Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the Corps of Discovery crossed the North American continent from 1804 to 1806, traveling from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific coast and back.
Now they want me to undrego a colonoscopy in three weeks to rule out any problems in the large bowel but the problem with this is they have to stop the plavix and aspirin for five days prior to the procedure which I think is taking a risk from all the stuff I have been reading. My questions are:
Your doctor will give you specific instructions to prepare for your endoscopy. In some cases your doctor may ask that you: 1  Fast before the endoscopy. 2  You will need to stop drinking and eating four to eight hours before your endoscopy to ensure your stomach is empty for the procedure.3  Stop taking certain medications. Fast before the endoscopy. 2  You will need to stop drinking and eating four to eight hours before your endoscopy to ensure your stomach is empty for the procedure. 3  Stop taking certain medications. 4  You will need to stop taking certain blood-thinning medications in the days before your endoscopy.