Nicole's Notes

In fact, if you want my opinion (and I'm going to give it to you whether you want it or not), the best of the products is Fleet Phospho Soda (although I've heard there's a pill format... next time I'm going to demand that, I think!). There's another product that's used by some docs, but it has to be mixed with a gallon of water. The Fleet bottle (3 oz.) has to be mixed fairly evenly into two glasses of water. They're both nasty tasting, but at least the Fleet one doesn't require you to choke down as much!

I have now tried both the lemon-gingered and "regular" flavoured versions of the Phospho Soda. Both are vile. The lemon one has vague Mr. Clean overtones. But neither would be my choice of beverages.

Anyhow, the moral of the story is... "drink the nasty drink already, so that the doctor can tell you you're healthy." Which he did. Thanks to the cocktail of painkillers and tranquilizers that were slipped into my IV, I don't recollect most of the procedure, although I do recall him pointing out to me the great work Dr. Filtzer (the surgeon) did on my resection (reattachment of the remaining large intestine to the small intestine). Whatever.

I forgot to ask if I get a discount on the cost of the colonscopy since I have less colon than the average joe.

Oh, and I think I was told they took my appendix during the resection surgery. Go figure. I guess I should be happy they nabbed it while they were in there. Bonus useless organ removal. Note for those health professionals out there: don't tell people interesting and useful facts when they're doped to the eyes! Jeez.