rrr111
01-05-2006, 12:20 AM
I just wanted to thank every one here for your support advice and information. I had my colonoscopy today. No polyps, no cancer. I have a pretty good infection and it had aggravated my diverticulosis. I have been sick for over six weeks without really knowing what was going on. I have a strong family history of colon cancer and since the Internet told me that according to my symptoms that is what I had :) I was freaked out.
This was made worse by the fact that because of my family history my GP wanted me to get scoped 2 years ago. The thought that I might have something that I could have prevented but, for the fact that I procrastinated so long, was very hard to think about.
So I have a little advice for what it is worth. Boards like this are a great place to get moral support and health information. It is also fine to inquire as to what symptoms might mean but, If you are having symptoms that are worriesome enough to post on a message board you really need to be talking to your doctor. Self diagnosis is a risky and foolhearty endevore. This isn't meant for people who are already under a physicians care but I read a lot of posts here where people have been bleeding from the anus for over a year and still haven't consulted a doctor. They are obviously concerned since they post here but if you have symtoms you need to be talking to a doctor, period! Then post.
Anyway thanks everyone.
P.S. Flat stools do not mean it is cancer :)
This was made worse by the fact that because of my family history my GP wanted me to get scoped 2 years ago. The thought that I might have something that I could have prevented but, for the fact that I procrastinated so long, was very hard to think about.
So I have a little advice for what it is worth. Boards like this are a great place to get moral support and health information. It is also fine to inquire as to what symptoms might mean but, If you are having symptoms that are worriesome enough to post on a message board you really need to be talking to your doctor. Self diagnosis is a risky and foolhearty endevore. This isn't meant for people who are already under a physicians care but I read a lot of posts here where people have been bleeding from the anus for over a year and still haven't consulted a doctor. They are obviously concerned since they post here but if you have symtoms you need to be talking to a doctor, period! Then post.
Anyway thanks everyone.
P.S. Flat stools do not mean it is cancer :)
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Sandra49
01-05-2006, 10:45 AM
Excellent Advice!!!
I am having my first colonscopy next week, I am a year over due, and I am quite anxious. I have a strong famiy history of cancer also.
I am glad that you did it, and was found ok. I hope and pray that I will have the same experience.
I am having my first colonscopy next week, I am a year over due, and I am quite anxious. I have a strong famiy history of cancer also.
I am glad that you did it, and was found ok. I hope and pray that I will have the same experience.
Harry
01-05-2006, 02:02 PM
Good to hear!!
Harry
Harry
rrr111
01-05-2006, 06:06 PM
Sandra,
Don't worry the proceedure is a breeze, not embarassing or anything and over very quickly. I was half out of it and didn't feel a thing. At least that was my experience. You will be kicking yourself for not having just gone earlier. Once it is done and everything checks out fine, which I am sure it will, the sense of relief alone makes it worth it. Also after the first one if you just go every 5 years for them like poeple with out history are supposed to, you will never die of colon cancer. In the end something will get us but it won't be that. :)
Harry,
Thanks for the information on the fiber and in particular the psyllium(sp?) I have been taking it for about a week and a half now. It's a beautiful thing!
Don't worry the proceedure is a breeze, not embarassing or anything and over very quickly. I was half out of it and didn't feel a thing. At least that was my experience. You will be kicking yourself for not having just gone earlier. Once it is done and everything checks out fine, which I am sure it will, the sense of relief alone makes it worth it. Also after the first one if you just go every 5 years for them like poeple with out history are supposed to, you will never die of colon cancer. In the end something will get us but it won't be that. :)
Harry,
Thanks for the information on the fiber and in particular the psyllium(sp?) I have been taking it for about a week and a half now. It's a beautiful thing!
spider37
01-05-2006, 06:41 PM
i to have a family history of colon cancer i had a colonoscopy 2 years ago and they found plyop's that were pre cancerous i was just recently told by my gi doctor that if they weren't found and taken out i would have been dead by the age of 45 the latest so if you have any symptom's at all or if you have a family history you should get it checked it saved my life