First Colonoscopy Completed

[pookie]

Digital prostate exams are far worse than a colonoscopy, as you're under sedation while it's happening. That's unless you prefer the non-sedation route like my man Redline. He insists on being fully awake the entire time. Despite the jokes, that Brother is serious about colonoscopies and chooses to get one every year despite the guidelines.

Honestly, I spent a lot of time worrying about that exam. If I had to rank things in my life that I wasted time worrying about, this would rank towards the top of the list. I have two friends that are like brothers who are approaching their mid-50s that I'm nagging about getting it done.

I had the digital prostate exam THEN had to have to probe done, with the probe you have to give yourself an enema before the exam and you are awake the whole time. The doctor told me it was a small probe but they don't usually show people do you know the cac nurse came right in there and showed it to me . They didn't find anything wrong so that was the only good thing about it

 

[Texas Catdaddy]

Still think you have a chance with her?

welp, she done already saw my ass .....

 

[TOMMYGUNZZ]

Sittin on the gat damn toilet right nos reading all this shit lmao! Gotta do the rest of the gallon prep tomorrow morning. After thanksgiving and all the football games and concessions and shit, my bowels probably need this cleanse!

Imma come back and let you all know how it went tomorrow.

I appreciate everyone sharing their experiences. Brothers really have to stick together and educate each other man.

 

[COINTELPRO]

They need to publish detail stats, if it's some rare cancer I'm not going through all that to prevent it. If the cancer incident rate is high then I might do that procedure. I am not in the mood to deal with some criminal healthcare professional generating inefficiencies that hurt the economy.

Speaking of health, I must have inflamed my condition and made it worse dealing with some nonsense that will set me back a week or two.

 

[REDLINE]

Sittin on the gat damn toilet right nos reading all this shit lmao! Gotta do the rest of the gallon prep tomorrow morning. After thanksgiving and all the football games and concessions and shit, my bowels probably need this cleanse!

Imma come back and let you all know how it went tomorrow.

I appreciate everyone sharing their experiences. Brothers really have to stick together and educate each other man.

“Thanksgiving”?

Thanksgiving was damn near a month ago, this muthafucka don’t wanna let food go!

And good luck on your prep!

 

[TOMMYGUNZZ]

Got the key to the drink, if you like lemonade, get that Crystal Light Mix. Just grabbed some this morning and it makes a big difference! Still a lot of fluids but if you drinking your daily share of water you should be good.

 

[TOMMYGUNZZ]

“Thanksgiving”?

Thanksgiving was damn near a month ago, this muthafucka don’t wanna let food go!

And good luck on your prep!

Man! Sometimes a brotha be clogged up!! Lmao!!

 

[REDLINE]

Man! Sometimes a brotha be clogged up!! Lmao!!

Man I hear ya, sometimes digestive systems be

 

[LordSinister]

I went and ate Indian food right after I had mine done.

Worst

Mistake

Ever

 

[REDLINE]

I went and ate Indian food right after I had mine done.

Worst

Mistake

Ever

Come on man! You knew your stomach was delicate after that

 

[Madrox]

Come on man! You knew your stomach was delicate after that

 

[godofwine]

I got mine earlier this year. My first. After my brother passed away in 2020 from colon cancer, I need to stay on top of it

 

[shaddyvillethug]

That's right. I do rarely post, but I've been on this board since 1997 and have supported it financially for years. I'm more concerned about black men and women dying from a preventable disease because of unfounded fear than being ragged on by some idiot more concerned about appearing manly than saving lives.

Fucking ownage.

 

[shaddyvillethug]

I’m sorry my brothers.

But no

If it happens then it happens.

I’m pretty sure in 10. Years it will be a new way to do this procedure and detection

 

[shaddyvillethug]

niggas don’t know what the fuck went on talmbout dey woke up.

Couldn’t be me

 

[playahaitian]

I got mine earlier this year. My first. After my brother passed away in 2020 from colon cancer, I need to stay on top of it

^^^

This. Mom passed and at the funeral found out others in the family had similar issues.

We gotta stay healthy family.

It was NOT fun but it was okay. Life choices.

 

[TOMMYGUNZZ]

Well so far so good. Prep was the worst part. Everything else was easy. They removed a couple small polyps. 7-10 for analysis but all in all the guts is good.

Imma try to do a cleanse once a month starting in January. Any recommendations on what to use that is not this prep shit?

 

[HNIC]

Well so far so good. Prep was the worst part. Everything else was easy. They removed a couple small polyps. 7-10 for analysis but all in all the guts is good.

Imma try to do a cleanse once a month starting in January. Any recommendations on what to use that is not this prep shit?

Do you really need a once a month cleansing?
If you have 7-10 polyps they will probably recommend you get tested again in 3 years.

 

[HellBoy]

Well so far so good. Prep was the worst part. Everything else was easy. They removed a couple small polyps. 7-10 for analysis but all in all the guts is good.

Imma try to do a cleanse once a month starting in January. Any recommendations on what to use that is not this prep shit?

