[The Louiswu]

I've had several colonoscopies and I've never felt any stupid stigma, I've lost the ability to be ashamed of having a potential life saving procedure done. For a society that revels in it's hedonistic ways, people sure do pick strange things to get weird about.

Once you've been in the hospital recovering from major surgery, tubes coming out of all sorts of places, your every movement and fluid ounce of urine measured and examined, once you've crapped yourself in that hospital bed and some pretty young nurse cleans you up with only compassion in her eyes, you'll understand how stupid it is to be ashamed of your natural life functions.

[jimtorr]

.....some pretty young nurse cleans you up with only compassion in her eyes...

I've been there. I had colon cancer in 1996 when I was only 42, went through surgery, radiation treatments and chemo. I lost all my hesitation with medical people in my first visit with the radiation therapy people.

They had to stick a rod (iron, lead?) up my poop chute and adjust with a fluoroscope before they could properly aim the radiation. After that and a few sessions, I no longer cared about nudity in a medical setting.

I've had more colonoscopies than I can remember. At first it was every two weeks, then monthly, then quarterly for a year, then every 3 or 4 years for life. The only uncomfortable part is the clean out part, especially after they started putting me to sleep in 2006 or so.

[telescope115]

I’ve had my share of colonoscopies too. What’s a little bit of dignity worth when it could potentially save a life.

[griffin]

Wait, what?

Pretty, young one? They make pretty, young ones?

All I ever get is nurse...