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Good news so far..........

shubunkin
shubunkin CSN Member Posts: 60
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I went for the scope and all went well until he went to make that last bend downwards and the scope would not flex enough and i was hollaring ouch(even though i was out of it) he said he sees that sometimes in women and especially thin women. SOOOOOOOO, he said he was gonna send me for a barium enema to look at the last part of my colon. So i went for that and my colon was still too full of air so I have to go in the morning for that. But he said the rest of my colon looked great, no polyps or anything so lets hope the best for the rest of it! He recommended getting screened every 3 years. I think i will make it 2 ;)
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  • spongebob
    spongebob CSN Member Posts: 2,565 Member
    #2
    GREAT NEWS, Danielle -

    I know you have worried about this for a long time and I am glad things are looking good.

    Enjoy that banana milkshake! (the barium prep)

    YUMMY!!!

    Cheers

    - SB
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  • shubunkin
    shubunkin CSN Member Posts: 60
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    spongebob said:

    GREAT NEWS, Danielle -

    I know you have worried about this for a long time and I am glad things are looking good.

    Enjoy that banana milkshake! (the barium prep)

    YUMMY!!!

    Cheers

    - SB

    Sponge, i dont think i was gonna have to drink anythiing, she said they shoot it up my rear!
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  • spongebob
    spongebob CSN Member Posts: 2,565 Member
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    shubunkin said:

    Sponge, i dont think i was gonna have to drink anythiing, she said they shoot it up my rear!

    Hmmm, well, different strokes I guess. Not sure which would be more fun, although I'm kinda leaning toward drinking the banana milkshake (add a little Malibu coconut rum - YEAH BABY!)

    Good luck with that whole "shooting it up your rear" thing! (see how quick you ask to do THIS again!)
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  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown CSN Member Posts: 1,537 Member
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    The barium is not that bad. At least you have already done the prep. The worse part is finding that you have to walk to the bathroom afterwards with a colon FULL of barium. You get the picture. But there are worse things.

    Wishing you the best.
    Betty
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  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown CSN Member Posts: 1,537 Member
    #6
    This is great news! I am happy for you.
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  • shubunkin
    shubunkin CSN Member Posts: 60
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    my only concern is that they did not reach the lower right side and i heard that is where alot of hereditary colon cancer arise. Thats why he told me he ordered the barium to look at it. But from whati have read is that the barium is not that accurate , so that worries me
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  • Patrusha
    Patrusha CSN Member Posts: 487
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    Worrying is OK, Danielle. Obsessing is not so good. Talk with your doc an tell him your fears and that you need to know that the barium will be reliable so you can relax.

    Glad the rest of the colon looked good. Yeehaa!

    Hey, bob, a banana milkshake sounds pretty good. The stuff I got was more like berry-flavored motor oil. Yummy...
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  • shubunkin
    shubunkin CSN Member Posts: 60
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    Patrusha said:

    Worrying is OK, Danielle. Obsessing is not so good. Talk with your doc an tell him your fears and that you need to know that the barium will be reliable so you can relax.

    Glad the rest of the colon looked good. Yeehaa!

    Hey, bob, a banana milkshake sounds pretty good. The stuff I got was more like berry-flavored motor oil. Yummy...

    I know Patrusha and i am soooooooo bad to obsese. I just got back from the barium and it was horrible to say the least but the radiologist said"looked good" so i will get my official report either tomorrow or Monday, so for now i will have to be satisfied :) and i think i am. The clinic i went to did recommend that when i get another one to go to a major gastro clinic where they will have pediatric scopes and they are more flexible an dcan take the big sharp curve my colon throws off. Even the radiologist commented on it. Plus she said there they can put me under totally.
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