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FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:23 am

If you're 50 and haven't had a colonoscopy, why not?

Also, guys, Prostate, Prostate, Prostate.

I say this cause I care.

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:12 am

not a violation, just an icky topic.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:15 am

Methinks you doth prostate too much...

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:27 am

Colonoscopies don't hurt a bit. It's the day before I don't like.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:34 am

Exactly

hyldemoer · Post by **hyldemoer** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:40 am

FJohnSharp wrote:If you're 50 and haven't had a colonoscopy, why not?

Lack of health insurance?

Honestly, costs aside, the hardest part of of the procedure is the cleaning out before hand.
Do not flavor the clean out kit with "kool-aid". That stuff stains your innards in fluorescent colors and makes the test difficult to interpret.

The drugs they give you to keep you calm and comfortable during a colonoscopy are well worth the hassle.
Its a pity they don't give you some extra of that Rx to take home with you if you've been a good patient.

They do give you some cool pictures to take home and post on your web site
or show the folks you work with (so they'll leave you alone for a couple days).

FJohnSharp wrote: Also, guys, Prostate, Prostate, Prostate.

I say this cause I care.

If you've got cancer, knowing that you have it is probably the only way you can either get rid of it or at least buy more time.
If you don't have cancer, you don't have to live with the thought hanging over your head like a sword.

djm · Post by **djm** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:51 am

FlyingC wrote:It's the day before I don't like.

Why? What happens the day before?

Can't get them things here without a family doctor. Can't get no family doctor here.

djm

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:07 pm

On the day before you stop eating and take beaucoup laxatives to clean out the system. Clear liquids only. Gatorade is required. You need to plan to stay at home on the day before.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:07 pm

hyldemoer wrote:
FJohnSharp wrote:If you're 50 and haven't had a colonoscopy, why not?
Lack of health insurance? .

This is a good answer, unfortunately.

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:58 pm

FJohnSharp wrote:On the day before you stop eating and take beaucoup laxatives to clean out the system. Clear liquids only. Gatorade is required. You need to plan to stay at home on the day before.

I've heard of other family members planning on leaving.

It's not just laxatives. It's more like a gallon of toxic liquid that just . . . well, the best description I've ever heard was "blew the toilet into the cellar."

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:57 pm

FJohnSharp wrote:If you're 50 and haven't had a colonoscopy, why not?

Also, guys, Prostate, Prostate, Prostate.

I say this cause I care.

Apropos prostate. I'm 55 and I have a good stream, helped in no small measure by my consumption of Doom Bar.

Apropos colonoscopy. If you're of delicate disposition, stop reading now. About 20 years ago I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. The diagnosis was rubbish as it turned out, but that isn't important right now. The doc decided that, to be on the safe side, I ought to have a barium enema and X-ray. Now I know this isn't quite the same as a colonoscopy, but it still entails having a tube stuck up your bee tee emm. In this case, a white fluid in copious amounts is pumped thereup. No sweat there (don't get me wrong - I'm not telling you it was pleasurable. Mind you...

). Just a couple of less savoury aspects, however. First, they insisted that I took off all my clothes and put on this hospital gown. Now I'm not a small chap, and this one-size-fits-all garment was - how shall I say - scarcely man enough for the job. It sort of tied up round the back, which I found awkward to do, and it became clear that, no matter how efficacious my knotting procedure was, my bare arse would be sticking out. Down, girls! I swanned around for about two hours, being shepherded from one waiting area to another, with my arse showing for all to see (and, believe me, Sod's Law dictated that there were lots of people around). Second, the aftermath. You've had this stuff pumped up your nether regions and had your X-ray. Now you have to restore your sorely-abused bowel to normal. The idea was that you sat on the lav till you'd ridded yourself of all the fluid. Well, what a bloody laugh. I broke the world record, absolutely no question, for the longest f@rt in history. On and on it went, forty continuous seconds I swear. I just sat there laughing for at least five minutes before I could compose myself sufficiently to come out of that cubicle and face the world.

missy · Post by **missy** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:50 pm

we refer to this as Tom's "photo opportunities".

Tom's mother died of colon cancer at age 59, so he started being checked about 5 years ago. They've removed some polyps, luckily only "pre" cancerous so far, and last time was totally clean.
His doctor "shared" with me pictures of the tattoos.... WAY too much information there, doc!

My dad also died of colon cancer that mastisized (sp?) to liver, lungs and spine. His was a totally different kind of cancer than what Tom's mom had, and probably not genetic but environmental based.

I'll start on the lovely photo trail in a year or two.....

hyldemoer · Post by **hyldemoer** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:39 pm

Lambchop wrote:
FJohnSharp wrote:On the day before you stop eating and take beaucoup laxatives to clean out the system. Clear liquids only. Gatorade is required. You need to plan to stay at home on the day before.

I've heard of other family members planning on leaving.

It's not just laxatives. It's more like a gallon of toxic liquid that just . . . well, the best description I've ever heard was "blew the toilet into the cellar."

Aw, its not that bad!
Its not that bad at all.
I have a condition that necessitates me getting a Colonoscopy every other year, sometimes more often. Over the past 15 years the methods of cleaning out have varied.

Towards the end of the treatment all that comes out is a smell-less clear liquid.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:17 am

Flyingcursor wrote:Colonoscopies don't hurt a bit. It's the day before I don't like.

Even that is WAY exaggerated. The peace of mind that comes from a clean bill of health far exceeds a bit of temporary intestinal discomfort.

MarkS · Post by **MarkS** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:27 am

Even if you are under 50 and have any symptoms, I urge you please, please to get checked out!

I'm 47, and proof that colonoscopy can save lives. Early this year I had some symptoms (I'll spare you the icky details), the doc sent me to get 'scoped, and I was diagnosed with a Stage II (or Duke's B) colon cancer. Gave up over a foot of large intestine to the surgeon in April, and am almost halfway through the adjuvant chemotherapy regimen. Once chemo is done, the five year survival stats are near 90%.

Had I done the "typical guy thing" and ignored the symptoms, in another six months the cancer would likely have gotten into the lymph system.

The minor unpleasantness of a day's fasting and purging are well worth either the peace of mind or the early diagnosis.

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