Endoscopy/Colonoscopy...
Toolfan66
Posts: 17,329
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
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...
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
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...
Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
SVS SB16 X2
Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
Cary DMS 800PV Network
OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
Jolida JD9 Fully Modified
VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM
MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
SVS SB16 X2
Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
Cary DMS 800PV Network
OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
Jolida JD9 Fully Modified
VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM
MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
Comments
-
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.2 Channel
Polk 1.2tl's Modded with dreadnought
Musical Fidelity M6Si
North Star Intenso Dac
Auralic Aries Mini Streamer
Oppo 103
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Backups 2.3tl, Crs+ pin/blade with stands.Monitor 5 peerless,Monitor 4 peerless,Polk R200,McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe McCormack Dna 1,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino Rogue Magnum 66 pre -
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. -
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.
-
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.
-
Glad to hear you are otherwise "clean." Look into taking Braggs apple cider vinegar before you go on the PPIs. Amazing stuff.My endoscopy though came back that I have reflux disease,Integrated Amp: Marantz PM-10
Speakers: Usher MD2
Subwoofer: Rythmik F15HP
DAC: North Star Design Supremo
Streaming Source: AURALiC Aries Mini
SACD Player: Marantz SA8004
Power Source: PS Audio PP3 on dedicated 20amp circuit -
Good to hear no major issues - take care of that so it doesn't turn into something bad.Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
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!
Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2 -
Great to hear Larry. You have had a full plate man so kick back try to relax a bit.
Take up needle point
Kidding brah but humor helps sometimes you just have to get a good laugh on.
-
Great to hear Larry. You've been through h**l and back.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
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
) "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
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!Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.
Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One. -
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***.SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
1000VA Dreadnought
Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans
RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605 -
Congratulations on your sparkling bowels. I had one of those done and it came back negative. Yes, I have no brain.
-
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...Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
SVS SB16 X2
Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
Cary DMS 800PV Network
OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
Jolida JD9 Fully Modified
VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM
MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s -
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. -
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.SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
1000VA Dreadnought
Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans
RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605 -
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.
-
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!Yep, my name really is Bob.
Parasound HCA1500A(indoor sound) and HCA1000(outdoor sound), Dynaco PAS4, Denon DP1200 w/Shure V15 Type V and Jico SAS stylus, Marantz UD7007, Polk L600, Rythmik L12 sub. -
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 )
Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks? -
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 )
Wat? Youve had 25 Colon checks?
Probably close to that counting upper and lowers......
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
EndersShadow 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 )
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. -
EndersShadow 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 )
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. -
EndersShadow 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 )
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! -
EndersShadow 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 )
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
. No biggie, living with not dying from. So I can't complain. "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
EndersShadow 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 )
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 .....
-
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.SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
1000VA Dreadnought
Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans
RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605 -
I was eating breakfast within an hour after the procedure..Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
SVS SB16 X2
Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
Cary DMS 800PV Network
OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
Jolida JD9 Fully Modified
VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM
MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s -
EndersShadow 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 )
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.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
EndersShadow 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 )
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. -
This content has been removed.
