February 25, 2026
After my recent scare that I might be having a heartattack (I wasn’t.), the hospital doctor who looked after me, set up various appointments with other doctors.
Since I had a local Gastroenterologist, I went to see him on Wednesday (February 18). The doctor discussed medical routes we could try. I chose to have an endoscopy and a colonoscopy at the same time. There was concern that the stomach acid could have caused problems with my lower GI and that was the reason for the pain in my side. The doctor did believe the pain in my side was more likely to be from the gallbladder, but wanted to be sure.
The doctor’s office was able to get me scheduled for the procedures on Tuesday (February 24).
I got the test results the same day as the procedures. Everything looked good, so no damage was done during the stomach acid eruption.
Now, if you don’t want to read commentary and jokes about the prep for a colonoscopy, do not read past the image below.
The story of Reiko’s poopocalypes from Reiko’s Journey hit very close to home, except in a more controlled way.
I could at least sit on the toilet while having my very own poolocalypes.
The day before the procedure (Monday), I drank half the laxative mixture at 5:00 pm. I woke up at 3:30 am with the start of the poop cascades. I had to start drinking the rest of the laxative mixture at 4:00 am.
Oh, the joy of having to drink 8 ounces of the laxative mixture every 15 minutes between dashes to the toilet. I considered taking the laxative mixture into the bathroom and sitting in the toilet while sipping it. In the end, that seemed too gross to actually do, even if it would’ve made things easier. A couple of times, I was afraid I might experience the poopocalypes the same way Reiko did.
Oh, the relief when I finished drinking the rest of the laxative mixture. No more desperately trying to make it to the toilet! I could just sit on the throne and let the poop cascades roll out in waves.
While my current instructions didn’t mention taking a shower before my procedures, in the past, the instructions did.
I thought the clearing out was complete and got into the shower. I was soaped up, only to have my system let me know I was not done.
Soap and all, I barely made it to the toilet. Oh, the flood that poured out!
This caused me to worry that I might have an issue on the way to the procedures. Fortunately, that didn’t happen.
On the way home from the procedures, I was not feeling well and about five minutes from the house, I had Bruce pull over. I got out and threw up. Somehow, this triggered my lower system as well. I was mortified. I decided to add that experience to the misery of the whole process.
I was relieved to get home, get cleaned up, and get changed. I was able to sleep for a bit, then woke to an urgent need for the toilet. This continued through the day.
I did not sleep much on Tuesday night as I was afraid each gas passing might include an extra gift. I was right to be afraid, very afraid.
It felt like I went through an entire roll of toilet paper during this experience.
After 2:00 am, my system settled down and I was able to get some sleep.
No more poop cascades!
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