older? get it stuck it in your own pooper. seriously... (PSA)

[VBM]

my father-in-law had not taken seriously not being able to keep food down, diarrhea & nausea and extreme irregularity.

this past friday, after visits to other specialists turned up nothing, he had a colonscopy which discovered late-stage colorectal cancer. the tumor has since been removed but the soon-to-come chemo will be treatment, not curative and if statistics are to be believed, he's drawing thin.

i didn't know this myself, but a colonscopy done maybe a year or two ago probably would've been able to find and remove any polyps that eventually turned cancerous and the entire cancer-awfulness avoided. if you know/love someone who's in their 50's+, please have them go to the doctor and see if they can get one performed, b/c there's nothing worse than knowing something simple & routine could've headed off something that wrecks and ends lives.

[istewart]

I'm waiting for someone to say it.

[jakethebake]

Sorry to hear this. My F-i-L also was just diagnosed. Best to you and your family.

[chaas4747]

Sorry to hear about this.

[Shajen]

actually, if you are over the age of 35, you should get the ole rod up the pooper every year during your yearly checkup/physical.

It's just common sense.

That said, I'm dreading turning 35.

To the OP: Sorry to hear about this. Hope he makes it through ok.

[jakethebake]

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actually, if you are over the age of 35, you should get the ole rod up the pooper every year during your yearly checkup/physical. It's just common sense.

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Wtf? Who the hell has an annual physical? Although I'm 36 and my wife is trying to convince me I need this checked. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[maryfield48]

From National Cancer Institute (http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_29.htm):

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Doctors’ recommendations for screening vary. Some encourage yearly screening for men over age 50, and some advise men who are at a higher risk for prostate cancer to begin screening at age 40 or 45. Others caution against routine screening, while still others counsel men about the risks and benefits on an individual basis and encourage men to make personal decisions about screening. Currently, Medicare provides coverage for an annual PSA test for all men age 50 and older.

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[jakethebake]

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From National Cancer Institute (http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_29.htm):

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Doctors’ recommendations for screening vary. Some encourage yearly screening for men over age 50, and some advise men who are at a higher risk for prostate cancer to begin screening at age 40 or 45. Others caution against routine screening, while still others counsel men about the risks and benefits on an individual basis and encourage men to make personal decisions about screening. Currently, Medicare provides coverage for an annual PSA test for all men age 50 and older.

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Why would the caution AGAINST it? Weird. anyway this is what i told my wife. When I turn 40 I'll get checked.

[Shajen]

Guess my doctor just wants to stick it in my pooper then.

Hmmm...time to change doctors.

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Excellent advice. I try to get bored out regularly so that everything works the way it should.

[lawrence]

Hopefully by the time I'm old enough to worry about this they'll have some way of doing it that doesn't involve my virgin rectum getting stuck up.