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Pecos said:
Well, I am up and showered and will be leaving for my colonoscopy in about 30 minutes. It was a tough night,
and I don't know what I would give for a good cup of coffee.
In about an hour I will be fast asleep,

Have a great day my friends
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Consider yourself lucky, Pecos. I'm supposed to have a non-routine colonoscopy, but can't because I'm taking meloxicam for arthritis pain (also is a blood thinner). Can't go more than 2-3 days without it.

This would be my 3rd colo in 16 years and the instructions for prep just get more and more complicated. "Do this 2 days, 21 minutes and 13 seconds before the procedure, but DON'T do this. Then one day 14 minutes and 36 seconds before the procedure drink this but DON'T drink this and don't do that . . . " And it went on . . . and on . . . and on . . .

The nurse didn't even get halfway through reading it and I started tuning her out, and I stopped her when she got to blood thinners. Don't know what's going on at this point.
 
Old Dummy said:
Consider yourself lucky, Pecos. I'm supposed to have a non-routine colonoscopy, but can't because I'm taking meloxicam for arthritis pain (also is a blood thinner). Can't go more than 2-3 days without it.

This would be my 3rd colo in 16 years and the instructions for prep just get more and more complicated. "Do this 2 days, 21 minutes and 13 seconds before the procedure, but DON'T do this. Then one day 14 minutes and 36 seconds before the procedure drink this but DON'T drink this and don't do that . . . " And it went on . . . and on . . . and on . . .

The nurse didn't even get halfway through reading it and I started tuning her out, and I stopped her when she got to blood thinners. Don't know what's going on at this point.
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Your description of the prep is funny, but true. They rank near the top of my least favorite ways to spend a couple of days.
 

Pecos said:
Well, I am up and showered and will be leaving for my colonoscopy in about 30 minutes. It was a tough night,
and I don't know what I would give for a good cup of coffee.
In about an hour I will be fast asleep,

Have a great day my friends
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All will be smooth sailing now; you slept thru the procedure @Pecos The worst was the prepping. You'll soon be abe to eat to your hearts desire. Hope you get some rest for the rest of the day.
 
Ruthanne said:
I wonder if Pecos is done having the procedure now and hope it was smooth sailing.

Me and doggie are just about to leave for the groomer. Suzy will get all spiffed up!
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I am done and everything went smoothly. The Doctor gave me a good report. He did remove one small polyp but said that it didn’t look like anything to worry about.
I am home and about to crawl back in bed after eating a small bowl of soup. The effects of the meds they used to put me out are still making me very loopy.
Have a good day my friends.
 
Pecos said:
I am done and everything went smoothly. The Doctor gave me a good report. He did remove one small polyp but said that it didn’t look like anything to worry about.
I am home and about to crawl back in bed after eating a small bowl of soup. The effects of the meds they used to put me out are still making me very loopy.
Have a good day my friends.
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I'm glad to hear it's a good report! Sleep well!
 
Pecos said:
I am done and everything went smoothly. The Doctor gave me a good report. He did remove one small polyp but said that it didn’t look like anything to worry about.
I am home and about to crawl back in bed after eating a small bowl of soup. The effects of the meds they used to put me out are still making me very loopy.
Have a good day my friends.
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Thank God for the good result.
 
Old Dummy said:
Wow, I wish I could fall asleep at 8:30 pm. Or 9:30, or 10:30, or 11:30, or 12:30 am, or 1:30 am. 🙁

There’s supposed to be a solar eclipse in about a week at 5:40 AM I think. I’ll never see it unless I “stay up late.”
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I didn’t know that we were getting a solar eclipse visible from the US next week.
You will certainly want to see it if at possible. A full solar eclipse is awesome. If it is a partial, I would sleep in.
 
Pecos said:
I didn’t know that we were getting a solar eclipse visible from the US next week.
You will certainly want to see it if at possible. A full solar eclipse is awesome. If it is a partial, I would sleep in.
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I only heard it mentioned once by a local weather guy, a few days ago. It's supposed to be about 80% I believe. I can't see it anyway at 5:40 AM, I live down in a creek bed and don't see the sun for several hours after it officially rises because of the creek bank (and a big hill behind that).

There was a near total eclipse here in the NE back in 2017 I think, in the middle of the afternoon. The dimming of the sun cast a very weird light in the middle of the afternoon. I bet primitive peoples, way back when, probably thought it was the end of time.
 
Old Dummy said:
I only heard it mentioned once by a local weather guy, a few days ago. It's supposed to be about 80% I believe. I can't see it anyway at 5:40 AM, I live down in a creek bed and don't see the sun for several hours after it officially rises because of the creek bank (and a big hill behind that).

There was a near total eclipse here in the NE back in 2017 I think, in the middle of the afternoon. The dimming of the sun cast a very weird light in the middle of the afternoon. I bet primitive peoples, way back when, probably thought it was the end of time.
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Where are you in the NE?
 
It's Friday...I don't have a ton of energy tonight but still...

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How are the Owls doing tonight?

I am sore all over from falling down the stairs. Just took some Tylenol. My butt hurts! Can't wait to not hurt.
 
Old Dummy said:
I only heard it mentioned once by a local weather guy, a few days ago. It's supposed to be about 80% I believe. I can't see it anyway at 5:40 AM, I live down in a creek bed and don't see the sun for several hours after it officially rises because of the creek bank (and a big hill behind that).

There was a near total eclipse here in the NE back in 2017 I think, in the middle of the afternoon. The dimming of the sun cast a very weird light in the middle of the afternoon. I bet primitive peoples, way back when, probably thought it was the end of time.
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We drove up to Columbia SC and got right in the middle of the total black out area during the last one. When the moon completely covered the sun and the corona was visible as a ring of fire around the moon, it was surely one of he most beautiful things I have ever seen. There was a mystical element that cannot really be described. The birds went completely silent and that mysterious light made everything look magical. I would drive 150 miles to get into the black out zone to see another. As I recall, the next one will go right over Cleveland and proceed on through upstate New York. After the next one, it will be a long time before another will pass directly over the USA.
 

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