Just got home from my first ever Colonoscopy. One of those "because of your age" (59 in five weeks) things as my gastro put it. Why am I telling you this...no particular reason...not a fun topic.

What I appreciated about it:

• No one asked me if I was nervous...tremor
• They actually knew ahead of time...read my record I am sure...that I had PD
• Were sensitive to me when I had a hard time turning on my side...much like not being albe to turn over in bed
• Gave me a never before used wheelchair ride to the door/pickup area. (New ambulatory surgical center...just opened recently)

But alas, I did come out with one more dx to add to my list. Fortunately it was not a horrible one...diverticulitis...just what I need to add to my ever lengthing gastic dx's...decades of acid reflux, 2006 dx of bile reflux (from small intestine), hiatal hernia, lactose intolerance for a few years now...goodness

I find it both a bit off-putting and reassuring that the local hospital network is going paper-less. First, it means that what you see is what you get...record-wize. But what happens when the system crashes one day and your records can't be obtained.

My Internest has already shipped all the "old" paper records to storage. She sits next to the monitor as she goes over things with me.

This new Ambulatory Surgery office is so paperless that when I registered I didn't sign paper, I signed a electronic screen...yikes.

Just how many of us have non-motor gastro issues? And how many began before the PD dx?

Winter is upon the NE USA. Hard freeze last night and mega frost this morning.

And since I can't leave without my graphics. Here you go!! Like it or not...LOL

For those who enjoy Halloween. My 9 yr old granddaughter has already checked in with the grandmothers to ensure that we will be on duty on the front porch to hand out candy while mom and dad take her and her brothers Trick or Treating.