Re: HEALTH UPDATE   
       
   > [re Urolift procedure]   
   > DS>  Relief can be seen in 2-4 weeks...   
   >          I understand you experienced some discomfort at first, but that's pa   
   > for the course.  Are you satisfied with the results of the procedure now?  :-   
      
   Ardith,   
       
     Very much satisfied with the Urolift prostate procedure. Now, if I could   
   just get a decent night's rest. I end up sleeping in the afternoon, because   
   of a lack of sleep overnight, and my slumber schedule gets all skewed.   
       
     The next deals coming up are:   
       
   1) A much needed colonoscopy. But, they've CHANGED the prep work to one day   
   before with this "NuLytely" solution. If it's ANYTHING like the "tepid salt   
   water" of the "GoLytely" I had a few years ago, I'm NOT taking it. I can   
   handle the tartness of things like citrate of magnesia, but NOT salt water. I   
   did some research on it last night, and apparently, they now have "flavor   
   packs" to it...so that might make it better. However, it cuts down the clear   
   liquids diet to just the day before...drinking an 8 ounce glass of it every   
   10 minutes, until the bottle is half empty (probably like a gallon jug).   
   Then, 7 hours before the procedure, I have to finish the bottle. I start the   
   swigging at 5pm, and start the second batch at 2:30am. I likely will be up on   
   the toilet all night, cleaning out my colon (probably will set my anus on   
   fire from the hemorrhoid burning and rectal bleeding). Then, I have to drive   
   to my Mom's place that morning, putting my car in her yard, then drive us   
   both to the clinic where the procedure will be done. Afterwards, she'll drive   
   us both back to her place, and I'll spend the night there.   
       
     For many of these places now, where you have to be sedated, they REQUIRE a   
   driver to be present when you arrive, and for that driver to REMAIN THERE   
   UNTIL YOU'RE DISCHARGED. They will NOT let you take public transportation,   
   and if you don't have a driver, they will CANCEL the procedure...whether   
   you've done the prep work or not. If you get pulled over with driving after   
   being sedated, they can cite or arrest you for DUI. The bottom line is   
   liability issues and safety.   
       
   2) A double cyst excision. I've had problems with cysts over the years, but   
   not as bad as my brother. At times, his have turned into boils, which hurt   
   like the dickens to get lanced. In my case, I have a cyst on the scrotum, and   
   a bigger one on the left buttocks. The urologist wants to have another look   
   at them, then he'll schedule the surgery. Since I'll be sedated, I'll require   
   a driver, just as with the colonoscopy. The concern of lancing in the scrotal   
   area is that males can bleed to death from an injury in that area.   
       
   3) Lastly, I have an eye exam in early November...and I hope that's the LAST   
   medical deal I'll need for 2015.   
       
   Daryl   
      
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