Hey Tee,
You're okay -- this is standard operating procedure -- a colonoscopy -- it's no big deal. They have to rule out cancer; that's what they tell everyone, and in fact they tell you to get a colonoscopy EVERY FIVE YEARS for every person over 50 years old.
So you're a year early; so was I -- so was Ginny! I was told I needed a colonoscopy before I turned 50, but I put it off. My friend, Ginny, didn't wait -- she didn't have any symptoms at all, she just wanted a clean slate; she wanted to know that she was fine. And she'll have another in 5 years. It's just the wise thing to do -- you get a colonoscopy to make sure you don't have polyps.
My GI requested a colonoscopy for HIMSELF when he turned 50 because his father had polyps, but they didn't know it because he never had a colonoscopy -- and he died. I'm not trying to scare you, I'm trying to explain to you why they are so much more aware of colon cancer now -- with just a simple procedure they can find all the polyps and remove them. Did you know that Charles Schulz died of colon cancer? A simple colonoscopy when he turned 50 would have found it. What a waste.
It's a preventative procedure, and it's a very smart thing for all middle-age people to have done. A sigmoidoscopy isn't good enough because it doesn't go all the way up. Besides, you stay awake for a sigmoidoscopy -- EW -- whereas with a colonoscopy they knock you out. Yaay. And those drugs are MARVELOUS! Wow -- when I woke up, I hugged all the nurses and kissed my GI! EW EW EW EW EW EW
So go kiss that hubby of yours, fix yourself some peppermint tea, climb in bed, and pick up a trashy novel. Okay?
[Hugs]
Bev
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