This colon is CLEAN!

[MasterBlaster]

I thought for sure they were gonna find aliens up there, but no. Not even one polyp, SWEET! I just scarfed down on a large pizza oh hell yea! :)

Don't be shy ya'll, it wasn't bad at all so to speak. Just the prep! So get your colonoscopy today! :thumbup:

[sawinredneck]

UMMMMM..................... Still gonna pass on that right now, thanks though:lol:

Glad all went well!!!!

[Skwerl]

So, this proves that you're not full of schitt after all? :D

[vharrison]

Great news!

[Chisel Tooth]

Good to hear Butch, pizza? I would have gone for the porkchops or steak.

[MasterBlaster]

No, PIZZA! :D

[OTGBOSTON]

whats the prep for that?? besides the fasting, nasty drink, and mentally going to a "happy place??":whine:

glad I'm young enough to not know what its like...............:P

[MasterBlaster]

That's it. The nurse gives you a Fleet squeeze bottle enema thingy, and if she likes what shes sees in the toilet then it's off to see the wizard! I don't remember nothing after the guy shot the sleepy juice in my line.

[Jonseredbred]

I fell asleep too. I had to do the Fleet thing the night before (Saline laxative in a drink). Did you keep your pics???

[No_Bivy]

:D :surprise: :\: :D

[gf beranek]

For the last few years I've been electing to postphone my anal adventures. Though everytime I go to the Doc, he or she wants to poke their finger up my butt.

What's with that anyway?

[MasterBlaster]

They didn't show me anything. The Doc is supposed to talk to me later, supposedly.


What's with that anyway?

That's a simple prostate exam. The prostate is supposed to feel like a smooth walnut. He palpates (feels) it for abnormalities/whatnot. It shouldn't take more that 10 seconds or so.

[gf beranek]

If it's a good looking gal I could go for it.

[Old Monkey]

A finger is a finger is a finger. I hit 40 this year and probably should get checked out as fun as it sounds.

[sotc]

ill wait
that is good news butch, glad to hear

[stehansen]

Good news MB.

[MasterBlaster]

It suprised the shit outta me. :drink:

Wait... :/:

[Rotax Robert]

Man, I hit 44 in a few days and.......well I just cant seem to talk myself in to it. Although the wife is on me a bit.

[sotc]

just dont let them check your chin while their in there:lol:

[Rotax Robert]

I might get a bit mean iffin I find a hand on each shoulder.

[MasterBlaster]

Man, I hit 44 in a few days and.......well I just cant seem to talk myself in to it. Although the wife is on me a bit.

Not unlike you, I've always wondered and dreaded the day it would happen. But, now that it's over, I'm so glad I had it done. The feeling of relief is awesome. It doesn't have it done again until 2013.

At least (for the time being) colon cancer ain't messing with THIS old boy! :beer:

Now I gotta get my BP right. :/:

[Jamin Mayer]

I think I have noticed something.:/:

It seems like the older we get, the more comfortable we are towards talking about our bodies falling apart, invasive physical exams, and poop irregularities.:\:

What's with that:?

[MasterBlaster]

Not me. Axe me anything.

I was pre-med for awhile. :drink:

[Jamin Mayer]

Doctor Master Blaster.:/:

[MasterBlaster]

Not really.

[Stumper]

Butch, NOT PIZZA FIRST! Man I hope you aren't hurting in the wee hours. I think I would have eaten 2 yoghurts and then gone out for steak and taters.

[MasterBlaster]

Nah, the horsepistol gave me some juice, half a pb sammich, and an apple.

I was ready for a pizza pie!

[Che]

I think I have noticed something.:/:

It seems like the older we get, the more comfortable we are towards talking about our bodies falling apart, invasive physical exams, and poop irregularities.:\:

What's with that:?

Good observation....very true. I think for some it starts (for some) first when they have babies/kids. Poop and 'parts' become just part of our everyday language.

