Waiting Sucks!

I Hate Waiting!

 

As I am writing this I am sitting here in my hospital bed waiting to be taken down for a Wonderful event.  They are doing another colonoscopy this morning.  This will make number 11 for me in three years.  They say that you do not have to do these until your 50 but I guess I should just consider myself lucky that I get to so many.

 

I am hoping that after doing this colonoscopy we will have some answers.  They are hoping to get in and see if my Ulcerative Colitis has become severely inflamed again.  If you have never had the pleasure of doing a Colonoscopy let me break it down for you! 

 

 

IT SUCKS!!!!!

 

Starting at 4pm yesterday I had to take two laxative pills, now this normally would be difficult for anyone but prior coming to the hospital I was in the bathroom 18 times a day so this just escalates everything so it is a joyous time.  Then you get to drink this wonderful  GoLYTELY and it is a salty solution that you have to drink 8 ounces every ten minutes.  I like to describe it as drinking the stomach flu because once it hits you are in trouble.  It is funny talking to people who have never had one done before and explaining it to them and then hearing their reactions afterwards.  I know that this is a necessary evil when dealing with IBD but I never imagined that at 31 this is where I would be.

Censie and I are going to have some serious decisions to make after this colonoscopy on if we should proceed with me having surgery or try a new medication that sounds pretty scary to me.  I was really hoping to get in and get this done with today early but I still have another two hours till I go down.  I have only had broth, lemon ice, and jello since yesterday at 10:30. So in about three hours if you are out there and want to sneak me in some good food I will be waiting! :)