Today I'm supposed to drink that yucky jar to literally flush out my innards.... but I haven't bought the jar yet..... and I'm getting worried because as I know Vancouver, it will be a hunt through many pharmacies before I find it ....
Also on my mind are house-building issues and of course Mr. Perfect..... no wonder I can't sleep, LOL.
5:00
OMG, BLUEISH SKY !
This place feels more livable instantly....
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| VISIBLE AIR (copyright Vancouver!) |
6:30
The wine is too sweet..... I'm switching to bubbly....... that's the problem with this insanely expensive city..... if your pockets are bleeding already with the exorbitant nightly hotel prices, drinking champagne for breakfast no longer seems excessive.....7:00
Mon Dieu!
a friend sends me a picture of his new place.....
Maybe a month in BC won't be THAT BAD after all ? As they say: Carpe Diem!
8:35
YES, I'll be flushing out my innards today... but I might as well put a little bit of food in there before I start..... a side order of toast at Denny's before I have to start my errands....
10:00
That was a 45 minute wait at the walk-in clinic.... but I got my prescription renewed, I got to see the fabulous Doctress again, and I bought the EVIL JUG that will clean me out today.... they even want $38 for a plastic jug with a bit of powder at the bottom ....
and WHAT is THIS? They are selling BC wine INSIDE Save On Foods? They have been doing it for 2 years now? Incredible!
10:45
A call to the specialist with questions. And she has this squeaky-faucet voice "YOU WERE GIVEN A PREP SHEET, WHY DON'T YOU FOLLOW IT?". Well Evil Unhappy Woman..... I was NOT given a PREP SHEET, otherwise it would be with ALL my other medical papers..... God, I hate this country and its too-large portion of NASTY people!
OK, so I find the PREP SHEET ;-) And I have to call squeaky voice again...... will they let me go home by Taxi .... NO, ONLY if you have the procedure WITHOUT sedation..... WTF? Is Dr. Mengele himself performing the procedure? Fucking Nanny State!
11:30
OK, so let's get this BS started..... after all, it will only be 20 hours of starving and liquid-shitting unpleasantness..... that's 4 hours less than a flight home....
12:45
I'm chugging two cups of Colyte.... wow, the stuff actually doesn't taste as atrocious as it did 2 years ago....
But I'm still not sure how I'm going to ingest Four Fucking liters of that stuff....
Because the taste gets worse and worse with every gulp!
And the worst part is not the taste..... it's waiting for the effect to kick in ..... ('nough said)
13:15
STILL no effect....except that I'm feeling BLOATED from all that yucky liquid....
13:30
STILL nothing......
14:00
THERE is the effect I was waiting for...... and I have to drink 3 more liters of it? SHIT! (pun intended).
14:45
But once the effect kicks in, it never stops..... better not move more than 10 meters from the toilet......
....but it's nap time....better not have an accident....
18:00
20:00
I'm back on the Ugly Juice and it's RAINING AGAIN outside..... despicable town!
23:00
The Ugly Juice has had its effect again..... I've been cleaned out..... white wine is NOT on the list of allowed drinks, but it's clear, so that should be alright.... in 6 hours I have to get up
5:15
I'm NOT allowed to eat or even drink ANYTHING, not even WATER.... bloody BS!
6:00
another half hour wait for the taxi to the hospital..... I am HUNGRY !
6:45 The hospital's main reception desk... I sign in and get a wristband ....
7:00 The Colonoscopy front desk...... NO, if I have no one picking me up, they will NOT let me take a taxi back to my hotel.... FRIGGIN NANNY STATE....
The pros and cons....
Pro 1: How many people have seen their own colon on a big colour screen LIVE ?
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| obviously not me.... and I had a much better view of the monitor ! |
Con 1: They pump the colon full of air to make it easier to push that hose in..... and having 1.5 meters of rubber hose ....
Pro 2: During the most uncomfortable moments, fabulous nurse Bita is right there, talking softly to me and providing counter-pressure on my abdomen.... I really should get her a box of chocolates !
Pro 3: When my stretcher is rolled back into the ward area, the other victims lay half-comatose on their stretchers,
Pro 4: Since I'm not comatose like the sedated patients, the doctor can tell me the results right away, and I can CANCEL my follow-up visit in his office....
8:45
I'm back in my hotel room !
It was pouring last night, the skies momentarily brightened, but it's going to pour again this afternoon and evening..... I'll get a car....
Joana's husband notices my hospital wrist band..... and he offers "If you ever need anything, we're available 24/7 for you, and I'm not just saying this to be polite, I really mean it"...... I know he does mean it, because he's from Albania !
10:15
Time for some food......I haven't eaten today or yesterday!
Curry chicken bowl seems a good idea.... left-overs for dinner & breakfast !
I've found some Hong Kong Dollars at Grandma's 2 days ago...... about a Canadian Dollar's worth..... no point keeping them, they're going into Regina's tip jar ;-)
No idea what I'm going to do with the Deutschmarks and French Francs that I also found ..... they're worthless now, 19 years after the introduction of the Euro!
In the News: In the last 20 years, more than 33% of butterflies vanished (as counted in Ohio).....Yet ANOTHER reason to return to my beach.... NO SHORTAGE of these gorgeous creatures there ...
10:00
Surprisingly a toe-nail clipper is a sufficiently good tool to fix the attachment between the leather string of a bolo tie and its tips ;-)
11:45
Time to visit Grandma, laundry, talk to Jessica about the double billing, and organize other stuff ....
The usual whining from Grandma ... talking BAD about Jessica for the simple reason that she hates the fact that Jessica and I get along.... Granny is SO transparent.... but I make some progress organizing Grandma's MESS..... I start by matching same and same.... finally the old and new pots of paint as well as brushes are all collected in one spot instead of being distributed all over the house.... it doesn't sound like much but it's a beginning ;-)
16:00
During a smoke break.... the weather is like THIS .....
.... AGAIN !
30 years of living in a wet spot is enough, I think !
17:00
I head to my neighbouring Vietnamese restaurant for some food...... I've known the waitress for 6 years and she understands my "mot ly ruou trang va toi muon an chicken wings"....
When paying I find out that it's the kid's FIRST DAY.... and just the simple but so different way the two servers smile and behave makes me MISS HOME SO MUCH......
17:30
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