Second prep in a row. Half a barium shake at 10 p.m. the night before, and three more halves starting at 4 a.m. I remember these things from when I was diagnosed with achalasia. The taste (banana) and consistency today is much improved. Still not my idea of a great drink. All is tempered by the fact that I was able to eat a real meal last night. That damn colonoscopy prep.
You gotta love a small town. When we arrive in the emergency/imaging area of the hospital (7 a.m.) there is almost no one there! Beautiful! Again with the IDs and the Medicard and Medigap cards, and the info sheet. What waste there is in this system! The tech is momentarily delayed with an emergency case. I am thinking, “....some poor devil.” Then I am on the gurney and they shoot in the ink. Interesting validation of warm in the throat and then warm all over as they prepped me about this. Just as quickly we are gone and home.
I am able to read the CAT scan report as it is sent to our GP, Mike Stones, on my personal health web site later that afternoon. Except for the validation of the mass in the cecum the lower abdomen is normal. Great to read that all the organs are “unremarkable”. Tech asked me on the table this morning, “You had a prostatectomy?” I say, “Yeah, 8 years ago. You can see its absence?” He says, “I can see the sutures. Those guys have a particular way of closing up.”
So this is a good day. Looks like the buggered up cells are confined somewhat. No organs involved. Let’s hear it for that. Also NHL appears to be quite treatable.
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