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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004I wasn't going to ask
for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical problems. I mentioned in another post that I'm having a colonoscopy tomorrow. To prepare for it I have to drink a gallon of this stuff that cleans the colon. My pharmacist and I were talking while she was getting it ready and instead of giving me the cherry flavored powder she gave me unflavored. So far I have drank a half gallon of a saline tasting water. I've started gagging and I still have another half gallon to get through. I have to drink 8 oz of this stuff every 15 minutes. I don't mind the running to the bathroom and I understand that tomorrow I'll be pretty much knocked out and won't feel any pain. But I'm not sure I can get the remaining 1/2 gallon of this stuff down. My Sammy is being a nurse, he's plastered himself to my side which is nice because I'm also sooo cold from drinking so much refrigerated liquid. He actually wanted a taste when I first started. I explained that he really didn't want any part of that..can you imagine? Anyhow, if I could get purrs for a couple of hours while I try to finish this I'd really, really appreciate it! Julie > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Julie Purrs! you got 'em! My long-lost, John, was supposed to have surgery for diverticulitis last Wednesday. He was also given over a gallon of this gunk to drink (he had chocolate and pineapple flavours). He was supposed to start on it Monday and then fast and finish it on Tuesday. He misread the directions so they told him he'd have to drink it all in a 2 hour span on Tuesday. He tried that; it kept coming up the wrong way... hurl! When he got to the hospital Wednesday morning he was informed they couldn't do the surgery. So he gets to drink that nasty stuff all over again starting tomorrow in preparation for the surgery this coming Wednesday. Purrs and purrs. Jill Jill, purrs are coming for John's surgery to go well! Poor baby, having had to drink that gunk for nothing and then having to do it all over again (and knowing what it's going to be like before he does!!! YUCK!!!!) Hugs, CatNipped > > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jill > Purrs! you got 'em! > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jill Thanks for the purrs, Jill (and Persia) they've helped. I have one glass left. I think I'll make it. Tell John he has four felines purring for him on Monday through Wednesday. I can't even imagine having to do this again in another week! Julie > Purrs! you got 'em! > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jill Purs for John as well.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie Purrs coming. my mom just had to do this this week! The nurse told her to add lemon to it, or she could even add crystal light as long as there was no red or orange color to it. Last time, she did not get through the whole thing, but this time she did by adding a bit of lemon to it. I'm not looking forward to the day I have to do this! Again many purrs. > Purrs coming. my mom just had to do this this week! The nurse told her to > add lemon to it, or she could even add crystal light as long as there was no > red or orange color to it. Last time, she did not get through the whole > thing, but this time she did by adding a bit of lemon to it. I'm not looking > forward to the day I have to do this! Again many purrs. Karen, thank Grant and Sugar and Pearl for the purrs, they've helped. I tried your suggestion of lemon juice but it didn't help alot. I wish I had some crystal light. If I ever have to do this again I'll remember that. Thank goodness this is almost over. I have only one more glass to drink. Julie >for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling >sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Julie Oh, poor {{{{Julie}}}}! Purrs to get through this and that everything will be just fine. And once it's over, sit down and have a stiff drink! Ginger-lyn > Oh, poor {{{{Julie}}}}! > > Purrs to get through this and that everything will be just fine. And > once it's over, sit down and have a stiff drink! > > Ginger-lyn Thank you Ginger-lyn for purrs from your group. A stiff drink, I hadn't even thought of that and now I'm craving a Hypnotini...Hypnotic, Coconut Rum and pineapple juice...mmmmmm, can't wait for tomorrow :) Julie > >for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > >sorry for myself right now. well....if you'll give me some purrs in February when I go to have electric needles put into my nervous system...I can spare a few for you now. Ugh, I remember drinking barium for a stomach xray...yum yum tastes like chalk. Pretend it's a college challenge! CHUG CHUG CHUG! (good luck!) --Fil > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie {{{{{{{{{{Julie}}}}}}}}}} I know exactly what you are going through, I had it done too - and my Mom just had it done last Thursday. That stuff they make you drink is quite awful - but take comfort in the fact that the cherry flavored is even worse, that stuff will make you gag 'cause it tastes *nothing* like cherries!!! Also take comfort that this is the absolute worst part of the procedure, once you get through this it's all downhill. Hugs, CatNipped > {{{{{{{{{{Julie}}}}}}}}}} I know exactly what you are going through, I had > it done too - and my Mom just had it done last Thursday. That stuff they [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped Thanks CatNipped, the hugs definately helped. I'm finished now. As I was drinking the last glass Sam moved from my side to my lap as if to reassure me that it would be ok. I wondered if the cherry would be worse. I work for a Gyn oncologist and my Gyn works in the office as well. Friday as I was leaving we were talking about it (all of us are in the 49-50 age range and they had gone through it this past summer). My boss had taken the cherry and my gyn the lime. My gyn said she couldn't drink anything lime since then and I wondered if the cherry would be as bad. Its good to know the worst is now over. Julie > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling sorry > for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical problems. > I mentioned in another post that I'm having a colonoscopy tomorrow. To > prepare for it I have to drink a gallon of this stuff that cleans the > colon. [...] Oh, poor Julie. How horrible the whole thing is. Lots of purrs coming and keep in your head that it will soon be Tuesday. and it will all be over. Tweed >>for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling sorry >>for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical problems. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Tweed Thanks Tweed, it really helped knowing I had everyone's support. Now I'm going to bed for awhile. Sleep will help, surely. Julie > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > could get purrs for a couple of hours while I try to finish this I'd > really, really appreciate it! Aww, Julie, this may come a little late, but we are sending purrs anyway. I understand that the cherry-flavoured stuff is even worse. Scritches to Sammy for being such a good nurse. