In the USA, colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the cancers.
Funny because it is also one of the most preventable.

If you are age 50 or over, you may want to discuss with your doctor, having a colonoscopy.

I was having some issues is why I had the colonoscopy. I did not take those issues lightly.
Always listen to your body. It was found I had internal hemorrhoids and two polyps. The
polyps were removed during the procedure and two biopsies will be performed on each.
However, according to the doctor, it was the internal hemorrhoids causing my bleeding.

Of course, I won't know full results until the biopsies reports come in, in about ten days.

I want you to know, the colonoscopy procedure was a breeze. I'd prefer to have a colonoscopy
any day rather than go to the dentist! Seriously, the only bad thing about having a colonoscopy,
is the prep the day before and it's not so bad really.

I watched this before I had the colonoscopy, just to get me in a good mood:

Steve Martin - King Tut (Live 1979) - YouTube

That is not a ref link.

Remember, if you are in the USA and you are age 50 or older, strongly consider this procedure.

I pray to god for ur speed recovery

mehavenomemory wrote: Good thing to do where ever you are... If you are able to get one.. Get one done.. And the Prep is the worse..

Yes it is, the prep is the worse.

Thanks everyone!

Valerie, glad to see you are okay, and mehavenomemory, you are right. No matter where you live it is always a good thing. Keep safe everyone. Happy clicking

Now wait a second.

I don't think it's always a good idea to have a colonoscopy.

There are some risks involved with a colonoscopy but these risks are minimal if you truly need
to have the procedure. What I mean to say is.....if you are over 50 years old, you may need to
have a colonoscopy......if you are having problems or noticing changes from your norm......if you
are experiencing bleeding......if you have family that have had colon cancer or other colon issues.....
if you eat a lot of red meat, don't drink water, eat unhealthy, etc.

I mean, I wouldn't tell everyone to run out and have a colonoscopy immediately. I would tell them
the above and to check with their primary care doctor to see if the test is something they should have
now.

valerie wrote: In the USA, colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the cancers.
Funny because it is also one of the most preventable.

Hmm interesting. I always thought it was prostate and breast cancer. The statistics for breast cancer are far more alarming than those for colon cancer.

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I was having some issues is why I had the colonoscopy. I did not take those issues lightly.
Always listen to your body. It was found I had internal hemorrhoids and two polyps. The
polyps were removed during the procedure and two biopsies will be performed on each.
However, according to the doctor, it was the internal hemorrhoids causing my bleeding.

I have family members who went through the tests. You would also want to be sure you have a very reliable doctor with good hands and experience. One wrong move or mistake can be unpleasant or even fatal !

I know you must be anxious to get the results, hope for the best - it may be benign (most of the time it is!)

But good advice people should listen to their bodies. Sometimes you can go asymptomatic, other times you see some signs. Usually the colour tone of the blood you pass out can determine how deep in is the bleeding. and what you are looking for is the lighter red, as it gets darker it means bleeding further in your upper GI tract.

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Of course, I won't know full results until the biopsies reports come in, in about ten days.

Prevention is the key - A good diet to help maintain a healthy Gi tract (fibers) regular bowel movements, avoiding constipation etc....can cut risks significantly.

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I want you to know, the colonoscopy procedure was a breeze. I'd prefer to have a colonoscopy
any day rather than go to the dentist! Seriously, the only bad thing about having a colonoscopy,
is the prep the day before and it's not so bad really.

Oh wow Valerie, you must really have a bad dentist ! lol !!! I've had an impacted wisdom tooth surgically removed, my gum cut into, my bone drilled, all whilst I was on local anesthesia and aware the whole time and
did not feel the slightest prick and even managed on regular pain killers for a few days. But yeah I know what you mean, some dentists don't numb properly and you kinda "FEEL" the zinging sensation. So yeah a colonoscopy can be a joy ride next to the dreaded dentist. But not all dentists.

