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   REPLY: 192.survivor@1:218/700 23672f0d   
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    AH>  Hi & welcome, Kurt!  I recognized your name from other   
    AH>  echoes but don't recall seeing it here before.   
      
    KW>  I think this was my first post here,   
      
      
              Ah.  So I'm not losing my mind... or at least not completely.  :-Q   
      
      
      
    KW>  been on Fidonet since 1991. :)   
      
      
              1988 in Dallas's case, 1990 in mine.  We started this echo in 1990   
   while our daughter was in treatment for leukemia & I noticed many people were   
   returning home from the hospital to small communities where they had a lot of   
   well-wishers who crowded the local airport to welcome them back, but where it   
   might be difficult to find anybody with related knowledge or experience.  Our   
   focus changes as various people bring up various issues.  IMHO SURVIVOR is an   
   attitude inspired by the work of an oncologist, not a medical diagnosis.  :-)   
      
      
      
    AH>  I didn't find the stuff tasted too bad if it was well   
    AH>  chilled beforehand, but it took me 5 1/2 hours to get   
    AH>  through 4 litres (about a gallon in US measurements)   
    AH>  of it.   
      
    KW>  Argh - yes. The older prep, which apparently had some   
    KW>  bad side effects was much easier - I think it was 32 oz?   
      
      
              IOW, about 1/4 of the amount.  I imagine that may be what a friend   
   was using when she told me she'd spent three days on the toilet & said "Never   
   again!"  She had a second colonoscopy a few months ago, however, and reported   
   that the newer prep was a considerable improvement....  :-)   
      
      
      
    KW>  I don't recall apple juice being on the recommended   
    KW>  list where I went. The prohibited foods were mostly   
    KW>  anything dark or red.   
      
      
              In my case the instructions from the hospital were rather sketchy,   
   but Uncle Google provided further details.  ;-)   
      
      
      
    KW>  I'll need to try apple juice, as I'm about due for   
    KW>  another one.   
      
      
              I found it very helpful when... roughly 3/4 of the way through the   
   prep... I began shaking uncontrollably.  My self-diagnosis of low blood sugar   
   was confirmed within minutes after Dallas brought me some apple juice.   
      
              Another thing which both Dallas & I found helpful, although he was   
   using a split dose & I wasn't, was decanting the prep into empty soda bottles   
   ... appropriately labelled, of course.  That way it's easier to fit the stuff   
   into the fridge & to keep the next installment cold....  :-)   
      
      
      
    KW>  I recover well from the anaesthesia, so always   
    KW>  look forward to the first meal afterwards. Last   
    KW>  was a San Francisco-style Carne Asada burrito.   
      
      
              Because I was aware that a person may need to start slowly after a   
   long fast &/or an anesthetic, and because I was released from the hospital at   
   lunch time, I cautiously ingested more apple juice & half of a tuna sandwich.   
   When all seemed to be well I took advantage of the special on halibut & chips   
   ... French fries, to our neighbours who live south of the 49th parallel... at   
   one of our local restaurants.  Although I love halibut the season is limited,   
   and although the fries could easily have been replaced by a salad I had a yen   
   for them.  The fat content was risky... but I'm alive to tell the tale.  :-))   
      
      
      
    KW>  Gotta have something to look forward to...   
      
      
              Yes, I think it is quite important.  I noticed that when my father   
   was in hospital he couldn't wait to get out of the place & go home.  I'm much   
   the same way in that regard & I encouraged our daughter to follow suit.  Each   
   time we visited the outpatient clinic, e.g., we'd also visit a nearby park on   
   the way back so she could feed the ducks.  If you believe life is still worth   
   living despite your medical problems I reckon we're on the same page....  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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