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Aww, Julie, this may come a little late, but we are sending purrs > anyway. I understand that the cherry-flavoured stuff is even worse. > Scritches to Sammy for being such a good nurse. Thanks Marina, the purrs didn't come late, thanks to Frank and Nikki. Sam has been such a sweetheart! He's laid right beside me, on his back and I just realized for the last 3 hours I've been rubbing that soft belly fur of his and it really did help. As I was finishing the last glass he crawled into my lap and I just hugged him. Julie > Thanks Marina, the purrs didn't come late, thanks to Frank and Nikki. > Sam has been such a sweetheart! He's laid right beside me, on his back > and I just realized for the last 3 hours I've been rubbing that soft > belly fur of his and it really did help. As I was finishing the last > glass he crawled into my lap and I just hugged him. What a lovely boy he is! Rubbing belly fur is one of the most soothing things you can do. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Yuck. They let me mix my own last time. The doctor recommended Raspberry Ice Tea flavored Crystal Light as flavoring, based on other patients favorites. Still not good, but tolerable. Just no red colored stuff for flavoring. He also said that once my stools were clear, I didn't have to finish the rest of the stuff. Jo > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling sorry > for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical problems. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Julie > Yuck. They let me mix my own last time. The doctor recommended Raspberry > Ice Tea flavored Crystal Light as flavoring, based on other patients [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jo If I ever have to do this again, I'm going to try the Crystal Light approach. Its over now and hopefully it will be years before I have to do it again. Julie Purrrs for you, Julie...I can only think of holding your nose while you swallow or seeing if the pharmacy can suggest a flavoring you could add to mask the taste --maybe some kind of powerade or something. good wishes, vibes, and purrs for tomorrow, too. Christine > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie > Purrrs for you, Julie...I can only think of holding your nose while you > swallow or seeing if the pharmacy can suggest a flavoring you could add to [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Julie I'll send you double purrs. Let me tell you about my last experience. My appointment was at 11 AM the next day. I took the "stuff" on schedule and was up and down most of the night. Just before I was ready to leave home the phone rang. It was the nurse saying their equipment was broken and they could not get it fixed for three weeks. OK, three weeks later I had another appointment at 11 AM. Up all night again. At 9:00 AM the nurse called and said a pipe had broken and flooded the whole building. She wanted to set another appointment and I said "forget it -- I think this is Nature's way of saying I should forget it". An the bright side, you may have a moment of being uncomfortable, but not painful. Purrs that you will be fine. MLB Lots of purrs and best wishes, we are thinking of you, Julie, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > tasting water. I've started gagging and I still have another half > gallon to get through. <snip >Subject: I wasn't going to ask >for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling >sorry for myself right now. I'm at the age where one of these days my doctor is going to tell me I need one. I'm sure not looking forward to it and I can see that you're not either. Hang in there, it'll be over soon. Sending lots of purrs your way from six of the finest purrers. Regards and Purrs, O J aw, purrs and healing prayers that you feel better soon. Hang in there. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling sorry > for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical problems. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Julie > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie Hi Julie, Recently, I've had the same procedure done. Does what you're having to take look a little like wallpaper paste ? :^) It was suggested to me that what I had might taste marginally better if I added cordial to it. I hope that your doctors discover as they did for me that your condition will quickly clear up as a result of a course of steroids. Love and best wishes Sheenah > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > could get purrs for a couple of hours while I try to finish this I'd > really, really appreciate it! *lots and lots of purrs* Yowie (((((((((Julie)))))))))) You have all the purrs Lindy and Nanki-Poo can muster up, along with my sympathy. You're right - the preparations are worse than the event. I went through the same thing a couple of months ago, so I know whereof I speak. Unfortunately, the bad part doesn't end when you finish drinking. You'll be pretty much knocked out in more ways than one by the time you have the test. I hope you can get some sleep tonight and you have a really good nap while they're looking. Then, I wish you a restful sleep once you get back home. -- Joy Owned and operated by Lindy and Nanki-Poo > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical > problems. I mentioned in another post that I'm having a colonoscopy > tomorrow. To prepare for it I have to drink a gallon of this stuff that > cleans the colon. Euck, you poor girl. Purrs and healing thoughts going out to you from all of us here. Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Six, + Smokey, or Grayling, or whatever his name is and Speedy the D-thing who sends his best woofs and dog chatter. Aww, purrs for you Julie. I've been through this too, and the preparation is far worse than the actual procedure. And believe, me, the cherry flavored stuff is no better, you just have salty cherry flavor. I never did finish drinking all I was supposed to either. Purrs again. Caroline S. > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie >for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling >sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >gallon to get through. I have to drink 8 oz of this stuff every 15 >minutes. Been there. It's the hardest part. I could hardly keep it down. Purrs for your back end! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Purrs heading your way......Hope everything's ok by now.... >for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling >sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Julie > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie Awwww, poor Julie! We're sending big honkin purrs your way. ------ Krista Many purrs & good vibes from Waffles, Francis, Marble & me. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >I've started gagging and I still have another half >gallon to get through. I have to drink 8 oz of this stuff every 15 >minutes. Ewww! It sounds like some sort of torture! Purrs that you get through it all right. > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling sorry > for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical problems. I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > for a couple of hours while I try to finish this I'd really, really > appreciate it! A little late, but I hope the test goes well and is over with as quickly as possible! Signaturemonique, caretaker of Oscar > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Julie You should know by now, there's never a shortage of purrs on this group. Lots of deep rumbling purrs headed your way. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > > for purrs....but please, I need some purrs. I feel so petty feeling > > sorry for myself right now. I know there are others with more critical [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) > A house is not a home, without a cat. I know that this is a bit late but purrs from me B & C and FSP Bev SignatureThe email of the species is more deadly than the mail. |
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