Working full-time has seriously put a damper on my blogging habit. I had so many witty ideas this week that would have knocked your socks off, but would have required the act of taking off barrier gowns, gloves, and face masks in order to abandon my patient and run to the computer and quickly write the following:
What part of the following instruction is difficult to understand?
The day before your colonoscopy, DO NOT EAT ANY SOLID FOOD AFTER 6 A.M.
Seriously, people, if I can impart no other wisdom to you, if you learn nothing else from reading this here blog, PLEASE do not screw up your prep for colonoscopy. And you know you all will have one, one of these days. Clear liquids will be your friend, and your nurses will appreciate you for it.
I think working four 10-hour shifts in a row is hazardous to my health. Or, maybe spending four 10-hours shifts in the procedure room, washing thick liquid poo from colons is what the real hazard may be. I'm no fan of working the recovery room, but even that would have been a welcome relief after days and days of emptying poop buckets.
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