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:
How long will it take for the preparation to start working? I have a heart problem, and I need antibiotics before tests. Can I take over-the-counter medications with my colon prep? Will I miss work the day before my procedure? How do I prepare for a colonoscopy? What is a laxative and which one will I take to prepare for my test?