The DDs are playing Countdown.

dreamdaisy
dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
edited 10. Mar 2013, 15:31 in Living with Arthritis archive
Colonoscopy countdown that is, so needless to say vowels will not be involved. :wink: He is due to have his colonoscopy tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 (this has been arranged as a result of his recent appendix trouble) so at 2pm today he will kick off with the first litre of 'flush out'. On the more awkward side of things however, we only have one lavatory which I guess is going to be his sole preserve over the next few hours. I've been practising my leg-plaiting. DD
Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
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  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck Mr DD will be thinking of you.Mig
  • Accipiter
    Accipiter Member Posts: 17
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good look Mr. DD (and good luck to you too when you have to "time" for when the toilet isnt in use :wink: )

    -Markus
  • daffy2
    daffy2 Member Posts: 1,636
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    oooooou DD - I make that 7 vowels involved.
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thinking of you both , sending love and positive vibes . Jillyb
  • constable
    constable Member Posts: 2,115
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Please wish hubby all the best from me DD. And yes, you will be crossing your legs a lot, sorry. But at least it will be all over and done with. You must prepare him for afterwards, when everyone is laying in bed and it becomes extremely windy. I must admit, I got the giggles. Everyone(including me) just could not help ourselves.
    Karen xx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I remember it well. Speaking as the one who swilled the litres of fluid and left all doors open to facilitate my sprints :oops: , I suggest you apply a peg to your nostrils and enter as soon as he leaves - whether you need it or not :o It's the only relatively safe time.

    Good luck, Mr DD. Just pour the stuff into a beer glass, close your eyes (and close your mind to reality) and swig it as if it were a yard of ale. Then repeat as required.

    You are so going to enjoy your tea tomorrow :D
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Wishing Mr DD Good Luck...and Mrs DD with the leg plaiting..I like SWs idea run in has soon has Mr DD leaves.... :o
    Love
    Barbara
  • GraceB
    GraceB Member Posts: 1,595
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope everything goes well for him DD.
    Not having had this process myself I cannot comment, other than I know people who strayed too far from their ' facilities' .... :roll:
    Need I say more?
    GraceB
    Turn a negative into a positive!
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you one and all for your good wishes. He is nearly through his first dose but he only made it up to 1/2 a litre. :roll: I added another splash or two to the jug when he wasn't looking but he's rumbled me. Double :roll: He's read the leaflet again and again and again but still did it wrong. Triple :roll: I am aware of the post-treatment wind but maybe it will no more than the usual week-ends output. :wink: Or maybe a little less as beer and curry won't be involved! :lol:

    The notes say that he is to also drink between eight and ten glasses of water during the day whilst consuming the gut cleaner. That makes sense to me, in that surely it's to avoid dehydration, but he says he's drinking enough with the stuff. Hey-ho. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck Mr DD have no envy what so ever, haven't had the colonocscopy but have had the wonderful piccilax(spelling) Oh! god when that works it works, I was sound asleep in my hospital bed when mine decided to erupt :shock: :oops: and even more embarrassing when it's a male nurse that responds to your buzzer :oops: here's hoping all goes smoothly :lol: tomorrow, will be thinking of you xx
    Smile a while and while you smile
    smile another smile and soon there
    will be miles and miles of smiles
    just because you smiled I wish your
    day is full of Smiles
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    He is on his last pint for the day (and finding it very hard work to quaff), the world has begun its rapid descent from his bottom and he has a cracking headache (apparently one of the side-effects) but I don't know if he's allowed to take anything for that. I would presume not - do any of you colonoscopic 'veterans' know? I feel helpless whereas he's just resigned to it all. :( Roll on this time tomorrow. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • LignumVitae
    LignumVitae Member Posts: 1,972
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck to you both, it sounds like far from fun for either of you so roll on this time tomorrow. Love LV xx
    Hey little fighter, things will get brighter
  • Milly8
    Milly8 Member Posts: 114
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck with everything
    Bye for now
    Milly
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Once again I send my thanks. He's now asleep (having had a couple of glasses of Lucozade to relieve the headache) but I suspect this peace won't last. I've put a pillow and wool blanket downstairs near our one recliner (we have a ground floor bathroom) and I wish I could do this blasted malarkey on his behalf. I'm experiencing a taster of his life with me and I don't like it - the helplessness is appalling. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • Numptydumpty
    Numptydumpty Member Posts: 6,417
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I hope you both have a decent night, and all goes well tomorrow.
    Thinking of you both,
    Numpty
  • applerose
    applerose Member Posts: 3,621
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Evacuate evacuate! Hope all goes well tomorrow for Mr DD. Hope you are coping ok DD.
    Christine
  • frogmella
    frogmella Member Posts: 1,111
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I hope it goes well today DD and that you both managed to get some sleep.
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope all is well in the DD household,thinking of Mr DD .Mig
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning all, I am pleased to say that life is very quiet on the vowel front. He managed to get the last litre down between 6 and 7.30am and then amused himself by doing the ironing in between 'sessions'. 'I thought I might as well do something useful,' he explained. (Note to self: can this stuff be bought over the counter? A weekly dose could 'relieve' me of one household chore!)

    Apparently they won't let him out until he's eaten and drunk (I guess they'll provide tea and toast as post carpal-tunnel op) so I hope he'll be home by 4.30pm. He has banned me from going with him as he doesn't know how long he'll be and he knows that hospital seating is not the best for a crock like me. Chicken with veg is on the menu tonight - he suggested beer and curry but I think he has to be a little kinder to his raw insides, don't you? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dreamdaisy wrote:
    He managed to get the last litre down between 6 and 7.30am and then amused himself by doing the ironing in between 'sessions'.

    How do I book Mr SW in for a colonoscopy? I can see a long queue of 'volunteered' husbands forming already :wink:

    Chicken might be a good idea though, as I recall from my own experiences of colonoscopy and barium enema, quantity was the overriding priority :oops:
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Unsure! :shock: :lol: I'll suggest that once he's able to laugh at it all a little more readily. :wink:

    He's home and everything looked to be OK which is a relief. He's eating bread and cheese, he has a cuppa to hand and I've bought him some Guiness for the next Six Nations match.

    Thank you all for your support and encouragement, it is much appreciated. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • LignumVitae
    LignumVitae Member Posts: 1,972
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm glad it's all done and looking OK and I love the Guinness for recovery purposes!
    Hope the rest of the weekend is a bit more gentle for you both xx
    Hey little fighter, things will get brighter
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Mr DD,enjoy the bread and cheese and Guinness ,might have one with you.What about you DD what are you having? Mig
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Mine's a glass of Chenin Blanc, please Mig :wink:
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good to hear all's well ; have a quiet day tomorrow . Jillyb

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