and 51 when she died. I'll be getting my colonoscopy soon.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, Hurrah for a flat stomach!Mrs. Chickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531176556856509473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-81502373181746238222007-09-09T00:13:00.000-05:002007-09-09T00:13:00.000-05:00I'm glad the procedure itself went well.Good for y...I'm glad the procedure itself went well.<BR/><BR/>Good for you for doing it, and for reminding everyone else of its importance.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-38526309424483557892007-09-08T21:36:00.000-05:002007-09-08T21:36:00.000-05:00So glad to hear that things went smoothly (good ch...So glad to hear that things went smoothly (good choice of words considering the subject, no?). Kudos to you for getting the word out about the importance of the procedure, and that it doesn't have to be a totally unpleasant experience.<BR/><BR/>Jane, Pinks & Blues GirlsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-37908243031473081242007-09-08T19:14:00.000-05:002007-09-08T19:14:00.000-05:00Yea for sedatives and naps!Yea for sedatives and naps!Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923591889426758103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-74347500405024591842007-09-08T18:54:00.000-05:002007-09-08T18:54:00.000-05:00I slept through much of the pushing-out stage of l...I slept through much of the pushing-out stage of labour with The Boy, which has convinced my husband that I can sleep through literally ANYTHING.<BR/>Glad to hear your tests went well and that there was nothing ontoward going on Down There!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-50390397102065895552007-09-07T22:50:00.000-05:002007-09-07T22:50:00.000-05:00Glad to hear the procedure went smoothly. And how ...Glad to hear the procedure went smoothly. And how nice to be able to take a nap huh. ;) <BR/><BR/>I agree that they're important though. This is something you want to catch early. They can take care of it if it's early enough so I hear, and I've had a great-uncle die from it. Not the way I want to go. <BR/><BR/>It's worth it in the end. (Teehee, couldn't help myself.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com