A need to subject. Just had mine all clear. So easy to do. Just saying
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colonoscopy
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I lost my older sister at age 49, so all sibling's are recommended to start testing. That being said here is the key as I have now had 3. My first 2 were mixed with Gatorade and were easy to down. The last one I had was flavorless and very hard to choke down. So I talked to the doctor on this and he suggested asking for a flavored prep when you make your appt. for a test.
The only issue I had with my first one at 56 was waking up and realizing that I had acid reflux into the mask and subsequently aspirated. Next one I'm getting with no knock out gas. Anyone else ever have a negative reaction to the gas? I still don't know how I managed to throw up when I really had nothing in me to do so with.
Its really not a big deal and as stated the prep is about the only thing that's a pain in the ass (pun intended). Even that isn't quite as bad as what people make it out to be. Stick around the house and get some honey-do's done since I wouldn't travel too far from bathroom. No doubt the benefits of having it done outweigh any minor inconvenience.
Wow! What a coincidence! I am a Vietnam combat vet and I had my second colonoscopy (my first was when I was 60 years old and I'm 74 now) just this early April. They found 4 polyps and removed them during the course of the colonoscopy but found a big mass the size of a grapefruit that turned out to be cancerous. Last Friday I had it and a foot and a half of my colon cut out at the Zablocki VA Hospital here in Milwaukee. I was in hospital for 3 days and am now recovering and waiting on the Pathology report. It's no fun but my main reason for responding to this, yes, unusual post on Lake-Link, is to not pooh-pooh getting a colonoscopy. They used to recommend a person start at age 60 but now they say 40 to 45. My son is getting one in 2 weeks and he's 40. Take care.
Jim
Jim
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