How long was the whole procedure?

 

[MasonPH650]

My wife had hers yesterday. Having gone through it myself recently, I was able to help her get through the prep with little stress. Less than one hour from the time they took her back to when I went back to recovery. One tiny polyp they expect to be benign.

 

[Maxxam]

I’m sorry my brothers.

But no

If it happens then it happens.

I’m pretty sure in 10. Years it will be a new way to do this procedure and detection

niggas don’t know what the fuck went on talmbout dey woke up.

Couldn’t be me

It can happen to you and maybe you don't wake up one day because you didn't want to take the simple step of getting a colonoscopy. Cancer is a terrible way to die. This one is treatable if caught early. Grow up, my brother.

 

[shaddyvillethug]

It can happen to you and maybe you don't wake up one day because you didn't want to take the simple step of getting a colonoscopy. Cancer is a terrible way to die. This one is treatable if caught early. Grow up, my brother.

I’m 34 years young.

I don’t think I’m ready yet.

But I will listen and learn.

 

[jawnswoop]

I’m sorry my brothers.

But no

If it happens then it happens.

I’m pretty sure in 10. Years it will be a new way to do this procedure and detection

I want to live but would get it because it's the leading cause of death among black men!

 

[jawnswoop]

i'm almost hitting 40, so i'm sure that i would get it before that age or at that age.

 

[TOMMYGUNZZ]

How long was the whole procedure?

Got there at 1 and left around 2:40. Not sure how long I was in recovery honestly lol!

 

[TOMMYGUNZZ]

Do you really need a once a month cleansing?
If you have 7-10 polyps they will probably recommend you get tested again in 3 years.

My bad, only 2 polyps found. 7-10 days for analysis is what I meant.

The once a month cleanse is just me thinking, it was not recommended by the doctor.

 

[COINTELPRO]

It can happen to you and maybe you don't wake up one day because you didn't want to take the simple step of getting a colonoscopy. Cancer is a terrible way to die. This one is treatable if caught early. Grow up, my brother.

There needs to be genetic tests before I would go through some type of procedure like this. I would also like to see the incident rate of people getting this cancer. It would also be nice to have other risk factors that I could see if applicable to me before choosing to get something like this done.

I am a proponent of gutting Obamacare in favor of cash payments to an HSA by your employer.

 

[mad_bomber]

Oh yeah. Forgot to report back to this thread. I had my first colonoscopy done in October. I was super worried about it. I was worried most about being put under anesthesia. Secondarily worried about the procedure. Brothas in this post put my mind at ease a little, but I was still pretty nervous. Literally turned out to be nothing. Anesthesiologist, who was awesome, reassured me that I would be monitored, and everything would be fine before he put me out. I woke up. Had no discomfort at all. Gastro doc was awesome too, but I knew that because I did my homework. Remembered everything up until I was put out. Went home. Resumed regular life. Had 3 polyps removed. 2 were really small. Doc said to come back in 5 years. Looking back, the worst part was the prep, which really was not that bad at all. Shout out the early posters in the thread

 

[Madrox]

If there are polyps to be removed do they do that during the same procedure? No pain?

 

[GentlemanJack]

If there are polyps to be removed do they do that during the same procedure? No pain?

They remove the polyps while you are asleep.

 

[REDLINE]

Do you really need a once a month cleansing?
If you have 7-10 polyps they will probably recommend you get tested again in 3 years.

Hey you can't be mad at a man who wants to be shit free and light on his feet.

 

[REDLINE]

If there are polyps to be removed do they do that during the same procedure? No pain?

They definitely remove them while you're asleep.

And if you feel pain when they're getting removed, then somebody did something wrong!

 

[REDLINE]

Oh yeah. Forgot to report back to this thread. I had my first colonoscopy done in October. I was super worried about it. I was worried most about being put under anesthesia. Secondarily worried about the procedure. Brothas in this post put my mind at ease a little, but I was still pretty nervous. Literally turned out to be nothing. Anesthesiologist, who was awesome, reassured me that I would be monitored, and everything would be fine before he put me out. I woke up. Had no discomfort at all. Gastro doc was awesome too, but I knew that because I did my homework. Remembered everything up until I was put out. Went home. Resumed regular life. Had 3 polyps removed. 2 were really small. Doc said to come back in 5 years. Looking back, the worst part was the prep, which really was not that bad at all. Shout out the early posters in the thread

Glad to hear that it went good, and the prep is always the worst part.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Colon cancer is killing more younger men and women than ever, new report finds

Experts are stumped as to why colorectal cancer is rising dramatically among people in their 30s and 40s.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[jawnswoop]

Colon cancer is killing more younger men and women than ever, new report finds

Experts are stumped as to why colorectal cancer is rising dramatically among people in their 30s and 40s.

www.nbcnews.com

It's the shit our people be eating and the companies being cheap on the foods they make adding all them chemicals that aren't good for the body. You don't even see them CACs eating the same shit they sell to black people.