Note To Friends...

[badly_knitted]

 



Just a quick heads up to everyone out there to let you know I might not be around tomorrow. I have a test scheduled at the hospital, assuming all goes well with the prep for it (which starts at seven this evening and continues at godawful o'clock in the morning - seriously, I'll have to get up at five in order to be awake enough to start drinking the second litre of stuff at six). My appointment is 2.35pm. That means leaving here no later than 1.30pm because I have to be there half an hour before.

I might have time to post something in the morning, if I feel up to it, or I might be able to post somehing and answer comments after I get home, but I'm not counting on that because I'll be sedated for the test and could be quite groggy after. We shall see.

Of course, if I can't drink the prep stuff for any reason, I might be here as usual, in which case please to disregard this message ;)

Anyway, wish me luck, if you're so inclined, and hopefully normal service will resume by Tuesday.

Thanks to my anxiety problems, I am, of course, terrified and would gladly cancel right now, but I suppose I should at least try *wibble*

Comments

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Good luck! I hope everything goes smoothly for you. *huggggg* <3

[badly_knitted]

Thank you *hugs*

Not going so smoothly so far, I couldn't finish the first litre and two hours later I still feel full =(

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

That really sucks. :( I hope you were eventually able to finish the rest, and that you're able to get the second down tomorrow.

In case we don't talk tomorrow, know that I'm thinking of you, and hoping it goes okay. <3 <3 <3

[badly_knitted]

*hugs* Thanks.

Only managed half a litre this morning, don't know yet if that'll be enough. Called the hospital and they said wait until 11 then call if I'm not coming, otherwise they could at least try and see if I'm clear enough.

If not, they might have to try me with a different kind of prep. All I know is I never want to drink this stuff again! In fact I flat out refuse to. =(

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

I hope it'll be enough; it certainly sounds like plenty. :-/ It also sounds like it must be disgusting.

[badly_knitted]

It's lemon flavoured but it tastes like cold and flu remedy lemsip, a very artificial flavour, and I usually struggle with taking a lemsip when I need it because the taste is so cloying. This morning I ended up pouring cranberry juice into it just so I could choke the stuff down =(

Putting it delicately, it's to flush out one's insides o_O

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Mom's had to do something pretty similar a couple times, so I know a smidge about it. I think I got lucky, then; when I had to have bloodwork done back in January (I think?), I only had to fast, and not for too long. Having had the juice in with it isn't going to throw things off, is it?

[badly_knitted]

No, adding juice is fine, it said so in the instructions that you can add juice (without pulp)or cordial to it to make it more pleasant to drink. I didn't until the last glass, I'd been sipping my juice in between because you're supposed to drink extra. I didn't really feel hungry because I was so full of liquid.

So glad it's over with though, and I can relax a it!

[pegasuswrites]

I hope everything went okay. <3

[badly_knitted]

Much better than expected, and nothing nasty found, so that's another thing ruled out. At least I can relax for the rest of the week, I think I need it!