bowel preparation
"Surprisingly easy, painless and uneventful after 8 years of anxious procrastination. Drank the prep solution chilled, with a straw, didn't gag or get nauseous.  Chased it with a quart of low-calorie Gatorade. 30 min later felt mild urgency to go #2, waited until T+45 to actually go.  After 5 quick bathroom visits in 3 hrs (most in first hour) it was just clear liquid.  Went to bed, got up early and took second bottle as instructed.  This time, I was mildly nauseous. Both times, I got light chills and just wrapped myself in a blanket.  The colonosopy itself was a breeze - they put in an IV, I passed out mid-sentence, woke up 5 what felt like seconds later to the smiling face of the doctor and the news that they'd snipped out "3 tiny polyps"."