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I don't watch much television these days, mostly I stream movies, and the like. I remember the day when religion was celebrated in this country. Do you think A Charlie Brown Christmas could be made these days?
I really don't know. At least they still show the original at this time of year. I'll take that as a win.
Thursday was colonoscopy day. Yay, me.
The doc wasn't concerned, a few polyps, little 'uns, they will be biopsied but what she saw didn't scare her.
So I've got that going for me ...
The prep wasn't as bad this time, 24 tablets of Sutab, 12 taken at 1400 the day before with 16 ounces of water over a twenty minute period, then drink 32 ounces more of water an hour later, half hour for each bottle.
Rinsed and repeated at 1900. Believe me, it worked well. No need to drink that nasty powder stuff mixed in to Gatorade.
Things, uh, came out well. If you get my drift.
Now it's off to bed, it was a very long 24 hours.
Ciao!
Sleep well, and heal.
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DeleteEverything came out ok! That is cause for at least a smile...
ReplyDeleteJust waiting on the lab results.
DeleteGlad it turned out OK Sarge, deck is cleared for action for the Holidays now.....:)
ReplyDeleteThe deck was definitely cleared!
DeleteAt seventy four I just did my first one and they found a tumor. Drank the gallon of stuff and it was every bit as much fun as indicated. Someone lectured me that if I had done one when it should have been originally done,they might have caught it early, Twenty some years ago it wouldn't have been there to find and it is at an early stage now. Worked in medicine for the last twenty six years of my working life and there areonly possibilities not certainties.
ReplyDeleteVery good point regarding possibilities versus certainties.
DeleteAs I used to say, "One more stop then breakfast." I'm told that I have aged out of this thing. I have suspicions.
ReplyDeleteDepending on the lab results, I might not have to do this for another 3 to 5 years, according to my doctor. Which would be nice. But like you, I have my suspicions.
DeleteCould I see this being made in the modern world? Possibly. Could I see it being put on modern television without a trigger warning and without complaints or a follow-on rebuttal time? No. Thankfully this, at least, remains ingrained enough in the culture memory that it continues to show without incident.
ReplyDeleteI do not know when my next "visit" is, but I would welcome not having to deal with the powder in the sports drink.
Ask your doctor about Sutab when the time comes, seriously. Powder in the sports drink sucks to high heaven, Sutab has the same desired effect.
Deleteit is really hard to find a free broadcast of Charlie Brown Christmas here around St. Louis. just like in the show, it's all about the money.
ReplyDeleteWow, that sucks.
DeleteDVD is available from Amazon for $9.99. That way you don't get a cut or edited version.
DeleteMrs. Andrew and I have been steadily building our DVD collection since the Covidiocracy. It's interesting to see beloved tv shows in their complete original form and not edited to fit in 40% commercials.
Time to go shopping.
DeleteSeeing shows without commercials is why I stream.
Sarge, as a military historian, now has greater appreciation for the suffering of troops in the not so good old days when plain old bugs were a greater threat to soldiers' lives than enemy action. That would be virtually every conflict prior to WW1. Food sanitation and field hygiene were unknown, impossible or ignored, incapacitating varying percentages of troops every day. Dysentery, or just the plain old "trots" was a hazard of the military life then, and only slightly less debilitating among the civilian community. There was no immodium, and the ability to keep hydrated was inhibited by the foulness of whatever water was usually available, and likely contaminated by human or animal waste which was causing the dysentery in the first place.
ReplyDeleteSo, celebrate modern medicine, and sanitation which makes the voluntary flushing mostly a beneficial process. PITA, but necessary precaution against worse problems.
John Blackshoe.
Believe me, JB, I embrace modern medicine and celebrate many of the innovations which have come into play since I was a lad.
Delete(And I count the Sutab prep as being superior to the old way. I actually managed to get some sleep the night before!)
Very much so. I appreciate modern sanitation and water supply as my dad's father's parents both died during a periodic Cholera outbreak in New Orleans back in the day (sometime after OAFS was born, it seems... :) That and dysentery and diphtheria and all the childhood illnesses that used to sweep in and kill way too many children. Or issues that are now fixable in the womb or in an outpatient surgery that back-in-the-day killed the patient.
DeleteFor my generation polio immediately springs to mind. A disease which crippled many when I was a kid and terrified parents. Modern medicine defeated that enemy!
DeleteAnd the White Death itself, Tuberculosis, well, until junkies and illegal aliens brought it back to life.
DeleteYeah, the Progs love the Middle Ages.
DeleteMy doctor uses the terrible powder for prep. I don't like it, and would rather try the pills. My last colonoscopy revealed two benign polyps and put me on the 3 year return. I'll take it. My brother never had one, and the result was the colon cancer that took his life.
ReplyDeleteYup, the powder sucks. Too bad about your brother, I get it but I'd rather suffer a day's inconvenience then, ya know, die.
DeleteHorrible tasting moviprep is what I've been given both times. Works like a champ, but tough to get down. Don't feel the need to share any photos from your event.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Tuna about the photos... :-)
Delete'Tis why I highly recommend the Sutab prep. Easy to get down, unless you have a problem with large tablets, they are not small.
DeleteNo, there will NOT be any photos from this evolution.
DeleteSarge, glad the end result was good news. It’s just the getting to that point is….difficul. But, hey! You ‘re a few pounds lighter, now just figure out a way to keep them off.
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Getting there is really most of the battle. The camera up the butt part is easy!
DeleteWhat, no beloved Calcium Citrate chugfest? Man...
ReplyDeleteModern medicine! No calcium citrate for me. (Colonoscopies of the past is what made me HATE Gatorade.)
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