I had been led to believe that the prep was the
hard part, and the liquid you have to drink during
the prep was the most awful stuff. I didn't find
that to be true at all. It wasn't good, but not
really bad. Like salt water with a little citric
acid. I had no trouble at all drinking the full
ration.

The colonoscopy was the hard part. Pretty painful
for brief periods, due to the compressed air filling
up my intestines. But I got through it okay.

Nothing was found. Not due for another one for
ten years.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
>I had been led to believe that the prep was the
> hard part, and the liquid you have to drink during
> the prep was the most awful stuff. I didn't find
> that to be true at all. It wasn't good, but not
> really bad. Like salt water with a little citric
> acid. I had no trouble at all drinking the full
> ration.
>
> The colonoscopy was the hard part. Pretty painful
> for brief periods, due to the compressed air filling
> up my intestines. But I got through it okay.
>
> Nothing was found. Not due for another one for
> ten years.

No myth. That liquid was the worst part for me but then I was put under for
the procedure. Most people choose this route not being aware it is an
option although one you often have to pay out of pocket for.

Paul

On Mar 29, 5:11*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> I had been led to believe that the prep was the
> hard part, and the liquid you have to drink during
> the prep was the most awful stuff. *I didn't find
> that to be true at all. *It wasn't good, but not
> really bad. *Like salt water with a little citric
> acid. *I had no trouble at all drinking the full
> ration.
>
> The colonoscopy was the hard part. *Pretty painful
> for brief periods, due to the compressed air filling
> up my intestines. *But I got through it okay.
>
> Nothing was found. *Not due for another one for
> ten years.

Why didn't you want the 'can't remember a thing' drug?

Kalmia wrote:
>
> On Mar 29, 5:11 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> > I had been led to believe that the prep was the
> > hard part, and the liquid you have to drink during
> > the prep was the most awful stuff. I didn't find
> > that to be true at all. It wasn't good, but not
> > really bad. Like salt water with a little citric
> > acid. I had no trouble at all drinking the full
> > ration.
> >
> > The colonoscopy was the hard part. Pretty painful
> > for brief periods, due to the compressed air filling
> > up my intestines. But I got through it okay.
> >
> > Nothing was found. Not due for another one for
> > ten years.
>
> Why didn't you want the 'can't remember a thing' drug?

I don't want anything that interferes with my memory.
That's just too creepy for me.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Kalmia wrote:
>>

>>> The colonoscopy was the hard part. Pretty painful
>>> for brief periods, due to the compressed air filling
>>> up my intestines. But I got through it okay.

>> Why didn't you want the 'can't remember a thing' drug?
>
> I don't want anything that interferes with my memory.
> That's just too creepy for me.

Most people will take the twilight drug and not have pain,
and I would hate to think people don't have this test because
they think it's going to hurt.

nancy

On 3/29/2011 1:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> I don't want anything that interferes with my memory.
> That's just too creepy for me.

It's pretty much the closest most of us will experience what it's like
to be dead. You should try it at least once. :-)

All in all, it's a bad thing to have your brain shut down like that but
it's a lot worse when it happens outside of controlled conditions. Most
of the folks in psych hospitals either got there through drug use or
have had an experience with at least one accidental loss of consciousness.

I had a lot of surgeries when I was a kid and what a fun experience that
was. The Shriners hospital I was at would often have famous visitors. I
once woke up to a visit with Ripper Collins - a famous TV wrestler. He
was a pretty sweet guy - he said some kind words of encouragement to me.
Another time it was Ann Margret - an actress. I was just a kid but I
knew that something was up because her husband walked behind her
carrying her coat. :-)

I was awake when they removed a threaded pin from my big toe after first
sedating me. What a strange disconnected feel that was. The doc was a
pretty funny guy and had the handyman fetch him a old fashioned
hand-crank drill. He removed the cork covering the end of the pin,
chucked that sucker on and proceeded to undo me. He whistled while he
worked. When the end of the pin came out, it was like a bottle uncorked
and the blood started flowing. The whole time it was if I was watching a
semi-interesting science program on TV. Truth is, being able to
disconnect yourself from the situation is sometimes a very useful talent
to have. :-)

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> I had been led to believe that the prep was the
> hard part, and the liquid you have to drink during
> the prep was the most awful stuff. I didn't find
> that to be true at all. It wasn't good, but not
> really bad. Like salt water with a little citric
> acid. I had no trouble at all drinking the full
> ration.
>
> The colonoscopy was the hard part. Pretty painful
> for brief periods, due to the compressed air filling
> up my intestines. But I got through it okay.
>
> Nothing was found. Not due for another one for
> ten years.

