The smartest thing I've ever done!

[Blueclawz]

polyps are not the only thing to be looked for today. There are flat and recessed areas also that require a better eye than most screener s spot. This is very recent medical findings. A week ago the Science section of the NY Times covered it. They claim you should ask the one doing the job what else they have found while doing a scope.
Disclaimer: The NY Times or NY Slimes as O Reiley calls is a liberal rag. I have found that they don't get everything wrong, especially the Tuesday Science Section.

- What else should they find?
Screener: "Ummm I found a wrench looks ot be 9/16....and a cub headlight....and an implement bolt - I guess your kind of a tractor enthusiast huh?"

[Don McCombs]

The smartest thing I've ever done was go to the emergency room when I was having chest pain on January 6th of this year. The second smartest thing I've done was to agree to the two colonoscopies that I've had.

[kydave51]

Glad to hear that BILL.
Like they say "GET R DONE ". It's not all that bad with the meds they give you wake up and it's over.I waited too long and ended up with Colon Cancer. Took Radiation, Chemo . Surgery and Chemo again since Jan, 2006 Doc's say i'm doing good.

Dave Napier

[Corky's Cub]

Bill,

Been there, done that. Glad you got 'er done. When all is said and done, this is no laughing matter, and the test is a piece of cake.

Corky

[Baydog]

I got nagged by my Doctor for years about getting the procedure done and found every excuse to put it off. Well I finally had it done and all was ok. I am mad at myself for making such a big deal about it. It was a very easy procedure. Don't be stupid have it done when they suggest it.

[Russ Leggitt]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I give a hearty AMEN!!! to all the positive comments about having the colon test for polyps done. Martha, my wife, had no symptoms at all and a very observant doctor scheduled an appointment for her. They stopped counting at 150 polyps. She had 60% of her colon removed 25 years ago.
She has had the test as frequently as three months and as infrequently as
12 months since. In january of this year the test results revealed cancer.
She has had to have an ileostomy and is currently taking chemo.

To anyone I would strongly urge, "take the test".

Thank You.

[Rudi]

Russ:

Miss Martha is in our prayers daily as you are I hope that the chemo works and that she is "C" Free soon (+) Keep us posted on how you both are doing

[Barnyard]

For anyone not sure if they want to do this let me say this:

If you are wondering about any pain after the procedure, especially if they remove any polyps.
There is no pain. None, zero, zip. I had two removed at 9:00 AM and was back on my feet in two hours no pain what so ever.

If you are afraid they may find something terrible.
As a friend said to me “Don’t be afraid to do it, be afraid not to” The cure is only there if it is treated.

When I went in the nurses were very professional and had a terrific “bedside manner”. They made sure I was relaxed and told me everything that was going to happen. If you have never been put under sedation, it is no big deal. You feel nothing but a small sting when the needle is in your vein. One minute you’re talking to the nurse and the next thing you know your awakening in the recovery room. You spend about two and a half hours from the time you walk in until the time you walk out.

I watched what this disease did to my mother. I’ll be darned if I‘ll let it do it to me with out a fight.

Okay, I’m off my soapbox.

[Bill E Bob]

Barnyard is absoutely right, the worst part of the procedure is the
"cleanout" before hand. The rest is a piece of cake

[john2189]

He said I should highly consider it. He gave me a number to call and sent a reference to a doctor who specializes in this “fantastic procedure”. I of course blew it off as nothing. .

I had mine done in November, they removed two polyps and everthing is ok ... and "I of coarse blew it off after the procedure"....

John