01-10-2018, 10:06 PM
(01-10-2018, 12:35 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I am fifty (closing on 51) and just had my first colonoscopy Monday. Two small polyps removed and the biopsy was benign. But, had I not had the procedure, those polyps could have one day become cancerous. If you wait until you have symptoms it may be too late, and colon cancer is not anything to be trifled with.
I was the same as most others. I did not want to do it. But let me tell you, it's not that bad. The procedure itself is nothing. Not eating the day before sucks. I didn't have the giant jug to drink, just two 8 oz bottles with 8 oz of water. One at 6pm the day before, and one at 7:30 the day of. The stuff last 2 to 3 hours. It really wasn't that big of a deal.
I'm just saying, get it done. Women too. It plays no favorites. I did a fair amount of reading on colon cancer out of curiosity, and in many cases it's asymptomatic until it's almost too late. There is no saying the polyps I had would have become cancer. Most don't, but virtually all colon cancer begins with polyps.
100% agree! Great advice.
I'm also closing in of 51 as well (in March) and I had my first one about 5 years ago.
