INFO! PRIZES!!!! March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Check Your 6

[Guestabc]

Thanks Dave. SUPREP is the elixir. The instructions say to have lime slices ready so it must taste like Corona.

LOL, Man I wish I had that one, my tasted like 7-up ( Prepopik) but was only 8 ounces total, You gonna do great!

 

[Graybeard57]

*Bump*

 

[Mr5x5]

Beginning prep in less in an hour. I took today to get all my personal and business finances together as well as a list of instructions for my wife. I hope it's not the case but it really would be a good time to check out. Prayers are welcome.

Peace

Hope you had good results and glad you got it done. Never a bad idea to get your affairs in order.

 

[Toothpick]

Bump

 

[threevok]

Well, I didn't die. Glad I went. Had 2 3mm polyps and a 2cm polyp that got replaced with a metal clip. I was such a delightful patient that I got invited back in 3 years. All the other bits and pieces are in good working order. It will be a couple of weeks before I get the biopsy results on the big polyp, but the doc isn't anticipating any problem.

A good byproduct of the whole experience is that I got my house in order to make it easier on my wife when my time does come. I feel a bit more at peace.

You know how when you have your car detailed and hate to drive it and get it dirty. Well, just sayin'.

Oh, pre-colonoscopy shave*:
GEM Featherlite
GEM by Personna
Arko Moisture shave cream with a blop of Cremo







*Face shave

 

[Guestabc]

Glad it went well and these were found early and prayers for the outcome

 

[babweiner]

This may get long, I've got a bit to share. First off, I am 33 years old, I got tested last year due to family history and blood in my stool. I had a couple small polyps removed and got put on the 5 year plan. The prep wasn't bad for me, it started with a dulcolax pill then the fluids started, I mixed mirolax with white Gatorade, besides the extra thickness, it tasted just like Gatorade.
And now for the scary part. At age 51 my dad went in to get checked after a pit stop on the golf course and seeing slight spotting on the t.p. He started calling his children to tell them he had stage 3 colorectal cancer, they wanted to remove most of his colorectal bits and give him a happy little colostomy bag for the rest of his life, needless to say, he was not thrilled with this diagnosis/decision. He basically told the doctor he would rather die than carry that bag for the rest of his life. He convinced the doctor to do an experimental surgery to remove the growth, which was right where the colon and rectum meet and about the size of a tennis ball. They did the surgery, were able to keep most of his important bits then they had to start very aggressive chemo. He just describes it as a rather unpleasant process, I think he's being modest. Skip foreword, he's now cancer free and finished with chemo treatments. The moral of the story to me is, had he gotten screened at age 50 a lot of these procedures and treatments could have been prevented. If you're nearing the age of 50, please get checked. He had no symptoms before the spotting on the golf course. Do it for your family, do it for yourself, just do it.

Thanks,

~J. Babcock


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[Prof. Moriarty]

Thanks for sharing J. Babcok. Glad to hear that your father is in the all clear now.

 

[mdevine]

This may get long, I've got a bit to share. First off, I am 33 years old, I got tested last year due to family history and blood in my stool. I had a couple small polyps removed and got put on the 5 year plan. The prep wasn't bad for me, it started with a dulcolax pill then the fluids started, I mixed mirolax with white Gatorade, besides the extra thickness, it tasted just like Gatorade.
And now for the scary part. At age 51 my dad went in to get checked after a pit stop on the golf course and seeing slight spotting on the t.p. He started calling his children to tell them he had stage 3 colorectal cancer, they wanted to remove most of his colorectal bits and give him a happy little colostomy bag for the rest of his life, needless to say, he was not thrilled with this diagnosis/decision. He basically told the doctor he would rather die than carry that bag for the rest of his life. He convinced the doctor to do an experimental surgery to remove the growth, which was right where the colon and rectum meet and about the size of a tennis ball. They did the surgery, were able to keep most of his important bits then they had to start very aggressive chemo. He just describes it as a rather unpleasant process, I think he's being modest. Skip foreword, he's now cancer free and finished with chemo treatments. The moral of the story to me is, had he gotten screened at age 50 a lot of these procedures and treatments could have been prevented. If you're nearing the age of 50, please get checked. He had no symptoms before the spotting on the golf course. Do it for your family, do it for yourself, just do it.

Thanks,

~J. Babcock


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Thanks so much for sharing your story. It is important to read stories like this, as it shows how insidious colon cancer can be. The ability to find polyps through screening, and preventing the type of life altering events that your father has dealt with make the inconvenience and embarrassment of a colonoscopy seem trivial.

To encourage further participation in this thread, keep watching and posting. Tomorrow, I will announce generous gifts to those actively involved in this thread, with something for both members who arranged screening, and for those telling their stories.

 

[Guestabc]

 

[rockviper]

I turned 50 (for the first time, I think) last November and, during my check-up, brought up the topic with my doc before he did. Took a little time to get scheduled to see a specialist, but now it's all set for May 2nd.

 

[Mr5x5]

Well, I didn't die. Glad I went. Had 2 3mm polyps and a 2cm polyp that got replaced with a metal clip. I was such a delightful patient that I got invited back in 3 years. All the other bits and pieces are in good working order. It will be a couple of weeks before I get the biopsy results on the big polyp, but the doc isn't anticipating any problem.

