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Post by puffy on Dec 10, 2020 10:22:39 GMT -5
My doctor called me about 3 weeks ago..He said I should come see him because it's time to get my Colon checked..He set up a date for the 17th of this month..Now in the morning I have to go get a COVID test or they won't let me in the hospital..The worst part is I have to drink that crap on my wife's birthday..She's not real happy about that...They take people in the hospital with COVID but only in a special area..Not for routine stuff.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 10, 2020 10:33:05 GMT -5
In 2010, At 50 years old, my wife managed a Gastroenterology practice, and for my birthday she got me a colonoscopy.. no polyps. Doc: “I’ll see you in 10 years”.
Right after I had that procedure, I had a freight delivery to a frail looking old guy at a church. The discussion somehow came around to his health and he told me that he had stage 4 colon cancer. I told him that I had just had the procedure. “ I sure wish my pride would have allowed me to get it done when I knew I should, I am now paying the price for that decision”
I just turned 60 and had a colonoscopy yesterday, they removed a polyp.
Doc: “ see you in five years”
The prep part is the worst part, and that really isn’t all that bad in the big scheme of things.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 10, 2020 10:35:51 GMT -5
Oops, I see that you are having a colon check, that is nowhere in the realm of a colonoscopy.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 10, 2020 10:48:27 GMT -5
Oops, I see that you are having a colon check, that is nowhere in the realm of a colonoscopy. Perhaps he means a "Sigmoid"? The camera examination of the Descending Colon. |
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Post by taiguy66 on Dec 10, 2020 11:02:25 GMT -5
In 2010, At 50 years old, my wife managed a Gastroenterology practice, and for my birthday she got me a colonoscopy.. no polyps. Doc: “I’ll see you in 10 years”. Right after I had that procedure, I had a freight delivery to a frail looking old guy at a church. The discussion somehow came around to his health and he told me that he had stage 4 colon cancer. I told him that I had just had the procedure. “ I sure wish my pride would have allowed me to get it done when I knew I should, I am now paying the price for that decision” I just turned 60 and had a colonoscopy yesterday, they removed a polyp. Doc: “ see you in five years” The prep part is the worst part, and that really isn’t all that bad in the big scheme of things. Yes... swallow your pride or any misconceptions, get it done. It may save your life! |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 10, 2020 11:09:27 GMT -5
Oops, I see that you are having a colon check, that is nowhere in the realm of a colonoscopy. Perhaps he means a "Sigmoid"? The camera examination of the Descending Colon. I was thinking of the finger in the keester, that is done on the yearly physical... maybe that isn’t a colon check? |
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Post by puffy on Dec 10, 2020 11:20:57 GMT -5
Colonoscopy...I have one about every 18 months..I always have polyps..Doc says I inherited them from my father..He died from Colon cancer..Doc says that if I hadn't been getting it done I wouldn't be here now..If you are reading this any you haven't had it done..Please do..Colon Cancer is not a nice way to leave this world.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 10, 2020 11:22:05 GMT -5
Perhaps he means a "Sigmoid"? The camera examination of the Descending Colon. I was thinking of the finger in the keester, that is done on the yearly physical... maybe that isn’t a colon check? I think that's the prostate check. |
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Post by briarpipenyc on Dec 10, 2020 11:26:23 GMT -5
Not going for check-ups, and dealing with the consequences.... can be far worse than the prep and procedure.
After my last exam 3 years ago, I just went for another exam 2 months ago. All is OK. But while laying on the table, just before I got the scope, I asked the doctor: what was the turning point in his life when he decided to make a career out of looking up people's asses? The attentive nurses turned, and laughed. I have no idea what he did to me after the profofol was injected. I think prefer doctors with a sense of humor.
Go get your butt examined...don't wait.
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Post by sparks on Dec 10, 2020 11:41:36 GMT -5
Moral of the story: Get your head out of your arse, and let your doctor put his in there to take a look!
