I want food- not jello, broth and clear liquids! These are the things I have to do to prepare for tomorrow.
Surprisingly enough I am not grumpy
at the lack of food since 4pm today. Oh and add the fact that I have
had to drink some pretty nasty crap called citrate magnesium, take 2
Dulcolax pills AND will have to have 2 fleet enemas in the morning. It
will only get better since I am not scheduled to be at the hospital
until 11a.m. tomorrow. Guess they want me cleaned out! Thank goodness we have 2 bathrooms! LOL
I have to go for a routine outpatient procedure that is associated with my Gardner's Syndrome (FAP). Every 2 years I have to have a sigmoidoscopy (a scope up the rear end..ugh) and a scope down my throat into my stomach. They are checking for polyps in both areas. They would normally check the colon, but I had all of mine removed when I was much younger. The last time I was checked they found polyps in both areas. The duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) had precancerous polyps and the top portion of the stomach had fundic gland polyps (typically non cancerous). The Dr. will take a biopsy in both areas and hopefully have good news to tell me.
Typically when precancerous polyps are found, they are burned or scraped out. There are only so many times that this can be done...I have hit my limit with my duodenum. I asked the Dr. what happens when when you reach a point like this. He said the duodenum would need to be removed and that it is major surgery. The good news is that a person is perfectly fine without this small little thing! While the thought of loosing another part of my body doesn't thrill me...I can live with it as long as the polyps and risk of cancer are gone. I want to be as healthy as possible for my future child(ren). I will post an update as soon as I get one.
I put a link below that might help give some information on FAP/Gardner's Syndrome.
FAP/Gardner's Syndrome
