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    Have a Colonoscopy! The only fun part of the whole thing was standing on the hospital scale and seeing a number I hadn't seen since high school. The other fun part was the 3 1/2 hour nap I took when I got home. The rest - no fun.

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    Ooh! Apart for the number on the scales - not a fun procedure at all!



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    I'm having one tomorrow - thanks for the tip!

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    I remember the first time I had one. I wondered why you couldn't eat solid food for a day and a half before the procedure. About 20 minutes after the first round of the prep package, I figured it out. Fortunately, I did follow the rules in advance.



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    I'm having one tomorrow - thanks for the tip!
    The procedure is a breeze, the prep is horrible.

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    I'm so glad you posted this. My first question in pre-op visits was.......How can we drink all the prep bottle with a pouch???? they said it would be no problem. So.....if we are sipping, how long does it take to down that thing???



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    Quote Originally Posted by Fab50 View Post
    I'm so glad you posted this. My first question in pre-op visits was.......How can we drink all the prep bottle with a pouch???? they said it would be no problem. So.....if we are sipping, how long does it take to down that thing???
    I had to drink 64 ounces of gatorade mixed with an entire container of Mirolax! The instructions were to start drinking at 4 pm, but when I told them about my surgery they said to start earlier. I'm over 4 years out, so it was totally possible. But if you are not far out from surgery I would put off the colonoscopy. When I mixed it all up it was a whole pitcher of liquid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sraebaer View Post
    I had to drink 64 ounces of gatorade mixed with an entire container of Mirolax! The instructions were to start drinking at 4 pm, but when I told them about my surgery they said to start earlier. I'm over 4 years out, so it was totally possible. But if you are not far out from surgery I would put off the colonoscopy. When I mixed it all up it was a whole pitcher of liquid.
    YES>.......I agree. No colonoscopy for at least a year maybe LOL



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    SW: 325 - surgery date 04/26/18 (54)
    1 month: - 314 (11) - (65 total)
    2 months: - 305 (9) - (74 total)
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    No colonoscopy like... never.... please?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fab50 View Post
    I'm so glad you posted this. My first question in pre-op visits was.......How can we drink all the prep bottle with a pouch???? they said it would be no problem. So.....if we are sipping, how long does it take to down that thing???
    I had a fecal transplant 4 months post VSG, which basically required the same prep as a colonoscopy. I couldn't even come close to drinking the entire prep solution. Took me almost an hour to get down about 1/2 of the 32 ounces. By then it was "working" and I barely made it home to the safety of my bathroom. Had to repeat it the next morning, and again, only took 1/2 of it before it finished cleaning me out.



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    Default Re: How to Lose 5 Pounds Overnight While on Maintenance

    BTW, sraebaer, I need to lose 10 pounds, so should I schedule 2 colonoscopies?!



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    Default Re: How to Lose 5 Pounds Overnight While on Maintenance

    Lol! Prep is yuck. I had one last year because of a random concern but everything was fine. The procedure was a breeze. So worth doing folks, it can save your life. My colleague found she had anal cancer from a random screening 2 years ago. She is doing very well.


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    Sad to say the 5 pounds came back after I started eating/drinking again. Bummer.

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    All this and it didn't last?
    Poor you...
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    Actually I feel so much better! For two days every bone in my body ached, felt like it was the start of dehydration. Feel great again, back to 5:30 am body pump this morning. Fluids are obviously important for energy.

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