You can do this! Back in 2007 I realized I was using caffeine to elevate my mood and had increased from one soda per day to several coffees and several sodas each day. I stopped cold turkey and it was miserable for a while and then I started feeling so proud of myself and it turned into an accomplishment. Every year on Labor day I remember what that was like and celebrate in my head. It sucked but it was totally worth it.

I'm another positive colonoscopy story. the prep wasn't fun but I've had worse experiences treating constipation. I went in and remember being prepped for the endoscopy I also had that day and then nothing else until they moved me into recovery. I came out and was apparently talking and seeming quite awake but I don't remember much except that I wanted pancakes. The doctor said I should go have pancakes and so I felt I deserved them but McDonalds didn't have them and I didn't want to go into a restaurant so I just was disappointed . I survived the pancake loss though and mostly otherwise just got home and slept. I think my mom made me pancakes for dinner or the next day. I will always associate colonoscopy with pancakes though.