blimey! best wishes dave

Heh heh. Dave *almost* said BECAN.
 
Glad you're back and on the mend Dave.

Hope you're feeling much better, Dave. And thanks for the story.

Great story, but as a colonoscopy survivor, I was never told that I needed to fast 24 hours before the procedure. I was told to eat a broth/soup dinner the night before and to drink a last drink of water six hours before the procedure. 
 
The worst thing about colonoscopies is the week of prep in advance. The procedure itself is nothing--I slept through the whole thing and walked out the door 15 minutes after it was over. 

 
For those who have never seen it, Dave Barry's piece on getting a colonoscopy is about the funniest thing you're likely to ever read.  Most highly recommended (and required reading if you are in line for your very first experience in this area).  Read it here:
 
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1928847.html

Just a bump to remind Bit to cut down on the BECAN. Was part of the cause for clogged arteries in the first place.
 
Colonoscopy survivors need to keep a good wide spectrum probiotic in the diet twice to three times daily for a minimum 2 weeks after the ordeal. Multi bacterial strain yogurt with live cultures (couple tablespoons at a shot) cheaper than the pills.
 
As raisin testified, the prep is way worse than the procedure and really screws up physical balance for a long time.
 
Thing about the colonoscopy. The intestinal cysts often develop under the flogging of nitrate metabolites from meat processing, erupting into the polyps that are pre-cancerous. Other causes of course. Can't blame a cannibal lifestyle on everything that goes wrong in the physical structure over time.
 
The nodules percolate around for decades before going ballistic, until you are one day crapping blood and the doc tells you you are in stage 4 colon cancer and about to drop dead. As much as a drag as it is subjecting yourself to a colonoscopy, they go in there with scissors on a camera and remove the polyps before certain death is ordained. Regrettably one of the easiest cures that too few take advantage of until it is too late.
 
John
 

Bit, good going and way to hang in there. I've had both open heart surgery (just like you, I  got kicked out of line while more emergent cases took cuts in front of me!) And a couple of colonoscopies*. Good on you for getting through it in style.
 
*Pictures are available in the lobby
 
Cheers, 
-Tom

jyoung60
Whoa....  glad to hear you came through ok.  Man, that's a nasty trip.
 
But I really laughed too much at:

bitflipper
Around 6:00 PM a pretty young nurse comes to shave my groin. I think about baseball. 

 
Been there!

Two balls, no strikes.
 
Glad you are doing OK.  

There's an upside: I can't lift anything until the incision heals (apparently, if it rips I bleed to death). Got a gig tonight so my bandmates will be carrying in my gear for me. He-he.
 
Downside: I still haven't had the colonoscopy, so have that to look forward to.
 
Downside: the bill for all this will be in the several thousands of dollars. Go ahead and laugh, everybody in Canada, France, Germany, UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Cuba and the rest of the civilized world. I was just going to blow that money on food, rent and sample libraries anyway.

Quite a ride there Dave. Glad you're ok now. If you ever want to hear it I could tell you about the last two years of sheer hell I've been through. Probably wouldn't make anyone feel better, other than to say we're similar in a few ways. My problems weren't heart related but man...what a ride. 
 
Growing old sucks big time. Enjoy what life you have while you still have it.