I was desperately
grateful for your messages confirming my decision to cancel the colonoscopy.
You put it in a nutshell, Rebecca: what are they looking for, and what do they
plan to do about it if they find it? I don’t have any of the obvious symptoms of
colon cancer. I have a telephone consultation scheduled soon with the man who
ordered it “as urgent” and thanks to you, will go in with guns blazing.
Not much else. I
have advanced the Machu Picchu somewhat. I have read a bit of this and that.
Julie, I’m glad you looked up the knitted soldier. He is indeed remarkable. I
don’t watch television much these days, but will certainly watch the ceremony
at the Cenotaph tomorrow (if only to see how the Queen is looking).
Scotland played
South Africa at rugby here in Edinburgh this afternoon. South Africa won. Wee
Hamish’s parents Christina and Manaba were there; at least Manaba will have had
a good time.
Sonogram, X-ray, and MRI should come first, and there is an electronic version of a colonoscopy that is also non-invasive.
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Thank you for the knitted soldier. Amazing work. Who knew there was a knitting Banksy? Manaba looks pretty happy....
ReplyDeleteJean, the syndicated medical columnist in our local newspaper — an MD whose advice I find to be sound — wrote recently about colonoscopies, and noted that for most patients older than 75, the risk of the colonoscopy outweighed the benefits. I am glad that you will follow up with the provider who ordered the test. And, frankly, you have sounded much more yourself in the past week or so — I hope that your new regime(s) are proving beneficial.
ReplyDeleteAt least you will be able to find out what his reasoning was for thinking the colonoscopy necessary. Perhaps there were anomalies visible on the CT/MRI scans that you had recently? A friend recently had a worrying time waiting to have suspicious polyps removed, but all turned out to be well. Your age might be the factor which is crucial - some things move much more slowly as age advances. But your doctor sister has no doubt gone over all of this with you. And I agree with Kirsten that you sound more feisty than you have in a while.
ReplyDeleteCan't WAIT to hear about that conversation with your doctor. My mother was used as a guinea pig in her later years and we were powerless to stop it for various reasons. Chloe
ReplyDeleteGood information from all the above comments. I am following closely - age almost 85 and husband just turned 88.
ReplyDeleteI am much younger than most of you, but I am grateful for the peace of mind the occasional colonoscopy provides. My mother died at 80 of colon cancer, and her younger brother the same year of the same thing On the new baby topic, have you considered a mitered square blanket with your scraps? Fun to knit and no sewing to do as it is all knit together as you go.
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