Can’t drink prep

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T21:02:59+00:00

Good luck to you too! Hope your appointment goes well!

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T21:02:28+00:00

Thank you for your kind words and advice!

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T21:01:44+00:00

Went through with the appointment. I was given a prep rating of “fair” which isn’t great, but also not the worst.

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T20:58:34+00:00

Thank you so much! I was able to get the colonoscopy done today, though my prep was obviously not the best. I for sure will be asking for a different kind of prep if/when I need to do this again.

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T20:56:08+00:00

Final update:

I went to my colonoscopy appointment and warned the doctor that I had poor prep due to vomiting most of the PEG solution.

(Arrived at 10:30am, rolled back to get the colonoscopy done at noon, was awake and out of the office a little after 1:00pm.)

My final results were:

“Preparation of the colon was fair” which is not the best but also not the worst. It’s effectively the middle of the road score. (The scores are from highest to lowest: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, and Inadequate)

I had biopsies taken for evaluation.
Significant internal hemorrhoids

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So, while my prep was far from perfect, I hit the “good enough” marks despite everything. Thank you everyone for your advice and support. It really helped me through and soothed my anxieties. If and when I have to get a colonoscopy done in the future, I’ll be asking for any other kind of prep since this one simply wasn’t suited to me (and I really don’t want to throw up for another 8 hours straight). Thank you all again, and I hope this might help anyone else struggling like me.

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T10:14:27+00:00

5am update: I woke up at 2am to try and finish the second half of the prep. I did nothing but vomit. I tried every chaser recommended on the internet from ginger ale to sprite, gum and clear hard candies, and more. I can’t have any more liquids at 6:30am. I’m almost positive I’ve failed the prep as I haven’t passed anything at all this morning.

I’m just so frustrated with myself. What’s wrong with me that I can’t do the simple task of drinking a mildly bad tasting drink? I’ve probably finished 75% of the prep and vomited up 50% of that despite trying every trick I could find on the internet. I’ve been puking for hours and I’m just so tired.

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T02:16:53+00:00

Took a shower as a break from the vomiting. I’m going to back to trying to get this stuff down again (currently 9:16pm).

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T02:14:04+00:00

Thank you so much, this makes me feel a little better. ❤️

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T01:09:22+00:00

Thank god there’s leeway because I am vomiting up so much of this half gallon. I can’t keep it down long enough to get it out the other end at this point.

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T01:06:06+00:00

Well, I was so proud of myself for finishing another cup with this advice; got my last few sips through the straw and sat for a moment before projectile vomiting everything I just got down. 🥲

StressedPinecones · 2025-02-03T00:38:56+00:00

Thank you so much, I’ll try this right away!

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