I would not want to be the doctor doing a colonoscopy on a guy that old. I should think he is too old. After a certain age, you figure he’s gonna die sometime anyway so why do a colonoscopy? You might find something that you have to try to fix. Maybe they think they can figure out why he is pooping himself during work.
I’m enjoying thinking about how much discomfort Pedo Joey has been in over the last 18 hours. That prep is worse than the procedure.
Age isn't the problem. Dementia is.
There is growing evidence that giving dementia patients general anesthesia rapidly declines their mental state. This happened to a friend of mine last winter when he had surgery done on his GI tract. He was about 80% functional when he went in the hospital. He was about 20% when he came out and was never any better. Couldn't recite even basic details about who he was, where he was or much else. Fortunately/unfortunately, he died from COVID about three weeks later.
I would presume the doctors around Biden know all the risks and they may have a different method for putting him under or doing the procedure. All I can say is that if they think his brain is healthy and give him the gas, it's "turn out the lights".
I'm 75 and have a colonoscopy every 3 years. Each time, they remove pre - cancerous polyps, which keeps me from developing colon cancer.
I've also been diagnosed with prostate cancer caused by Agent Orange. Every 12 months I have a PSA test and biopsy at the VA to determine if the cancer is spreading. If it does start to spread they will take the necessary steps to keep me alive. Colon cancer screening and Prostate cancer screening are just part of modern medicine. Age is not considered.
Not worried about a heart attack;, he should be able to tolerate sedation for the procedure. Might aggravate the dementia though
He poops himself because he gives a shit. At least that's the latest media spin.
They don’t really want to do colonoscopies on elderly patients. I am 74 and had one about 4 years ago and my doctor said that would be the last one. The chances of tearing the colon etc. would increase. If Brandon has had polyps in the past it maybe would indicate a need for colonoscopies. Or perhaps they are looking for his brain.
If he were really going in for a colonoscopy they would call it something else.