I can't fit into a lot of my old clothes anymore. I feel like Humpty-Dumpty trying on a pair of pants tailored for Pinocchio.
Perhaps this restrictive diet I'm on will help. No collops of meat or dollops of ice cream for me. No siree!
I just finished a tasty lunch of apple juice and clear chicken broth and am I full! I couldn't eat another drop.
For the next couple of days, I am restricted to a diet of sodas, juices, broths, Jello, and Popsicles This is in preparation for a colonoscopy. This isn't my first. In fact it will be the third time I've had the pleasure of this particular experience.
A little later today I will have to add something else to this already diverse diet — Purg-Odan. Doesn't that sound scrumptious?
I had to go to the local drug store to buy this purgative. I checked the shelves and saw an item in the household cleaning products aisle called 2000 Flushes. “Ah," I thought, "That must be similar to what I’m looking for. Some worker must have placed it in the wrong section of the store.”
Evidently I was wrong, but 2000 Flushes would be a great name for these industrial strength laxatives.
I had to ask a pharmacy technician if they had any Purg-Odan. They did, and, of course, it was a behind-the-counter-because-you-must-exercise-caution-using-this-and/or-no-one-wants-to-acknowledge-that-it-exists type of item. I asked for two boxes. She wanted to know if I really just wanted one box, since each box contains two packets. “No,” I said, “I need two boxes with two packets each.” I swear she winced at this. That didn't help my apprehension. But when I saw that the product was advertised as Orange Flavor, I said, “Mmmmm! Sounds yummy. I can hardly wait.”
I thought I should complete this blog entry AND PRONTO because when that Purg-Odan kicks in I’ll be spending most of my time in the Oval Office.
By the way, here are some photos from the Purg-Odan website:
Does it actually make real oranges?
This product must be for men only.
Tonight’s Dinner Menu:
Appetizer — Apple Juice
Main Course — Chicken Broth (the Soup-Du-Jour), Tea (no milk), and more Apple Juice
Dessert — Jello or Fruit-Juice Freezies
At 8PM it will be another dose of Purg-Ocrap followed by a “snack” of water or Gatorade.
And tomorrow morning, while still asleep in bed, I’ll be dreaming that I’m Fred Flintstone eating a big 'ol Brontosaurus Burger, only to wake up and face another day of fluid fare.
*sigh*
