This morning was a bit misty, but it seemed thinner than some mist we have had. It was forecast as a very cold start, but as I write this, my thermometers say it is just over 10° C, and that is a degree higher than is forecast for this afternoon. Maybe the afternoon will see the forecast sunny spells for 1 and 2pm, and maybe it might be warmer than the 9° C forecast. By midnight the temperature is forecast to fall to just 5° C, and from 1am a mist will form again. It may still be 5° C at sunrise tomorrow, but the temperature should start to slowly climb to a high of 10° C by the afternoon.

  Yesterday was quite a dull day, and that means more than the dull weather. Not a lot happened, and I spent a lot of the time thinking about my diet - the low fibre diet I am on in the build up to what happens tomorrow (Monday 9th) - my appointment with the endoscopy team who want to stick a camera up my bottom.

  After my shopping trip to Tesco, yesterday, I had bought stuff that allowed some variation in the monotonous diet of cheese rolls. The most significant thing was ready sliced, skinless, chicken. I had previously tried some BBQ flavoured skinless chicken slices, but I was not sure the BBQ flavouring night (somehow) contain fibre, and so forbidden for the low fibre diet. The sliced chicken I bought in Tesco was just plain chicken and so within the rules.

  That chicken was a bit bland by itself, and the only thing I could think of was to sprinkle some hot pepper sauce on the bread before I put the butter on. That perked up the flavour a bit.

  That is about the most I can say about yesterday. I spent much of yesterday laying on my bed reading and snoozing. That was so even in the evening because there was very little entertainment on TV because it was a Saturday night. The funny thing was that once upon a time, Saturday saw the peak of TV entertainment. Maybe my tastes have changed, or maybe the TV executives tastes have changed, but I did not see anything worth watching - apart from a repeat of Gerry Anderson's "UFO". That is still worth a watch.

  I read in bed until about 10pm (or was it 11pm ??) before turning over and going to sleep. I was sort of surprised I fell asleep so easily because I was a bit on edge about all the kerfuffle involved in the build up to my scheduled Colonoscopy. One big paradox is how my abbreviated diet seems to leave me not feeling hungry, and yet I can't wait until I can eat "normally" again. I have an insane yearning for something like a curry, and/or some fruit.

  I definitely need some fruit in my diet because this low fibre diet is causing mild, but very annoying, and occasionally uncomfortable constipation. My poos are hard and dry, and it takes some effort to squeeze them out. A few plums, or other fruit and they would pass much more easily. Of course that will not be a problem later today when I have to take part one of my prescribed super laxative. The effort then will be keeping them inside until I am safely sitting on the toilet.

  The low fibre diet, despite the negative effects, is having a wonderful positive effect on my weight. This morning I had lost another 1kg. I am 4kg lighter than this day a month ago, and 5kg less that some days last month and the start of this month. As I have mentioned, I would like to continue it after the Colonoscopy is over, but I think maybe it will be just on weekdays, and take a rest from it on weekends. Maybe that will not work, but I'll try it and see what happens.

  This morning my blood glucose is still very good, although slightly higher that yesterday. This morning the average of all three meters was 7.77mmol/l, and yesterday it was slightly lower at 7.4mmol/l. As a rule of thumb I tend to think any number starting with a 7 is a very good result. My blood pressure remains pretty good as we approached the dreaded day of the Colonoscopy. This morning it was a remarkably low 85/63 with a heart rate of 76. Tomorrow, in the endoscopy unit, I would not be surprised if my blood pressure reached 200/95 with a heart rate of 110. It could be good if it did because they would send me to A&E again, but this time I would abscond and just go home.

  Much of today will be semi boring, but the action starts at 5pm when I take dose 1 of Plenvu. That is the super strength laxaxative, and possibly in less than an hour I will be on the toilet completely emptying my digestive tract. At 9pm I take dose 2. That draws out fluid into the intestine, and that literally washes out the bowel as it exits. It is the worst of the two does because you never quite know when it has finished. The leaflet says I should sleep after taking it, but that will be impossible if I am forever rushing to the toilet. I think last time I may have needed two changes of underwear because of uncontrollable "leakage".

  Before that second dose I will try and get enough hot water from the shower to wash my hair, and have a shower. I may just wash my hair because a shower will be more important in the morning, particularly if I have suffered any "leakage". My appointment is for 9am, and somehow I will have to get myself ready to leave home at least by 8.30am, and maybe a bit earlier. I shall be so glad once this is all over !