What a journey - checking out the digestive tract
Today I went for the scheduled colonoscopy and gastroscopy.
I have to start the preparation yesterday. The gastro specialist gave me some phosphate soda, it caused me going toilet 6-7 times after an hour of taking the solutions. I had to take it once last night and another time this morning.
My dad drove me to the doctor’s office since I would be put on sedative and not suitable to drive after the procedure. The colonoscopy and gastroscopy procedures only took about 10-15 minutes, but had to wait for one and half hours for the doctor, even with an appointment!
We can see the inner lining of the digestive tract on a CCTV when a fiber optic camera passed through it. Nothing unusual was found, except for a small ulcer in the stomach, this probably in a great extend rule out the possibility of colon cancer!!
Right after the scope, before the doctor typed out a report, I rushed down to the cafe at the hospital, had a bowl of beehoon soup. Really exhausted and hungry after all the purging!!
Phew! that was not an easy test to go through.
OMG! I dunno how I’ll take a fiber optic camera up my….
I didn’t feel very much, doctor put me on sedative.:-)
Rest well now! You’ve gone through a lot.
Hi Leah, sorry to hear about ur recent experience. I had my chocolate cyst remove on Jan 2007. It was done with laparoscopic surgery. I understand every of your feeling before & after the surgery. Anyway, take good care of urself ya. Cheers.
TQ, Lili. Thought laparoscopic small matter only, who knows have to do open surgery and go through a cancer scare.
how r u ? hope u get well soon. do rest more.
TQ. Will see you one of this days when I can drive up to the center.