Gastroscopy

jumpy · 03-10-11, 06:19 PM

Did any of you guys meet agent picolax by any chance, as part of the preparation before the exam?

If not, I can post a link you might find amusingly distracting, maybe..

On the waiting thing, at least you should be ok with a diagnosis and a solution from here on. Hang in there

Feuer Frei! · 03-10-11, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jumpy

Did any of you guys meet agent picolax by any chance, as part of the preparation before the exam?

Ahhhh, i remember the picolax, yess sirreeee!

I had a Barium Enema many years ago and that was given to me in the days leading up to it, via sachets.
Unpleasant to say the least, but it was tolerable.

Rockstar · 03-10-11, 09:01 PM

Medicine has come long way so don't loose any sleep over this. All these things are easily treatable and you'll be back to yer ol'self again soon. Sounds like since the doctor was already there he just took advantage of it and grabbed some samples. Good for him and you.

While you wait start looking up your symptoms online. Some good medical websites out there that will help you ask your doctors the right questions. As well as help you understand what he or she may tell you.

Better living through chemistry!

Feuer Frei! · 03-10-11, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

While you wait start looking up your symptoms online.

Oh i've done this a lot. And i mean a lot.
Trouble is, unexplained weight loss can be attributed to so many things, it's hard to pinpoint it down to one or two things.
The other symptoms also, which makes it incredibly frustrating.

jumpy · 03-11-11, 06:43 PM

tbh, in matters medical, I didn't find 'looking it up on the internet' to be particularly helpful; not being a doctor, myself, it was easy to jump to conclusions without any real understanding of the subject and how it may have pertained to me.
It's good for familiarising yourself with established facts from your doctor, allowing further understanding on your part and insight for future questions, but that's about all really.

Browse if you must, but try not to read too much in to it, otherwise you end up looking up the symptoms of a sore elbow and eventually conclude that you might have something a good deal more serious than just tennis elbow

oh, here's the link to the picolax thread I mentioned earlier - the main contributor is a chap who calls himself 'blu-tone' http://www.singletrackworld.com/2009...hread-returns/ I'm reasonably sure you will appreciate the humour of it...

Platapus · 03-11-11, 06:52 PM

Wait until you get older and the doctors want to take an "alternate" route.

Growler · 03-11-11, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Wait until you get older and the doctors want to take an "alternate" route.

Well, it's been said that programmers leave a back door...

papa_smurf · 03-12-11, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Wait until you get older and the doctors want to take an "alternate" route.

Been there, had that done (wimped out and asked for a general anesthetic).

03-10-11, 06:19 PM	#1
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Did any of you guys meet agent picolax by any chance, as part of the preparation before the exam? If not, I can post a link you might find amusingly distracting, maybe.. On the waiting thing, at least you should be ok with a diagnosis and a solution from here on. Hang in there __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

03-11-11, 06:43 PM	#5
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	tbh, in matters medical, I didn't find 'looking it up on the internet' to be particularly helpful; not being a doctor, myself, it was easy to jump to conclusions without any real understanding of the subject and how it may have pertained to me. It's good for familiarising yourself with established facts from your doctor, allowing further understanding on your part and insight for future questions, but that's about all really. Browse if you must, but try not to read too much in to it, otherwise you end up looking up the symptoms of a sore elbow and eventually conclude that you might have something a good deal more serious than just tennis elbow oh, here's the link to the picolax thread I mentioned earlier - the main contributor is a chap who calls himself 'blu-tone' http://www.singletrackworld.com/2009...hread-returns/ I'm reasonably sure you will appreciate the humour of it... __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

03-11-11, 06:52 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Wait until you get older and the doctors want to take an "alternate" route. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-10-11, 09:01 PM	#3
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Medicine has come long way so don't loose any sleep over this. All these things are easily treatable and you'll be back to yer ol'self again soon. Sounds like since the doctor was already there he just took advantage of it and grabbed some samples. Good for him and you. While you wait start looking up your symptoms online. Some good medical websites out there that will help you ask your doctors the right questions. As well as help you understand what he or she may tell you. Better living through chemistry!