I am to have another colonoscopy next Monday, Jan 17. That unto itself is no big deal. People have them all the time. It is not much fun, especially preparing for it but once you reach the age of 50 and beyond you will need to start having them. Usually after you have one, it is not required to have another for at least 10 years if everything is OK. If you have a polyp that they have to remove and everything is still OK after looking at it, you will be asked to come back in 5 years for another.
Now if they find a polyp that looks suspicious but is not a definite diagnosis of colon cancer, they will ask you to return in three years. This is where I am at. I have been asked to have the procedure because apparently I had one removed three years ago that was suspicious of colon cancer but it wasn't definite.
This came as a big surprise to me when I went in for that appointment. I was told that my results were normal and now I find out they weren't. So I have to worry (and really try not too but that is hard to do) and wait for Monday. My procedure is scheduled for 12:20 PM and I will be going home by 2:15 PM. I really do hope that I get some results before I leave and not have to wait for any biopsies if they have to do anything like that.
I am now on a restricted diet for three days before I start the prep work on Sunday for Monday. The prep work consists of drinking a gallon of this preparation that is awful to drink. It just cleans you out. I know TMI (too much information). I guess you can look at it as a very quick way to lose weight but not in a very pleasant way.
So that is the news I am worrying about. It has caused me to have a headache everyday just from tension and not to sleep real well. I am able to get a sleeping pill to help me on that. I am scared but I try not to say too much. Dad will be with me on Monday. If it is what it is, we will deal with it, what else can we do. We just have to think positive that I will be OK.
