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I could really use a hug right now. This might be a really long post but I'm hoping it's going to let me get it all out so my eyes stop tearing up everytime I think about it.

I was supposed to have a colonoscopy and an upperendoscopy done this upcoming Monday. So my mom put in a request for the day off so she could take me and has been preparing all the assignments for the substitute (she's a teacher). I've made arrangements to take time off of work for Monday and Tuesday. There is also a midterm in one of my classes that I was supposed to take on Monday night and have been pleading with my teacher to let me take it Wed night instead.. and finally got her to agree last night. I didn't even want to do these tests, but my doctor had assured me that these would be the last two and then we could concentrate on balancing medication and diet factors.

So I've been worried all week long about this test. Not necessarily the scopeing part, but the part where they have to stick the IV in my arm with the sedatives (I have major needle phobia). I've just been waiting for it to be over and done with so there are no more tests.

Last week on Mon, I got three deep fillings done and my teeth have been hurting ever since. This is normal for me as they often hurt a week after my appointment and I figured since they were deep, they might even hurt two weeks. The pain will start in and around my teeth, and eventually develop into a headache. This was no problem though, because I could just take motrin and clear it up.

What does this have to do with my colonoscopy and upper endoscopy? Well, stupid me - I've had a sigmoidoscopy and barium enima, both with the same prep. So I figured I was an old pro at this prep stuff and stupidly didn't pay any attention to the directions that say "don't take any motrin, aleve, aspirin, etc 7 days before your appointment". The only reason I noticed this part is that I was checking when I had to take my last dose of laxatives to see if I could fit a dentist appointment in to fix the bite in my fillings so they would stop hurting.

As soon as I read the instructions and realized I've been taking motrin 4 times a day since my fillings, I called my GI Specialist's office right away and they told me I have to reschedule now. And the next appointment with my regular GI that they have open is Dec 6th (Sat), except my boss has the day off on Friday and I can't leave early to take the laxatives because I have to cover her. So the receptionist said there isn't another appointment till January. So I told her to see if I could have a different doctor do it and she has to check with my doctor first to see if that's okay so now it's in limbo.

It's so frusterating and I should be happy that I don't have to do it next Monday, but instead I starting crying because I just wanted it to be over with. My eyes are still watering and now I'm in one of those "sick-and-tired-of-my-IBS" moods. I want to go home and climb in my bed, but have 2 hrs left of work and then I have a mandatory class I HAVE to go to.

Haven't told my boss or my mom yet. I've had so many appointments and schedule changes that I'm scared my boss is going to get frusterated with me - only had this job since May.

If you got this far, thanks for reading. I knew this is probably the only place that would understand. Well, going to hopefully try to get some work done in hopes it will distract me.

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- Jennifer

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