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Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 16,906
edited August 2017 in The Clubhouse
So I went to the doctor a few weeks ago after feeling a little faint at work, and coworkers were telling me I looked very pale the next day, I started wondering if I was on the verge of being diabetic so I made an appointment to see my doctor...

I have been getting a physical every year like clockwork since I turned forty, so I just had one last November came back clean as a whistle..

Well he took blood, and found my red blood cell count was low, and wanted to find out why of course, so he had me go in for an Endoscopy/Colonoscopy...
He did a stool test to see if I had blood in it, and that came back negative, so he really was thinking I had ulcers that may have come on from the stress of the last few months, and felt I had no worries about colon cancer..

Well I went to my procedure this morning, and my colonoscopy came back with flying colors, not one polyp :smiley:

My endoscopy though came back that I have reflux disease, I have like an acid burn, but on a good note that can be taken care of with meds, and heal its self but will take time.
It didn't surprise me as I was having bad reflux problems at night a year or so ago, but it tapered off so I never thought much about it..

I was very happy about my colonoscopy though, I don't know anyone that's had it done and not have a polyp..

Between my wife's breast scare, Courtney's transplant, and this all happening the last few months hopefully things can stay quite around our house for a while...
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  • dkfreebird
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    Glad everything is manageable. I had my first colonoscopy last year at 54 and it also came back clean. I hope everything settles down for you and your family.
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  • msg
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    Ah, good news Larry!

    Man, at first glance of the subject line, I thought, ah jeez, here we go with another wild Friday night party invite!
    I disabled signatures.
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  • aprazer402
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    Great news Larry!!!! Glad you're all doing better. I had a nuclear stress test done yesterday all was great. My last one was six years ago so I was past due. Next one in three years. Lose weight, exercise and lay off the sweets were the doc's words. No heart problems but family history of it and I'm over 60.
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  • lightman1
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    Atta boy Larry! Big 5-0 for me....it is on the schedule given Dad had colon cancer...a little prevention goes a long way.
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  • Derf
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    My endoscopy though came back that I have reflux disease,
    Glad to hear you are otherwise "clean." Look into taking Braggs apple cider vinegar before you go on the PPIs. Amazing stuff.
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    Good to hear no major issues - take care of that so it doesn't turn into something bad.
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  • cfrizz
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    Congratulations on your clean colon Larry!

    Polyps/colon cancer appears to be hereditary.

    It is what took our dad at 58 and mom had to have a section of her colon removed due to colon cancer at age 79.

    Mark had his first colonoscopy in his 40s, at the urging of his MD due to this fact, and his very first procedure the doctor found a very large polyp. If he had waited until he was 50 he would probably already be dead.

    Fast forward to July 24 2017 at age 53, Mark had successful surgery to remove a portion of his colon for a polyp that was too large to remove via colonoscopy. (He had multiple polyps) The biopsy came back as being precancerous! But they got all of it so no chemo or any further treatment is needed.

    He is home resting comfortably for 6 weeks and is recovery nicely.

    Needless to say that his days of waiting 5 years for another colonoscopy are over, but it is FAR better than the alternative.

    Mark and I both feel that he dodged a major bullet in getting tested earlier than 50.

    We both feel that maybe our dad would have had a longer life span if only the technology/knowledge was in place back in the mid 70s when dad first showed signs of colon cancer. They went in looking for it around 75 but couldn't find it. By the time they did in 79 it was too late and had spread to his liver. :-(

    So guys, if a member of your family has been diagnosed/died of colon cancer, do yourselves a favor and get a colonoscopy way before the recommended age of 50!

    Wishing you a speedy recovery Larry!
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  • pitdogg2
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    Great to hear Larry. You have had a full plate man so kick back try to relax a bit.
    Take up needle point :p
    Kidding brah but humor helps sometimes you just have to get a good laugh on.
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    Great to hear Larry. You've been through h**l and back.
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  • EndersShadow
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    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )
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  • Moose68Bash
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    Sorry to hear about your "scare," Larry, but it is good news to hear that your problem appears to be manageable and curable.

