
Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
glad - Between your surgery and your unplanned retirement, you have gone through 2 major changes in the last few months. Even if getting out of that toxic job atmosphere is a good change there are secondary losses. Still allow yourself to grieve.
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Interesting stat, Norway had the highest rate of colorectal cancer in women. Something hereditary, somewhere, not in my family that I know about. But I am a 100% Norwegian. https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/colorectal-cancer-statistics
Colorectal cancer is expected to be the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada in 2021 (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men and the third leading cause of death from cancer in women in Canada. https://cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-types/colorectal/statistics
In the U.S. too, third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S..
Glad, as Golden said, here in Canada I may need to just ask to have a colonoscopy and even if I asked if they didn't think it was warranted they still might not. But thx for the cautionary tale. I'll keep what you said in mind.
Both my parents had cancer. My mom breast cancer and my Dad died of pancreatic cancer so I should be more careful.
I knew what you meant Golden. (Adding that I had a much more difficult time figuring out what a snow angel was, and why he was at your door).
In the U.S. my friend had a colonoscopy, polyps removed, and was shocked when the gastroenterologist said to return in ten years. (She was 60).
Most colonoscopies are completed in the left lateral (LL) position but in cases of suboptimal caecal preparation, changing the patient’s position to supine (S) and, if needed, to right lateral (RL) improves caecal intubation rate, mucosal visibility, and adenoma detection.
I have never had a clean colonscopy, two years ago 3 polyps, this time 5. Next colonscopy in another two years.
Gershun, I would not trust that.
Do share.😉
Anyway you put a small piece of poo in a vial and take it back to the lab. If there is no blood then they don't send you for a colonoscopy. Hopefully it is fail safe.
eb - nice to see you posting again.
glad - that wind sounds pretty ferocious. How does Ming take it? Rocky doesn't like wind.
The winds are absolutely brutal here! Gusting now probably 60 mph, forecast to get up.to 100mph.
On the topic of colonoscopy, has anyone done it withOUT anesthesia?
My specialist said he had patients who had done the procedure without and were fine. They felt some pain and cramps but not too bad.