Thanks for your story. Really. I haven't had one, but it's just a
matter of time. I had the mini-version, and the yearly other thing at
home. But my doctor keeps saying "not yet".

I do have a small problem with your subject for the post. I would
suggest, "What my experiences were with how I chose to have my
colonoscopy".

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Mar 29, 2:11*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> I had been led to believe that the prep was the
> hard part, and the liquid you have to drink during
> the prep was the most awful stuff. *I didn't find
> that to be true at all. *It wasn't good, but not
> really bad. *Like salt water with a little citric
> acid. *I had no trouble at all drinking the full
> ration.
>
> The colonoscopy was the hard part. *Pretty painful
> for brief periods, due to the compressed air filling
> up my intestines. *But I got through it okay.
>
> Nothing was found. *Not due for another one for
> ten years.

three years for me.

Another thing I gathered from the net was that
taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
the first several hours after taking my first
glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
and not wearing underwear just in case this
happened.

Not true. Although the flow was copius and
frequent at times, I never had any trouble
holding it in in the time it took to get
on top of the toilet. All that's required
is to get moving when the first twinge of
warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.

On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
>the first several hours after taking my first
>glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
>and not wearing underwear just in case this
>happened.
>
>Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>holding it in in the time it took to get
>on top of the toilet. All that's required
>is to get moving when the first twinge of
>warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.

Mark, you just told me much more than I needed to know...hahaha

I got a mental image of you carrying that bucket though....crack me
up!

On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
>the first several hours after taking my first
>glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
>and not wearing underwear just in case this
>happened.
>
>Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>holding it in in the time it took to get
>on top of the toilet. All that's required
>is to get moving when the first twinge of
>warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.

This "shit" is really disgusting. Can't you talk about cats or
something else off topic?

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>>taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>>uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>>able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
>>the first several hours after taking my first
>>glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
>>and not wearing underwear just in case this
>>happened.
>>
>>Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>>frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>>holding it in in the time it took to get
>>on top of the toilet. All that's required
>>is to get moving when the first twinge of
>>warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.
>
> This "shit" is really disgusting. Can't you talk about cats or
> something else off topic?

How about cats pooping where they shouldn't. Now there's a nice topic!

On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:51:12 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>>taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>>uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>>able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
>>the first several hours after taking my first
>>glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
>>and not wearing underwear just in case this
>>happened.
>>
>>Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>>frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>>holding it in in the time it took to get
>>on top of the toilet. All that's required
>>is to get moving when the first twinge of
>>warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.
>
> This "shit" is really disgusting. Can't you talk about cats or
> something else off topic?

i think the topic 'cat colonoscopy' has a lot of potential.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:

> i think the topic 'cat colonoscopy' has a lot of potential.

So, don't keep us in suspense! Were you in the clink
or what?

In article >, says...
>
> blake murphy wrote:
>
> > i think the topic 'cat colonoscopy' has a lot of potential.
>
> So, don't keep us in suspense! Were you in the clink
> or what?

Blake has been doing missionary medical work with cats.

Janet

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:59:26 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:51:12 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>>>taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>>>uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>>>able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
>>>the first several hours after taking my first
>>>glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
>>>and not wearing underwear just in case this
>>>happened.
>>>
>>>Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>>>frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>>>holding it in in the time it took to get
>>>on top of the toilet. All that's required
>>>is to get moving when the first twinge of
>>>warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.
>>
>> This "shit" is really disgusting. Can't you talk about cats or
>> something else off topic?
>
>i think the topic 'cat colonoscopy' has a lot of potential.
>
>your pal,
>blake

At least 100 posts to that thread.

Lou

blake murphy wrote:
>
> i think the topic 'cat colonoscopy' has a lot of potential.
>
> your pal, blake


It's been done befo

> If you receive an e-mail entitled, "How to Give a Cat a Colonic,"
> DO NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive.
> Forward this letter out to as many people as you can. This is a
> new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This
> information was announced yesterday morning from IBM. Please share
> it with everyone that might access the Internet. Once again, pass
> this along to EVERYONE in your address book so that this may be
> stopped. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that
> there is NO remedy for it at this time.