    Onward and upward, but also kick back and enjoy life!
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  • Stew
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    Glad all is well. I'm in the same boat with GERD. The first time I got scoped (insurance sucked at the time), they gave me fentanyl (causes short term amnesia). Afterwards, I called my wife and asked her, I'm in the kitchen making a sandwich. How the h*** did I get here? I'll pass on that s***.
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    Congratulations on your sparkling bowels. I had one of those done and it came back negative. Yes, I have no brain.
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  • Toolfan66
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    Wow Cathy, you guys have been through a lot, glad you guys are headed in the right direction... Mark definitely dodged a bullet...

    You guys listen to what Cathy said, it's not that bad, the prep before going in is the worst part of it, but a small inconvenience for the sake of your health...
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    Glad to hear that your problems are relatively easy to treat.

    As far as colonoscopies go, I had my first one 30 years ago at age 35 and they removed a polyp. I went back in 6mos. and was clean. Then back again in 3 years and had 4 removed. Now I go about every 5 years and they always remove some precancerous polyps.

    I am lucky that the first time, I had diverticulitis which prompted me to go get checked and that's when they found the polyp. Without that, I might have waited too long.
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  • Stew
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Wow Cathy, you guys have been through a lot, glad you guys are headed in the right direction... Mark definitely dodged a bullet...

    You guys listen to what Cathy said, it's not that bad, the prep before going in is the worst part of it, but a small inconvenience for the sake of your health...

    Agreed. Just say no to the fentanyl. It's been easy every time after the first.
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Wow Cathy, you guys have been through a lot, glad you guys are headed in the right direction... Mark definitely dodged a bullet...

    You guys listen to what Cathy said, it's not that bad, the prep before going in is the worst part of it, but a small inconvenience for the sake of your health...

    Agree! It's the prep that's the worse. That drink is nasty and when it starts to do it's thing, well..... Anyway, good to hear you got a clean bill of health, bro.

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  • muncybob
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    My wife had her 1st scope 30 years ago due to family history. As un-fun as the prep may be today she says it's far easier than when she had her 1st prep. My first scope prep actually took care of some gas I was having at the time just about every time I ate something...strange.
    It's not that big a deal so if you are 50+ or have the history...get it done!
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    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?
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  • EndersShadow
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    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

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  • deronb1
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    EndersShadow wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

    Yikes! You must be dealing with a chronic issue, and for that I am sorry.
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  • lightman1
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    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

    Yikes! You must be dealing with a chronic issue, and for that I am sorry.

    Keep the dairy products away from him......
    Dude could peel wallpaper if he took a notion to.
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  • deronb1
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

    Yikes! You must be dealing with a chronic issue, and for that I am sorry.

    Keep the dairy products away from him......
    Dude could peel wallpaper if he took a notion to.

    Noted!
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  • EndersShadow
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    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

    Yikes! You must be dealing with a chronic issue, and for that I am sorry.

    Correct :smile:. No biggie, living with not dying from. So I can't complain.
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  • pitdogg2
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

    Yikes! You must be dealing with a chronic issue, and for that I am sorry.

    Keep the dairy products away from him......
    Dude could peel wallpaper if he took a notion to.

    His poor wife .....
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  • Stew
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    I guess it was the Versed that caused amnesia. Really strange not remembering how I got home. Anyway, since changing meds, it's not that big of a deal. Like everyone said, the prep is the worst part but worth it.
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  • Toolfan66
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    I was eating breakfast within an hour after the procedure..
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

    Yikes! You must be dealing with a chronic issue, and for that I am sorry.

    Keep the dairy products away from him......
    Dude could peel wallpaper if he took a notion to.

    Hmmm, between Dan and your radioactive pee, you 2 are a force to reckon with. How about you 2 take a vacation, maybe North Korea, straighten that mess out.
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    tonyb wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Good to hear Larry. At 33 I've probably had close to 25 of them and am on a every other years schedule due to my medical conditions and higher risk of colon cancer.

    Never fun to do, but always good to get a clean bill of health (or in my case a cleaner than last time bill :wink: )

    Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?

    Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......

    Yikes! You must be dealing with a chronic issue, and for that I am sorry.

    Keep the dairy products away from him......
    Dude could peel wallpaper if he took a notion to.

    Hmmm, between Dan and your radioactive pee, you 2 are a force to reckon with. How about you 2 take a vacation, maybe North Korea, straighten that mess out.

    Done! But we'll need you for your "disposal" skill set. ;)
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