[blam]

I recommend a Colonoscopy every five years for everyone over 45 years of age.(55 is to late)

It can save your life.

Colonoscopy Procedure and Preparation

Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner (usually a gastroenterologist) to evaluate the inside of the colon (large intestine or large bowel). The colonoscope is a four-foot long, flexible tube about the thickness of a finger with a camera and a source of light at its tip. The tip of the colonoscope is inserted into the anus and then is advanced slowly, under visual control, into the rectum and through the colon usually as far as the cecum, which is the first part of the colon. Usually, it also is possible to enter and examine the last few inches of the small intestine (terminal ileum).

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Just had mine.

Word of warning. If they are going to use Propofol to put you under, ask them to shoot in Lidocaine in the port FIRST to deaden the vein. I felt like my arm was on FIRE. Very unpleasant 10 seconds.

[AlaskaErik]

I recommend a Colonoscopy every five years for everyone over 45 years of age.(55 is to late)

My wife and my doctor finally talked me into one at age 66. They took out a few polyps and that was all. 55 is not too late.

[conductor john]

Thank God I went at age 49, a year early. After locating four large tumors, re-section ( about 10 inches shorter) , no problems 17 years later. Doc said ‘ another year, we’d be rolling the dice on your survival’.