Any of you old f@rts turning 50 this year?

Jan 27, 2017, 1:08 PM

Go get a colonoscopy, it may save your life. One saved my life.

Colon cancer facts

• 2nd leading cause of cancer death among men & women combined
• 3rd most commonly diagnosed cancer
• 134,490 estimated new cases in 2016
• 49,190 estimated deaths in 2016
• 1 in 20 people will be diagnosed in their lifetimes
• 1 in 3 people are not up-to-date with screening
• 23 million people have not been screened
• 60% of deaths could be prevented with screening

Almost all Colon Cancer comes from colon polyps. It takes about 10 years for a polyp to turn into cancer. If they are removed before that, then they can't turn into cancer. There are no symptoms until the cancer has grown and starts to cause problems. By the time you have symptoms you are in later stages.

I knew very little if anything about colon cancer. My doc told me at age 49 that next year I would get at colonoscopy. I didn't know what it was and had no "risks". Fortunately for me the tumor was small, only about 3/4" and had not spread. Stage 1 and treated with surgery and no chemo or radiation. (95% survival rate instead of 10% for stage 4) If I would not have gotten screened, I'd probably know by now and would be fighting for my life. I am grateful for my regular doc for telling me to get screened.

Ladies, mammograms find breast cancer when the tumor is very small and very treatable. Same thing, if you wait until you can feel the lump then it might be too late.

Do your loved ones a favor and get checked out. If you die, they are left suffering not you.

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Any of you old f@rts turning 50 this year?

Got a few years.

Also a good idea to carry a cancer ins policy

some insurers only cover local instead of general now. But

7.5 years to go.

Versed and fentanyl are your friends.***

I'm anti pain and anxiety meds.

masochist much?***

Re: masochist much?

you can go propofol route as well

Sad, but I bet Gastroenterologists know more about

Re: you can go propofol route as well

in 5 months....why are you thinking of my rectum?

That's the prostate check.

its the colonoscopy foreplay.

As long as it's just the tip.***

Can't wait. I do practice runs in the shower to get ready.***

Finger or shampoo bottle?***

Re: Finger or shampoo bottle?******

Sure.***

Or?***

Re: Any of you old f@rts turning 50 this year?

I get to have one when I turn 30. yay

You're marrying Anderson County?***

No, they just #### me every year.***

I had one at 30 also. Had the runs a lot

Wait....Who did yours?

Had a colonoscopy then an endoscopy. Week apart or so

I see, the way you phrased it just made it sound as if they

Negative ghostrider.***

had so many of those i now exchange christmas cards w/dr***

I figured he could read your mind by now.***

Even his Dr. knows when "we got this".***

On the hole, that's good advice.***

Certainly some wisdom I can get behind.***

You guys definitely cracked the case.***

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