Colonoscopy, thoughts?

fmdog44 said:
I had to buddies die of colon cancer and neither ever had a colonoscopy. One was 50 the other 72
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I will schedule my third one tomorrow if there is any room in the hospitals. At 73 it will probably be my last depending on what they found.
 

Aunt Bea said:
I'll stick with the less invasive tests for now and probably forever.
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Yup

My lady doc pushed me for the colonoscopy

or

poop on a stick every year

Told her I'd poop on stick every day if I had to

No colon issues or cancers in my fam

We all poop like geese

I've always been able to poop on command
(I may very well be part dog)

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Gary O' said:
Yup

My lady doc pushed me for the colonoscopy

or

poop on a stick every year

Told her I'd poop on stick every day if I had to

No colon issues or cancers in my fam

We all poop like geese

I've always been able to poop on command
(I may very well be part dog)

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Yeah, after watching my Lab poop in 5 seconds, I'm thinkin' "Why can't I get it done that fast?"
 
win231 said:
Yeah, after watching my Lab poop in 5 seconds, I'm thinkin' "Why can't I get it done that fast?"
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Y'know, win, I gotta get serious for a moment here.
Your weight loss story is incredible
aaaaand, you kept if off

Nothing short of outstanding
I tried to find it but my hand went to sleep from scrolling
Would you be so kind to repost it?
It's quite inspirational
 
Gary O' said:
Y'know, win, I gotta get serious for a moment here.
Your weight loss story is incredible
aaaaand, you kept if off

Nothing short of outstanding
I tried to find it but my hand went to sleep from scrolling
Would you be so kind to repost it?
It's quite inspirational
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Well, thanks. I couldn't find it, either. Looks like posts are saved for a limited time, or maybe we don't know how to access the older ones.
Summary: I was overweight at birth, an obese teen, & by age 30, I was 405 lbs. (5'11")
I saw several doctors - no help; just silly advice, supplement sales & suggested gastric bypass with liposuction.
A book written by one doctor who is very devoted to nutrition - Joel Fuhrman "Eat to Live" changed everything. Basically, he recommends 80-90% of the diet should be fruits, vegetables, (especially greens) nuts, beans. Limit processed carbs like bread, pasta, chips, anything made with flour & anything high in processed sugar. Limit grains - corn, rice, etc. (that's what we feed farm animals to fatten them up)
He must know what he's talking about. I've been at 170 lbs ever since (13 years).
 
Gary O' said:
Man, THAT's gold

I've been at 210 lbs for about two years
I'd love to break 200

I'm on it
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LOL. In my photo, I was 183. I thought I wouldn't lose any more weight. A few months later, 170.
BTW, it might take more willpower for you to resist those nice, fun snack foods if you're not diabetic & can get away with it without it being life threatening.
After I became diabetic 13 years ago & had to learn about carbohydrates & processed food, it became a life & death matter, so there was more at stake to eat healthier & keep my weight down and be concerned about the danger of high blood sugar - which can mean hospitalization & other really bad things for eyesight & limbs. That's why I studied Dr. Fuhrman's book, "Eat to Live."
Pleasure foods will spike my blood sugar really bad - over 500. And, if I do what many diabetics do, which is eat more pleasure foods & just take more insulin to compensate, well....that causes another problem - weight gain because Insulin is a fat-storage hormone. So, if a diabetic eats more cookies & cereal & just takes more insulin, that results in more fat storage. That's what my sister does; she's 80 lbs overweight. Not what I want.
When someone who struggles with weight hasn't seen me in a few years, they'll always ask me, "How the hell are you keeping your weight down?" I say, "Well, it's easier when my food choices are limited." 😁
 
John cycling said:
Dawnkitty, here's a schedule <-- for how to do one.

I've only done three of them and it's been a few years. The first one got out the most gall stones (I didn't count them) and quite a few of them were comparatively large (1/4 to 3/8" diameter). The second was about 6 months later, with about half as many gall stones mostly small to medium. The third one was a year after that, with only a quarter of the gallstones and all of them were quite small. 😊
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I've done her gallstone flush and was amazed at how many I saw. Thanks for reminding me to do it again! I also do a yearly cleanse with a product by Dr. Natura. Google it if you like. It comes in a kit with capsules, fiber mix, and tea.
 
