let me understand...ur lo on hemoglobin? u had WHAT? a few pints low?
Eric W Rudd
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From: "greg" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:39 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] colonoscopy
I had my upper and lower Gis yesterday. A Endoscopy and Colonoscopy, Like an
alien probe from both ends. Luckily they did not find anything wrong, but I
still need to find out why I am a few pints of blood too low. Average
hemoglobin in an adult male my age is 12-15 or 14-17 depending on what chart
I looked up. Mine was at 8. So they thought there might be a leak in me some
where in my digestive track. I did luck out in the "Clean Out" part. Often
they have you drink a gallon+ of GoLightly. But I told them I just can't do
it. So the other option is a 10oz bottle of Magnesium Citrate. Now why they
ever go the other way I don't know. Maybe it's not as good, but it worked
fine for me. Lots less going in, lottsssss less coming out. It did take
longer to finish, but I think it usually does in quads. One reason I wanted
to do it overnight at the hospital. One issue was this was the 1st time the
nurses said they can't do digital stimulation, too invasive. Yet they can
give enemas. I would think a tube is more invasive than a digit. Another
issue was the nurses were slow. I know they are busy, but wow they were
slow. Never used that hospital before and hope not to again. Now off to find
out why I'm low.
G
