30-50 Roentgen. not great, not terrible.
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ā¦ I think in American English ābullā has the connotation of railroad security, from hobo slang
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Like Finnish sinivuokko [Anemone hepatica (syn. Hepatica nobilis), the common hepatica, liverwort, kidneywort, or pennywort].
Others include kyttƤ [person who stares] and paskalakki [shit hat].
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Pink Flamingos!
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āThereās a nation-wide laxative shortage, the Wall Street Journal has reported.ā
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I have a colonoscopy next month!
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Berry smoothies! Tons of fiber, lots of great vitamins and minerals. Add a few veg if you donāt have a picky 6 year old.
I hate those 
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This is my first. No one seems to recommend themā¦ 
But if itās all clear, I donāt have to have another for a whole decade! I still need to get a mammogram scheduledā¦ I hate those, too.
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I cannot recommend baby wipes enough for the laxative part of the process. That is all.
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The mammo wasnāt nearly as bad as I feared. Uncomfortable yes, but not painful. And Iām on the larger side with dense tissue. The nurse said the imaging tech has gotten much better, so it isnāt usually painful at all.
My last colonoscopy was in college, quite a while ago. It was the prep I hated. Procedure itself was fine. Spouse got one fairly recently and he didnāt have to drink as much of that yucky stuff.
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make sure you have soft wipes on hand. Best, if you can, to use a bidet or shower head after each trip instead of wiping. Any chaffing gets exponentially worse towards the end if you havenāt been taking care from the beginning
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The baby wipes phase was tough, but short. The dietary changes were more annoying because they lasted a week or more.
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getting an all clear is worth the indignity
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Really? I donāt remember the dietary part being that long. I really hate the liquid you have to drink.
ETA:
Yep. Just like the mammograms and pap smears. Gotta get it done
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For some reasons, both times I had it done previously, I nearly passed outā¦ Not the worst pain, but for some reasonā¦
Me too.
Yeah, it will be!
Yeah, the doctor gave me a list of how to change my diet for week priorā¦ not excitingā¦
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I didnāt find them that difficult. The most annoying part was needing someone to bring me home because of the meds.
I hear that the prep has improved some - which is certainly good news.
Good luck!
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