tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7377803105722480212..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Sticking to a diet, and dreading the heat to come Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47251789352878139692019-07-22T20:54:09.668+02:002019-07-22T20:54:09.668+02:00I am approaching old age, enough said! I remarked...I am approaching old age, enough said! I remarked to my doctor that surely colonoscopy was not needed in old age and got the above reply. By the way you can but most people here don't get knocked out for the procedure during which it is suggested that one looks at the images on the screen - yuck! RoderickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37254377248157905012019-07-20T11:47:46.615+02:002019-07-20T11:47:46.615+02:00Thanks for that info, J. I can't wait to taste...Thanks for that info, J. I can't wait to taste the Picoprep solution I've been prescribed. I take the first cup of it, wait an hour, and then drink two liters of water over a 4 hour period. They say to take the poison at 6 p.m., so that means I have to stay up until at least 11! And when does the desired effect occur? I'm somebody who usually is in bed by 9. I guess I'll just start early. I guess you'll see the diet I'm on if you look at my 7.20 post.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83615089834188537582019-07-19T20:14:42.939+02:002019-07-19T20:14:42.939+02:00How old are you, Rod? Do you speak from experience...How old are you, Rod? Do you speak from experience?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28267398132011262232019-07-19T18:47:08.037+02:002019-07-19T18:47:08.037+02:00I just had one last week, and it was my third, I t...I just had one last week, and it was my third, I think. My husband has had two, I think. We were both saying that every time we do it, the prep instructions are different--at least in terms of what we have to drink for the real "cleanse" part of the prep. But, we've NEVER been given that restrictive diet that you've been given. We've been told to have a "light diet" for a couple of days before starting the prep, and then, of course, on prep day, absolutely NOTHING other than clear liquids (including broth) and jello. Then, the special drink, starting late afternoon. That's the thing that changes... a different kind of drink/solution. My latest was like yours--- two small-ish bottles of a syrupy liquid, mixed with water, each to be consumed within 20 minutes (first one, then the other, several hours later), then followed each time by two 16-oz cups of water, also drunk within 20 minutes. I have to say, it's amazing how hard it is to gulp down the noxious syrupy liquid! I kept telling myself, "Just do it! Just take another big gulp, and get it over with!" But, it was surprisingly hard not to gag LOL. Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-55490603926497564742019-07-19T18:02:46.269+02:002019-07-19T18:02:46.269+02:00According to my doctor, old age weakens the the wa...According to my doctor, old age weakens the the walls of the lower intestine making it more likely that polyp growths will perforate the wall with fatal results, so that colonoscopy becomes even more necessary than before, sorry about that, RoderickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2841234570180650722019-07-19T17:27:52.451+02:002019-07-19T17:27:52.451+02:00Thank you, Evelyn. I hope I won't ever have to...Thank you, Evelyn. I hope I won't ever have to have another procedure. That, I guess, is part of the optimism. Monday the <i>coloscopie</i>, and then 2 or 3 days of <i>canicule</i>. From hunger to heat exhaustion. Ouf.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29952927013262402952019-07-19T16:55:30.818+02:002019-07-19T16:55:30.818+02:00Your prep sounds like the one I do. I always dread...Your prep sounds like the one I do. I always dread it, but it works and now I don't have another procedure until 2024. I hope yours will be good for another ten years. Bon courage.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18613192650081860542019-07-19T16:53:38.645+02:002019-07-19T16:53:38.645+02:00This will be my fourth "procedure" in 20...This will be my fourth "procedure" in 20 or so years. It's the strict pre-procedure dietary restrictions that I don't like. And the anxiety over the result of the examination. Have to stay optimistic.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54376602540190428202019-07-19T16:37:18.161+02:002019-07-19T16:37:18.161+02:00I had one of those procedures a few weeks ago. I p...I had one of those procedures a few weeks ago. I prepared myself for a horrible experience, but it really was nothing. I didn't feel a thing, no aftereffects, and after a few hours sleep when I returned home, everything was back to normal. <br />The drink I took was called "Golightly" - very creative! - and even that wasn't horrible.<br />Good luck<br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-214365307726860432019-07-19T16:36:31.714+02:002019-07-19T16:36:31.714+02:00My diet is a four-day trial, not two days. And the...My diet is a four-day trial, not two days. And the magic potion I have to drink is not overwhelming. It's less than 2 cups of orange-flavored swill in two doses, followed each time by 2 liters of water or clear fruit juice. Bottoms up!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2242655070919458242019-07-19T14:17:32.419+02:002019-07-19T14:17:32.419+02:00A clue to getting that liquid down - use a wide st...A clue to getting that liquid down - use a wide straw and put it to the back of your mouth - then just get it down without tasting it. It is strange to me that you can have all those things. When I had to prepare it was ONLY clear things. So I made jello and clear broth for the two days before.sillygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971787430517830586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76468900649160075132019-07-19T13:35:52.198+02:002019-07-19T13:35:52.198+02:00What the doctor prescribed is called Picoprep : Po...What the doctor prescribed is called <i>Picoprep : Poudre pour solution buvable. ArĂ´me orange.</i> I can't wait to drink it!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8239941867645146872019-07-19T13:32:52.204+02:002019-07-19T13:32:52.204+02:00No sushi restaurants around here...No sushi restaurants around here...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26506722182305825192019-07-19T07:03:48.327+02:002019-07-19T07:03:48.327+02:00Just like Diogenes, I think you 're going to h...Just like Diogenes, I think you 're going to have a colonoscopy. Do they have Fleet in France?chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70046971404071842082019-07-19T06:43:16.665+02:002019-07-19T06:43:16.665+02:00With you dietary restrictions sounds like sushi wo...With you dietary restrictions sounds like sushi would be a good choice! Are you having a colonoscopy?Diogenesnoreply@blogger.com