Clean as A Whistle, Inside and Out

So. Second colonoscopy a raving success. I'm sure many more people saw my butt than I'd rather think about, but all I know is that I was watching the guy inject the drugs into my IV and the next thing I know they were waking me up and telling me to get dressed.

Result: This time, only one polyp, which they will of course test. I don't have to have another colonoscopy for five years, barring any startling results from the lump they chopped out.

Reading the report they sent, I'm learning a few things I didn't pick up from the last time:

1. I got a perfect 9 on the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale, meaning they could see EVERYTHING.

2. The polyp they found this time was "sessile," meaning fully attached and not dangling like some uvula appendage. I suppose that's a good thing, but I'm not sure. I don't remember whether the three polyps they found 3 1/2 years ago were sessile or not. Clearly I didn't lose sleep over it.

3. My prostate appears normal. I didn't know they checked for that while they were in there, but I guess it makes sense to look around the neighborhood.

4. Gary, my hemorrhoid, which had been acting up earlier in the week, appeared quiescent, and has apparently been joined by others that don't appear to be causing any trouble as of yet.

5. Whatever it is they put in the drugs to put you to sleep is good. I was watching them attach it to the IV, thought "That's interesti . . ." and then they were waking me up saying I should get dressed and that my son was there waiting to take me home.

So in all a good experience the second time around. Worst parts:

1. The prep. That stuff remains not fun.

2. Watching the nurse struggle to get an IV needle into a vein after I told her my veins like to run away.