2 dogs post on his physical has inspired me to share with this grope errr group.
2 Years ago I changed doctors. My primary was with me for 26 years. The longest non family relation I had /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
He was not being as sharp as he once was, I was 49 and wanted a complete baseline on my health.
I found a crackerjack Doc and among other tests he said go have a colonoscopy. No sweat I went.
Most folk wrinkle their nose and delay this "unpleasant" exam.
(the exam is a piece of cake, you won't feel a thing; really)
November 29 I had the colonoscopy December 11 I had 12 inches of colon removed. The Doc couldn't get the tube into me I was so closed up /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Cancer was found on the microscopic level in x number of nodes.
I had ZERO symptoms, no blood in the stool, no markers in my bloodwork, NOTHING to indicate a problem. I was the picture of health.
Well the surgery was a piece of cake /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Out in a week, Weak as a pup.
Out of work for a while. Chemotherapy was recommended as a preventive measure.
No sweat. I started chemo 2 months after surgery. For the first two weeks NO bad reactions. Yippee!!
My Chemo guy was going on a golf vacation. I go back to work and the Friday before I go out for a normal meal with a beautiful Lady. Before the meal is over I need to go home as I feel a little queezy (sp) queasy, Diarrhea takes over. I think it's the meal as I was eating Most healthy, tofu, greens, etc. before this meal.
I go to work and it gets worse and worse, I call the doc 3 times in one week and he doubles and triples and doubles again Imodium. He's focused on his golf vacation not me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Well by Friday I'm almost in a coma from dehydration.
I'm admitted to the hospital where I don't urinate for 5 days. Pumped full of fluids and not peeing is pretty darn dehydrated I now know. 11 days after admission I get out.
Then start chemo all over again. Different doc.
All is well, no cancer.
THANK GOD and I do.
The message I want to give is to have a colonoscopy if you have a history in the family or your Doc says to.
It saved my life. I wouldn't have had one for, maybe three more years. The cancer would have been VERY bad then.
I also want to send loud and clear that YOU are in control of your health.
Doctors are like anyone else some great, most mediocre at best.
Healthy, cancer free and lovin life /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Tom
PS I stopped chemo early because I knew that eating healthy and livin strong would do me better than this poison.
Tho it does have a place in treatments.
2 Years ago I changed doctors. My primary was with me for 26 years. The longest non family relation I had /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
He was not being as sharp as he once was, I was 49 and wanted a complete baseline on my health.
I found a crackerjack Doc and among other tests he said go have a colonoscopy. No sweat I went.
Most folk wrinkle their nose and delay this "unpleasant" exam.
(the exam is a piece of cake, you won't feel a thing; really)
November 29 I had the colonoscopy December 11 I had 12 inches of colon removed. The Doc couldn't get the tube into me I was so closed up /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Cancer was found on the microscopic level in x number of nodes.
I had ZERO symptoms, no blood in the stool, no markers in my bloodwork, NOTHING to indicate a problem. I was the picture of health.
Well the surgery was a piece of cake /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Out in a week, Weak as a pup.
Out of work for a while. Chemotherapy was recommended as a preventive measure.
No sweat. I started chemo 2 months after surgery. For the first two weeks NO bad reactions. Yippee!!
My Chemo guy was going on a golf vacation. I go back to work and the Friday before I go out for a normal meal with a beautiful Lady. Before the meal is over I need to go home as I feel a little queezy (sp) queasy, Diarrhea takes over. I think it's the meal as I was eating Most healthy, tofu, greens, etc. before this meal.
I go to work and it gets worse and worse, I call the doc 3 times in one week and he doubles and triples and doubles again Imodium. He's focused on his golf vacation not me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Well by Friday I'm almost in a coma from dehydration.
I'm admitted to the hospital where I don't urinate for 5 days. Pumped full of fluids and not peeing is pretty darn dehydrated I now know. 11 days after admission I get out.
Then start chemo all over again. Different doc.
All is well, no cancer.
THANK GOD and I do.
The message I want to give is to have a colonoscopy if you have a history in the family or your Doc says to.
It saved my life. I wouldn't have had one for, maybe three more years. The cancer would have been VERY bad then.
I also want to send loud and clear that YOU are in control of your health.
Doctors are like anyone else some great, most mediocre at best.
Healthy, cancer free and lovin life /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Tom
PS I stopped chemo early because I knew that eating healthy and livin strong would do me better than this poison.
Tho it does have a place in treatments.