Glad to hear it all worked out for you, Butch! Such fun, eh? :/:

[chucky]

Er, gotta hold off meself till I see the polyp growing out of my belly button. :eek3:

[Che]

Er, gotta hold off meself till I see the polyp growing out of my belly button. :eek3:

Chucky's chicken.

cluck-cluck-cluck

[squisher]

Good to hear man, good to hear!:thumbup:


I've been there and done it even young as I am. I decided I'd rather be invaded then possibly die of something that could be prevented.

[MasterBlaster]

Hell, we's all chicken!

[squisher]

Hell, we's all chicken!

Ha no kidding. But what a great feeling knowing everything's good and not having to worry about it! Hell Yahh.

[Che]

Hell, we's all chicken!

Just trying to put the fire under Chucky....he's old, you know. :P

I think screening when it's not URGENT is the way to go....if for nothing else than to get a baseline for later in life, you at least know what's normal for you and what is not.

For the ladies only, here in Kentucky (at U of K) there is an Ovarian screening clinic for women over 50 or younger if there is a family history of Ovarian cancer. One of very few in the country. Like colon cancer, ovarian is one of those nasties with symptoms that often don't appear until it's pretty well advanced.

[MasterBlaster]

But what a great feeling knowing everything's good and not having to worry about it! Hell Yahh.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[chucky]

Ha ha, I hear ya Che. Well, after my physical the other month when the Doc said, "you're in fine health, laddie, don't change a thing," I promptly left the clinic, lit up a cigarette and headed straight to the bar for a drink. :D

[squisher]

"you're in fine health, laddie, don't change a thing,"

There's the problem Irish doctor :D

[Bounce]

My wife says it's only fair that men have to get colonoscopies because women have to get pap smears. She can't wait until I have to get mine. I guess misery loves company?

Hey Chucky, can you get me a referall? You doc sounds like my kinda guy!

[MasterBlaster]

I dunno. Do you have to undergo general anesthesia for a pap smear?

And is the gizmo 5 FEET LONG?

[chucky]

5 feet long??? :O

[MasterBlaster]

http://laparoscopy.blogs.com/laparoscopy_today/images/4-2/RichardsFig1.jpg

[squisher]

Makes my azz pucker just seeing that thing.:O

[Skwerl]

I have two observations on this matter.

1) They can shove something 5 feet up my ass after I'm dead, not a minute sooner.

2) Within a few years the technology will exist where I can swallow a remote camera in capsule form and it can take pictures on the way through (from the top down, not from the bottom up). When that technology is developed, I'll get the exam.

[squisher]

Bah big baby. If I thought it'd save my life, you wouldn't beleive the lengths(he,he) I'd go to!:D

[MasterBlaster]

I have two observations on this matter.

1) They can shove something 5 feet up my ass after I'm dead, not a minute sooner.

2) Within a few years the technology will exist where I can swallow a remote camera in capsule form and it can take pictures on the way through (from the top down, not from the bottom up). When that technology is developed, I'll get the exam.

1) You don't feel a thing

2) If you have the money/insurance, they already have that.

[Blinky]

Congratulations on the pristine poop chute.

[Paul B]

when I turned 35 last summer I went to my doc for a general apptointment, I brought up the question of ' do I need to get checked in that region?" and he asked me a bunch of family history questions and said no, at this point you are not in the medium to high risk so no test is needed. He did however ask me if I had ever been checked for testicular cancer..... not sure if that trumps colonoscopy but its hard to retain any decorum in that test I tell ya what.

[Al Smith]

Mrs Smith,the one I'm married to gets this examination about every three or so years.They have found a few polups[sp] and she is prone to intestinal problems.In other words her bowls get in an uproar from time to time.

As far as the prostate thing, 'taint pleasant but not a bad idea because the alternative sucks if you have problems and don't catch them in time.You get older it seems you have to endure some rather humbling things.:(

Glad to hear you plumbing is in good shape Butch.That damned pizza will get ya on it's way out,I'll bet.:O

[Thor's Hammer]

Prevention is better than cure.
Fwiw, about once a month, I shove a gallon of coffee up the tradesmans entrance. Talk about a clean feeling afterwards :D

[MasterBlaster]

No shit? A coffee enema? Lordy, what's that (the coffee part) supposed to do?

