W2R
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Wow, that's awful, Alan. I didn't have any bleeding, though I didn't feel "up to par" for a few days. Maybe that was due to the anesthesia or the lack of sleep, or maybe the surgery itself was just exhausting.
Maybe some day there will be a 'Lab' test available for early colon cancer screening.
Colorectal Cancer No Match for Tumor-Sniffing Dog? - Health Blog - CBS News
Is this a PET scan?
Maybe some day there will be a 'Lab' test available for early colon cancer screening.
Colorectal Cancer No Match for Tumor-Sniffing Dog? - Health Blog - CBS News
It was explained to me that the colonoscopy is the only way to remove the inevitable polyps. Apparently they're found frequently enough that the medical labor is wasted on virtual exams because the majority of them require follow-up colonoscopies to remove the polyps.I just wish they would come up with an effective non-invasive way to check the colon!
Lemme just say that a local anesthetic is fine for a vasectomy until they start in with the blood-vessel cauterizer. Something about a burning smell and wisps of smoke rising from that vicinity of your anatomy is bound to be upsetting, no matter how good your intentions were when you first signed up for the experience...I felt great after mine (was probably the endorphins as a result of being glad it's over). Prep was nasty, but I still would rather do that then go to the dentist. Something about the drill (noise, the vibration, the PAIN), I wish they could knock me out for that.
TJ
It should come as no surprise this video was produced by the military, and specifically by the USAF. No way would any civilian actor want to "star" in this little gem. If having a role in porn films is bad for an actor's resume, imagine what this could do to a career.I don't want to associate the Air Force with a bunch of colonoscopy jokes, but geez these guys are begging for it. The "U.S. Air Force Medical Service" has produced a DVD called "Your Guide to Colonoscopy & Sigmoidoscopy". I'm almost afraid to tear open the shrinkwrap because this sucker might be worth a mint on eBay. But if I don't open it then I'll never be able to post it here on the forum.
I just went in thursday for my first time and all went well. I was on my way home by 10:00am. They removed 2 polyps so they want me back in 2-3 years for another one. I have a family history so I should have gone in a long time ago as i am 59.
I hope you do just that, because I watched my Grandma die and it is a very painful way to go it looked like.
Well, I'm not going to inspire you to scamper to the doctor's office.Nords,
Did you let everyone know how your 'procedure' went in another thread? I was just re-visiting this thread as I am overdue a colonoscopy and have finally mustered the courage to make an appointment.
I got to the end to find no follow up from the OP!!
Thanks to the ER community for sharing their experiences on this important topic.
We're still waiting on the biopsy results, but they carved out one 7mm polyp all the way at the transition from the small intestine to the large. The rest was declared "poor prep" and "unable to see any polyps smaller than 10 mm in the fecal residue" along with a sentence of "return in three years". .
You're picking a doctor because on one day every 5-10 years he'll let you eat a hard boiled egg? I'm not being critical --- just trying to clarify my understanding.The prep instructions are a little different but I picked this doctor because along with the Miralax, Citrate of Magnesia and Ducolax he allows hard boiled eggs with the clear liquids.
So... did they get a lot of repeat business?You were lucky .In the Endoscopy units that I worked if someone had a poor prep they were sent home with instructions to not eat repeat the prep and return in the morning .They were not happy campers !
Spouse has been informed that she has to complete a pregnancy urine test within 72 hours of her age-50 colonoscopy. She's just motivated all to hell by this particularly bureaucratic attempt of the medical community to look out for her best interests.