tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post3152283053234412072..comments2024-03-21T07:39:48.072-04:00Comments on Party of 3: You want me to do what?alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-27109645612465443592012-06-06T15:50:57.140-04:002012-06-06T15:50:57.140-04:00I'm really glad I didn't need to fill a ja...I'm really glad I didn't need to fill a jar for my test. Really glad.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-64538424351582214342012-06-06T09:15:38.394-04:002012-06-06T09:15:38.394-04:00OMG you are so funny, I shall have to follow you :...OMG you are so funny, I shall have to follow you :) The timing of this is amazing, of course: last year, since I am near your age, my doctor sticks her finger !!!! as she does, dammit, places not even a wife would go, and mentions, since she is on that subject, the test at 50....growing older = INDIGNITIES, etc. But, i s'pose, consider the alternatives. OK, just now, on this same damn subject, the vet calls. She was here Friday to see the beagle, who is healthy, but needs me to go out into the backyard and fill a jar with the dog's doo doo......Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-3896257820715164802012-06-05T10:04:49.951-04:002012-06-05T10:04:49.951-04:00Well, now you know. In case you have to do another...Well, now you know. In case you have to do another one. The trick is to drink enough wine so that you're a tiny bit giggly and the job seems funny rather than icky, but not so much that your manual dexterity is impaired. Because this is not when you want to be saying "Ooops", trust me.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-12627906240023756772012-06-05T10:00:57.699-04:002012-06-05T10:00:57.699-04:00Yeah, "ewwww" about covers it. Did you ...Yeah, "ewwww" about covers it. Did you drink some iffy Nepalese water, or some undercooked Nepalese meat? Have you ever noticed that intestinal parasites are always acquired in exciting, exotic places? No one ever says, "Reminds me of when I had an intestinal parasite when I came back from Moncton."alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-11272871022157103792012-06-05T09:58:29.821-04:002012-06-05T09:58:29.821-04:00It's probably a two-bottle test.It's probably a two-bottle test.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-26369022467971951012012-06-05T08:33:44.734-04:002012-06-05T08:33:44.734-04:00I've done this awful test and NO ONE told me I...I've done this awful test and NO ONE told me I could have wine.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-74097217148341375432012-06-05T08:05:41.913-04:002012-06-05T08:05:41.913-04:00Reminds me of when I had an intestinal parasite wh...Reminds me of when I had an intestinal parasite when I came back from Nepal. I found the worst part of the whole thing was the "collecting"... Ewww.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-49941312961003549902012-06-04T12:33:38.004-04:002012-06-04T12:33:38.004-04:00You are funny :) Especially since I'm up for t...You are funny :) Especially since I'm up for the very same test...I have purchased the wine already...Kristanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-10826974283201623492012-06-04T09:58:01.359-04:002012-06-04T09:58:01.359-04:00Wow. I really *don't* want to know. :)Wow. I really *don't* want to know. :)alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-82949558806257388682012-06-03T23:51:25.797-04:002012-06-03T23:51:25.797-04:00Here in the ICU, we do these tests all the time. ...Here in the ICU, we do these tests all the time. At least it's your own poop. We also put in FMSs too (fecal management system) for fecal incontinent patients. You really don't wanna know :)Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602196810386848478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-78369321056562451042012-06-03T13:13:17.733-04:002012-06-03T13:13:17.733-04:00LOL. That's about it. Thanks for stopping by...LOL. That's about it. Thanks for stopping by, Jude. Hope you and Tim and the moggies are doing well. :)alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-36688309677738356882012-06-03T13:11:49.190-04:002012-06-03T13:11:49.190-04:00I don't know that anything could be worse than...I don't know that anything could be worse than tapeworm. Shudder. But I am flashing back to the time Leah swallowed a penny and I had to wait for it to show up.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-31881697830605556942012-06-03T13:09:07.644-04:002012-06-03T13:09:07.644-04:00I'm hoping the wine will help with that. :)I'm hoping the wine will help with that. :)alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-28788313551681452472012-06-03T13:07:40.980-04:002012-06-03T13:07:40.980-04:00Merci, mon ami. Je vais essayer.Merci, mon ami. Je vais essayer.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483907412532940799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-46006511890797760972012-06-03T11:25:27.061-04:002012-06-03T11:25:27.061-04:00The lab tech at my doctor's office refers to t...The lab tech at my doctor's office refers to this as the "Poop and Scoop" test. LOL<br /><br />Judy K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-54167966249584087272012-06-03T08:26:40.879-04:002012-06-03T08:26:40.879-04:00This does sound worse than what I had to do after ...This does sound worse than what I had to do after I found out that one of my colleagues hosted a tapeworm after our field work in Tanzania. I mean, we didn't have to spread anything around :-)Cassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058787761575567910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-36095545930838839472012-06-03T08:05:39.724-04:002012-06-03T08:05:39.724-04:00I can only imagine that knowing you have to do thi...I can only imagine that knowing you have to do this would lead to a serious case of stage fright, in which you won't be able to, um, produce, simply because you know what you'll have to do afterward. <br /><br />Good luck.Jennifer (Jen on the Edge)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11334111687109555812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34355020.post-73049734390470655032012-06-03T05:39:36.863-04:002012-06-03T05:39:36.863-04:00Writing as someone who used to run the FOBT, (we u...Writing as someone who used to run the FOBT, (we used to call them either FOBs or something so horrendous I can't repeat it in a public forum)it's not a big deal.<br /><br />The tst is designed to discover traces of Haemoglobin in the sh*t. This could indicate a leakage of blood in the colon, piles (Haemorrhoids), or it could just mean that you need to get your fingernails trimmed.<br /><br />Please don't undertake a black mass, an exorcism, or the sacrifice of a virgin during this period, as these can lead to false positives.<br /><br />Merde bien.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.com