[treelooker]

No shit? A coffee enema? Lordy, what's that (the coffee part) supposed to do?WEll, for one thing, it is very stimulating.:D

It also dissolves sticky stuff in there. The key is to take in as much as possible and hold it in while massaging the area.

Your body is a vehicle; it is not you, so the whole dignity thing is a delusion.
A monthly colon flush is like a radiator flush or an oil change. Vehicle maintenance results in longer use, right? I don't want my last words to be "Doh! I shoulda had a checkup!":(

[MasterBlaster]

I'll stick to high fiber foods and good 'ole Metamucil tankyouberrymuch! :thumbup:

[TheTreeWiseMen]

Glad the ol' hershey highway is OK Chief. I hit the big 40 this year.....so off to the docs for the finger for me too.

[MasterBlaster]

Just remember the "finger" is akin to the doc telling you to open your mouth and say "Ahhh." It's just a prostate once-over, NOT a colonoscopy. But you knew that!

[TheTreeWiseMen]

Yeah, I knew that. My old man had prostate cancer, so I figured it would be a wise move to start getting tested. I'll leave the garden hose thingy for as long as possible though! And as for the coffee Ed........

[MasterBlaster]

And as for the coffee Ed........



:lol:

No shit!

[Al Smith]

:lol:

No shit! Well,that is a play on words,ya know.There most likely will be some.

[Swe#kipp]

If it's a good looking gal I could go for it.

:lol:

Hmmm

[sotc]

coffee!!?? supposed to be applied from the other end!

paul, i hope you werent in there saying "but please!?" :D

[Paul B]

HA! hardly, I went in and asked if it was time to do a once over physical or something and we talked a lot of family history type questions, no red flags so no big deal. Keep in mind that I only saw my doctor between the age of about 3 to then in the emerg room for casts, burns, cuts etc :D

[stehansen]

If it's a good looking gal I could go for it.

I think that is even more embarrassing GB. When I was 21 I got a hemorrhoid removed at the doctor's office. The nurse that came in and prepped me was a rather hot mom who had a couple of daughters a little younger than me. It was probably amusing to her but to lay there and be told "lay on your side, grab your cheek and spread 'em, a little more, that's good" well let's just say that my face was as red as it could get.

[sotc]

dont worry she couldnt see your face :lol:

[MasterBlaster]

Man, a good friend of mine stopped by yesterday. Before I could bragg to him about my clean colon, he told me his 45 year old wife had colon cancer. They said if she woulda had a colonoscopy when she was 40 they woulda found it and probably cured it. NOW her cancer is looking terminal and it's a sad situation indeed.

Man, don't ANY of you be afraid to have this done. My buddy told me his wife was scared and kept putting it off and never doing it and now she's in trouble.

:(

[vharrison]

Wow, 45, that is young. Hope and prayers out for your friends wife.

[MasterBlaster]

It's already metastasized to other organs. I've never known anyone to survive long with CC. The last person, my neighbor Dorthy, lasted 7 years.

Ya'll get that stuff checked out, ya hear?

[MasterBlaster]

Sad. It is such a cureable cancer, maybe there is hope. Did she feel bad or just decide to have the procedure done?

She felt a lump and that was the beginning of it. When they looked they saw a buncha bad stuff.

:(


Where was the lump?

I dunno, down in her gut somewhere I imagine. It was in her colon.

[squisher]

And ya wondered why I had it done so young. Condolences to your buddy and his wife that's terrible.

[MasterBlaster]

Getting jiggy with it!

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[MasterBlaster]

Worms, cool! :thumbup:

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[Frans]

I did not look at the video Butch, but sometimes I just don't need to have that much information....

Thanks anyway, and I am truly happy your healthy.

[MasterBlaster]

So, have you scheduled your appointment? :drink:

Or are you skeered...

I'd be skeered NOT doing it.

[vharrison]

Man, I thought we had escaped pictures. :deadpc: