Update on DH's Health

[Haudlady]

Hello! Well, as you may remember, DH is scheduled for a colonoscopy on March 26th. I'm trying to keep my chin up about the whole thing, and this really helped:

I called the pharmacy today to ask about the prescription (we just got the prep instructions), and the pharmacist couldn’t figure out what I was talking about when I asked about the “Golytely.” Poor guy. He just kept saying “I’m sorry ma’am, what did you say?” I had to spell it before he got it. I was pronouncing it “Golly-telly” (wouldn’t you?)… but it is pronounced “Go-Lightly!” I had to keep from hysterics on the phone…

Golly Telly! Golly Telly! It gets funnier the more I say it.

Not to mention... Go Lightly? That's pretty funny, too, considering what it does to you!

[mimitabby]

I guess if you'd heard it out loud first like i have.... that is really funny. That druggist is going to go home tonight and tell his family about golly telly.

Hey, my DH has to have one of those soon too... hmm. me too, but his
is because of a symptom!
keep us posted.

M

[doc]

OMG. Calling it Golly Telly is sooooo funny. You're right though. if you never heard it pronounced, that is how it is spelled.

And the name is no accident. It is full of electoLYTEs that make you go. There is even a product, get this, called golytely lite.

[DDH]

I think I would have pronounced it the same way. You know that pharmicist thought you were nuts. LOL

[HillSlugger]

At the tender age of 46 (on Sunday) I am already a veteran of 5 bowel preps (4 colonoscopies and another procedure). They are not fun, but the worst part is drinking the prep medicine. I never used the Golytely, but I did use Phospho Soda for my first procedure. Rather than having to drink a nasty liquid there is a pill-form bowel prep medicine called Visicol. I used it the last four times and found it to be a much better alternative. Now, it's the only way I'll do it.

[MomOnBike]

In addition to GoLytely, there is also HalfLytely.

Also a new product called MoviPrep.

There is a special place in Hell for the people who dream up these names.

[Haudlady]

Phew... I have to admit, today I'm feeling pretty sad and glum about the whole thing. The husband of one of my co-workers just found out that he has cancer, and she has been very upset (of course)... but it's sparking a lot of concern in me.

Poor DH, too... I think that, because the wait has been so long, it's getting to him. There is a race series he loves to do - and he hasn't signed up for it yet because he doesn't want to waste the money on registration if he will be too sick to do it. I'm trying to convince him to sign up anyway, and that we can't put our lives on hold just because he might have a problem! I keep trying to look on the positive side, but sometimes it's hard! And, the silly thing? It might just be nothing! All this worry, and it might be nothing! Of course, that's what we hope.

Selfishly, I'm also feeling conflicted because I am supposed to go on a big trip to Norway, but I haven't bought the tickets yet. Here I am saying he should go ahead and sign up for the race series - operate under the assumption that everything will be fine - and I'm doing the same thing as he is!

[LBTC]

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I know it's hard! It's hard to wait, it's hard to not know. Is your DH still having symptoms? Are they any different?

If you wait until the test is done and the follow up visit is over, will he still be able to register for the race series? Will you still be able to get your tickets? If waiting wont' mean losing your chance to do these things, I would wait too. That's just me.

In a few weeks you'll have some answers. Once you have those, you can work on the solutions! Focus on the good stuff until then. You're with each other, you've got some riding to do, all the wonderful little things that make being together just perfect for you...

Hugs and soothing butterflies,
~T~

[Duck on Wheels]

Norway will still be here for you. And rides as well. Hang in there Haudlady and Haudsir. And hang onto the thought that it may well be a bagatelle. That's what we're all hoping for! That's the trouble with your symptoms -- while they may indicate something very serious, they may also be about more or less nothing.

[Haudlady]

Thanks for the replies... and for letting me moan a little bit! I'm feeling more cheerful this afternoon. It just comes in waves, like any emotion.

it may well be a bagatelle

Bagatelle? I had never heard that word before! Is this what you mean?

From Wikipedia: A bagatelle is a game-like literary tool used in fiction. The author empowers a character or object beyond natural or expected abilities (i.e. of comprehension, awareness, memory, etc.) so that it may carry a point across to the reader more transparently. A bagatelle creates a more direct communication between author and reader than common in fiction; it is the equivalent of a wink.

Ha! Maybe the fates are just winking at us!

[Duck on Wheels]

Ha! Cool. I've never really looked up a definition of bagatelle, always just thought it meant something relatively insignificant. I may be confused about this because that's how the word is used in Norwegian. As sometimes happens with words, when they move across languages they can shift meanings. Husbond in Norwegian means a farmer (as in animal husbandry), moved to English it came to mean male partner in a marriage; kvinne (woman) became queen (royal female). I wonder what bagatelle means in French?
.... dictionary break here .....
OK. Dictionary report. Bagatelle (Fr) means bagatell (Nor). Websters shows the first definition of bagatelle in English as "trifle" (and I don't think they mean the British English dessert). So all three are pretty consistent. The second Websters definition is where Wikipedia picks up. Anyway, to get back to the important point:
Here's hoping that the colonoscopy reports show nothing seriously wrong. [Duck lifts her teacup for a toast]

[Aggie_Ama]

Haudlady- Just thinking about you and DH...

[kelownagirl]

Yes me too. Crossing my fingers and keeping you both in my thoughts.

[LBTC]

Haudlady - how did your DH do with the test? Is he feeling okay now? It was yesterday wasn't it? Did they say when you can meet with the specialist again to go over the results?

Let us know. Oh, and here's a few more hugs for you, too

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[Haudlady]

Hello everybody, and thanks for checking in!

Well, we're not quite sure if it's good news or not... the doctor came out to talk with me after the colonoscopy. It was great - he sat down next to me, talked for a few minutes, and answered my questions. Of course, I didn't know that he was going to come out to see me, so I think my heart stopped when I saw him... phew!

The doctor didn't find any problems or issues, which is good news (I think). We have a follow-up appointment with him on Friday April 6th to talk about other investigative procedures. He didn't find anything that would cause blood in the stool, yet there it is. It sounds like he might do some of the other scopes that you have had, LBTC!

Poor DH was pretty loopy... he told me five times that he wasn't allowed to operate heavy machinery. I had some fun - the first time he said it, I replied "oh, so no running the tractor this afternoon?" The second time he said it, I replied "I guess you won't be mowing the fields with the tractor this afternoon..."

The third time he said it, he said "the doctor says I can't operate heavy machinery - he even told me I couldn't run the tractor." Then, he got this puzzled look on his face... "How did the doctor know that I have a tractor?"