I feel so much better today! There’s no pain and while I’m feeling a bit sensitive I really am fine – thanks to barrier cream. Hospitals really should recommend moist toilet tissue and Sudocrem for bowel prep 🙂 . I wasn’t expecting my bowel to do anything on 2 tiny boxes … Read More
Picolax may have kept me busy last night but I still need an enema. As long as it works I don’t care. 9.30 Feeling really hungry. Hospital stockings on, haven’t bothered with gown yet. The first one had no ties. … Read More
No solid food all day but at least I didn’t have to panic during the car journey 🙂 2 sachets of Picolax greeted me on the hospital ward. Surprisingly I feel fine after a day without food – I’ve just … Read More
I’m finding bowel prep a bit stressful because I’m not quite sure how Picolax is likely to affect me nor exactly what I’m supposed to eat. Different people at the hospital have told me different things: the pre-op doc thought … Read More
Blood test. Hospitals like those. Yet another person telling me, ‘So you’re diabetic’. ‘No I’m not but my blood sugar does get low at times’. The pre-op nurse takes the blood sugar issue surprisingly seriously. They recently had a patient … Read More
Day 1 – Fibreless day – less problematic than I’d expected but I do find myself craving fruit and veg and our home made bread with wheatgerm. Scrambled egg (on white toast) is allowed so all goes well. Day 2 … Read More
I am madly trying to plan again. Who can I delegate to? How long have I got? I must sort paperwork out to make things as easy as possible. Who will look after our beloved dog if he’s orphaned? Maybe … Read More