A good byproduct of the whole experience is that I got my house in order to make it easier on my wife when my time does come. I feel a bit more at peace.

Best wishes on the biopsy results and enjoy the peace of mind that comes from having your affairs in order.

This may get long, I've got a bit to share. First off, I am 33 years old, I got tested last year due to family history and blood in my stool. I had a couple small polyps removed and got put on the 5 year plan. The prep wasn't bad for me, it started with a dulcolax pill then the fluids started, I mixed mirolax with white Gatorade, besides the extra thickness, it tasted just like Gatorade.
And now for the scary part. At age 51 my dad went in to get checked after a pit stop on the golf course and seeing slight spotting on the t.p. He started calling his children to tell them he had stage 3 colorectal cancer, they wanted to remove most of his colorectal bits and give him a happy little colostomy bag for the rest of his life, needless to say, he was not thrilled with this diagnosis/decision. He basically told the doctor he would rather die than carry that bag for the rest of his life. He convinced the doctor to do an experimental surgery to remove the growth, which was right where the colon and rectum meet and about the size of a tennis ball. They did the surgery, were able to keep most of his important bits then they had to start very aggressive chemo. He just describes it as a rather unpleasant process, I think he's being modest. Skip foreword, he's now cancer free and finished with chemo treatments. The moral of the story to me is, had he gotten screened at age 50 a lot of these procedures and treatments could have been prevented. If you're nearing the age of 50, please get checked. He had no symptoms before the spotting on the golf course. Do it for your family, do it for yourself, just do it.

Thanks for sharing your story. It was stories like this on B&B that kept me from delaying my "Happy 50th Birthday Colonoscopy".

I turned 50 (for the first time, I think) last November and, during my check-up, brought up the topic with my doc before he did. Took a little time to get scheduled to see a specialist, but now it's all set for May 2nd.

Best wishes for a clean bill of health.

 

[TobyC]

Had a colonoscopy, I'm clean as a whistle, he said come back in ten years.

I have nothing related in my family history either.

 

[Dryphter]

Guess I better get going on this. 42 and never had a check up. It's tough getting old - cholesterol checks, triglycerides checks, takes more effort at the gym, etc etc. Add this to the ever growing list.

 

[TobyC]

Guess I better get going on this. 42 and never had a check up. It's tough getting old - cholesterol checks, triglycerides checks, takes more effort at the gym, etc etc. Add this to the ever growing list.

Yep, had to give 'em some more of my blood today to check my numbers.

I'm 58, you've still got arthritis to look forward to!

 

[Guestabc]

I turned 50 (for the first time, I think) last November and, during my check-up, brought up the topic with my doc before he did. Took a little time to get scheduled to see a specialist, but now it's all set for May 2nd.

Its a piece of cake Sam, good luck. One work for prep: PREPOPIK

Had a colonoscopy, I'm clean as a whistle, he said come back in ten years.

I have nothing related in my family history either.

Great News

Guess I better get going on this. 42 and never had a check up. It's a ***** getting old - cholesterol checks, triglycerides checks, takes more effort at the gym, etc etc. Add this to the ever growing list.

Better early than late

 

[carne]

I'm 36 now, and based on family history (Grandfather), I have been asking my Mom when/if I need to get checked. Thankfully it has not developed in my mom or any of her siblings. I guess that gives me a little more time before I need to be checked.

 

[YKMV]

I got my first one done last year at the age of 65... the prep almost killed me with 12 hours of cramps and pain..
and the doctor couldn't see about 10% of my colon and what he could see wasn't completely clean..
I was free of problems, fortunately, so I don't need to repeat anytime soon...

But my story is unusual.. don't let it scare you or put you off... get checked.

 

[hcoop112]

A few men in my family...grandad is the most recent...has had bowel cancer..he is constantly battling with it i cant remember how many times he has had to have a operation to remove as much as they can but its alot they cant get every bit of it..he has been battling with it for well over 20-25 years...hes a lovely man used to be a wardy himself his whole life at the base...he recently just started developing degeneration to his eyes like my nan did (his mother)...always fighting such a amazing man no matter what life throws at him he always gets up and enjoys life to the fullest...cant say im going to enjoy getting my tests done but because i have a history of a few men in my family having cancer i should probably get it once i hit 40-50...nothing to do with that cancer but i have a friend eric who ive known for a very long time he is in the 70's and is also a amazing man...he started getting cancers on his body at 50ish now he has had so many operations and skin grafts you can barely notice its him...he is in a bad way at the moment...but he still tries no matter what..also lost a eye to cancer most of his nose...hes in a real bad way...what keeps these men going is beyond me...amazing what the human body can take...both amazing men..sorry if parts are a bit tmi but its factorial this is real life real people i know that are close to my heart..

 

[BigPete]

When I went to the doctor for my checkup last Thursday he told me that I've been putting it off for long enough. I'm 52 and have avoided scheduling a colonoscopy for a couple of years. He wasn't hearing any more excuses so I'm getting mine on April 27th. No family history, so I'm not worried about the results. But it's an exit not an entrance.