Got a call from Jackie @ Rex. She works in the clinic where they are going to do the M2A Capsule Endoscopy (I take the pill which is actually a camera to take pictures of my Small Bowel Track), with instructions for the prior day and day of the test.

I have to BE at Rex at 6.30 in the morning. Nov 1st going to be a long day.

At least with this test I can eat until Noon the previous day. After lunch, nothing by clear liquids for the remainder of the day, and nothing at ALL after 8pm.

I’ll still have to do a “bowel prep” the night before, but it’s not that “only by script” large jug of stuff this time. What I have to use this time is called Magnesium Citrate and it’s an OTC med. I just have to make sure I buy the “green” kind and not the “red” kind.

As we were going over the rules & regs for this procedure, I was instructed to say away from Ham Radios etc and I was asked if I wore a pacemaker. I said no, but I wear an insulin pump with a WiFi™ meter; I asked if this would interfere with the camera & computer operating correctly and once again, I’ve stumped the tech’s.

How can these people NOT know the answer to this question??

I can’t be the first person to wear an insulin pump OR have a WiFi™ meter taking this test.

Jackie also told me that I can’t have a MRI until 30 days after this test. I told her that hopefully, this will be the LAST “non-invasive” (yeah right-by who’s definition?) test I need to do in a very long time.