Just took the call from a nurse. And the news is good. All clear.
One hyperplastic polyp that's benign. The other 7 polyps were adenoma's but they are also clear from cancer. So it's another colonoscopy in 3 years time.
Thanks for all the support guys appreciated.
This is great to hear!
I have been avoiding this thread because my doctors have been pushing me to get it done and i've been putting it off due to fear, fear of the procedure itself, and fear of what they may do/find. I am trying to get myself to mentally accept that I need to get it done and to just do it ... but mentally i'm just not there yet.
Its not like i'd be leaving a trail of distraught people if it went wrong so "peer pressure" isn't going to get me there any faster.
So glad to read this news, sir Marky. All the best to you, sir! Continued health and prosperity to you.
Hey Weller? Really? I mean really you're afraid. Try getting cancer then find out what afraid means
I guess we are all built differently to each when it comes to worry. And knowing what you've been through I understand your response.
I'm hoping all those that go through these procedures can find some small solace in knowing that they are not alone.
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I do apologize, I shouldn't have snapped like that, I'm just a little sensitive about this subject.....And hey, we're all here, we're all alive in the same place at the same time and that's a beautiful thing. I love out witty banter but some subjects are still a little raw right now.
Just took the call from a nurse. And the news is good. All clear.
One hyperplastic polyp that's benign. The other 7 polyps were adenoma's but they are also clear from cancer. So it's another colonoscopy in 3 years time.
Thanks for all the support guys appreciated.
This is great to hear!
I have been avoiding this thread because my doctors have been pushing me to get it done and i've been putting it off due to fear, fear of the procedure itself, and fear of what they may do/find. I am trying to get myself to mentally accept that I need to get it done and to just do it ... but mentally i'm just not there yet.
Its not like i'd be leaving a trail of distraught people if it went wrong so "peer pressure" isn't going to get me there any faster.
So glad to read this news, sir Marky. All the best to you, sir! Continued health and prosperity to you.
Thanks mate that is kind of you.
Obviously you have to get yourself into the right frame of mind to have it done.
The way I approach these things is to think of myself as one single grain of sand in a vast desert. And just how insignificant I am in the grand scale of things. Millions will have and have had these type of procedures. What is or isn't there will not change because of how we feel about the procedure.
For me personally the procedure was over within 30 mins. The doctor and nurses were amazing. The feeling can be a bit uncomfortable once inside a bit like having IBS most likely caused by gas moving inside. However you can have pain killers via an injection and gas and air when required. I personally didn't have either but that was simply my choice.
It isn't anything to fear and you are helped through the whole way by the nurses and doctor. I wish you all the very best.
I think the preference amongst doctors in the US is to knock people out during colonoscopies, so thinking it will be over in a snap. I do love your perspective on it. I've been worried a bit, but thinking about it that way, yeah, millions will have and have had this procedure.
They have a tv screen here. The colonoscope has a tiny camera on it. I watched the whole procedure as it happened.
It was the same for me, Marky - had a mild sedative shot but watched the whole video feed along with the doctors, and found it interesting (and helpfully distracting) No pain, very mild discomfort.
I do apologize, I shouldn't have snapped like that, I'm just a little sensitive about this subject.....And hey, we're all here, we're all alive in the same place at the same time and that's a beautiful thing. I love out witty banter but some subjects are still a little raw right now.
You have no need to apologise for being human my friend. That's raw emotion and that's a positive in my book. I was thinking to myself as I've been putting together this Joe box. Hey we all lived in the same time frame as Joe Strummer. That's Joe Strummer, people!!
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
I have been avoiding this thread because my doctors have been pushing me to get it done and i've been putting it off due to fear, fear of the procedure itself, and fear of what they may do/find. I am trying to get myself to mentally accept that I need to get it done and to just do it ... but mentally i'm just not there yet.
Its not like i'd be leaving a trail of distraught people if it went wrong so "peer pressure" isn't going to get me there any faster.
So glad to read this news, sir Marky. All the best to you, sir! Continued health and prosperity to you.
Thanks mate that is kind of you.
Obviously you have to get yourself into the right frame of mind to have it done.
The way I approach these things is to think of myself as one single grain of sand in a vast desert. And just how insignificant I am in the grand scale of things. Millions will have and have had these type of procedures. What is or isn't there will not change because of how we feel about the procedure.
For me personally the procedure was over within 30 mins. The doctor and nurses were amazing. The feeling can be a bit uncomfortable once inside a bit like having IBS most likely caused by gas moving inside. However you can have pain killers via an injection and gas and air when required. I personally didn't have either but that was simply my choice.
It isn't anything to fear and you are helped through the whole way by the nurses and doctor. I wish you all the very best.
I think the preference amongst doctors in the US is to knock people out during colonoscopies, so thinking it will be over in a snap. I do love your perspective on it. I've been worried a bit, but thinking about it that way, yeah, millions will have and have had this procedure.
They have a tv screen here. The colonoscope has a tiny camera on it. I watched the whole procedure as it happened.
It was the same for me, Marky - had a mild sedative shot but watched the whole video feed along with the doctors, and found it interesting (and helpfully distracting) No pain, very mild discomfort.
Yep way less crap than daytime Tv.
Cheers John. Onwards and upwards and maybe a little sideways.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
I do apologize, I shouldn't have snapped like that, I'm just a little sensitive about this subject.....And hey, we're all here, we're all alive in the same place at the same time and that's a beautiful thing. I love out witty banter but some subjects are still a little raw right now.
You don't need to apologize. It's a raw subject for many of us. Most here know that my husband is a stage IIIc colon cancer survivor, so this is a topic close to my heart. I understand your frustration because it really is, especially in the US where they knock you out, not a bad procedure at all. And it's so important because when caught early, colon cancer is highly treatable. VH is lucky because it seems like most people with his stage diagnosis didn't make it. His was such a late stage more due to doctor error (he had colitis and his doc dropped the ball - long story), but it is sometimes hard to reconcile that people are putting it off. But it's also kind of a scary procedure, especially if you have never had it before. The prep is the worst part.
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I do apologize, I shouldn't have snapped like that, I'm just a little sensitive about this subject.....And hey, we're all here, we're all alive in the same place at the same time and that's a beautiful thing. I love out witty banter but some subjects are still a little raw right now.
You don't need to apologize. It's a raw subject for many of us. Most here know that my husband is a stage IIIc colon cancer survivor, so this is a topic close to my heart. I understand your frustration because it really is, especially in the US where they knock you out, not a bad procedure at all. And it's so important because when caught early, colon cancer is highly treatable. VH is lucky because it seems like most people with his stage diagnosis didn't make it. His was such a late stage more due to doctor error (he had colitis and his doc dropped the ball - long story), but it is sometimes hard to reconcile that people are putting it off. But it's also kind of a scary procedure, especially if you have never had it before. The prep is the worst part.
Thanks for sharing JB. It is a really important issue to not feel any fear and get checked asap. It can be life saving and there is nothing more precious.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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