Middle age health thread for fatties

[coffeepotman]

Had a colonoscopy today, feeling pretty run down right now, think I just need to get some food in me and a good nights sleep. It had been 10 years since my last one, fortunately everything checked out as normal. Awkward topic, but it's important to pay attention to this kind of stuff, I lost a friend quite suddenly a few years back due to prostate & colon cancer. Sucks.

Yeah, again for me the worst part was the prep/running to the shitter every few minutes. The process was like we're gonna do this followed be waking up. Any yeah I stopped for a burger and fries on the way home. Thankfully my daughter picked me up my wife wanted me to eat a salad after pfffft!

I agree, prep is worse than the procedure, I had to drink the stuff plus 11 cups of water after 5 pm, so even after my insides were cleaned out, I was still up most the night pissing. Just ate some salmon and potato salad, very tempted to eat some ice cream I found in the freezer, but I don't want to push my luck.

Hope all your results come back normal....as for the prep, it's not so bad, as for the procedure, it's a wonderful little nap. No big deal

[Mimi]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

[revbob]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

I had it done at the hospital that's local to me. You definitely want someone to drive you home. Be closer to home is nice if you just want to crawl in bed after.

[Mimi]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

I had it done at the hospital that's local to me. You definitely want someone to drive you home. Be closer to home is nice if you just want to crawl in bed after.

I usually fall asleep on long drives so I'm not worried about that. I just don't want to shit my pants on the way to or fro.

[revbob]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

I had it done at the hospital that's local to me. You definitely want someone to drive you home. Be closer to home is nice if you just want to crawl in bed after.

I usually fall asleep on long drives so I'm not worried about that. I just don't want to shit my pants on the way to or fro.

Umm it probably comes down to timing but I was completely empty on my way there and back nothing left to come out

[Sparky]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

I had it done at the hospital that's local to me. You definitely want someone to drive you home. Be closer to home is nice if you just want to crawl in bed after.

I usually fall asleep on long drives so I'm not worried about that. I just don't want to shit my pants on the way to or fro.

Most doctors require you to have a driver to get you home due to the anesthetic. You don't need to worry about crapping yourself on the way there, your system will be empty and clean as a whistle hours before your procedure begins, the prep they have you take ensures that part.

[Sparky]

Had a colonoscopy today, feeling pretty run down right now, think I just need to get some food in me and a good nights sleep. It had been 10 years since my last one, fortunately everything checked out as normal. Awkward topic, but it's important to pay attention to this kind of stuff, I lost a friend quite suddenly a few years back due to prostate & colon cancer. Sucks.

Yeah, again for me the worst part was the prep/running to the shitter every few minutes. The process was like we're gonna do this followed be waking up. Any yeah I stopped for a burger and fries on the way home. Thankfully my daughter picked me up my wife wanted me to eat a salad after pfffft!

I agree, prep is worse than the procedure, I had to drink the stuff plus 11 cups of water after 5 pm, so even after my insides were cleaned out, I was still up most the night pissing. Just ate some salmon and potato salad, very tempted to eat some ice cream I found in the freezer, but I don't want to push my luck.

Hope all your results come back normal....as for the prep, it's not so bad, as for the procedure, it's a wonderful little nap. No big deal

Thank you, yes, got the results, everything looks good, no biopsies this time around.

[Mimi]

That's what I thought.

[coffeepotman]

That's great news!

[JennyB]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

Trust your instinct with your doc. You don't want a bad GI doc. If you have someone who is willing to drive you 50 miles to the procedure, that's a small price to pay.

[JennyB]

Had a colonoscopy today, feeling pretty run down right now, think I just need to get some food in me and a good nights sleep. It had been 10 years since my last one, fortunately everything checked out as normal. Awkward topic, but it's important to pay attention to this kind of stuff, I lost a friend quite suddenly a few years back due to prostate & colon cancer. Sucks.

Yeah, again for me the worst part was the prep/running to the shitter every few minutes. The process was like we're gonna do this followed be waking up. Any yeah I stopped for a burger and fries on the way home. Thankfully my daughter picked me up my wife wanted me to eat a salad after pfffft!

I agree, prep is worse than the procedure, I had to drink the stuff plus 11 cups of water after 5 pm, so even after my insides were cleaned out, I was still up most the night pissing. Just ate some salmon and potato salad, very tempted to eat some ice cream I found in the freezer, but I don't want to push my luck.

Hope all your results come back normal....as for the prep, it's not so bad, as for the procedure, it's a wonderful little nap. No big deal

Thank you, yes, got the results, everything looks good, no biopsies this time around.

Whoo hoo! That's great!

[Flex]

Thank you, yes, got the results, everything looks good, no biopsies this time around.

USA! USA! USA!

[WestwayKid]

Had a colonoscopy today, feeling pretty run down right now, think I just need to get some food in me and a good nights sleep. It had been 10 years since my last one, fortunately everything checked out as normal. Awkward topic, but it's important to pay attention to this kind of stuff, I lost a friend quite suddenly a few years back due to prostate & colon cancer. Sucks.

Yeah, again for me the worst part was the prep/running to the shitter every few minutes. The process was like we're gonna do this followed be waking up. Any yeah I stopped for a burger and fries on the way home. Thankfully my daughter picked me up my wife wanted me to eat a salad after pfffft!

I agree, prep is worse than the procedure, I had to drink the stuff plus 11 cups of water after 5 pm, so even after my insides were cleaned out, I was still up most the night pissing. Just ate some salmon and potato salad, very tempted to eat some ice cream I found in the freezer, but I don't want to push my luck.

Hope all your results come back normal....as for the prep, it's not so bad, as for the procedure, it's a wonderful little nap. No big deal

Thank you, yes, got the results, everything looks good, no biopsies this time around.

I have my first one scheduled one month from yesterday.

[Mimi]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

Trust your instinct with your doc. You don't want a bad GI doc. If you have someone who is willing to drive you 50 miles to the procedure, that's a small price to pay.

Oh, I am, but thanks for the reassurance. The problem is the whole medical community where I live. They're owned by a group and...well, they're awful.

[JennyB]

Do you guys recommend getting the procedure done closer to home? I'm searching for a good gi doc and locally they suck. The one I'm looking at is about 50 miles away.

Trust your instinct with your doc. You don't want a bad GI doc. If you have someone who is willing to drive you 50 miles to the procedure, that's a small price to pay.

Oh, I am, but thanks for the reassurance. The problem is the whole medical community where I live. They're owned by a group and...well, they're awful.

UGH