falls church
wed 26-nov-03

Let us just say that I am not this year's winner of the Katie Couric Cute Colon Contest.

Everything was going along fine I am asleep. Then I hear screaming, I feel pain, someone is punching my stomach, someone is saying breathe. It must be me screaming. They must want me to breathe. Fade to black.

Next thing I know I am in the "recovery room". There is a note from the Doctor that says my colon is "very twisted". So, they couldn't actually do the colonoscopy. (Bet they did enough to bill for an entire procedure.) Now they are ordering a Barium Enema X-ray. Doesn't that sound nice? Disgusting and radioactive.

Tried to get to talk to the Doctor. But, Nooo... You don't get to talk to the doctor. Not until you get your next procedure. For what I am paying, he darn well ought to talk to me! Now, I understand malpractice lawsuits.