When you read that title, don't you just want to finish it off by singing "it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh"? Especially at this time of year, that's what pops into my mind.
But that's not what it's really referencing. No, if you're a Brichacek, this is the Year of the Colonoscopy, and tomorrow it's G's turn to have the kind of "fun" that everyone over the age of 50 just can't wait to have. Not.
Yes, G is scheduled to report to a surgery center in Lombard at 10:00 for his first (and hopefully last) colonoscopy. Oh what fun indeed.
Actually he's already experienced the most FUN of the procedure -- the cleansing prep. Ugh. I would gladly have a colonoscopy once a year if I could do it without having to drink the noxious liquid. Amazingly G didn't seem to think the gallon of ick tasted all that bad. He didn't even complain about the salty viscosity. I think he must have been prescribed something slightly different than the horrible stuff I had to drink. G's biggest complaint was that he felt stuffed and that he was freezing cold from drinking the refrigerated liquid. He actually was able to finish the entire gallon; I could only manage to choke down about 3/4 of the container. : /
Hopefully tomorrow will be an uneventful day. I don't anticipate the doctor finding anything out of the ordinary -- actually I don't anticipate the doctor finding anything. But then I could never have anticipated Meredith's doctor finding a pre-cancerous polyp when she had her colonoscopy six months ago.
Ultimately there isn't anything we can do except trust God because he is sovereign over all aspects of our lives and He will sustain us in every situation and circumstance. I'm glad that God is in control!
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