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Now that I have your attention, I had to go for a colonoscopy this morning. I'm not going to get into the gory details but just want to say how important these tests are. I sent my FIT test in and it came back abnormal or for the movie buffs today Abby Norman, sorry couldn't resist. So called my Dr. immediately who set me up with a specialist and even in these times they had me in there 18 days later, I'm grateful and impressed. So long story short, I was there not even two hours and I'm very relieved to know everything looks great, one tiny little polyp removed and the Dr's very confident nothing to worry about. You know some of these tests aren't the most pleasant but it sure beats the hell out of dying. So when your Dr. checks out your nether regions and tells you to cough, do it or if he says on the table on your side and knees under your chin do it!! I used to work in a very male environment and it amazed me how many of these guys would say, ain't nobody doing that to me. Number one I don't think your doctor is getting his or her jellies doing it, they are medical professionals and they're trying to save your life. I asked a few of the Mongos, it seems to be a Mel Brook's day, way to go Gracie, that if they'd ever seen a child being born and what a woman goes through with examinations and stuff and your worried about this. Time for a giant grow up pill!!. So please don't be embarrassed, if your experiencing problems or your test kit comes in the mail, call the doctor or do the test, the life your saving is your own and I'm sure we've all got some people who want us to stick around for a while yet.
Take care, love Heather.
PS. it's also good for a day on the couch and some CDH and Netflix action.
First Heather I am glad it appears to have gone well. I can't never understand why people adopt this, " it's never going to happen to me" , and no one is going to touch me attitude. Thank God someone like yourself puts common sense to paper or be it screen. Life is so precious, and often quick diagnosis is the difference between, as you rightly point out life and death. I wish you well on your road to recovery.
Amanda
Thank you Heather for your very informative and concerned message... colorectal cancer caught my dad just before his 65th birthday... since I was 45 yo
I have had a colonoscopy every 3 years ... now 73, I am scheduled for another test in two months..
Ladies, I am with Heather please consider taking any colorectal test.
Hugs, Leonara
I had mine done i think two years ago, and I also fully support doing the smart thing for your own health.
Sorry I couldn't work any Mel Brooks into that endorsement
Bridgette
Hello Heather
Thank you for a wonderful post. Very caring and extremely informative.....so you heard heather girls....sort yourselves out.
Last word from you-know-who...
"You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.” – Mel Brooks.
( nearest I could find )....Grace xx
Thanks for this. I have had 2 colonoscopies, they do them 5 years apart where I live now. Both have been negative for nasties, thankfully. My late wife had one of those "dump in a box" things that had to be sent off in the post. Her result came back positive, which scared us all. This resulted in a colonoscopy to prove the results and that provided a negative result. Hooray!
In view of this, I am not a fan of the "mail in" tests. Some time latet, wifey was diagnosed with lung cancer, by different means, so who knows.
Agreed wholeheartedly! The only times in my life that I have been diagnosed with hemorrhoids is following prep for a colonoscopy.
Prevention is better than cure... Given my family history of bowel cancer, its nuts for me not to have them.
Yes the preparation is "odious... (boom tish..). But hey as soon as I get home I hop on the scales. Love seeing the 2-3 kgs I've dropped!!. Then I settle into a "good feed" and enjoy the food as much as my (temporary!!) weight loss.
Caty.
Hi Heather nice to meet you and so happy your tests finished up ok .. Mines on the books as soon as This covid mess calms down to have it done .. A couple of years ago wife had some pains in stomach and sorry had a hard time pooping so she had one and they found a softball size cancer in her colon .. Set it up so DR> could check it out and he remover it along with big piece of her colon had to send it off for tests on limpnodes to see if it spread up or down colon took three weeks to get results hardest time in our life but came back contained in softball no kemo anything they got it all out hers is shedualed here in a few months also again for a check .. Again so happy for you ..
Stephanie Bass
My Doc has me do the mail in thing every two years, and so far all negative, but I will keep doing them as required. Prevention is the better thing by far!
Same with me. About 7 years ago. I agree actual procedure is easy, it's the preparation for 24 hours that is horrible. Test was negative except for a small polyp that was easily removed. Specialist said I probably won't need to do it again unless I have a problem.
Beth
I'm going to yell for a moment.
EVERYONE OF YOU AWESOME BABES, TAKE THE DAMN TEST!!!
Thank you.
Now, the night before Halloween of 2016, I was watching the Dallas Cowboys beat the Philidelphia Eagles in overtime, and felt pressure like I needed to pass wind. I leaned to the side and relaxed, feeling the pressure relax considerably, but then I felt the wetness. I immediately thought I had had an accident in my nightgown. Very far from it.
When I reached back to feel, my hand came back soaked with blood. I immediately called my sister then hit the shower for a quick rinse and got dressed for a run to the ER.
After several more of those incidents that night and recieving 3 units of blood, things calmed down about sunrise. A quick colonoscopy before breakfast revealed a tumor 'down there'.
Not one symptom ever, no pain or difficulty in the bathroom, no weakness or sudden weight loss. The next set of exams revealed that I had a Stage IIIB colo-rectal tumor right on top of the main artery there. A Stage IV tumor in a lot of cases can be fatal. So, I could have succumbed to the cancer (very painful from what I understand) or I could have bled to death, which almost happened 3 weeks later when the radiation started shrinking the tumor and it pulled that artery open again.
Three major surgeries and 4 minor ones, 2 rounds of chemotherapy, 29 sessions of radiation, one Life Star helicopter ride, total of almost 12 weeks in the hospital and now 4 1/2 years later...
I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE D**N TEST!.
PaulaF
Thanks for all the great replies, glad to see everyone's taking care of them selves. Feeling much better today, still a little tired yesterday, I don't do well with anesthetics.
Take care all, love Heather.
Hi Heather
Many thanks for approaching the subject of mens health and I am glad everyone who has replied are fit and well. I had my first colonoscopy at 55 under the UK screening program which was all fine. However my friend refused his appointment and no matter what I said to him it fell on deaf ears. On a personal note 2 weeks before last Christmas I was showering and felt a lump on one of my testicles, told my wife and made a telephone appointment with my GP when I described my symptoms he saw me that afternoon. He wasn’t sure so arrange for me to have a scan. The scan appointment was on New Years Eve and pleased to say it is a cyst and can be left.
When we are in boy/man mode we have got to get over our embarrassment and go and see the Doctor as sometimes things just don’t go away.
Again thank you Heather for bringing up the subject.
Samantha x
Glad to hear everything is good Samantha, and I'm glad to see a large response on this one, it's very important.
