Just so you know...
    I did, this morning, after reviewing the colonosopy prep instructions once again, realize, a safe distance from Mom awakening, that she cannot have green Jello®. So, I'll save the four cups of green Jello® for the day of and/or the day after the colonoscopy. I don't think there'll be too much of a problem. Although it is a bit late for me to go out and scrounge yet another package or two of (mellow) yellow Jello®, I'll just save the bulk of the appropriate Jello for her. She isn't up yet but, just to make sure she has plenty of time to consume fluids, I'll be awakening her at 1000 this morning.
    I hope that this colonoscopy is the last of the invasive intestinal exams she'll have to endure. I understand the prep for an endoscopy, the exam which surveys the upper intestinal tract, is much the same as the prep we're going through today.
    I have recently noticed something a bit unusual. I don't know whether this is significant. Mom has had short bouts of the hiccups every day for the last few weeks. It didn't occur to me to think of this as notable until I realized that these were happening on a daily basis. The hiccups never last for more than a few minutes whether or not she takes steps to stop them (typically drinking water or eating a piece of bread). From my heightened observations in the last week or so I've noticed, too, that they happen within a half hour to an hour after she eats. I can't help but wonder if they are indicative of possible bleeding in either the upper or lower digestive tract. I guess there's a chance that we'll find out tomorrow.
    Time for me to slip into Mom's mom mode. I'll be back later to report on our progress.
- posted by gail rae @ 09:47   email...this post