[taxpayerfatigue]

Had a colonoscopy the first of this year (my first) and they removed four small benign polyps. I dreaded it because of all the negativity I’ve heard about the prep and the testing. Not to say that it was pleasant, but nowhere near as bad as a root canal involving two adjoining teeth. I’m a “senior” aged person (71 yrs. old) and am very grateful that I listened to my family physician’s advice to have the scope. The test will take about 1-1/2 day’s inconvenience necessitating your being confined to home and the very short time in an outpatient clinic for the test itself. I find that too many folks take others’ assessments as truth and avoid things which aren’t nearly as bad as portrayed.

[FlyingEagle]

Am a survivor, 12 1/2 years from stage 3 colon cancer, lemon sized adenocarcinoma removed with 7 lymph nodes involved- 6 months chemotherapy and several repair surgeries later, am still a husband, dad, grandfather and Catholic man. I do the best I can and am grateful. Jeremiah 29:11 🙏

[budj]

Nominee:
Queen of Colorectal Cancer Awareness

[GnuThere]

I have to attend a meeting with a rabid Dim who turns everything political if she can - today it was about an in-law of hers who unfortunately has advanced stage colon cancer at the time of diagnosis. She blamed it on him not being “blessed” with health insurance and got on her soapbox about accessibility to health insurance.
Uh, HOW many years now has Obamacare been around, WITH subsidies?!
He’s probably someone who wouldn’t get a colonoscopy no matter what.

It runs in my family - definitely heed what the article says about getting screened earlier than age 50, with a family history.