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[camwyn]

Well, my last solid food yesterday was a pair of hard-boiled eggs. Today: nothin' but liquids.

Mildly pissed that the Ensure Clear that I bought with the full intention of using for its nutritional content turns out to have Red #40 in it. The rules for today specifically state nothing dyed red or purple. I didn't look closely enough at the labeling... then again, to be fair, I was only looking for Ensure Clear because it was mentioned by name as a thing I could consume during the earlier stages of prep. I held off on drinking it because I had other material I could consume.

Oh well. I'll chug the stuff afterwards. The Gatorades I bought for later, at least, are safe.

Comments

[ceitfianna]

Oh that's annoying and I hope your drinking and clearing goes well. Its an experience.

[camwyn]

Thanks. Fingers crossed.

By the way, they've got me mixing the stuff at 6 PM the night before and drinking eight ounces every 15 minutes until it's gone. Same deal the next day 6 hours before my arrival at the practice. About how long can I expect to be holed up in the bathroom at a time? I mean, I assume I'm not leaving the bathroom between 6 PM and 7 PM, but how long after that, about?

[ceitfianna]

I'm trying to recall. I started mine later in the evening since I had a morning appointment but it was a pretty constant to the bathroom. I was able to sleep and even get some dinner in, something brothy before sleeping. But basically once I started taking that stuff which has one of the weirdest tastes and textures, the bathroom was never far away. I put on pajama pants at some point and that was a good choice.

[camwyn]

Had my first eight ounces just now. I am comforted to know that I have consumed worse tasting medicine before, specifically Buckley’s Mixture.

[ceitfianna]

That is helpful. Yeah, its definitely not the worst thing I've ever had but also not great. I think the fact that you have to drink the 8 ounces so quickly was hard as it felt thick. The water was a big help.

[camwyn]

Turns out the time between the ‘you need to get up’ signal and the commencement of the next trip down the Devil’s waterslide, to paraphrase Ursula Vernon, is pretty much the time it takes me to go from my recliner to my bathroom and get my pj pants down. good to know.

[ceitfianna]

That sounds about right and yes Devil's waterslide, perfect description, not surprising from Vernon. She's really good at body descriptions.