When I was in the doctor's office discussing the procedure, he was urging the "gold standard" of prep being a full 3 days beforehand on the clear liquid diet. The instructions which came in the mail a day or 2 later from the hospital endoscopy dept. indicated starting the liquid diet just the day before at breakfast - which if good enough for them will be good enough for me. Drinking the colyte solution & taking the laxative pills are all on the menu. Having a supply of baby wipes for (many) repeated visits to the john seems sensible to reduce irritation. In the what to expect section of the instructions, they don't indicate a full sleeping anesthesia but rather just an IV with pain medication for a dreamy state, likely demerol from what I've heard. I have a designated driver for the ride home. Apart from having the patient show up clean & ready, this seems to be the point they emphasize the most. With an expected clean bill of health afterwards, hopefully this won't have to be repeated again for 10 or 15 years or so.....from what I understand.
Thanks guys for all the input.