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Mmmmmmm, Readi-Cat 2........

Whoever decided that adding fruit (now available in Banana, Apple, and Mixed Berry) flavoring to Barium Sulfate Suspension was a good idea needs to be dragged into the street and beaten with a five iron. I cannot even begin to describe how awful this stuff tastes, and the worst part is the nasty fruity flavor. GAAAAAK!!! Why can't medicine taste like medicine anymore?

So anyway, I had my Abdominal CT Scan this morning, complete with the IV dye stuff that makes your arms and legs kind of warm and you kind of feel a little bit woozy like you just had a shot of really, really good bourbon and then all of a sudden you notice that your mouth tastes coppery like you had a penny under your tongue and then just as suddenly the taste is gone and the giant donut is making whirring and banging noises and somewhere there is a recorded voice telling you to "breath deep.......hold your breath,..................breath normally" over and over and over and over and over again.

Some people get a little bit nervous with this kind of testing, but not me.

The test really isn't that bad, as long as they hit the vein for the IV on the first try. The part they don't tell you about the test is what happens afterwards. All that Barium Sulfate you've had to drink (starting the night before) has to come out. If you're lucky (or forewarned) you'll be near a bathroom when this happens. Doo-it in doo doo, feeling poopy! And that's all I have to say about that.

For those of you who remember the fun I had last week, I got a call from my Doctor's office the other day with the results. Good news, everything looks pretty much OK. I do have a little reflux, but he thinks the Prilosec he gave me should take care of that. I haven't had the chance to research the drug, so I'm not taking it yet.

-Devin

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Gravatar Image1 - I have the two bottles of berry smoothie readi-2. Have a cat scan in the morning,
but have no instruction on bottles for
dosing.

help if you can

thank you



Gravatar Image2 - Shouldn't this be titled "Berry-ium Smoothie"?

Gravatar Image3 - LOL. Believe it or not, I got the title from the label on the bottle:

BERRY SMOOTHIE
Readi-Cat 2

Barium Sulfate Suspension


-Devin

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