I will say one thing about them though. I find farts hilarious, and it makes me giggle like a seven year old when, at the end, I have to expel all of the air that they pumped in. Luckily, my fiance thinks its funny too, so we have a good laugh about it on the drive home. I feel no shame in talking about this, it is not like people with Crohn's have any control over what their bodies decide to do, and we have to learn how to cope with all this stuff that we have to go through. We really don't have a choice. If we want to be as healthy as we can be and fight this disease then we have to do these tests on a regular basis.
I find comfort in the fact that I can laugh about something that many find too embarrassing to even mention. And, I am glad I have someone to laugh with me. I hope all of you out there have someone you can laugh with. It is such a cliche, but: laughter is the best medicine. So, I hope this helps you laugh at yourselves. Don't take it so damn seriously all of the time. There is a time for serious and a time for silly, and when you're farting more in a 30 second time period than most people do in a month, it is time for silly.
This summer has been a doozie for my colonoscopies. My usual contract job requires a PQ (Physically Qualified) process, which includes a colonoscopy each year for me. Because it was a very tight timeline to get PQ'd and ready to leave for the new contract season, everything had to happen fast. This years initial scope found a bit of flaring going on, so my doc put me on Prednisone immmediately to hopefully knock it down. One month later and I was back for my follow-up colonoscopy. I was absolutely filled with dread, and it didn't help too much that while I was trying to prep I was meeting up with a bunch of friends at a town five hours away over the weekend. Luckily these friends are "those" kind of friends. You know, the good ones. Not only did they show concern and empathy, but also gave me endless crap about my... well, my crap at the same time in just the right way. Unfortunately the second 'scope didn't show good things either, so now I'm out of my usual job for the winter. Good news, though: Doc put me on Humira, off the Pred, and I'm feelin' pretty good most of the time. Oh, yeah. One day after the second scope I had knee surgery for my seperated ACL. June was not good to me.
ReplyDeleteUgh. I'm getting nauseated just thinking about that prep. There has got to be something better they can come up with....
ReplyDeleteAnonymous- I love "those" kind of friends. They are the ones who stick around for the long haul. I hope verything goes okay with your future tests and glad to hear you are off the prednisone. Good luck to you.
ReplyDeleteDJ- I've heard rumblings of a pill form possibly coming out soon, but for those of us that have absorption issues that could pose a problem. Here's hoping, though. :)
ReplyDeleteI found the prep a bit tough to drink, found I got a good go at it in the first gulp, and it was best to just not put the cup away from my lips and just keep swallowing it.
ReplyDeleteI found the process after that a lot more civilised that I imagined it might be.
I've only had one C so far, and the farts after were the best part of it, until you get one that is more than that :(