249/365 - I did it!!

It's all done!

The colonoscopy is over.

Hal-lay-freakin-loo-yah!

It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't my idea of fun. Ken took some pictures on his iTouch this morning while we were at the hospital but he's in the middle of taking a final exam so I'll have to post those later. The general gist of the whole thing is this...

• The prep part wasn't nearly as awful as I was expecting.
• I missed food and treats a lot in the 36 hours that I couldn't eat. I missed it more than I thought I would.
• I went without diet Coke as well. It was hell, plain and simple.
• I discovered that Mrs. Adams + no food/diet Coke + 29 first graders the last week of school before Christmas Break = one grouchy teacher.
• The IV was the worst part of it all. It took 2 nurses and a few attempts to get it in. They got it in my arm and took it out. Then they put it in my hand. It stung pretty good.
• "Going Under" isn't too scary. They told me when I was getting the sedative, I said I was dizzy and then it was all over.
• I discovered I have a reaction to the sedative. It made me really nauseous when I came out of it. I got home and ate some bread and immediately threw it up.
• The test showed absolutely nothing! Woohoo! Given a family history, I was relieved to know that there is nothing abnormal. Now I just have to convince my older brother to go.
• I don't have to do it again until I'm 45 years old.

Yep. I seriously am amazed I didn't run. I'm pretty proud of myself for being brave. So let's see... that's a mammogram AND a colonoscopy in the same year. Getting older is getting less and less fun, but I sure have a lot more peace of mind than I did last year at this time.