NOTE: This is a message that I posted to my fellow IBDers that I have copied for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!~~~

I am always surprised at how many variations there are to the "bowel cleansing" process. Ostomy-living was SWEET! NO PREP!!! Just NPO after midnight the day before. Pre-ostomy, I have done the fleet prep, citrate magnisium stuff, and golytly. This time is the Nu-lytly, so we shall see how that goes. My sister (who thank god does not have IBD!) was trying to cheer me up and thinks that perhaps with its delicious Lemon Lime flavor, this could be my new favorite drink! Yeah right!!! I seriously doubt that! Now if only they could make a chocolate milkshake flavored prep, I would be a happy camper!

I am so glad this is not an upper endo. I have had some truly horrible experiences with NG tubes, so yuck on those. As far as the other scopes go, I always tell the techs how I have an incredible tolerance to drugs that would make an elephant unconscious, but as my last scope went, I was told that if they gave me anymore drugs I would die. I responded by saying I didn't care. Oh well! I also get so freaking sick afterwards. The 2 hour trip home from UNC is usually a disgusting blur of parking lots where I vomit. There just isn't enough versed and phenergan in the world for me. I am one of those lucky folks who wake up even under general anesthia, so I guess there isn't much hope for me. However, I have on hand a supply of mags, books, and some chick flicks to get me through today. Hopefully, they will counteract the gallon of prep in the fridge. **One last thing, the last scope I had done at my local hospital, NOT UNC, included this in the prep directions. "Any alcohol, even Vodka, is not an appropriate 'clear liquid' for this prep". **Only in NC, I swear!!! Ha! Later all, Beth