General Chat

Are they cute and fluffy furballs?

Bear in mind you have to write EVERYTHING down. every last mouthful.. How is you pain today (like now) and has it increased following what you had for lunch? What did you have for lunch and in what sort of quantities?

i just had a sandwich for lunch the pain is there but not as bad as it has been. the kittens are ever so cute although couldnt fine them anywhere last night!they appeared again this morning tho,must have been sleeping under my bed!

Cheese butty possibly? two 'culprits' that i have cut out are dairy products- (completely) and as much wheat as I can. I dont worry about Hidden wheat as perhaps a coeliac would have to( in say gravy etc) maybe you could try some experimentation?

Hi Baby, Just got back from the hospital, after my colonoscopy. It was a doddle. Nurse explained everything in detail beforehand....what to expect; the sedation procedure; how they would make me as comfortable as possible throughout; how I might feel during and after the examination. Advised me that if the painkillers injected weren't strong enough to ask for a gas & air mask, which was nearby; how long it may take (between 10 and 30 minutes) etc. Really put my mind at rest. Doctor came into treatment room. Told me a bit more of what to expect. Gave me a consent form to sign. Then got on with it. Inserted the colonoscope, bit by bit. I followed it, along with the staff present, on a TV screen above the bed. Fascinating! The insertion seemed to go on forever, one or two stabs of pain - nothing too bad, though. Didn't need the mask. After about 25 minutes the examination was complete. Wheeled into the recovery room. Lay there for about 20 minutes till the nurse asked if I was OK to get dressed. Got off the bed feeling a bit doddery. She accompanied me to changing room. Left me to go and ring my wife to come and collect me, whilst I dressed. Then was given a cuppa and biscuits. My wife arrived. Nurse ran through results of the procedure - thankfully nothing 'nasty' was found. Told me to contact my GP in 2 to 3 weeks, who, by then, should have received results of a biopsy sample the doctor had taken 'on the way out'. And that was it! Wife doesn't drive so rang for a taxi to take us home (we only live a ten-minute walk away, but you are not allowed to walk even that distance, in case you conk out along the way). Hope that allays you worries about your impending visit, Babe. The day before is by far the worst part of the whole thing. If you would like to speak to me 'confidentially', so to speak, then e-mail me via GR (you know how, don't you?). Brian, ;<D

hi brian,im glad you got on ok. It doesnt sound as bad as i thought,but then there is a difference between info leaflets and what someone has experienced. when u say a couple of stabs of pain,how bad??

A bit like having a bellyache really. 'Stab' was probably a bit OTT; 'uncomfortable' would be a better description. Brian

oh right,thats not too bad,is it weird watching your insides on tv??