Back to Nastiness

I had my Small Bowel Follow Thru today.

Basically, it’s a procedure which x-rays a person’s lower intestine. They accomplish this x-ray by having the patient drink Barium first, and then take x-rays every ten to fifteen (10-15) minutes to “see how things are moving”.

I don’t care what flavor it is or how cold they keep it, Barium is STILL nasty. Once you get it down, you are fighting to KEEP it down. One of the things the technician tells you is this; if you throw it up, you have to start all over again.

The highlight of my morning was when the tech asked if there was any chance that I might be pregnant, I immediate response was “Oh Hell No”. She burst out laughing and said that they like to hear such “definite responses” to that question.