I heard stories of not so pleasant colonoscopies too - It all comes down to pain threshold and sensitivity.
I would never imagine anybody sticking hoses and foreign objects in my arse. So some people cringe at the thought of having their prostates probed, I would hope that they never EVER have to go through a colonscopy!

Also when given a colonoscopy you are sedated - You might feel some pressure and tickling sensation or urges as if you want to go the bathroom. In any case not even half as bad as a barium enema.

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Remember, if you are in the USA and you are age 50 or older, strongly consider this procedure.

Not only the USA. There are some acquaintances I know who were struck with the big C, some did not have symptoms or tiny one they attributed to IBS and ignored it.

I've watched a few videos on youtube too, my biggest fear would be ending up wearing a sh*t bag poking out of my abdomen. Not all cancers will kill you, in some cases caught on time, part of your bowel would be cut, especially at the lower extremities ascending or sigmoid, and you be fitted a nice colostomy bag. I would personally never live with that and would rather die

I think prevention is the key, there is no age, some people can get this at a younger age, although commonly it happens in the 50+ range.

Anyhow, I wish you the best. Getting the polyps removed was a good step. They probably gave you a follow-up appointment for a new procedure to check if everything is fine. Once they give you the green light and ask to see you in 5 years, that's the best news you can hear.

Besides, I get mine done on a DAILY basis, as I go through tasks and surveys, so I guess I'm pretty much in the clear !

I can't say that I am thrilled to go to a doctor nor am I thrilled to go to the dentist.
He's a good dentist but it's not something I am thrilled about doing. I must say, I
was probably in and out of the colonoscopy center faster than I am in and out of the
dental office.

The top 5 cancer killers in order, in the USA are:

1 Lung
2 Colon
3 Breast
4 Pancreatic
5 Prostate

No, I didn't feel anything during the colonoscopy. I was out like a light!

Hi again everyone, yes Valerie sorry I did not mean everybody should go for one. Just when you feel something is out of sorts and most of the times our bodies lets us know when we are "out of balance" lol. But still glad to see you're okay and that all will be well when you get your results.

valerie wrote: I can't say that I am thrilled to go to a doctor nor am I thrilled to go to the dentist.
He's a good dentist but it's not something I am thrilled about doing. I must say, I
was probably in and out of the colonoscopy center faster than I am in and out of the
dental office.

The top 5 cancer killers in order, in the USA are:

1 Lung
2 Colon
3 Breast
4 Pancreatic
5 Prostate

No, I didn't feel anything during the colonoscopy. I was out like a light!

It's scary, going through the latest stats on cancer, it seems that 1 out of 3 women will get breast cancer.

Surprised to see breast in 3rd place and prostate 5th......

Luckily out of the 5 on the list, lung can be prevented, colon with proper management of your bowel , and prostate (massaging / milking it regularly )

So I guess you were highly sedated..... My family members who went through that were fully aware and talking to the doctors during the whole procedure, joking, etc. Some people go by with mild sedation other cases I heard where people were given full anesthesia.....

Well I guess those next 10 days will be stressful. The LAST thing you will want to hear is that those were malignant.

Personally I have a policy about my life,should I face any situation where I have to be hooked to wires and cables and given "POISON" (i.e. chemo) I would rather die than go through that process.

The medical industry is a big sham - I'm sure there are cures for all 5 cancers listed above, but they are blocked by greedy CRIMINALS who are supposed to look out for our interests.

Cant say as I totally agree with you in regards to chemo and such. Also I don't think chemo is as bad as it was in years past. But I do understand what you're saying.

My oldest daughter had breast cancer at the age of 27 and she had chemo.

Yes I some times wonder how much medical advancement they keep from us. Some people say why would they do that. Several reasons as I see it. Money for starters. Population for seconds.

I am a firm believer that a lot of surgeries are needless and there may be more misdiagnosis then we'd care to believe.

valerie wrote: Cant say as I totally agree with you in regards to chemo and such. Also I don't think chemo is as bad as it was in years past. But I do understand what you're saying.

My oldest daughter had breast cancer at the age of 27 and she had chemo.

Yes I some times wonder how much medical advancement they keep from us. Some people say why would they do that. Several reasons as I see it. Money for starters. Population for seconds.

I am a firm believer that a lot of surgeries are needless and there may be more misdiagnosis then we'd care to believe.

I personally very close to the medical field and know a lot of people higher up in the field, and I can tell you that as FACT.....there are lots of thing hidden from people. There are far bigger advances than people can imagine, a lot are being blocked by (I won't mention who) but you can guess where I am getting at.

That is one reason why I never donate to medical causes. it is a damn rip-off.....because you are never getting your money's worth - it will always be the pharamas and corporate greed that will triumph. The borderline criminal industry cares more on TREATING people than curing or preventing.

Misdiagnosis is only the tip of the iceberg - some people get the wrong medication ....

As far as chemo, it is POISON, there is no other way of putting it. It is one thing you would never wish on your worst enemy. Cells in our body have the ability to replicate (mitosis) and surprisingly some people may have dormant cancer cells in them and live their whole lives, and others might have it "trigger" and this replication process of normal cells is compromised....and the cell goes haywire.....Cancer is not that big insect that can be easily killed...... So chemo basically is a poison, not only will it target the bad cells, in the process it will also kill normally replicating cells - which is why people lose their hair and feel like CRAP and in HELL basically.

Now imagine if they had vaccine for AIDS, vaccines or CURES for cancer, we are talking BIG money loss.

And as you pointed out, population control !

We have technology RIGHT NOW available for people to live much MUCH longer than the current average age cycle and to prevent and cure many diseases, but some evil people out there block all progress.
They could take care of population control by requiring permits to have kids lol - might rid the world of sh** for brain parenting once and for F* all.

There are different level of tolerances with chemo - some people handle it better than others. It all depends on the dose and type - but wherever you go, you really never completely get rid of cancer regardless of what you are told or believe. Some people might completely recover and remain cancer free, but in reality, the defective gene in cause or the "TRIGGER" or a lingering dormant cell can still be there........It is not uncommon to hear more of the bad news than the good news, cancer can come back with a vengeance and kill the next time.......chemo is a poison that rids the body of bad cells AND good cells........A REAL cure for cancer will go directly at the source and fix what triggered the cancer replicating cells in the first place.

There have been advances in treatment to better target cells and have far less side effects and better results, but these are out of reach for most people, cost prohibitive and not readily available.

Kevin Trudeau, as much as he is the biggest fraud and scammer in my opinion, he did have a point, too bad that he is just as corrupted as the people he is talking about in his books, but he does have a point about medical advances being blocked.

It makes me sick to see people living with the burden of Type 2 diabetes pills......In some cases you can actually REVERSE this disease (type 2- non insulin dependent) and is definitely preventable. But doctors are telling their patients to take anti depressant pills and down diabetes pills instead of focusing on prevention. Sometimes some simple diet changes can go a long way.

I don't think we have cures for everything but there is lots more in the medical field that people are not aware about. People are being scammed left and right by an industry that earns billions / trillions at the cost of misinformation and at the cost of people's health.

Since we are on the topic of Colon Cancer, I don't think you would be surprised to hear, Valerie, that there are many cases of surgeries that were unneeded. Same goes for other type of surgeries.

don't forget to pray

I worked in health care just about all my life. I have a tad of insight of what goes on.

My daughter that had breast cancer, had her surgery at Vanderbilt in Nashville.
Due to her age, they ask her to participate in research study and she agreed.
She did learn a lot from that study and one thing is that she inherited two recessive genes.
Normally, a person might inherit one recessive gene from one parent. In her case, she
inherited one recessive gene from me and one recessive gene from her father. Exactly
why she got breast cancer, who knows!

valerie wrote: I worked in health care just about all my life. I have a tad of insight of what goes on.

My daughter that had breast cancer, had her surgery at Vanderbilt in Nashville.
Due to her age, they ask her to participate in research study and she agreed.
She did learn a lot from that study and one thing is that she inherited two recessive genes.
Normally, a person might inherit one recessive gene from one parent. In her case, she
inherited one recessive gene from me and one recessive gene from her father. Exactly
why she got breast cancer, who knows!

Hmmm..... There IS technology now to determine the risks. A majority of women who do get complications or die from this is due to lack of proper screening and get examined at intervals given to you by your doctor and do the painful experience of screening, they test less frequently than advised or not at all.

Nobody knows 100% what triggers cancer cells, most people may already have dormant cancer cells in them that will trigger at some point in life. There are lots of factor that may contribute to cancer, some are known and can be prevented and some are harder to prevent due to the environment we live in. Just avoiding certain foods, a healthy diet, healthy and active lifestyle can go a long way in reducing risks.

I think our genetic code holds more information than is made public. It could be our an entire map of our lives, what we will go through, all the diseases we will get, to even how long we will live. I think a good proof of concept is the fact you hear about people having very unhealthy lifestyles and outliving those who exercise, are active and healthy. A good example is this morbidly obese person from mexico - forgot his name but there is a news report out there on youtube, he is so morbidly obese he has to live lying in a bed. Think he is from Mexico ? Anyhow, he has normal blood pressure, normal glucose levels, no cholesterol and his blood work is all normal. Go figure that one out....... If you've worked in a hospital long enough you probably have seen all kinds of patients profile, some ranging from very unhealthy, to some skinny very healthy and active people who are puzzled because they claim to eat well and exercise........

I always thought that in life we are per-destined to things, and we may have control over very limited things.
PREVENTION is the key here - if you were not meant to have a disease you can prevent it. Problem is, you can never know on your own.

If you have a disease that is passed through recessive genes and considered genetic, even more reason to get tested. That applies to colon & breast cancer as well

Also you often hear the expression "it runs in the family......" I guess this supports this theory that a large portion of our life is written in our gene codes. Not just for diseases but our character, how we act, whether we will be smart, dumb, fat or skinny, etc.

When I see how some people end up in a hospital with all the machines hooked up and how they are suffering really gets to me, if people are skeptic about existence of HELL, it does exist, and it's actually on earth
I pray to God regularly and ask him should I ever be in that situation to take my life immediately ! I would rather die young, with my mind intact than go through this stage of life where you are a walking skeleton & zombie and don't know who you are or anybody, crapping yourself, etc.

One of the worse things I guess I have ever seen was a little old lady many years ago, in a nursing home
I worked at. That was way back in the mid 70's. I worked the midnight shift and made $2.01 an hour.

I don't know if it was because it was the 70's or because I was young, but It does not seem the word 'cancer'
was mentioned much.

Anyway, the little old lady was not much more than bones. I don't remember her age.
She had brain cancer and half her head was gone. I would help the nurse as she changed
the little old ladies bandages. I could actually peer into the inside of her head. It didn't just
shock me, it amazed me. How could this woman live with half her head gone? She did get
very strong pain meds and I do remember she was the only patient in the nursing home that
received a special pain med....I can't remember the name of it at this moment. The lady was
rather coherent in that she knew our names, what was going on, etc. Most the time she slept
because if she was awake, she was in pain, so on came the meds to knock her out again.

Not just me, but all of us use to pray that when we came into work the next night, we'd hear
that she had died. I think all of us prayed for her death.

Well you know, there is so much stuff today that was not here all that long ago and we don't
know how all this new stuff is going to impact our health. Look at me, I've been working online
for 15 years and a whole lot of that time was spent online many hours every day and some times
all day and all night!

IF I get a disease, I am going to sue 'Radio Shack' 'Dell' 'Gateway' 'Apple' ..... and more!