am wearing a girdle/binder for support, and while I can
drive again, I'm still using the girdle/binder when lifting
Take it very easy...even after getting rid of the girdle. Am glad to
hear it went well without all the drama & such.
Even had to take a colon test a couple of months ago. At 58...they said
I was normal. Hearing that...I cried for joy. The reason...have had the "truck driver's syndrome" since my early 20's & didn't want anything causing more pain than what I feel through the years.
Daryl Stout wrote to Don Lowery <=-
Even had to take a colon test a couple of months ago. At 58...they said
I was normal. Hearing that...I cried for joy. The reason...have had the "truck driver's syndrome" since my early 20's & didn't want anything causing more pain than what I feel through the years.
I've had several colonoscopies over the years...some have had
nothing, and others had benign polyps...but no cancer. I doubt any
family has escaped that scourge. I lost an uncle to colon cancer...my
Dad and his sister to pancreatic cancer...and my grandmother to lung cancer.
It's like the taglines "Marriage is SAME SEX -- the same sex all over again!!", and "Sex is a Misdemeanor. The more ya miss, da meaner ya
get". <G>
Very true. The 1st question I asked myself when I got served was who am
I going to have sex with now?
There is 1 more option...wonder how the hospital/insurance companies
would like to have reporters bringing this on the nightly news?
I can tell you that the walls are not naturally that color...because originally being white or something close to that doesn't match what
you should've ended up with at that time. ;D
kind of squelches that idea. The thing is, if it's a possible tornado
to my southwest, I'm going to stay awake for it.
That is something I never missed all these years.
Regretfully, permission denied. Survivor echo is not a place for regurgitation of published (or unpublished!) articles; it is a place
for people to discuss their issues and to offer support to others.
There are other places to get detailed medical information. WebMD is
very good for that, but frankly, the gruesome details of someone's
illness aren't what we're here for.
Thanks for asking!
I decided not to do it after all...and that was before I saw the post
you made.
Even had to take a colon test a couple of months ago.
Seems to me you're in good company... [wry grin].
My next one is in April. But, I'm going to do the Citrate
of Magnesia, and the Ducolax. That My-Lytely stuff sucks
...the acid reflux I had reacted so with it, it felt like
my esophagus throat were on fire...so I couldn't finish
the prep work.
When I first had the rectal bleeding (red), I thought it
was cancer. But, if it's red, it's hemorrhoids.
When my doctor said "you've got the same thing women get
from having babies", I growled "I'm not a woman, and men
can't have babies".
When he did a flexsigmoidoscopy on me (I was not sedated
for that, and the cramping was awful), he said "Look!!
Your colon on TV!!". I growled "I want to change the
channel!! Where are the dancing girls??".
I have a 13 page med list of all my surgeries, conditions,
medicines, doctors, specialists, etc. The only thing it
doesn't have is a full front and full back nude photo of me.
Then, it would be "Everything you wanted to know about me
medically...but were afraid to ask". <G> If I'm going for a
full physical, a procedure, or an emergency room visit, I
print the full med list.
...then said "See, Mom?? It's just farts!!" :P
But the stench of the methane is an indication of that
the bacteria in your colon are doing their job in
digesting the food.
Right now, the prescription strength Prilosec is taking
care of the acid reflux...the OTC version isn't strong
enough, and they only let you take that for 2 weeks.
I know that they can't really treat arthritis, and I have
it all through my body (confirmed by X-Ray).
If it's brown, it's concentrated, but one could be
getting dehydrated (that can also lead to kidney stone
formation).
If it's red, it's either hematuria (blood in the urine),
or one has eaten beets (those who like these, can have
my portion <G>).
The nurse fainted dead away...and never bothered him
again. <G>
Just over 4 hours after the anesthesia took effect, they were
discharging me to go home. I just have to take it easy for a few
days, but otherwise, I feel great. The doctor who did the procedure,
came highly recommended...several noted that "she's one of the best
in the central Arkansas area".
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