Colonoscopy
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Read this before trying it
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cologuard-unexpected-bill-colon-cancer-screening-2000-dollars/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cologuard-unexpected-bill-colon-cancer-screening-2000-dollars/
Joey-
If I remember correctly , you once mentioned you work for USPS..
Take a month off, at taxpayers expense—
I just received returned piece of mail marked undeliverable- sent out 5 months ago!!! Don’t worry about the extra days off- No one will miss ya…
( I am jk)
Stay well and healthy my fellow monger
If I remember correctly , you once mentioned you work for USPS..
Take a month off, at taxpayers expense—
I just received returned piece of mail marked undeliverable- sent out 5 months ago!!! Don’t worry about the extra days off- No one will miss ya…
( I am jk)
Stay well and healthy my fellow monger
Joey-
If I remember correctly , you once mentioned you work for USPS..
Take a month off, at taxpayers expense—
I just received returned piece of mail marked undeliverable- sent out 5 months ago!!! Don’t worry about the extra days off- No one will miss ya…
( I am jk)
Stay well and healthy my fellow monger
If I remember correctly , you once mentioned you work for USPS..
Take a month off, at taxpayers expense—
I just received returned piece of mail marked undeliverable- sent out 5 months ago!!! Don’t worry about the extra days off- No one will miss ya…
( I am jk)
Stay well and healthy my fellow monger
No...
schedule your appointment first thing in the morning... I've had three colonoscopies done all at 8:00am
The evening before start the prep as early as you can, I'm off work at 3pm, so I start my prep 4 ish..
Cleanse all night, up early, head to the appointment, You're done by 8:45
Head to the diner for a big breakfast (even though they tell you to take it easy)
The preps I had have been Prepopik, and ClenPiq, you only drink like two cups..
Colonoscopy is really no biggie..
schedule your appointment first thing in the morning... I've had three colonoscopies done all at 8:00am
The evening before start the prep as early as you can, I'm off work at 3pm, so I start my prep 4 ish..
Cleanse all night, up early, head to the appointment, You're done by 8:45
Head to the diner for a big breakfast (even though they tell you to take it easy)
The preps I had have been Prepopik, and ClenPiq, you only drink like two cups..
Colonoscopy is really no biggie..
Billy, I don't know why you had to post that.
I never heard of such happening. Although there is a very small risk of perforation, if such happens it would be identified during the procedure.
Major drawback to Cologuard vs regular colonoscopy:
Colonoscopy: The vast majority of colonoscopies will not find cancer as cancer at age 50 is rare. A colonoscopy will find precancerous polyps that can be removed right then and there so they will never turn into cancer.
Cologuard: it does a DNA check for cancer; this means a precancerous polyp, that would have been simply removed during a regular colonoscopy has become cancerous.
@joeyboy , maybe you should put your big boy pants on and get the colonoscopy.
Couple points:
Of the people I know personally (friends, relatives, neighbors) who have died before age 70 from diseases:
2 have died of colon cancer: both were in their 50's and only had a colonoscopy because they had cancer symptoms. (I know of at least 10 people, including me, who have had precancerous polyps removed during routine colonoscopy.)
2 have died of breast cancer: 1 had it found during exam, in her 40's, 1 never had exams , in her 50's
3 have died of lung cancer: all smokers, cancer found because they had cough and went to MD to check it out; all dead within 6 months
1 has died of a stroke at age 70, had high BP all her life and was on pill during fertile years.
1 in his 60's died of COVID
2 died in 50's from stomach cancer, found out because went to MD for stomach problems; both dead within 4 months
Trust me on this: other than the 1 who had a stroke (she didn't know what hit her and died on the spot) all those who died of the cancers I listed died painful and disgusting deaths.
We all have to go sometime but I have preventive testing and proper exercise and diet (not foolproof but the best anyone can do ) such I can reach my goal of dying from a gunshot wound thru my heart at age 97, inflicted by a jealous husband when he caught me climbing out his young wife's bedroom window.
I never heard of such happening. Although there is a very small risk of perforation, if such happens it would be identified during the procedure.
Major drawback to Cologuard vs regular colonoscopy:
Colonoscopy: The vast majority of colonoscopies will not find cancer as cancer at age 50 is rare. A colonoscopy will find precancerous polyps that can be removed right then and there so they will never turn into cancer.
Cologuard: it does a DNA check for cancer; this means a precancerous polyp, that would have been simply removed during a regular colonoscopy has become cancerous.
@joeyboy , maybe you should put your big boy pants on and get the colonoscopy.
Couple points:
Of the people I know personally (friends, relatives, neighbors) who have died before age 70 from diseases:
2 have died of colon cancer: both were in their 50's and only had a colonoscopy because they had cancer symptoms. (I know of at least 10 people, including me, who have had precancerous polyps removed during routine colonoscopy.)
2 have died of breast cancer: 1 had it found during exam, in her 40's, 1 never had exams , in her 50's
3 have died of lung cancer: all smokers, cancer found because they had cough and went to MD to check it out; all dead within 6 months
1 has died of a stroke at age 70, had high BP all her life and was on pill during fertile years.
1 in his 60's died of COVID
2 died in 50's from stomach cancer, found out because went to MD for stomach problems; both dead within 4 months
Trust me on this: other than the 1 who had a stroke (she didn't know what hit her and died on the spot) all those who died of the cancers I listed died painful and disgusting deaths.
We all have to go sometime but I have preventive testing and proper exercise and diet (not foolproof but the best anyone can do ) such I can reach my goal of dying from a gunshot wound thru my heart at age 97, inflicted by a jealous husband when he caught me climbing out his young wife's bedroom window.
@genius
Given this track record, I think I’ll choose to remain your acquaintance on this board only..
On a serious note though- Yes, Cancer is a horrible disease and the suffering that comes with it is not pretty..Annual visits to competent MD’s is a precautionary start. For those who have family history, there are genetic tests available too
Given this track record, I think I’ll choose to remain your acquaintance on this board only..
On a serious note though- Yes, Cancer is a horrible disease and the suffering that comes with it is not pretty..Annual visits to competent MD’s is a precautionary start. For those who have family history, there are genetic tests available too
LOL
Here's the thing I have learned over my many years on this planet: there are no sure things, the best you can do is only improve the odds in your favor.
yeah, yeah, says someone, my grandfather never say a doctor, smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day, drank like a fish and ate hotdogs, sausages and french fries every day — and lived to 97.
Other than wasting my breath telling that someone that what he is saying is probably BS I just say:
The winner of the race my not always go to the fleet of foot and stout of heart — but that's where I place my bets.
Here's the thing I have learned over my many years on this planet: there are no sure things, the best you can do is only improve the odds in your favor.
yeah, yeah, says someone, my grandfather never say a doctor, smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day, drank like a fish and ate hotdogs, sausages and french fries every day — and lived to 97.
Other than wasting my breath telling that someone that what he is saying is probably BS I just say:
The winner of the race my not always go to the fleet of foot and stout of heart — but that's where I place my bets.