If you’re 45 or older, you should schedule your first colonoscopy. - ThreadSky

webinista.com • 71 days ago

If you’re 45 or older, you should schedule your first colonoscopy.

This is how we do it

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Unfortunately, my insurance wouldn’t even cover cologuard when I was 47 (had to be 50 or older). That bill went to collections because fuck them.

itsjason.bsky.social•71 days ago

I did it.

It’s painless afterward and you are knocked out for the whole thing during (25-30 mins). Schedule it for early as possible in the morning.

You can’t eat anything solid for 24 hours before the examination so you’re probably going to be super hungry after.

sardonicious.bsky.social•71 days ago

podkin.bsky.social•71 days ago

Oh, I'm a big fan!
Imagine not knowing what your insides look like.

mcirwin47.bsky.social•71 days ago

Basically, a good rule of thumb is if you’re old enough to remember ‘This Is How We Do It’ coming out, schedule that appointment

ggegan.bsky.social•71 days ago

The prep is not fun, but the procedure is infinitely more desirable than the potential consequences of not going through with it.

ogreporter.bsky.social•71 days ago

I’ve had to do prep multiple times. The two secrets are: one giant Gatorade filled with miralax or whatever laxative doctor suggest and a bidet.

ggegan.bsky.social•71 days ago

I'll be installing a bidet just in time for my next procedure. For those without a bidet, I find that generous amounts of vaseline applied proactively helps reduce butt rash.

To put it in perspective, it's one day of discomfort in exchange for 5-10 years of peace of mind. I call that a bargain.

blairbendler.bsky.social•71 days ago

No one ever mentions how the pure bliss of twilight sleep offsets any of the uncomfortable prep. Just tell Dads that they’ll get a completely uninterrupted rest and they’ll sign up in droves.

ggegan.bsky.social•71 days ago

Lol

arpoke.bsky.social•71 days ago

Very important. I started at 40 due to family history.

jillbrinkworth.bsky.social•71 days ago

45 or older and, presumably, a man.

chrisquixote.bsky.social•71 days ago

Probably not a correct assumption.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14501-colorectal-colon-cancer

chrisquixote.bsky.social•71 days ago

Other sources indicate colon cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer among women.

jillbrinkworth.bsky.social•71 days ago

Indeed, but the comment was made in the context of prostate cancer.

chrisquixote.bsky.social•71 days ago

Gotcha. Didn’t thread that way for me.

webinista.com•71 days ago

IDK why my brain substituted colon for prostate, but here we are. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Anyway: if you have a prostate, get screened for prostate cancer starting at 50.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/acs-recommendations.html

blabbermouth1.bsky.social•66 days ago

A colonoscopy saved my life. I have a rare genetic mutation that causes early, heavy polyp growth. It causes early cancer and early death if not detected in time. I was lucky to have made it to age 42 and luckier still to have been diagnosed in time. I'm almost 62 now. That's 20 bonus years so far!