Sunset at Huntington Beach, CA - January 16, 2009
After 50 its patch patch patch! lol! I'll 51 this month - not a milestone in my mind - after all it is only a number but in my drs. eyes it is time for all those tests that you dread but know you need. The upside of a colonoscopy is that you loose about 10 pounds the day before the procedure - the downside is also the day before the procedure - drinking the soapy tasting liquid UNTIL IT IS ALL GONE! You've got to have a strong stomach and a loving husband who didn't make the usual football food for the Super Bowl because he knew it would be hard for me to smell them and not have anything but liquids! Why can't they make this an easier procedure? After seeing me go through this I know DH will NEVER go through it now!
Don't ask about why I scheduled it for the day after Super Bowl - when they said we have an opening in two weeks on a Monday I said I'll take it - conscientious minded thinking girl I am so that I would only have to take one sick day (being today) to take care of this task to pursue my health goals.
So far I've learned I've shrunk 2 inches and the bone density test shows I need more calcium and vitamin D, the annual mammogram came back just fine, my blood pressure and cholesterol is great, the 10 pounds I lost yesterday is only the start - I've got to lose about 50 more - and - the doctor feels he got all the the malignant polyp found today but they will have the test back quickly and I shouldn't have to do the test again for another 3 years.
So I guess I want to end this post on lighter note - life is what you make it out to be! Age is only a number and mine is just fine!
