Keeping a Doctor's Appointment.....

last tuesday i underwent a regularly-scheduled procedure.... but this time done at a different hospital and performed by a different doctor..... my colonoscopy. whereas 2-1/5 years ago it was performed by Dr. Chante at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City, this time it was performed by Dr. Naval at the Medical City Hospital in Pasig City. the reason for the change? mainly convenience..... since the Medical City is nearer to our meatshop.

the colonoscopy was scheduled for 1:00 pm at the hospital's ambulatory surgery unit.... and so i waited for jon to come home from work before we went to the hospital together. i would've wanted to go to the hospital alone but the doctor forbids going home or driving home alone after the procedure. besides, he requests that someone be with the patient during the procedure so that he can explain what he was seeing and doing. (i was also able to see it later because the entire procedure was recorded on dvd..... a copy of which i have in my iPod Touch.... how cool is that??? hehehehehehehe!!!)

during the 45-minute procedure, 3 small polyps were removed from the lining of my colon and according to Dr. Naval last saturday, they were all benign.... thank goodness!!!

my next colonoscopy is scheduled two years from now.