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In response to "News story about colorectal cancer rates being on the rise. Great. :( -- nm" by Beryllium

They really need to lower the screening age. I had a colonoscopy at 43 to look for why I was anemic.

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Aug 8 '17, 18:53

it wasn't from bleeding in the colon, but they did find a polyp that was pre cancerous. Had I waited until 50 for my first screening it may have been too late.

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Jason Seahorn told me age 40, I always listen to a Giant -- nm - J Aug 8, 19:55 4
- Do you hold fireworks way too long, too? -- nm - David Aug 8, 20:11 3
  - No, I only listen to smart Giants -- nm - J Aug 8, 20:42 2
    - Poor Eli. -- nm - David Aug 8, 20:52 1
      - heh -- nm - mud Aug 8, 20:59
It is based on a cost vs benefit analysis. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 8, 19:33 1
- "If the cost of a recall is greater than the payout, they don't do the recall." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:38
I had the same exact find/issue. I was 33 or 34. -- nm - kelly Aug 8, 19:19
I had my followup a month ago, and they found more polyps. So that's no fun. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:11 15
- If found early it's fine. So if they found more, you are going back in three years? -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 19:17 14
  - Given the close personal experience of my stepdad dying from it, I'm glad it's being monitored, but still extremely worried. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:20 6
    - I get that, but as long as they are checking you aren't going to end up with advanced colon cancer. - Bacon Aug 8, 19:23 5
      - Hope so. Found out recently that an aunt has it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:25 4
        
        I was just reading about it again. Two increased risk factors are smoking and drinking. You don't do either. That's good! -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 19:29 3
        
        I have a suspicion that a new risk factor will come out soon. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:44 2
        
        Admiration of Boats is a risk factor -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 19:57 1
        
        Well then call me Ahab -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:58
  - Yearly. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:19 6
    - Ah, oof. I hate the prep. But I am glad you are taking care of it. -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 19:20 5
      - The first time the prep was worse than the procedure. The second time, I'm still not sure which was worse. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:21 4
        
        I was knocked out for mine. You weren't? -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 19:23 3
        
        Conscious, mostly. The drugs were intended to keep me awake. Fentanyl and something else. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:48 2
        
        It was a rough trip. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 19:49 1
        
        Yikes! I had one at the age of 6 or 7 that I was awake for. Don't remember much other than getting to look at the screen. -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 19:57
Freeze polyp! -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 19:01

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They really need to lower the screening age. I had a colonoscopy at 43 to look for why I was anemic.

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