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Posted: 12/2/2021 8:53:41 PM EDT
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Damn right!
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Posted: 12/2/2021 8:55:40 PM EDT
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Colon cancer is a really, really bad way to go. There's nothing graceful about it.
Get your colonoscopy. |
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Posted: 12/2/2021 10:50:04 PM EDT
[#3]
Wait till you get old. My doctor recommended I don't
get the PSA (prostate cancer blood test) because they don't know what to do if it's elevated. |
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:11:00 PM EDT
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There is a home test. Google it because I don't remember the name of it.
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:20:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There is a home test. Google it because I don't remember the name of it. Cologard - TV commercials constantly…… Get the damn test - the prep isn’t that bad. Did one at the end of October. Good friend is going thru chemo right now for colon cancer at 49 y/o. |
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:22:26 PM EDT
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Quoted: …. If I die, I die…. In my experience, people who say that when they are healthy, sometimes REALLY regret it when they are actually dying. Not an attack - you do your thing. Just an observation. |
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:24:27 PM EDT
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Get the test. A colonoscopy is easy. Better than getting colon cancer surviving it and having a colostomy bag attached for the rest of your life.
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:29:03 PM EDT
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Just did my colonoscopy at the suggestion of a fellow arfcommer. Glad I did. Removed two precancerous polyps.
My wife and 19yr old kid had one this year and because they did it I felt i should. Nurse told me I would have "twilight" anesthesia and I sat up and asked for my shoes and the IV to be pulled out because fuck that Told the doc they better knock my ass out or I was gone. He said the guy that does that job was off that day so it was a mild sedative instead. My BP was 195 over 120 before he told me about this, I bet it was way worse after. After an hour to calm down I said lets do it. Guy hit me with 4 shots of whatever and I woke up 13 hours later |
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:37:36 PM EDT
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I've done this. But it was for a large insurance policy. An insurance company would crazy not to require it.
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:51:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Colon cancer is a really, really bad way to go. There's nothing graceful about it. Get your colonoscopy. I watched someone fight it from very close up. Get the colonoscopy. You do NOT want to find out what it's like to have that kind of cancer. |
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Posted: 12/2/2021 11:51:13 PM EDT
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I’ve had colonoscopies.
The prep sucks. The propofol is wonderful. If there’s no propofol, I’m not doing it. The farting afterwards is EPIC and AMAZING. Totally worth the price of admission … although my wife did NOT enjoy the ride home as much as I did. 
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Posted: 12/3/2021 12:03:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In my experience, people who say that when they are healthy, sometimes REALLY regret it when they are actually dying. Not an attack - you do your thing. Just an observation. Yeah this. Don't disregard your health. |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 12:13:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ve had colonoscopies. The prep sucks. The propofol is wonderful. If there’s no propofol, I’m not doing it. The farting afterwards is EPIC and AMAZING. Totally worth the price of admission … although my wife did NOT enjoy the ride home as much as I did. That only counts if you pulled the fuses for the power windows first. 
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Posted: 12/3/2021 12:15:10 AM EDT
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You're old OP, get used to it and go to the doctor. I'm only in my 30s and I'm already having all sorts of problems.
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Posted: 12/3/2021 12:27:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In my experience, people who say that when they are healthy, sometimes REALLY regret it when they are actually dying. Not an attack - you do your thing. Just an observation. My sister is an RN, can confirm all the old people "just want to die in peace" until they are actually dying and realize how bad it sucks then they want back in the hospital they demanded to be out of and signed against medical advice papers to do so (AMA) |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 12:30:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/3/2021 1:51:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryDouble spoiler alert: Life really sucks for some people before they do because they didn't pay attention.  mumble mumble pareto mumble grumble... |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 1:54:46 AM EDT
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So the finger was fine, but waiting a few minutes at the pharmacy put you over the edge?
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Posted: 12/3/2021 2:04:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In my experience, people who say that when they are healthy, sometimes REALLY regret it when they are actually dying. Not an attack - you do your thing. Just an observation. I find people are surprised that dying slow sucks. |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 2:38:39 AM EDT
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this reminds me I have a box to shit in
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Posted: 12/3/2021 2:52:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wait till you get old. My doctor recommended I don't get the PSA (prostate cancer blood test) because they don't know what to do if it's elevated. This is pretty much true. Went to my urologist to look Into an uptick in PSA had my but probed two different times by men with big hands to test normal second test. Then find out that the spike was probably because I spent the weekend on a riding mower before the first test. Dr told me that about 80% of men will die "with" but not "from" prostate cancer. Did not recommend further scrutiny at that time. Gettin old ain't for pussies, that's for sure. You young guys better enjoy your youth because age makes almost everything harder. |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 3:00:16 AM EDT
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If they see cancer early they can treat it beforw it gets worse.
Wait and allow it to grow, you'll become another statistic. And people will reference you in their cancer talks about why its a good idea to have it done early. |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 3:02:27 AM EDT
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You young guys better enjoy your youth because age makes almost everything harder. When I was 25 my shit was soft, and my dick was hard… |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 3:02:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ve had colonoscopies. The prep sucks. The propofol is wonderful. If there’s no propofol, I’m not doing it. The farting afterwards is EPIC and AMAZING. Totally worth the price of admission … although my wife did NOT enjoy the ride home as much as I did.  I can only imagine. Windows down and fan on.
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Posted: 12/3/2021 3:07:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Colon cancer is a really, really bad way to go. There's nothing graceful about it. Get your colonoscopy. My friend is 46 and shits in a bag. You aren't wrong. |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 3:08:39 AM EDT
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Yea exams aren't fun. My Dr.'s son is an NBA player. You can do the math.
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Posted: 12/3/2021 4:33:43 AM EDT
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Get it done OP. I have my followup visit with the doctor today after my colonoscopy. They found ulcerative colitis, which means I have to stick a steroid enema up my butt to treat it. Guess how many? 28 of those damn things, one a day.
  The most concerning thing is I'm halfway through and it doesn't seem so bad anymore.   Seriously, get your stuff checked. |
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Posted: 12/3/2021 7:18:36 AM EDT
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I would recommend you get it.
Friend at age 50 refused, 5 years later had trouble pooping. He had colon cancer, they took a piece out, he had a colostomy for a few years then reattached. It is 10 years later and he has cancer again. If he had the coloscopy at age 50 it may have just been polyps that would have been removed versus becoming cancer, or at least he would have had treatment earlier. |
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