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Bite the Bullet

By |2017-02-10T09:51:15-07:00March 1st, 2012|Prevention|

Maybe you’ve read or heard about my experience with my colonoscopy when I turned 50 (OK, I was 51).  For years doctors have recommended getting a colonoscopy when you turn 50.  If doctors see something unusual like a polyp, they can remove it while they're in there - which is what happened to me.  But until this [...]

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Lifesaving test

By |2017-02-10T09:51:17-07:00February 23rd, 2012|Prevention|

You’ve probably read or heard about my experience with my colonoscopy when I turned 50.  For years doctors have recommended getting a colonoscopy when you turn 50.  If doctors see something unusual like a polyp, they can remove it while they are there - which is what happened to me.  But they really didn’t have [...]

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Bite the Bullet

By |2017-02-10T09:51:26-07:00November 8th, 2011|Prevention|

There are lots of things about turning 50 that make you stop and think. Near the top of the list is the conversation you’ll have with your doctor about getting a colonoscopy screening to looks for polyps and cancer.  Not every polyp turns into cancer, but just about every colon cancer starts as a polyp.  [...]

Turning 50

By |2011-04-16T16:43:22-07:00April 16th, 2011|General, Prevention|

Two things happen when you turn 50.  First, you start getting invitations to join the AARP in the mail every couple of weeks (until they give up).  Second, your doctor tells you it’s time for your colonoscopy screening.  That’s the one that puts a lump in your throat.  At 51, I finally bit the bullet [...]

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