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Perhaps you're confusing a "twisted colon" with something else. A "twisted colon" usually results in an obstruction that requires pretty much emergency surgery:
OK, so I looked back into the med records and the doc said " significant looping of the colon" and "redundant colon". So I guess it wasn't "twisted" and it sure was not an emergency.
You are very brave and must have a very strong will to live.
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Brave? What's brave about this? Brave is being a young solider in a war zone where you can die.
All I dealt with is yucky. Which is honestly no big deal IMO. Robyn
I'm late to this thread, but you're right; that was a pretty ridiculous statement. I'd be willing to bet a pension check that I've had more colonoscopies than anyone posting on this board; in fact, I've probably had double the number of anyone, and I agree with Robyn that there is nothing brave about undergoing this procedure. It's a pretty simple process and its benefits far outweigh the minor discomfort of the prep and the procedure itself. Of course, that's easy for me to say since I'll never have to undergo another one, lol.
Had one a few weeks ago. Simple, even the prep. They found a polyp and "collected" it for biopsy. The good news is, it was benign. The better news is, I don't need another one for 10 years. Gives me a whole new reason to live until at least 77!
Had one a few weeks ago. Simple, even the prep. They found a polyp and "collected" it for biopsy. The good news is, it was benign. The better news is, I don't need another one for 10 years. Gives me a whole new reason to live until at least 77!
My ten-year point comes up in three more years, at age 72. A maternal uncle died of colon cancer in his mid-eighties, so I won't be skipping mine.
My ten-year point comes up in three more years, at age 72. A maternal uncle died of colon cancer in his mid-eighties, so I won't be skipping mine.
With all due respect, I wouldn't go with a 10-year interval, especially with a family history of colon cancer. (Yes, I know that is the generally prescribed interval unless a first degree family member had colon cancer, but if it was me....)
With all due respect, I wouldn't go with a 10-year interval, especially with a family history of colon cancer. (Yes, I know that is the generally prescribed interval unless a first degree family member had colon cancer, but if it was me....)
My father played by all the rules and was getting tests every five years religiously. He got colon cancer anyway and when it was diagnosed he was a stage 3. He died four years after diagnosis.
I've already had two tests and I'm just short of 54 years. They are a good thing, but nothing in life is fool proof.
Just read an article 'an easier colon cancer test: An experimental new test may soon replace the dreaded colonoscopy as a way
of screening for colon cancer and its precursors.
The test searches for two DNA cancer flags along with traces of blood in a stool
sample.
Together, these three markers identified 98 percent of cancers and
57 -83 percent of cancer precursors in a preliminary study.
The company behind the test plans to apply for FDA approval soon.
The test detects even small signs of disease at very early stages.
SYONARA to evil tasting drinks and fasting away to nothingness!!
As wonderful as that sounds, new tests usually take many years to become commonplace. Once they pass FDA scrutiny, it is often many more years before insurance companies will OK them, unless they are substantially cheaper.
My father played by all the rules and was getting tests every five years religiously. He got colon cancer anyway and when it was diagnosed he was a stage 3. He died four years after diagnosis.
That's exactly why I believe that people shouldn't go 10 years between colonoscopies even though that is the recommended interval for people of average risk.
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I've already had two tests and I'm just short of 54 years.
I had 25+ by the time I was 50!
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They are a good thing, but nothing in life is fool proof.
Well, there is, but I wouldn't recommend it. I am 100% guaranteed not to get colon cancer.
I had one 12 years ago, and haven't had another since then, and have no problems. I just had an endoscopy done, but it wasn't routine. I've been having problems with food sticking in my throat, and not going down all the way. I was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia and erosive esophagitis. I have to see the doctor next week, the specialist at the end of the month, and have another endoscopy next month. The gastroenterologist also took a biopsy to see if I have H. Pylori.
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