Colonoscopy
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 08:10 last edited by
That's really the worst drink I ever had to drink.
Reminds me of the scene in Harry Potter when Dumbledore drinks the Potion of Despair.
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 09:00 last edited by
comes out the other end more or less the same taste
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 11:13 last edited by
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 11:37 last edited by
Thumbs up is appropriate...
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 12:48 last edited by
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 15:11 last edited by
It was good I was there
They found two polyps. According to the doc, the likelihood of them developing into cancer with the next 10-20 would have been 50%>
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 15:16 last edited by
Preventing colon cancer is all about doing stuff early. You did the right thing.
Now, you get to ride the black snake a little more often, until you're an old geezer.
But that beats the alternative.
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 15:38 last edited by George K
Most recent guidelines are to skip colonoscopy if you’re >75 years.
Unless you have a history of polyps or other risk factors. . Then continue.
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 15:41 last edited by
Got to wonder, though...Older you get, the higher the chances of a perforation.
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wrote on 30 Sept 2024, 16:07 last edited by
@Jolly said in Colonoscopy:
Got to wonder, though...Older you get, the higher the chances of a perforation.
One of the surgeons I worked with was deathly afraid of getting colon cancer. He was about 40 years old when he had his first colonoscopy.
Yup he perfed.
