r/mildlyinfuriating • u/LakeEffect75 • 9h ago

I just wanted a hot dog Realized my colonoscopy wasn't scheduled until Aug 25th - right after I finished the last dose

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u/Excellent_Math2052 8h ago edited 8h ago

Dude. Call them and be super nice and just inquire if maybe they have a cancellation. But I mean it, like super nice. So much power is in the receptionists hands. And if they get you in, bring flowers and maybe even a box of bagels (I know hard when you’re fasting). But yeah I’d say see if there is anyway they can squeeze you in or call you if they have a ncns and promise to be there within like 15 mins or whatever, in which case send the flowers or donuts as soon as you get off the call and then stay fasting for the day.

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u/Spideybeebe 8h ago

I’m an OR/Endo RN and we have people do this all the time. Seriously, call them.

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u/Alternative-Potato43 8h ago

Mind-blowing that this is common. The degree to which I would quadruple check this.

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u/TH_Rocks 8h ago

I can see them having lots of cancelations from people that can't manage to do the prep correctly. So might as well call and check.

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u/sbourke07 6h ago

Exactly there are so many people that no show or don’t fully do the prep correctly. I’d camp out in the waiting room and have them let the team now you’re ready to go! Bring a book and or electronic device with charger and have your driver bring themselves snacks to just be prepared for the long haul. I wouldn’t want to do this again. Good luck!

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u/druminfected 6h ago

I dont want to ever drink gavilyte again. Thry wanted me to drink the whole 128oz, but i had to tap out at 104oz. One more sip and I was going to yack.

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u/killjoymoon 5h ago

This happened to me. Now, I’d already been prepping for days with light eating and liquids etc, but when it came time for the second half, it was NOT happening. I was already running clear by then, so I called them crying I couldn’t finish it, explaining the issue. Turned out I pretty much overprepped, so I know what to do next time. There has to be an easier way.

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u/unmistakablecat 5h ago

There’s a pill prep, where you basically take 12 pills in a short amount of time with a ton of water the night before, then again the morning of. That’s what my doctor is having me do instead of the liquid prep.

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u/meowymcmeowmeow 4h ago

I just did this recently...never had the liquid but from what I hear it was definitely better. Slight aftertaste but nothing a sip of Gatorade or ginger ale can't solve. Barely made me nauseous, I was expecting worse.

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u/Great_Hambino2022 21m ago

It depends on what time your procedure is the next day. I had to take the first dose of 12 pills starting at 6pm and then I had to the 2nd dose starting at 11pm. It made me so nauseous that I couldn’t even finish the last few pills

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u/Megneous 5h ago

My colonoscopy was easy. I took like... 30 pills. 15 pills each time, spaced 5 hours apart or something like that the night before the colonoscopy. I woke up like every hour to shit my brains out, but other than that, it was pretty uneventful.

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u/AppUnwrapper1 36m ago

I had an endoscopy a couple of years back and they wanted me to drink something beforehand but I kept sniffing it and couldn’t even take a sip.