CWO4 Dave Mann wrote in
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Jim wrote:

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CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:


I had the budget version (sigmoidoscopy)done last year. It is an
absolute must even though they only harvested a small polyp (benign
:-)

Finding the small polyp with a sigmoidoscopy should lead you to the
decision for the 'full' colonoscopy -- there may be more polyps. A
good friend of mine didn't opt for the full colonoscopy after the Dr
found a polyp with a sigmoidoscopy -- his outlook with the colon
cancer 4 years later is not good.


Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. The VA gave me the option of the easy
way or the full Monty which I chose. My primary care doc explained
that the Sigmoidoscopy can "miss things". When it comes to wearing a
colostomy bag, I would just as soon not have them "miss" anything even
if it is only peanuts.

Cheers,

Dave

I am thankful they found nothing of interest. My dad had worse luck many
years back to the point they ended up hacking out half of his colon.

His response? A new business card consisting simply of:

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