My doc says at my age i need one, i am 51. I am leery of anything invasive obviously lol. I cant fathom that we can put an HD video feed on mars, but they can not simple Xray or MRI my insides without going invasive..

Any suggestions as to why or why not to do it?

It's not a big deal. The worst part is the prep the day before the procedure.

100% do it. You are foolish not to. Many lives are saved by colonoscopies. Soft tissue pre-cancerous polyps do not show up on X-rays.

It is a good check for cancers, polyps, and ulcers.

I have had a few and a few endoscopies also (where they send the camera down the throat to the stomach).

In my case it revealed small polyps in the large intestine that were easy to remove while the colonoscopy was being done, and also my first one revealed ulcers in my throat from GERD.

Get it done; the most unpleasant part is the fasting the day before and the effects of drinking the special juice the day before.

The doctor performing the procedure did not find my cranium when he went looking up my bum.. so at least I don't have my head up my arse.

I've had a few, ain't nothing to it

Yeah…..the prep is the worst, but not a reason not to have it done. The procedure is a cake walk in reality…..it’s the psychological part that is scary….in other words…don’t over think it!

do it, don't postpone it. We have all had them and survived. It is no big deal. Just do it.

There was a long thread from a couple months ago with a lot of good info.

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Just had my first one a couple months ago, and it's a good thing I did because a health issue was found.

Do it.
The prep is awful.
The drugs during/after are great.

I had one two years ago and have to have another because of the types of polyps found.The worst part is the prep.

Schedule the actual procedure for early in the day. You will be hangry by then anyway.
The prep sucks, the procedure is a snap. That 20 minutes is the best 8 hours of sleep I ever get...

Do it! I have once and will need another in 2-3 years.

Word of advice though if you still add something like Gatorade into the intake mixture don't add your favorite flavor. It ruined my favorite flavor from then on. I mentioned this once before and someone said they all aren't done the same now and some use a pre-mixed solution.

Anyone do Cologuard instead of the colonoscopy?

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Originally posted by Bulldog7972:
It's not a big deal. The worst part is the prep the day before the procedure.

Yep...
I had this giant pitcher of blue gatorade stuff I was supposed to finish the night before.
It finally got to the point that if I had one more sip I was gonna hurl. So I went to bed.
Evidently I drank enough of it. Everything was fine.

Just do it as soon as possible... The day before prep is the most uncomfortable .... When they tell you to not venture far from the porcelin throne they know of what they speak. .... Had my 1st at age of 69yrs all due to my stupidity.. got a clean report... do not put it off any longer.............................. drill sgt.

Buy a bottle of apple juice. You do not drink it, rather wash your mouth out after drinking the prep to get rid of the awful salt taste. Get the 2 small cans even if it costs you more. you drink 2 glasses of the prep instead of 2 gallons of the other crap! Your starfish will be really sore and chapped. Some Vaseline helped ease the burn. Do NOT use any kind of hand lotion. It burns like fire!

Enjoy the nap

Fish On is on point. It's better than death, and the treatment for colon cancer ain't great either if you're lucky enough to catch it later but not too late.

Build up to prep day with lighter meals day ahead; salads, chicken, soup, etc.

Best 10 minutes of sleep I've had in years. Oh - if you have anything remotely like sleep apnea tell them. I got quite the lecture afterwards from the CRNA!

This is the reply I posted in the last thread on the subject and it still applies:

"A colonoscopy saved my life 6 years ago. It was my 2nd one.
It found a stage 3 rectal tumor that was on the verge of getting into some lymph nodes that would have made it stage 4 and spread it throughout my body.
As it was, it required 1 1/2 years of treatment including chemo, radiation and major surgery. I was 68 at time and have been cancer free since.

Needless to say I'm a huge fan of the procedure regardless of the prep discomfort."

Jim

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Originally posted by golddot:
My doc says at my age i need one, i am 51. I am leery of anything invasive obviously lol. I cant fathom that we can put an HD video feed on mars, but they can not simple Xray or MRI my insides without going invasive..

Any suggestions as to why or why not to do it?

Do it. The process will be painless and invisible to you - besides the squirting the day before doing the cleanout prep. Best advice I can give you besides "do it"?: DAB, do not wipe. If you wipe you will get raw from the multiple visits to the pot during your cleanout the day before. And - get you some baby butt wipes and dab with those (and don't flush those!). You'll be fine!