02-01-2012, 11:09 AM
Ok this is where I get on my "man up and go get your colonoscopy" soapbox:
In large part because I wanted to avoid the whole fasting/colace process I ignored minor symptoms for years, but when I finally went to Dr. Montell and had the procedure it turned out the large mass he removed was in the last stage before turning into cancer. So if your Dr. says go do it, if you are over 45 and haven't done it, go do it. If you have ANY unusual stuff going on, go see the specialists in this part of your anatomy. I've since read up on what I would have been in for if I hadn't dealt with it when I finally did, and it makes the colonoscopy look like a walk in the park. Be nice to your colon and it will be nice to you.
TSA screenings are bad enough, but what they've put colostomy patients through is inhumane.
Carol
In large part because I wanted to avoid the whole fasting/colace process I ignored minor symptoms for years, but when I finally went to Dr. Montell and had the procedure it turned out the large mass he removed was in the last stage before turning into cancer. So if your Dr. says go do it, if you are over 45 and haven't done it, go do it. If you have ANY unusual stuff going on, go see the specialists in this part of your anatomy. I've since read up on what I would have been in for if I hadn't dealt with it when I finally did, and it makes the colonoscopy look like a walk in the park. Be nice to your colon and it will be nice to you.
TSA screenings are bad enough, but what they've put colostomy patients through is inhumane.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb