In reply to stroker: Good Luck dude, the hard part is over. It's all downhill from here with a feast at the bottom! EasyPeasy. 
In reply to stroker: Good Luck dude, the hard part is over. It's all downhill from here with a feast at the bottom! EasyPeasy.
I've had three and two different preps, but never a pill. The liquid isn't so bad. Good grief. I loves me some fentanyl and versed.
Good luck Stroker
having had my lungs probed (up through the nose and sinuses) my Stomach (through the mouth and throat) and the Lower Tract with the colonoscopy.. I will take the Colonoscopy.
Open wide and say Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
I just found out my sister has colon cancer and her doctor suggested everyone in the family go get a colonoscopy so I may get the joy of this very early.
This mid-40s thing is getting old.
(see what I did there?)
In reply to 93EXCivic: I wish the very best for your sister, EARLY DETECTION is the key to a good outcome. When is your appointment?
Figure that this is the appropriate place for this story:
My grandpa, 89 years old—will be 90 in July—lost his wife and best friend of 65 years (!) last June. He is ready to go home to his friend, and this has been an exceptionally hard year on him. Last October, he was starting to feel tired all the time, and we kinda thought that it was just life taking its course. Dad had taken him in to the VA for his regular checkup, and on the drive home, Dad gets a call and they tell him to get Grandpa to the ER—his hemoglobin is way too low.
I’m not sure if Grandpa has ever had a colonoscopy before, but in any case, they’re doing one and find a colorectal tumor, and decide to hold him overnight—keep in mind, this man has been in the hospital twice in his 89 years: Once when he was shot in the War, and once when he had a hernia. He is not happy about this. My dad and my Aunt are in the room, and the doctor is telling Grandpa about the treatment options. Grandpa says “Nope, one of them finally got me! The big C! I’m not doing any treatment.” Keep in mind, that if this was almost anyone other than a nonagenarian, we’d call this 100% curable. I don’t even think that this is stage 1 cancer yet.
Well, Dad and my aunt talk to him and get him to agree to do the radiation, and after understanding it a bit more, he has 2 questions: “Will this require any lifestyle changes? Because I’ve grown accustomed to a certain way of living, and I don’t think I have any problems” Translation: You can do what you want, but I am not giving up my Crown Royal.
Second question: “So what the hell do I call this, Cancer of the shiny happy person??”
Loses some of its humor with the filter, but still hilarious 
Once you get home, go easy on the food. With my first, my wife stopped at a greasy spoon on the ride home and I got a grilled cheese sandwich. Big mistake. Now I hit the Waffle House and get a waffle, not that that is any better for you.
My mother in law died from complications related to colon cancer surgery 5 years ago and my mom is about 3 years in remission from stage 3/4 colon cancer. My wife has had 2 so far (she has to go every 5 years). I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow to get one scheduled. Thanks for reminding me.
TRoglodyte wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: I wish the very best for your sister, EARLY DETECTION is the key to a good outcome. When is your appointment?
After my current jobs ends and I transfer to my wife's insurance I am going to set one up so soon. Apparently they are also doing a check to see if it is genetic or not. My sister is a half sister so it may not be from my side of the family anyway since there is no history of colon cancer in our family otherwise.
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