Best regards, ;-)
Bob

Lou Decruss wrote:

> This "shit" is really disgusting. Can't you talk about cats or
> something else off topic?

Oh, okay.

http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.co...best.pl?5249:1

On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:46:14 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> This "shit" is really disgusting. Can't you talk about cats or
>> something else off topic?
>
>Oh, okay.
>
>http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.co...best.pl?5249:1
>
Weird looking critter

On Mar 29, 8:32*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Not true. *Although the flow was copius and
> frequent at times, I never had any trouble
> holding it in in the time it took to get
> on top of the toilet. *All that's required
> is to get moving when the first twinge of
> warning is felt. *Didn't spill a drop.

Gee, I bet we're all so glad to hear that.

Ever take Ipecac? THAT'LL show you what 'fast' is.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 29, 8:32 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Not true. Although the flow was copius and
> frequent at times, I never had any trouble
> holding it in in the time it took to get
> on top of the toilet. All that's required
> is to get moving when the first twinge of
> warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.

Gee, I bet we're all so glad to hear that.

Ever take Ipecac? THAT'LL show you what 'fast' is.



There are some YouTube videos. nasty stuff that.

Paul

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Another thing I gathered from the net was that
> taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
> uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
> able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
> the first several hours after taking my first
> glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
> and not wearing underwear just in case this
> happened.

3 minutes for me. I barely had time to put the glass down and setv the
timer for the next glass and next thing you know it was a run to the border.

> Not true. Although the flow was copius and
> frequent at times, I never had any trouble
> holding it in in the time it took to get
> on top of the toilet. All that's required
> is to get moving when the first twinge of
> warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.

Everyone seems to react a bit differently.

Paul

On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
>the first several hours after taking my first
>glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
>and not wearing underwear just in case this
>happened.
>
>Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>holding it in in the time it took to get
>on top of the toilet. All that's required
>is to get moving when the first twinge of
>warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.

This is rec.food.cooking... it's about EATING... nothing I've ever
posted here is as disgusting as yoose colonoscopy crapola.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...

> This is rec.food.cooking... it's about EATING... nothing I've ever
> posted here is as disgusting as yoose colonoscopy crapola.

Some people are just fascinated with their medical procedures, no matter
what group they're in.

Cheri

"Cheri" wrote:
>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>> This is rec.food.cooking... it's about EATING... nothing I've ever
>> posted here is as disgusting as yoose colonoscopy crapola.
>
>Some people are just fascinated with their medical procedures, no matter
>what group they're in.

Some folks are just facinated with describing their toilet experiences
at the dinner table.

On 29/03/2011 8:38 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>>
>> Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>> frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>> holding it in in the time it took to get
>> on top of the toilet. All that's required
>> is to get moving when the first twinge of
>> warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.
>
> This is rec.food.cooking... it's about EATING... nothing I've ever
> posted here is as disgusting as yoose colonoscopy crapola.

It is interesting to see how many people here have had them. Maybe they
figure that there is safety in numbers.

On 3/29/2011 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> It is interesting to see how many people here have had them. Maybe
> they figure that there is safety in numbers.

Not me, yet, but my day will come. My sister refuses to have one, but I
will get one when the doctor advises me to.

Becca

Ema Nymton wrote:
>
> On 3/29/2011 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > It is interesting to see how many people here have had them. Maybe
> > they figure that there is safety in numbers.
>
> Not me, yet, but my day will come. My sister refuses to have one, but I
> will get one when the doctor advises me to.

Either that, or you'll stop seeing the doctor.

On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:38:47 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>This is rec.food.cooking... it's about EATING... nothing I've ever
>posted here is as disgusting as yoose colonoscopy crapola.

I don't see the word eating in the newsgroup name. What I see is the middle
word in the newsgroup name is food. What Marc is discussing WAS food. And
much of it was probably cooked.

Don. http://paleofood.com/kitchen-equipment.htm (e-mail at page bottom).

