RIP Dawson!
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Man, 46 when he was diagnosed and it was already Stage 3. Get your colonoscopies guys. I think 80% of the people on this board are probably old enough that they should have had at least one.
I have to get on every five years. Got my firs when I was 45. The prep is way easier today than it was back then. Then they put you to sleep. Not hard thing to do and insurance pays for the entire procedure.
I’ve had one. The prep is the worst part. I thought I was going to die of hunger the day before the procedure. Procedure itself was a breeze. Immediately went to Cracker Barrel after and ate like a famished Schrute after a night of lovemaking.
The drink is the worst part. My office TP makes that backside hurt 10x worse than anything that probe could do.
I admire your clear dedication to stealing it for home use, anyhow
Hoping insurance will start covering colonoscopies sooner like they have started doing for mammograms.
Damn, didnt know he was sick.
In memory, here are a couple quotes of his from a teen movie when I was 18 that I will still randomly say since my wife gets the references..
"Playing football at West Canaan may have been the opportunity of your lifetime, but I don't want your life!"
"I sure do love that dog."
"I think it's a pig."
"Yeah."
In memory, here are a couple quotes of his from a teen movie when I was 18 that I will still randomly say since my wife gets the references..
"Playing football at West Canaan may have been the opportunity of your lifetime, but I don't want your life!"
"I sure do love that dog."
"I think it's a pig."
"Yeah."
I was so bloated from drinking all that chicken broth, I didn't even get hungry. Still fairly uncomfortable though.
Pro Tip: Get a bidet. Game changer, especially for colonoscopy.
More pro tips: Buy some butt wipes. Apply vaseline before the first squirt.
You’re welcome (no razor blades on your corn hole) and I’m sorry (horrible visual).
Your experience just reminded me of taking my wife to the "Golden Triangle Colonoscopy Factory" in Columbus last year and it seemed the entire waiting room was at Cracker Barrel after everyone's procedure.
Makes you wonder if CB siting studies don't also include the colonoscopy factory location.
Just put one next to every hospital. Like taking candy from very old babies.Your experience just reminded me of taking my wife to the "Golden Triangle Colonoscopy Factory" in Columbus last year and it seemed the entire waiting room was at Cracker Barrel after everyone's procedure.
Makes you wonder if CB siting studies don't also include the colonoscopy factory location.
The key to making the prep easy as possible is starting a liquid diet about 48 hours prior to the colonoscopy. First dose resulted in 3-4 poops, the second dose was one poop and ready to go.
The Tupelo hospital used to give you coupons to Connie’s Chicken across the street. I could destroy three chicken biscuits between there and the house.Your experience just reminded me of taking my wife to the "Golden Triangle Colonoscopy Factory" in Columbus last year and it seemed the entire waiting room was at Cracker Barrel after everyone's procedure.
Makes you wonder if CB siting studies don't also include the colonoscopy factory location.
Insurance covers 100% for the procedure. You may have to pay for the surgical center and Anastasia .
Yes, get it done. I've had a colonoscopy every three years since I was 45. I'm now 73. Colon cancer runs in my family. Several family members have had it. It's an easy test. The last one I had a couple of years ago was the easiest. The days of having to drink that crap the night before are over. It's mostly miralax mixed with sprite or some other clear liquid. Put you to sleep, wake up in recovery relaxed from the drugs that put you to sleep. go home eat a steak (that's what I do).
It’s a whole different situation when those pesky hemorrhoids are inflamed and are the reason for your colonoscopy. My Dr. said that the 3rd movement would be painful. He was not lying. Definitely a 10 on the pain scale.
How old is Anastasia, and is that even legal?
Definitely go have it done....it saved my life in 2019. Found cancer in my large intestine and had about 15 inches cut out. It was Stage 2 but it had not escaped the intestine. If I had waited another year, I'd been done for Had to have colonoscopies every year for 5 years. Now good for 3 years apart.
Get it done. Worst part is the prep. I had to change my hand soap after. Smelled too much like the suprep.
I meant cover it prior to age 45. Insurance used to not pay for mammograms until 40 and I think good insurance will cover them as early as 35 now. Unless I’ve been suckered by sensationalists, I think the prevalence of colon cancer before 45 has been increasing like the prevalence of breast cancer before 40.
Ahhh Anastasia. Now that you mentioned it..
1. She looks like she is about midway through the prep..
2. My pharmacist had the same grin as he handed the jug of prep
Agreed, everybody needs to go get one. Insurance used to not pay for them until you hit 50, but they lowered it to 45 a cpl years ago.
Just as, if not more, important: go find you an internal medicine or family practice doc to establish a relationship with and get annual checkups from. I’ve been going to mine for 20+ years now, so he has 20+ years of lab results and exams to compare me to when I show up every year, so he might be able to spot a trend even before it climbs into an abnormal range. Plus, if anything comes up during the year, I just call his clinic and tell his nurse what’s going on, and he either calls me back, or they call in a script for me to try, or they set up an appointment with whatever specialist I need to go to. It kind of lets you skip to the front of the line.
When I turned 50 three years ago, he had a list of stuff he said it was time for - shingles vaccine, etc. - and a colonoscopy was one of them. Only had it done bc he goaded me into it, and discovered that I had two polyps that were an aggressive form of pre-cancer, so now I have to go back every 3 years. Yeah, the prep isn’t fun, but it’s not as bad as some people make it out to be. I generally just work from home the day before. Plus, whatever they give you to put you under practically guarantees you the best nap of your life.
Just as, if not more, important: go find you an internal medicine or family practice doc to establish a relationship with and get annual checkups from. I’ve been going to mine for 20+ years now, so he has 20+ years of lab results and exams to compare me to when I show up every year, so he might be able to spot a trend even before it climbs into an abnormal range. Plus, if anything comes up during the year, I just call his clinic and tell his nurse what’s going on, and he either calls me back, or they call in a script for me to try, or they set up an appointment with whatever specialist I need to go to. It kind of lets you skip to the front of the line.
When I turned 50 three years ago, he had a list of stuff he said it was time for - shingles vaccine, etc. - and a colonoscopy was one of them. Only had it done bc he goaded me into it, and discovered that I had two polyps that were an aggressive form of pre-cancer, so now I have to go back every 3 years. Yeah, the prep isn’t fun, but it’s not as bad as some people make it out to be. I generally just work from home the day before. Plus, whatever they give you to put you under practically guarantees you the best nap of your life.
Shrutes make very thirsty babies. At least that's what they say.
Speaking of the shingles vaccine. Only vaccine or shot that made me feel sick. The day after was always a bîtch
That's what I always heard, and the nurse warned me about it, but I got lucky and it really didn't bother me at all. Biggest pain was the fact that it was two shots, and I had to make a special trip back a week later to get the second one.
I had a mild case of it on my chest prob around 12-13 years ago, when I was around 40, and it wasn't too bad. But man I know a decent handful of people around our age who have had it and it was no joke.
I had it at 30 something. Entire right side of my chest and back. Hurt like a bîtch. Had phantom pain from it for a year or so after too. I still feel it tingle once in a while on my rib cage. Usually when it’s cold.