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Post by sperrytops on Dec 10, 2020 11:45:47 GMT -5
I was thinking of the finger in the keester, that is done on the yearly physical... maybe that isn’t a colon check I think that's the prostate check. My doctor told me they don't do that anymore. It's actually inaccurate in terms of identifying prostate cancer or anything else. Accuracy rate is about 50%. He said he had that success rate staring at a light switch. There is only one way of doing a proper prostate cancer check, and that is quite invasive. Either that or he just doesn't like sticking his finger in peoples keesters. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 10, 2020 11:49:43 GMT -5
I think that's the prostate check. My doctor told me they don't do that anymore. It's actually inaccurate in terms of identifying prostate cancer or anything else. Accuracy rate is about 50%. He said he had that success rate staring at a light switch. There is only one way of doing a proper prostate cancer check, and that is quite invasive. Either that or he just doesn't like sticking his finger in peoples keesters. Every year it is done by my female doctor that is the age of my daughter (35) and on a scale of 1-10 she is a 12. Maybe I am being taken advantage of. |
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Post by calabash on Dec 10, 2020 12:02:51 GMT -5
I think that's the prostate check. My doctor told me they don't do that anymore. It's actually inaccurate in terms of identifying prostate cancer or anything else. Accuracy rate is about 50%. He said he had that success rate staring at a light switch. There is only one way of doing a proper prostate cancer check, and that is quite invasive. Either that or he just doesn't like sticking his finger in peoples keesters. Get your PSA tested every year. That's the best non-invasive method to check. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 10, 2020 12:47:38 GMT -5
My PSA gets done annually with full bloodwork, and a month ago everything was normal. My doctor refuses to see a patient that does not have the full yearly work up done.
When my wife worked at a gastroenterology office she often wore many hats, and the worst was notifying people of the bad news that they had cancer.
If colon cancer runs in your family and a member has it at say 50 years of age, you should back it up ten years and at 40 have the procedure. If your family has no history, 50 years is a good starting point and every ten years after that is good of nothing is found.
If you are an African American, 45 years is a good starting point.
Genetics/ family history are certainly an important consideration.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 10, 2020 13:25:02 GMT -5
In my last post, I didn't mean to muddy the water with PSA/Colon, the PSA is very important for prostate issues. My brother was lax on having that done, and although he didn't have prostate cancer, he had an enlarged prostate, and he was living in hell and it earned him a trip back from the sandbox, he was in dire straits until he had the surgery done stateside, but he would have been much better off to head that one off at the pass.
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Post by jay on Dec 12, 2020 0:54:27 GMT -5
My first prostate exam was at the age of 21, during ROTC summer camp at Fort Lewis. The doc lubed up, then did his thing. He heard my exclamation of pain and said, "that's a sex organ, cadet."
My reply? "Not for any kind of sex I ever want to have."
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Post by username on Dec 12, 2020 1:09:12 GMT -5
My first colonoscopy and only so far was at 35. The prep is the worst. Also had to have a endoscopy at the same time. Everything was good. We joke that for a while I wasn’t full of shite.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 12, 2020 18:48:10 GMT -5
Yes... swallow your pride or any misconceptions, get it done. It may save your life!
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Post by jay on Dec 13, 2020 0:24:27 GMT -5
Me: men die because we're stubborn.
Them: I'm not stubborn, I'm just not sick.
Me: you're so cute when you're dying.
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Post by kxg on Dec 13, 2020 10:57:03 GMT -5
Get it done. Avoiding it is dangerous, really dangerous. A routine PSA caught my prostate cancer quite early and it was manageable. One radical prostatectomy later, my PSA is below detectable limits and my surgeon/oncologist is happy; not as happy as I am!
Note: I don't mean to imply that a PSA test is definitive, it is not. But, it can lead you to a biopsy, which is far more definitive. That lets you make treatment decisions that make the most sense for you. I was on Active Surveillance for a year and then the situation started changing so the decision for surgery was made. There are options if you catch a cancer early. If you don't catch it early, your options are far more limited.
Get checked. Don't be foolish!
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Post by calabash on Dec 13, 2020 12:47:15 GMT -5
Get it done. Avoiding it is dangerous, really dangerous. A routine PSA caught my prostate cancer quite early and it was manageable. One radical prostatectomy later, my PSA is below detectable limits and my surgeon/oncologist is happy; not as happy as I am!
Note: I don't mean to imply that a PSA test is definitive, it is not. But, it can lead you to a biopsy, which is far more definitive. That lets you make treatment decisions that make the most sense for you. I was on Active Surveillance for a year and then the situation started changing so the decision for surgery was made. There are options if you catch a cancer early. If you don't catch it early, your options are far more limited.
Get checked. Don't be foolish!
Your story mirrors my own almost identically. Next month will be four years since my surgery at Johns Hopkins. Get it checked! |
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