Trip Report: My First Colonoscopy

[Fireball]

Good for you, nanny! I'm down to a three-year repeat regimen. Polyps every time, and I've had 4 colonoscopies. I blame it on the incinerated meat I ate growing up. My mother was so afraid of trichinosis that she burned all meat. 

Seriously folks. It's a bit of work for a necessary result. Do it.

Didn't say I wouldn't. As for chapped ass, Vaseline is a good preventive. By the time the Hershey squirts wore off, I had just propped myself in position so that I didn't fall of the throne and slept there (fitfully).

[Angrboda]

I'm supposed to get them every three years, but it's been six now. I had no problem with the prep, but when I asked last year, I was told there's a 6 month deferral from donating plasma. I'll check again, but that constrains when I can get it, as I spend a lot and I'll have to plan out the financial aspect.

[AFTT47]

I recall a comparison between living in the American cities of Cleveland and Detroit. Cleveland is generally favored over Detroit - in the same way that a colonoscopy is preferable to hemorrhoid surgery.

I have avoided a colonoscopy for years now. I'm 65 years-old. Just can't bring myself to endure the prep or the indignity. I'm largely vegetarian which lowers my risk factor quite a bit. Still, I know I may live to regret it.

[brewer]

I recall a comparison between living in the American cities of Cleveland and Detroit. Cleveland is generally favored over Detroit - in the same way that a colonoscopy is preferable to hemorrhoid surgery.

I have avoided a colonoscopy for years now. I'm 65 years-old. Just can't bring myself to endure the prep or the indignity. I'm largely vegetarian which lowers my risk factor quite a bit. Still, I know I may live to regret it.

There are other screening options that you can use.