Hi CAGirl, Sorry you had such a rough prep, but stoked that you got the all clear though. I’ve only used the one prep, the only thing that’s different is the flavour so I couldn’t comment on others sorry. This prep I made a conscious effort to start on the clear fluids earlier than required and I th...
Haha I’m with Maggie - what an innappropriate name of GoLytely! They may as well call it ass-waterfall :shock: I’m at the back end <boom tish> of the second Litre of prep and I’m pleased to say that this prep has far and away been the easiest. Scope is the afternoon butt rest assured Maggie, I’ll le...
O Stoma Mia is correct. I just looked at my paperwork and it’s not on there either. Mine is tomorrow and although I HATE the prep (see my other post LOL), I love the sedation. Midazolam and a hint of Propofol is a great way to start/end a day, particularly with a healthy dose of IV fluids to make yo...
I’m 51 mins away from my first mouthful of Moviprep and I almost gagged when mixing it up. This will be my third (or fourth - I can’t remember) prep and I would rather have surgery a 100x over than go through another Bowel prep! The smell makes me think of sweaty jock straps and the aftermath like t...
Hi there, I’m 12 months out from mine (1yr2days to be precise) and I haven’t looked back. 1) Mine was 97 mins according to my discharge summary but my surgeon did say that my stoma was quite comfortable where it was and took a bit longer to separate so about an hour would sound right; 2) Far easier ...
Gday crew, Saw my onc this morning to get the results from last weeks CT scan and blood tests. Scans clean and bloods good. CEA was 2 which is what it’s been every 3mths since my initial surgery. Doc was stoked and put me on 6 monthly checkups and annual scans. Now - just need to get a clean bill of...
So the GP confirmed it - the glue has stuck to the internal stitches :cry: He trimmed some of it but couldn’t remove it for risk of opening the whole wound. He gave me a dose of antibiotics to be on the safe side and I have to go back in a week to see whether there has been any improvement. I know I...
A happy Valentine’s Day indeed :cry: On a positive though - it’s good to be starting on the juice to punish that node! I was lucky and tolerated FOLFOX pretty well. Definitely drink a heap of water before and during, and my advice is start and finish each day with a Maxalon to keep the nausea. That ...
Good to hear you’re up and about MAC! Bummer about the bike/car though Also good that the radiation and chemo is not too far away either. Keep on keeping on mate!
Hi Ang, Firstly, congrats on the clean scope, no doubt it’s a huge relief, although annoying that you still have the ache. Having been diagnosed with rectal cancer by colonoscopy, I can tell you can rest easy. Not only is the rectum the first place they look at, it’s also the last place. The busines...