On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:38:47 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>>taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>>uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>>able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
>>the first several hours after taking my first
>>glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
>>and not wearing underwear just in case this
>>happened.
>>
>>Not true. Although the flow was copius and
>>frequent at times, I never had any trouble
>>holding it in in the time it took to get
>>on top of the toilet. All that's required
>>is to get moving when the first twinge of
>>warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.
>
> This is rec.food.cooking... it's about EATING... nothing I've ever
> posted here is as disgusting as yoose colonoscopy crapola.

rubbish.

blake

blake murphy wrote:

> rubbish.

Hey! There's the blake we know and love. Nice to see you.

nancy

blake murphy wrote:

> rubbish.
>
> blake

Welcome back!!

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message

> Another thing I gathered from the net was that
> taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
> uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
> able to get to the bathroom fast enough. For
> the first several hours after taking my first
> glass of Colyte, I was carrying a bucket around
> and not wearing underwear just in case this
> happened.
>
> Not true. Although the flow was copius and
> frequent at times, I never had any trouble
> holding it in in the time it took to get
> on top of the toilet. All that's required
> is to get moving when the first twinge of
> warning is felt. Didn't spill a drop.

TMI, Mark.

Felice

In article >, says...
>
> Another thing I gathered from the net was that
> taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
> uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
> able to get to the bathroom fast enough.

You didn't hear that here.

Janet

On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:31:51 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >, says...
>>
>> Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>> taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>> uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
>> able to get to the bathroom fast enough.
>
> You didn't hear that here.

Most of what Mark Thorazine posts is uncontrollable defecation.

In article >, Brooklyn1 says...
>
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:31:51 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
> >In article >, says...
> >>
> >> Another thing I gathered from the net was that
> >> taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
> >> uncontrollable defecation and I wouldn't be
> >> able to get to the bathroom fast enough.
> >
> > You didn't hear that here.
>
> Most of what Mark Thorazine posts is uncontrollable defecation.

Anybody who propagates lies and myths about cancer investigations,
should remember that it could deter some confused and frightened reader
from consulting a doctor in time.

I've seen too many distressed people weeping in the waiting room to be
amused.

Janet

Janet > wrote:

> Anybody who propagates lies and myths about cancer investigations,

That would be 80% or so of the medical research establishment....


S.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:27 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
>> Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>> taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>> uncontrollable defecation
>
> Take it to some other group, Mark.
>
> 4 threads about your colon is too many. Go shit someplace else.
>
> -sw

+1

Sqwertz wrote:

>> Another thing I gathered from the net was that
>> taking the prep liquid would result in sudden,
>> uncontrollable defecation

> Take it to some other group, Mark.
>
> 4 threads about your colon is too many. Go shit someplace else.

LOL
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

Quite a subject for a cooking group, but...

> Date: Tue, Mar 29, 2011, 1:11pm
> (CDT-3) From:
> (Mark*Thorson)
>
> I had been led to believe that the prep
> was the hard part, and the liquid you
> have to drink during the prep was the
> most awful stuff. I didn't find that to be
> true at all. It wasn't good, but not really
> bad. Like salt water with a little citric
> acid. I had no trouble at all drinking the
> full ration.

First time for me was in the early '91 or so. Drank the whole gallon of
that stuff, and thought it wasn't all that bad. Towards the end, I got
so full I couldn't hold another swallow. Had to go throw up, and when I
leaned over the commode to do so, clear liquid squirted out of my rear
and hit the wall. TMI, I know, but it *was* funny.

Second time for me was just a couple of years ago. This time, they gave
me a gallon of pineapple flavored stuff. I could only gag about 2/3 of
that down. Nasty stuff!

> The colonoscopy was the hard part.
> Pretty painful for brief periods, due to
> the compressed air filling up my
> intestines. But I got through it okay.
> Nothing was found. Not due for another
> one for ten years.

First one for me was very painful. Was done in the doctor's office and I
was given a valium before the procedure. As I said, it was very painful.
I kept squirming, trying to pull away from that damned thing, but the
nurse was holding me down so I couldn't. Horrible, painful gas
afterward, too. Affter it was over with, the doctor said "You were
really out of it. I'll bet you don't even remember what all you said." I
told him I remembered every damned word and he'd never touch me again.
(I had been scheduled for hemorrhoid surgery the next day (same doctor),
but cancelled out. Still happily have them, too, with no big
problem.<s>)

Second colonoscopy, I was knocked out cold. Don't remember a thing, and
felt fine when I woke up. That's the only way to fly, IMHO.