I'm curious about something; I remember the nurse telling me that the doctors all use a different prep. I wonder if this is true. I remember the one I took was in powder form and I added apple juice to it. They told me I could add it.
 
win231 said:
BTW, it might take more willpower for you to resist those nice, fun snack foods if you're not diabetic & can get away with it without it being life threatening.
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Well, ya get a certain age, most everything is life threatening.
I used to be able to work off whatever I ate.
Not that way these days.
Aaaand, I'm doing less physical work.

I blossomed to 215 when we moved to town.
Now, I'm hovering at 210

Less/better food
 
PamfromTx said:
I'm curious about something; I remember the nurse telling me that the doctors all use a different prep. I wonder if this is true. I remember the one I took was in powder form and I added apple juice to it. They told me I could add it.
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I noticed that some other members here mentioned some kind of stuff you have to drink and I lot of it. It was yucky and made me want to barf but this was for some kind of nuclear test, I think it was where they look at your abdomen on some kind of screen. The colonoscopy and endoscopy you get an IV, least how I know it to be.
 
Nosy Bee-54 said:
The liquid solution that a patient drinks is to clean out the intestinal track. The end result pre-procedure is not to have anything solid coming out and that it is clear.
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The uncomfortable thing is that you end up sitting on the toilet for hours before hand, clearing the intestinal track is pretty uncomfortable. I spent most of the night before either on the toilet or only off for 15 min at a time. No matter what the solution they give you is I think it has to do this to you...
 
It makes the entire pre-prep process easier, if you adjust your diet, for a couple of days beforehand,
so you are not needing to eliminate that amount of difficult-to-move stuff.

Lighter, easier, quicker to digest foods....
 
hollydolly said:
yes that maybe the case in the USA but here our treatment is free.. it would certainly cost the NHS less money if they didn't carry out the preventative procedures, so it's not always all about the Big Pharma Buck here when it comes to the patient and preventative medicine..
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It might be free to you, but somebody's paying
 
Got set up for my third one today on Sept 16. It will be done at a private healthcare facility specializing in liver and gastro stuff. The bad thing is the person that drives me home has to drive me there and wait until the procedure is done. I'm going to call them tomorrow for clarification on that. It makes no sense to me.
 
Geez, I almost forgot to come back for the update! Moving along, had the procedure on 8-30-21, I will not be including any visuals, I will say all went well, no polyps, no biopsies needed, nothing needed to be removed and no cancer was detected. The only negative was some minor diverticulitis was observed which I understand is quite common as we 'mature.' Although it couldn't have had better results, I am against repeating the procedure a third time, thank you very much. My doctor pushed it this time, I resisted due to the fact I had no abdominal pain and all my other blood lab indicators were in the normal range. The best part about it is it's over, after that, the fact that no cancer was found is wonderful. Thanks to everyone for all the responses to my post. Don...
 
In the UK, you don't have an anaesthetic, though you can have some mild sedation if you're nervous. For a Colonoscopy you are usually offered 'Entonox' (gas & air) which you can have a whiff of if you need it. It's more uncomfortable than painful and you can watch it on a monitor. No recovery time afterwards. - straight off home.
 
Macfan said:
Geez, I almost forgot to come back for the update! Moving along, had the procedure on 8-30-21, I will not be including any visuals, I will say all went well, no polyps, no biopsies needed, nothing needed to be removed and no cancer was detected. The only negative was some minor diverticulitis was observed which I understand is quite common as we 'mature.' Although it couldn't have had better results, I am against repeating the procedure a third time, thank you very much. My doctor pushed it this time, I resisted due to the fact I had no abdominal pain and all my other blood lab indicators were in the normal range. The best part about it is it's over, after that, the fact that no cancer was found is wonderful. Thanks to everyone for all the responses to my post. Don...
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Well, I bet you are as clean as a whistle. If you get my drift.
 
Alligatorob said:
The uncomfortable thing is that you end up sitting on the toilet for hours before hand, clearing the intestinal track is pretty uncomfortable. I spent most of the night before either on the toilet or only off for 15 min at a time. No matter what the solution they give you is I think it has to do this to you...
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They said I was snoring during the procedure. Well, heck, we don't sleep all night due to all of the potty trips.
 
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