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Originally Posted by waves
Dear Bobby
hee hee. you crack me up. 
if constipation is your only symptom i seriously doubt it. if things are not better by your next visit, it would be good to remind him also, that the meds you take can cause constipation, and about the high protein diet you observed for several months. tell him any supplements you take, also. i believe he will work with you on med dosing, different meds, and diet/fluids, first. i think the colonoscopy would only be considered if all of that is an epic failure, or if you have other serious symptoms even when you have normal bowel movements (stool discoloration, pain, bleeding, etc.) painful movements and bleeding are fairly common if one is constipated so that would not count.
i'm sorry.  you are being really really brave facing this medical challenge. you did really well telling your doctor about the constipation, so now he can help you, and you can feel better and move on. i think you'll feel better mentally also with this problem behind you...omg, no pun intended!    anyway, you know what i mean.
this is more pressure. perhaps get the physical over and then do this. one thing at a time. do you always go to the same doctor or is it a clinic and you get pot luck? i hope things go smoothly this time.
love
~ waves ~
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it is so wonderful to have you back. you say things so gently. no blood or pain. then i would be through the roof and i guess have a colonscopy. strange that the doctor didn't ask me. this is a clinic but i go to the same doctor. my other doctor retired so this is the second time i have seen this doctor. he seems nice. things are a little confusing. i go back in six weeks because i forgot to tell the front desk i was having a physical. I thought that was supposed to be written on the slip. who knows. my blood pressure was good this time. i wonder if it was because i took two clonopan before i went lol.
so i should postpone the eye exam. he is a park avenue eye doctor with a baby grand in his office who you would love. his hair is slightly longest and he is the most unpretensious doctor and inquisitive about life doctor i have ever met. I think he is sort of artsy. One time he was playing scriabin in his office.
I just don't like his new machine and he told me i am growing cataracts. yuck.
what a control freak i am. my sister just had them taken care of and said it was a breeze like being in a twilight zone. everybody says a colonscopy is a breeze. one of my friends says the high from the profonol(sp) she had when she came out it would make her want to have mine if i was scheduled for it.
i have spent so much time talking about constipation. you can't imagine the amount of time i have been obsessing about it. here i was so embarrassed at first to mention it.
love
bobby