Colonoscopy prep and all that fun stuff!!

So....Thursday I get my first colonoscopy. Woo-Hoo!! :o)  Trying to think positive and tell myself that it's good for them to do it just to make sure something isn't wrong--and second,  that prep sounds so brutal that I'm bound to see 160 something by Thursday---can't wait for THAT!!!!

Has anybody had one since the band?!?!? I'm trying to figure out whether to take the pills---or the drink. Any suggestions?

Right about the time that my restriction got pretty good--I started getting constipated. Bad. Still drinking all my water, but the bulk had reduced so much that I started having problems. So one day--back around Easter it was really really bad and I ended up getting a fissure. Since then I've been bleeding (alot) and it feels like I give birth every day at 10AM!!!!

I finally got in to see the gastroenterologist about a week ago and that was an interesting appointment! He asked me the down low on everything about my poo---even had a chart I had to pin point my typical "movement" on. He discussed typical treatment for fissures and prescribed me some type of sterriod stuff.  He also asked alot of family colon history--and based on that decided that I needed to come in for a colonoscopy to make sure it wasn't anything serious.  I told him about the band and he was real quiet. He said that he isn't a fan of the band. I asked him why and he said that all he ever sees are the problem cases. That people with success don't usually come to him so he never hears about it. I told him that I've had mine ALMOST a year and that my quality of life now compared to a year ago is WORLDS better. I also told him that I know that this constipation stuff..(I still GO everyday but it's always really dry--sorry TMI)...is caused by the band (not getting enough bulk) and so not only do I need to figure out how to fix me NOW--but how to manage this in the future. I don't want to be on Miralax for the rest of my life!! (BG--I also asked him how many bezoars he's seen---just HAD to!!!! He hasn't seen any. haha.) He said that if it was him, he would get to goal and then let a little out at a time until he wasn't gaining or losing and could still manage to eat enough veggies to get the bulk (fiber) in--and to drink fiber every day too.  It makes sense..but somehow scares the crap out of me! Oh well--cross that bridge when I get there.

Turns out stress tends to make all this stuff worse--great!! Perfect timing! Ok, so Deloitte offered me an awesome consulting job with OK pay. I countered, (stress stress) they countered (stress stress)... I wasn't thrilled with the final offer---not enough to be downtown DC every day. My current boss ended up matching their offer to get me to stay here. I am SO GLAD to be able to stay here in my easy job making the same pay that I would be making doing 20x the work. I know--the type A part of me cringes at that statement--but my priorities are different now and at this season of life I'm a mom and a wife and that's what I find fulfilment in succeeding at. I've never been paid so much to do so little and it does feel good. :o)

The house is coming along well---my hubby and I went down Sunday to pick out EVERY SINGLE FREAKING DETAIL inside the house. It was a 6 hour marathon appointment. I love that kind of stuff so it was pretty fun--albeit stressful!

So--my stomach is bloated from all this constipation & fiber supplementation. It pokes out and I don't like it. The scales are still hovering between 172 and 175....they won't go below that. Other than that--I feel SOOO GOOD!!! Friday I went golfing at work--had to walk the 18 holes, as usual, because my boss is too cheap to get a cart. It had been a year and a half since I touched my clubs. The last time I thought I would die from the walking. This time I was able to walk up and down the hills on the course without getting winded. It was HORRIBLE hot and that was rough--but I was shocked by how good I felt. Today there was a fire alarm at work. I just had to walk up 8 flights of stairs--and again, shocked how good I feel!

I am ten days away from Bandiversary!!

Here's a picture of me and my little girl at Red Lobster the other night. Look at HER metabolism!! :o)